Subcompact cameras, anyone?

[rolanni]

I've gotten a bug in my ear about getting a new camera. Mind you, I have a perfectly good (as soon I replace the duct tape holding the battery compartment shut, again) Minolta Dimage Z1, which takes a pretty good picture, though I could wish for image stabilization. Also, as it has been my goal over the years to lighten my load when I travel, I have deemed it "too big" to lug with me to, oh, WorldCon, and left it home, only to regret later that I had no pictures from the event.

This all being true, I've been looking at acquiring a subcompact camera; something I can slip into my pocket and take with. I'm not by any means a professional photographer, though I do have some proficiency, due to having had to be reporter-AND-photographer back when I was roving freelancer.

So! Bearing in mind that I cannot actually afford a new camera, but that Inquiring Minds always Want To Know, what are your recommendations?

Comments

small camera

[(Anonymous)]

My Canon Powershot SD800 IS is great. Very good pictures for small size; easy to carry around. The Image Stabiization makes a big difference. Don't get a camera without it. 7 -8 megapixels is all you need unless you plan prints over 8 X 10. The zoom is OK but not fantastic. The marco feature takes excellent pictures. A good all round camera. The cost of SD and SDHC cards is falling all the time.

Peggy