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To: Jason Rooks who wrote (20699)	8/11/2001 5:05:26 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Jason, the Nikon 775, according to reviews at least, is easier to use than the 950-990 series. I haven't had a chance to try the 775 so I can't speak from experience. There is a Canon model with similar size and specs, which may be even easier to use than the Nikon. A friend of mine is using the Canon S-1 and has little experience with cameras. She is getting exceptionally good results. I don't know if the Lexar CF works faster in these smaller Nikon cameras, or if the higher speed, compared to other makes of flash cards, is applicable only to the professional Nikon cameras. The sites where test results are published have concentrated on the professional series. We also do not know if the latest model SanDisk cards have improved speed. If I were in the market, I would try to see the various competing makes demonstrated. One other factor that can influence card read/write speed, or the waiting time between making a photo and being ready for another, is the availability of a buffer in the camera, allowing bursts of shots. A sufficiently large buffer can compensate somewhat for slow read/write speed. Art

To: Jason Rooks who wrote (20699)	8/11/2001 5:37:32 PM
From: Joan Osland Graffius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Jason, We bought a Nikon Coolpix 880 digital camera. Our daughter is an expert with digital cameras and recommended it for us knowing that we are non expert users. We took the camera on a trip to Australia and we got some great pictures. We were able to take high resolution pictures and had a ball. We of course took some pictures that we did not like and just erased them and went on with our fun. We had a Power Book with us and we down loaded the pictures each evening. When we got home we put them on the G4 and I pulled them into photoshop and printed some great 8 1/2 by 11 pictures. I have a 10 gig drive and added a 20 gig drive to support our habit. I have a DVD RAM drive that I use for a back up system and had to buy another disk to support the habit. <gg> BTW, if you buy your dad a digital camera, the old adage applies; you can not buy enough memory so get him a couple of 256K cards. Joan