Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Canon S3 IS.
Alas, it won’t be available until May, which is a bit longer than I want to wait. Other likely candidates include the SD700 and the A700, both of which are due in March. Decisions, decisions.
EDIT: And the winner is…the A620. “What?” you ask? “Why not a new model instead of last year’s
model?” Well, the A620 is a huge upgrade to our present A70, which came out in 2003 and has served us very well ever since. This year’s upgrade to the A620, the aforementioned A700, is way more camera than we need. And the price on the A620 was right. For just under $400 we’re getting the camera, a fast 1GB SD card, and free two-day shipping. Probably could’ve gotten a slightly better deal by hunting around a bit, but it’s always nice to shop with a vendor you can trust.