I chose the Canon A70 because of it's excellent reviews and it's longer
battery life. The price was right for a beginner in digital photography too.
"Warren" <nada@blah.bla> wrote in message
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> <anozzie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I just bought an Olympus 350 and am very pleased with it....buit
> > batteries don't last long
> > well at least not while we are learning...taking pics without the
> > screen on may be the answer...
> > one thing I will say is that it is much better than i expected
> > best of luck
>
> Battery life is one of the reasons we went with the Canon.  It uses 4
> AA's.  We got some rechargeables and charger.  So far so good.
> Warren
>