"looking for advice on eos camera"

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  Posted: May 17, 2008 09:36 PM

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  frequent_flyer

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  i am thinking of buying an EOS 400 camera but my eyes aren't too good - how big is the preview screen on this camera ?

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  Posted: May 30, 2008 08:28 AM
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  wendybird

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  Not very familiar with the size of that screen, but a suggestion when buying a digital camera - get one that has a viewfinder along witht he preview screen - yes like the old fim cameras.

  We think that we now have to take pictures by looking at a small screen because we can. I have a Cannon 12X zoom digital camera and lately have been using the viewfinder instead of the screen and find I can frame and see my shots much better - especially in bright sunlight. Also you save on the battery by using the viewfinder instead of the screen.

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  Posted: May 30, 2008 08:29 AM
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  wendybird

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  Not very familiar with the size of that screen, but a suggestion when buying a digital camera - get one that has a viewfinder along witht he preview screen - yes like the old fim cameras.

  We think that we now have to take pictures by looking at a small screen because we can. I have a Cannon 12X zoom digital camera and lately have been using the viewfinder instead of the screen and find I can frame and see my shots much better - especially in bright sunlight. Also you save on the battery by using the viewfinder instead of the screen.

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  Posted: Jun 24, 2008 03:47 PM
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  Widepix

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  Canon has just started selling their new Rebel XTsi which has a bigger screen LIVE VIEW as well as the regular optical thru-the lens view. You might wish to go to dpreview.com which gives extensive reviews of all sorts of digital cameras.

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  Posted: Jul 02, 2008 11:02 PM
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  frequent_flyer

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  hi wendy and widepix thx for the suggestions - i went out yesterday and finally got the camera -eos rebel xsi it seems to be what i wanted so your ideas were v helpful -thx frequentflier