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Unless it's a professional class digital camera costing over $1,000.00 most of the rest, especially the so-called 'point and shoot' costing less the $500 are nothing more then cheap plastic toys. Canon is particulary to blame here. It you read the digital camera reviews and even dpreview.com, they are always on top of the heap. But just look and feel a real Canon, nearly all have that cheap plastic toy feel to them. Maybe the only acception is their Powershot S models, which appear solid and substantial. The one ecception is the Powershot S1is, which really has a cheap look and feel to it. All their highly praised G models feel like cheap plastic crap.
Here I am, looking for a very compact, pocket point-and-shoot camera. I read the reviews and there is always something unecceptable about them. It's very discouraging if you are in the market for a new digital camera. There isn't a single one that has turned me on where I want to plunk down $300 -$500 for one.
My son-in-law, who is a professional photographer probably said it best: 'Digital cameras just haven't fully developed and matured yet'.
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