OK, so after more than one or two small "drops" out old faithful point and click camera is a bit unreliable. So with bubs arriving in a few days I could justify going out and buying a new one. A serious lack of cash meant I had to go real cheap, but as I want to get a proper camera again in a couple of years time anyway, I don’t mind.
Picked up a Canon A450 pretty el cheapo from tricky dickies. Bang for your bucks seemed pretty good, sure for under $200 you get sweet fa… but as I said 2 more years and I get a real camera again 
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I took a few sample shots to see how it went, pretty happy with it for a point and click. For the hell of it I posted a few copies below.
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| The macro focus is impressive, and pretty quick (try getting a 4 year old to hold still for more than 1-2 seconds). | I just like this one, I know its just a mandarin but I like the way the colours came through. | |
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| Colours are pretty good and normal focus was very quick. | Handles mixed lighting pretty well too. | |
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| Super macro feature is great for close ups. | Again the focus is quick and the colours nice and vivid. | |
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| Was even able to capture a quick sad face from my girl who refused to pose for me. | Whiskey tells me the camera smells nice too. |
I have to say although its just a point and click it takes pretty reasonable snaps. I haven’t tried it inside yet with the flash so that will probably be a weakness, but that’s not a killer.
