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I *had* a Kodak DC215, currently own a Nikon Coolpix 800, and have a Nikon Coolpix 950 on its way (it was at a good price so I couldn't resist). Image quality is subjective (to a certain point) and not all digicams share the same image quality. However, mid-high end digicams from the camera manufacturers (i.e. Canon, Nikon, Kodak, Olympus) are generally comparable in image quality. Before you go out to buy a digicam, you must first set your priorities like cost, image quality (subjective), resolution (1.2 megapixel, 2.1 megapixel, 3.3 megapixel, etc.), optical zoom (2x, 3x, etc.), digital zoom, battery type (AA, 2cr5, etc.), media type (CF, SM, floppy, etc.), etc, etc. I, personally, wouldn't buy a Sony Mavica because it uses floppy disks and it's convenient. I wouldn't get quite so caught up in pixels, as the quality of pixels vary GREATLY from camera to camera. A .8 MP (1024x768) picture out of my CP990 will embarass most cameras on the market in any pixel count. Unfortunately, I shall differ here. Pixels are very important. The more pixels you have, the more detail the image will have. This especially holds true for scenic shots and shots of trees. Also, the general rule of thumb: prints are of 150-200dpi. So w/ a 1600x1200 (2.1 megapixel) image, the largest size "good quality" print would be 8x11 - 6x8. Cheers! Michael.
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