New Camera

[GaryBunk]

I am going to have to replace my old canon point & shoot as it has had some spills and tumbles. I am looking for a small light weight camera that still uses AA or AAA batteries. I have done some research and was leaning toward the Canon A1300. Does anyone have any relevant suggestions? I want to stay under $150, as my 8 year old grandson will be using it on trips also.

Thanks

[hppyfngy]

That one is $99 on Amazon. Should be fine. I like to see them in person before ordering them, just to see if they fit my hand and so on, but I expect it would be like most Canons and do a good job.

Good luck,
HFG

[Theosus]

That one is $99 on Amazon. Should be fine. I like to see them in person before ordering them, just to see if they fit my hand and so on, but I expect it would be like most Canons and do a good job.

Good luck,
HFG

I just started playing around with my old a620. It uses 4 AA batteries and was always a good camera. I found a hack for it that lets it save RAW files, so I'm really stoked about that.

[Cranky Bear]

Not sure on the quality but the Nikon Coolpix S30 takes AA batts and is waterproof+shockproof, can be had for <=100$ here is the link to the Nikon site for info:
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Pro...OLPIX-S30.html

You can get them at Walmart too (also in different colors if that matters??)...