dr evil
canon A80 - 4 mpixel , 3x optical
price $749, if can bargain hard enouf can get below $700. (dunno what they include in the package)
canon A70 - 3.2 mpixel, 3x opticalZ
price $599.
sony p72 - 3.2 mpixel, 3x opticalZ
price $499
sony p8 - 3.2 mpixel, 3x opticalZ, slightly more features as compared with p72, slimmer type......don forget orginal packing come with only 16mb card
price $629,
saw someone invoice price quoted at $650 for canonA80, if don mind bulky, this is good bargain. bcos 4mpixel and 64mb card somemore, and angled lcd (for action).
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