My new Digicam

The latest entry into my life - a new digital camera. Infact, this is the first camera I can call - MINE.

I deciding about an year and a half back, that I needed to buy a camera - not because we didn't already have one. Infact, compared to my dad's DSC-H5, this one is literally NOTHING - by price, by features, or even by sheer size. But that's precisely why I decided to buy another camera, besides wanting to buy for the sake of buying one. The H5 is the big bully of all camera's, a Digital Semi-SLR that only serious photography enthusiasts would want to buy. It's also one of the coolest camera's, simply because none of your (sensible and Associate Analyst-level) friends would be having one. Everyone loves it, including (especially?) girls - I realised this when I took the H5 to a party at my Office. Trust me, never before has a girl liked something I held in my hand (leave alone liking me.)

Anyway, I decided that I needed a smaller, sleeker camera which I could carry around in my pocket, and one which had all the feautures I required - a click button and zoom. So from the beginning, I wanted to buy a Canon Powershot because it more than met my requirements. Besides, we already had a Sony in the family and in all likelihood we were about to get another one. That's right, my brother was so impressed with the H5 that he too wanted to buy his first camera. I desparately tried manipulating his thought-process in two ways: one - don't buy a Semi-SLR, and two - even if you did, don't get a Sony. I failed. He wanted nothing less than a Sony DSC-H50! (and there is nothing above it in Semi-SLRs). Half the reason why I failed was my Brother-in-law. (It's worth a mention here that my bro-in-law also owns a Sony - a T9.)

So I didn't want another Sony. Next obvious choice was - Canon Powershot. But they have so many Powershot models - after going up the numbering ladder and releasing the A720 IS, Canon came down to release a A470, A580 and A590IS. And again went up the ladder to release A1000IS and A2000IS. Now that's confusing. Which is the model with most features?

Now it was down to licking clean all reviews on DPReview.com, and then comparing prices shop by shop. DPReview compared about 9 cameras (including Powershot A590IS) and declared that the clear winner (and also the costliest of all)  was - Sony W120. So, stretching my budget even higher, I decided on the camera of my dreams - Canon Powershot A720IS. Yes! I would rather go one-up on the A590 than settle for a Sony. Also, the 720 had been around from quite some time, unlike the A590IS and relatively new W120.

Next stop - Koti. I had already decided that I would get my camera for the cheapest rates at the Grey Market. So there I went. I went into the shop that had CANON glowing in red neon lights, and royally demanded for my Powershot A720IS. The shopkeeper gave me the shock of my life - "The 720 is out of production and has been replaced by the (even more costlier) Canon Powershot A2000IS". Shit! But the shopkeeper was a sweet guy, he offered to sell me a Powershot A590IS or a Sony W120.

I resign!!!!! This is the camera I finally ended up buying