Recommendations for a field-worthy point-and-shoot?

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Robert Hansen
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Recommendations for a field-worthy point-and-shoot?

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Not for me, but a young friend wanting to have something for the field capable of taking decent herp shots. He does not know an f-stop from ISO, so please don't suggest he go the DSLR route :)

I don't keep up with reviews on P&S cameras, so really have no idea what the best options are. Recommendations appreciated. Thanks.
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Jason Hull
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Re: Recommendations for a field-worthy point-and-shoot?

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Hi Robert, I recently purchased a Cannon S110 and I'm pretty happy with it

This is the only herp shot I've taken with it so far.

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i've used a couple in the canon G series. G9,12,15, and they are great. the g15 is the newest one. super close focusing
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Re: Recommendations for a field-worthy point-and-shoot?

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The Panasonic Lumix series are very good cameras, with some having the capability of the equivalent of a 400mm lens. I would also throw out the rugged type of P&S camera's. I have an Olympus Stylus tough series. These are waterproof, shock proof, freeze proof, crush proof etc. Their is a Canon counterpart that friends have and like really well. These cameras lack the zoom, but have of course other features.
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Re: Recommendations for a field-worthy point-and-shoot?

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Thanks for all of the recommendations and testimonials. Jason, nice stephensi!
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