OT: Which digital camera

[Bruce Marshall]

On Wednesday 18 June 2008, Nigel Ridley wrote:
> My daughter wants to buy a digital camera (one that will work nicely with
> Kubuntu) but there are sooooooooo many to choose from it's almost
> impossible!
>
> She wants one of those slim ones - like the Casio but I'm trying to help
> her make an educated choice.
>
> 1. How important is it whether the battery is an internal one or if one can
> stick in your regular Duracels (or rechargables). I realize that the price
> will go with the added expense of purchasing batteries, but then those
> internal ones need an electric power source when they need to be recharged
> (and probably just when your stuck in the middle of nowhere!).
>
> 2. Also, are last year's models still up to par (they're much cheaper)?


I don't own one but I am impressed by the features and the reviews of the:

Panasonic  DMC-TZ4K

Compact,  10x optical zoom, 8 mpixel  etc.    

I think this would be the next camera my wife would get.