Yes, wrong forum.
That said, be prepared to compromise. If your top priority is a
slimline camera, you'll have to give up some features (and possibly
picture quality). The mode you're looking for is High Speed, or
Continuous (or High Speed Continuous, which is what my camera has).
It's harder to search on the less-common features though, because they
may not even get mentioned in the average product descriptions, and I
always read the manufacturer's descriptions with a grain of salt. The
best place to hopefully find the right camera is at one of these
sites:
'Steve's Digicams'
(http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html)
'DP Review' (http://www.dpreview.com/)
There are others, but these are my two favorites and the ones whose
names I remember. Steve's has a more extensive list of cameras, but if
DP has reviewed a camera you're looking at, you'll find even more
information about it.
Remember, the most important "feature" of a camera is whether it takes
decent pictures, which is largely a function of optics. Lame optics and
no amount of features will give you super-sharp pictures. Beyond that,
I've loved my Casios, and the battery in my current (semi-slim) one
goes all day without needing replacement.
'this new one' (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/casioexv7/) looks
pretty darn cool, and comes with Casio's "high speed continuous"
shooting mode, and even a one that uses flash (which you normally don't
get with continuous shooting)! It also seems to have plenty of manual
settings. It has an amazing 7x zoom in a case where the lens doesn't
stick out, and image stabilization to go with it. It's making my old
2004 Casio look fat and klunky... drool. Only thing missing that I
might insist on is a viewfinder. There are lots of situations, namely
in the bright sun, where using the LCD to frame the picture can be
problematic. But as LCDs get brighter this gets to be less of a major
problem.
But then I read the conclusion, which is a good place to start when
reviewing these things, and they point out a bunch of weak spots. This
camera seems to be aimed more at someone who wants a stylish, small
camera but is less interested in really sharp images...
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johnfoss
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