I have an Optio 550 and if the 55 is anything like it I highly recommend it!
After owning three other digitals I hope I can say my opinion would have
some weight.
The features of the Sony are really nice and I considered it but after
hearing posts from owners here I decided against it. The main drawback was
the battery usage is brutal. I have heard reports of less than an hour of
usage per charge.
The Optio 550 on one charge shot me about 2-300 pics at aproximately 30-40
per day for a week on one charge. Fantastic camera! The 555 has one thing I
would really like VGA res. movies!
"Steve Arndt" <s.arndt RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> So far I've narrowed my choices down to these two cameras. Any
> recommendations appreciated or any other cameras that fall into the same
> categories of optical, shutter speed, macro, low light, size, etc.
>
> Thanks
> Steve
>
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