I had the CD400 for a long time. I loved it. If you really want to get into photography, I wouldn't get the CD350 - I'd get the CD500 (which is the latest high-end version). It's just a little more expensive, but it has all the fully manual modes, it has a hot-shoe flash mount, and lots of other goodies. It doesn't take that long to write to CD - and it has a good buffer, so you can actually take several shots right in a row. On my CD400, I think I tested it one time, and I fired off 9 shots pretty quickly without losing any of them. Plus, save tons of money because you have cheap, reusable media (the little CD's - make sure you get CD RW's, so you can reuse them again and again.)
That's my opinion.
Edit: Oh yeah, we got rid of it because my wife was scared of it - it's a bit bigger than a regular point-and-shoot film camera that she was used to. So, we got a new camera that looks like a regular point and shoot, but that also has all the manual controls. Still, I liked the Mavica CD400, if you don't mind a slightly bigger/heavier camera.
Message edited by author 2004-11-14 12:37:39.
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