Hi.

Does anyone know of any digital camera that meets the following specifications:

light, no more than 100-120g (4-4.5 oz)
decent resolution, at least 2.1 megapixel
good image quality, ie decent lens
video output, preferably PAL, preferably full frame rate (this isn't absolutely necessary)
SD/MMC card
relatively low cost, no more than about $150 US or £80-90
and most critical of all, has a power save mode that can be turned off completely.

I have found that most small pocket sized cameras fail on one or more of these points, usually the first and last ones. I thought I'd found a decent one cheap last year (a Sipix), but even when disabled the power save facility still turned the damn thing off after 5 minutes. I just got a Vivitar 3740 which meets all the requirements except the third one, unfortunately, so it has to go back tomorrow.

Do any of you Canon Ixus owners know if the auto-shutdown can be over-ridden? I can't find out from the Canon website, as they want to charge for manuals and don't have them available for download.

pca