A Canon G2, digital... I’ve been looking to upgrade and was thinking, perhaps, a Canon Digital Rebel XTi for the next one...
“Canon Digital Rebel XTi for the next one...”
Absolutely best camera in its price range.
That was/is a good one. It looks in some respects to be akin to my A510, meaning a 3 to 4x zoom, so it doesn’t have all that much “reach” to distant objects. Still, they’re very good cameras, and could catch a hovering critter in daylight at fairly close range.
With the video out, it would make a very decent webcam, by the way. And though it’d have to be tethered to a PC with a USB cable, it can take remote captures. These point-and-shoots could help make a relatively inexpensive network of UFO watchers.
(I have an SX100 now, and am just now taking baby steps into CHDK. Some day I want to check into the time lapse and movement triggering aspects of it. Not that I want to try and catch a flying saucer, but the capability more readily exists for those who want it).
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_g2-review/
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2001_reviews/g2.html
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ