Hi,

I am a beginner underwater photographer who sometimes takes little video clips with my digital camera. I enjoy taking these little clips and then editing them on i-movie, but the quality is obviously not great (I had a Canon Powershot A80 that could take great pictures and 320x240 short clips). I want to take better videos but do not think I am ready to dish out $ for a HD video camera.

What do you think about newer digital still cameras with better movie capabilities (I am thinking about the Canon SD950 or the G7, which can shoot movies at 1024 x 768 /15 fps and 640 x 480 /30 fps)?

What is the trade off between 1024 x 768 at 15fps and 640 x 480 at 30 fps?

Should I get a 7 mp digital camera instead and save for a videocamera down the road, or can something like the SD950 do a decent job for short video clips?

Thanks for any comments,

Felipe