Compact Canon w/ BW Feature

[Digital Prophet]

Hello all. Normally I slink around in SLR land so this is my first post in this section.

I need your help picking a model of point and shoot for my nephew. He wants a new camera for Christmas but he told his mom that he really wants it to have a BW feature. Being as I know next to nothing about the Powershots or similar I was hoping that someone could tell which, if any of the models have that option. Or if I am ::gasp:: going to have to go to the dark side and get him a Sony or something.

I know that he could do it in PS, but you know kids. I think that if I got him a model where it was just a flip of the switch or other on camera feature he would be alot happier.

I anxiously await your information (b/c I haven't started do my X-Mas shopping yet). And thanks in advance.

- Digital Prophet -

[Moppie]

Stay away from the DARK side!

Iv had the unforunate experiance of useing several Sonys now, all owned by friends.
They are so painfuly slow its like useing a pinhole camera with the CCD inside it.


It sounds to be like you need to get him an A series.
All the control of an SLR with out the quality, size or anywhere near the cost.
And a great B&W function, as well as Sepia if he's so inclined.

[Ogrt48]

The Cybershot p92/p93 is a great camera, much faster then the canon's in its league... I'm pretty sure it had BW but I can't remember, great camera though. ^_^

[S45_fornow...]

I'm pretty sure every digicam in the Canon A & S series has the ability to do BW. I use it every once in awhile on my S400. The wife really likes the BW stuff I do with portraits of our 3 yr old son.

Don't know much about the Sony's...

[Don Schaeffer]

The A75 and the A series has a black and white setting. I love it. I mount a yellow filter on the lens and go to town.

[Bodryn]

I have a Canon A70, predecessor to the newer A75, A80 and A95 among others. Mine has a handy BW setting, but I have never used it, so can't tell you how good it is.