So, in light of my SD400 camera having liberated itself (or had… - Nothing to See Here
Mar. 5th, 2007
06:18 pm
So, in light of my SD400 camera having liberated itself (or had itself liberated) from my pocket on Saturday, I am in need of a new camera. This is mostly a bad thing, but it does mean I get to geek about cameras. Obviously I'm not a camera supergeek, but I can geek about Point & Shoot cameras!
I'm pretty certain about which camera I intend to get, but just for fun (and, well, who knows; maybe one of you will change my mind), I'm going to solicit your input!
What sort of digital camera should I buy?
Canon SD700 IS (6.0MP, 4x zoom, IS)
1(20.0%)
Canon SD800 IS (7.1MP, 3.8x zoom, IS, wide angle)
2(40.0%)
Canon SD900 (10.0MP, 3.0x zoom)
0(0.0%)
Other
2(40.0%)
If "Other", please give brand and model:
Why?
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Current Mood:
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As for the SD700 IS vs. SD800 IS:
I wouldn't have any expectation of the 800 producing noticably better pictures than the 700 per se. There's two fairly simple differences between the two: wide-angle lens and resolution (oh, and amount of zoom, but 3.8x-4.0x doesn't seem hugely important). Resolution seems unimportant, but having the ability to take wider-angle photos would be really nice. It is something I often wish I could do.
Have you any thoughts on the specific cameras (either those I mentioned or other brands/models)? :)
A) Decide Budget.
B) Decide size of camera.
Me, I'm fond of DSLRs. My older P&S is a Ultrazoom Olympus. But there's nothing like a nice wide angle.
DSLRs are cool, and in a way I'd love to have one (I really envy the cool stuff I see friends doing with them), but I don't think the photography is so much the focus of traveling and so on that I would want to have to put so much effort into lugging it around. Pocket-sized is a good thing from my perspective. Oh, and also... once you go the DSLR route, it can become an expensive hobby!