Help on which digital is best for me.

[TW1NKLE]

I'm having the hardest time picking out a camera. I've searched, I've read reviews. And I've come down to a few, but still debating on which one is the best. It's driving me insane!


Powershot SD600, PowerShot SD450, Powershot SD700, Powershot SD550, Powershot SD630, Casio Exillm EX - Z600 0 and Sony DSC-W30.


Out of all, I like'd the SD 600 the best. But it was such a turn off when I read in a review that it only takes up to a hundred and sixty shots. And the battery life is poor, also red eye. The SD 700 Which takes eighty more pictures, but the price also increases by another hundred or more. The Casion Exilim Z600 takes up to about five hundred shots but the price isn't as high. But, Casio ? the picture quality probally isn't as great as the Canon ones. (correct me if I'm wrong, cause I've been hearing that Canons are at top for their picture quliltys) The only reason It's up on my list cause it takes more shots, 2.7 Bright LCD screen and the slim look of it.

- Prefer Slim, able to be in my pocket or purse without feeling like a brick.
- NOT BULKY LOOKING, light weight if possible, not too chunky
- Sharped images, super quality. No bluryness what so ever, if possible.
- Prefer no red eye, if possible.
- Doesn't take forever to load up
- LCD visible in low light
- Atleast 5'0 Mega, nothing less
- Good indoors / out doors, am and pm.
- Doesn't have any lags taking one after another
- Atleast more then a 2'0 LCD screen, prefer atleast 2'5 or more. The colors have to be
super nice. Atleast make me go "whoa" just looking at the screen
- AA Battery's if POSSIBLE, or atleast long battery life, the more shots the better
- Something that isn't like pricy, example: Nothing over Five hundred CA.
- Brilliant colors ? More Features ?


I wanna be able to take nice scenery, everyday usage, pictures at night of a brigde or something and turns out to be clear and sharp.

Any imputs on the one's I suggested ? Any suggestions on other digital's ? Reasons why I should choose this one over the other ?

And this is probally a stupid question. Do they charge by USB cord ? or is it plug into the wall or what so ever ? Cause, if I'm on vacation somewhere and probally won't have my laptop on me. So that'd be a really big problem if the battery runs out.


Yes I am totally newbie'd out.

My last question, what type of digital take's picture's with blury backgrounds, without using photoshop to fix up. Is there any beside thoses pro one's that are around a grand or more ? Is there even ones under five bills ?



Thanks !

[Anbesol]

The sd550 uses a 1/1.8" image sensor, the largest image sensor in the subcompact camera class. Images will look best off of that.

the problem with these ultra small cameras is the max aperture on the lens is pretty weak, they always start out allright but end up pretty slow so theres a serious performance difference. like a 2.8-5.4. So when you zoom all the way in - the shutters going to need to be three times as slow to take a shot then if you hadnt zoomed in at all. This is a plague to all subcompact cameras - i'm not big on these types of cameras, but ive got the sd400 myself - its nice to take out on the night and it takes great pictures, but if its lower light i usually try not to zoom in at all, and if i do i up the ISO to compensate.

then, theres the sd700, which has a 35-140mm equivalent focal range, (35mm more then the others) - boasting a nice image stabilization feature (not incredibly effective at thsoe ranges but still a nice feature to boot). but then youre going to smaller image sensor, 1/2.5", and its in the same price range, so, id stick with the sd700.

and honestly - casio is the next best thing - people laugh and say the same thing you do - but theyre beating the crap out of sony and nikon in teh sub-compact category. they are the only real competition canon has in that class...

[ken1953]

Wow Tw1nkle...You sure are asking a lot for a point and shoot all in one camera. Although these cameras are great, they also have limitations.
I love my point and shoots, but I have to settle sometimes because of the limitations.
Anbesol gives you some nice advise. I have another thing to add...batteries!!!!!!!
My personal opinion is to buy a camera that uses AA rechargeables and carry several spares. For a whole day of shooting with my Kodak (view screen turned off) I can usually get by with 3 sets. With the view finder on, probably 5 or 6 sets at minimum. I use the rechargeables and have a car charger as well as my indoor rapid charger. With my Pentax (takes 4 AA's) I only keep 1 extra set since my Energizer charger recharges my 2500's in about 15 minutes. This summer, I will be travelling for the first time with a Power converter in the car so I'm hoping I won't need to carry so many batteries as I have in the past. I also purchased an external DVD R/W, since my 40 gig hdd on the laptop fills up too fast when I'm shooting in RAW format...and even in .jpg when my finger starts snapping faster than my brain is thinking!!! hahahaha...
Anyway, just some ideas to think about!!!

Ken

[Anbesol]

ah yes - batteries, totally forgot! what ken sais is very true - stick to AA's if you can. unfortunately though, most cameras in that size range use proprietary li-ion batteries. if you could spring for a bit of a larger camera and get teh better batteries and lens then id hop on that!

[TW1NKLE]

The sd550 uses a 1/1.8" image sensor, the largest image sensor in the subcompact camera class. Images will look best off of that.

the problem with these ultra small cameras is the max aperture on the lens is pretty weak, they always start out allright but end up pretty slow so theres a serious performance difference. like a 2.8-5.4. So when you zoom all the way in - the shutters going to need to be three times as slow to take a shot then if you hadnt zoomed in at all. This is a plague to all subcompact cameras - i'm not big on these types of cameras, but ive got the sd400 myself - its nice to take out on the night and it takes great pictures, but if its lower light i usually try not to zoom in at all, and if i do i up the ISO to compensate.

then, theres the sd700, which has a 35-140mm equivalent focal range, (35mm more then the others) - boasting a nice image stabilization feature (not incredibly effective at thsoe ranges but still a nice feature to boot). but then youre going to smaller image sensor, 1/2.5", and its in the same price range, so, id stick with the sd700.

and honestly - casio is the next best thing - people laugh and say the same thing you do - but theyre beating the crap out of sony and nikon in teh sub-compact category. they are the only real competition canon has in that class...

Well I have no clue on which digital brand is the best. Since this will be my first digital. All I do is hear people who've had experince with these. I do like the look of the Casio EX-Z60 / Z600 / EX-S600 though. But the thing is, the look isn't gonna do me much. I have to focus on It's feature's and whatever it can offer. But I can't slide pass the "the camera's not great looking, but the feature's are awsome" So It's kinda difficult to pick out something. Cause one, It'd be the look that I want, but the feature's aren't what I'm looking for, or two, it could be all the features I'm looking for, but the camera look is a turn off. I've never had any experince with these brands, so it make's it a bit more tuff for me to decided. Reading reviews, or hearing other's who've had experince does help me out a little. But each camera offer's different things, everybody has different view's, everybody has different wantings. For example, you said the SD 700, and on another website, somebody mention to get the A530. ( does it make sense ? ugh , don't mind me It's 6AM ) Ah , this is gonna drive me insane.

What about the SD600 ? do you have imputs on that ? Do you think It's better to get the SD700 over the SD600 ? ( I would love it, if others could add their imput on this also, thanks ) I'm just down to thoses two digital. And I'm all set. Unless another one pops outta nowhere, then there I go questioning again.


And does anybody have a clue how much the SD700's price should be ? Cause on a few website It's for 499.99 US $ But on another It's 345.99 US.

[TW1NKLE]

Wow Tw1nkle...You sure are asking a lot for a point and shoot all in one camera. Although these cameras are great, they also have limitations.
I love my point and shoots, but I have to settle sometimes because of the limitations.
Anbesol gives you some nice advise. I have another thing to add...batteries!!!!!!!
My personal opinion is to buy a camera that uses AA rechargeables and carry several spares. For a whole day of shooting with my Kodak (view screen turned off) I can usually get by with 3 sets. With the view finder on, probably 5 or 6 sets at minimum. I use the rechargeables and have a car charger as well as my indoor rapid charger. With my Pentax (takes 4 AA's) I only keep 1 extra set since my Energizer charger recharges my 2500's in about 15 minutes. This summer, I will be travelling for the first time with a Power converter in the car so I'm hoping I won't need to carry so many batteries as I have in the past. I also purchased an external DVD R/W, since my 40 gig hdd on the laptop fills up too fast when I'm shooting in RAW format...and even in .jpg when my finger starts snapping faster than my brain is thinking!!! hahahaha...
Anyway, just some ideas to think about!!!

Ken

I know. After I posted and read over what I wrote, I was like "wow, am I asking for too much". But if I can get more, I won't seattle for less. But theirs always an exception so....


I know, the batteries! That's why I was like, what if I go on vacation and it ran outta batterie's and if it does carry the AA batteries then thoses are buy-able like almost anywhere. So It'd be fine. But what if It's the plug in wall charge or I have to use the USB cord. Which I won't be bring my laptop so It's gonna be hard. Or what if, I'm staying somewhere, that doesn't use the same power that my camera uses. Then that I'd be doooo med.

[Anbesol]

well - you'll get what you pay for, the sd600 will cost a lot less tehn the 700. they use the same image sensor, and similar lens. the 700 has an extra 35 mm focal length at the telephoto end, plus it has image stabilization. is there much of a differene outside of that though? nope....

seriously, i definitely reccomend that sd550, over both of those!

[TW1NKLE]

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90 View's and so less reply's ???
come on here !!!!!!!!!! help a girl out, I'll give you a cookie.


Down to the last five picks of all digital's. ..

Casio EX-Z850, Canon Powershot, SD550, SD600, SD630 and SD700.

If it we're you, which one would you pick ? And why, please and Thank You.

[Stina]

I don't know about the Z850 but I just got a Casio Z750 and so far I am really happy with it. It is small in size has a long battery life and has manual controls and best shot modes so I can do a much or as little as I want when taking photos. I got it with a 512 SD card from newegg.com for $315 (including shipping).

Reading these helped me make my final decision on this camera.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/casio/exz750.htm

Casio Exilim EX-Z750 Pro Review


here is the link to the Z750 at newegg.com

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16830124118

they also have the z850 for $325 on sale

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16830124133

[mwfanelli]

EDIT EDIT EDIT;


90 View's and so less reply's ???
come on here !!!!!!!!!! help a girl out, I'll give you a cookie.


Down to the last five picks of all digital's. ..

Casio EX-Z850, Canon Powershot, SD550, SD600, SD630 and SD700.

If it we're you, which one would you pick ? And why, please and Thank You.

You are not being ignored, the question you posed is too wide and ambiguous. There is no best camera, they all have faults and strengths. Only you know which one will fit your needs best. People have been giving you ideas and comments but that really won't help you choose. Go to a store and pick them up, change the settings, see which one you like the best. In the end, you probably won't see any real life difference between them.

[Anbesol]

i allready told you the canon sd550... just quit getting yourself worked up over it, just get it and enjoy it ;)....

if you dont get that the z750 and z850 are fine alternatives though...

really - teh ones you listed are all very good, except that sony w30 - bump that one up to the w50, and youre in business. then, pick ANY one of those, and you'll be fine.