Xscorpio

To all the photographers.....

what is the best bang for buck when looking for a camera for under US$200 (few bucks over is no biggie)

i am leaning more towards canon cameras, but i welcome everyone input. I need to buy one before October.

discuss..........

Xscorpio

1. Canon Powershot SD780 IS
2. Canon Powershot A1000 IS

Xscorpio

and what is "SD" and "A" means etc??? i am new to all this camera business i only know point and shoot.....i need to learn more

Xscorpio

and another thing how come on all sites i am seeing Canon Powershot SD780 IS is better then Canon Powershot SD890 IS <<-- isnt this higher model (hence improved?)

DumbasSi

I use a Canon SD750. No complaints. For your price range, there are tons of cameras. The higher models are not always better. Often its just the reviewers opinion. I find that some of the higher end cameras are not as easy to use if you just want something simple.

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SD probably refers to the type of memory card it uses.

h0lage

Canon for quality all the way! they are normally a little more expensive but worth it.

I think a really big question for all this is what are you going to be using it for?

DumbasSi

There are even a few cameras from Olympus that are water/shock/temperature proof.They are a bit more money though.

h0lage

Olympus is crap picture quality tho.

DumbasSi

Maybe, but you can get them wet, drop them etc without any issues. Under certain circumstances like at the beach or in the snow where a normal camera might get damaged, picture quality might not be a huge issues.

Canon even has one, the D10. It looks pretty gay though.
Canon PowerShot D10 waterproof camera emerges: Digital Photography Review

miss_jess

iTrader: (2)

i have the canon SD1000.. its the older model but I've had no problems with it really, its a good camera

apoc

No it doesn't. "The SD range is Canon's ultra compact and 'fashionable' line of cameras. They are designed as point & shoot type cameras and only have very limited manual control. They look great, have cool features and take very good quality images." (via: I'm looking at the Canon SD line.....? - Yahoo! Answers )

Canon Powershot SD1200IS BlacksPhoto - Product (Canon Powershot SD1200IS (Blue))
This is what I would go for, doesn't have to be blue. I found it at black's but you can probably find it cheaper somewhere else or on sale.

I generally really like Canon. They make great compact cameras. They're built well, and have a good optical system. I prefer Nikon for DSLR's but Canon's better for compact cameras. Olympus' waterproof and shockproof features are enticing but the camera is slow and the optics are not of very good quality so you wont be getting extremely sharp photos or amazing colours. In general when looking for a camera look for something that uses SD cards, has a lithium ion battery, a screen that's big enough for you, and IS/VR(image stabilization/vibration reduction). These days you don't even have to worry about mega pixels unless you're gonna be printing huge photos, all the cameras have enough.

DumbasSi

They do use an SD type card though, but its probably just a name for them.

The Olympus cameras do have their faults, but its better then taking your chances with a normal camera and they will take a much better photo then a disposable waterproof camera.

Xscorpio

thanks for all the replies, i will be using this camera for basically point and shoot, with some customizing options.

what is the dif between SD790 IS and SD780 IS......780 is $100 more

DumbasSi

You can do a comparison on the Canon website.
Canon Digital Cameras
780 has a few more features, higher res, etc.

jaebreezie

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I have the SD870 and the SD790 ...love em both... I used to work in camera sales.. the new nikon's are really well built now as well... The sd1000 is a good pocket cam still... Stay away from olympus... they are not built well at all...last year model for the water proof / shock proof cams had major issues with the seals, leaked like crazy.

The A series cams from canon, have some good features but, they run on AA batteries and are a little bulky... get and SD!