• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

looking for a 150-200$ digitalcamera

P

par0thead151

[H]ard|Gawd
Joined
Oct 24, 2001
Messages
1,591
My mother is finally joining the digital age and wants a digital camera to replace her old film one. she likes the cannon powershot SD700 as my uncle had one and she got some hands on use. the cheapest i have found the SD700 for is 220$ish shipped.
should i consider any different camera manufacturers/makes or is the SD700 a very good camera for the money?
thanks.
 
SD700 all the way.

The Canon Powershots are the best small cameras out there IMO. I have owned a lot of different small cameras and used even more, and nothing compares to the powershots.

If you wanted to save some money, you could go with something like the SD600 or 650 as well. They also take great pictures!
 
i think i will stick with he powershots DS700 as this camera will be lasting her for many years, and i dont want to scare her away from digital with a crappy camera.
 
i heard that the IS(image stabilization) is essential with small cameras like this.
im wondering if there is a newer version of the SD700 out as it is a year or 2 old. maybe its more expensive because they do not make them any more?

the cannon SD750 is avalible at walmart for 225$, whereas the SD700 is online for 250+ shipping.
is the 700 better than the 750? the 750 is 1 megapixle more, and other than that look to be the same.
 
Really they are all very good cameras. MP does not matter much once you get to a certain point and they all take very good pictures. IS is not necessary, but it is very nice to have. I have a SD700 IS and it is awesome. The 750 is actually worse as it does not have IS.

I can tell you most of the SD power shots 600 + all take very similar good pictures. The IS cameras past the SD700 are now:

SD800IS
SD850IS
SD870IS
SD950IS

They keep coming out with models all the time, but there is not a huge difference. For instance my aunt has the SD850IS and it has a few minor differences, but takes pretty much the same quality shots as my 700IS. 6mp as in the 700IS is plenty for taking normal shots and printing up to 8x10 or so. and it is fine to print bigger every now and then if necessary.

Here is a side by side of all the SD powershot IS cameras:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/com..._sd850is,canon_sd870is,canon_sd950is&show=all

IS does greatly improve your good shots though, so i would go for one of those SD IS cameras. You can see the differences in the comparison (notice there is nothing really too major).
 
just talked this over with my father and he also wants to help pay for this gift.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=15672
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=15652
any reason i should not consider the above 2 cameras?

PowerShot SD950 IS:
The PowerShot SD950 IS Digital ELPH, with its curved sleek Titanium body, is as powerful as it is exquisite: There's a high-resolution 12.1 megapixel CCD, an Optical Image Stabilizer and 3.7x optical zoom. Face Detection Technology is also on board to automatically give you just the shot you're looking for. Auto ISO Shift and ISO 1600 let you command low light like a pro. There's even a high-resolution 2.5-inch LCD that makes shooting and playback a delight.

PowerShot SX100 IS:
PowerShot SX100 IS will inspire you with its phenomenal 10x Optical Zoom...and so much more. There's the 8.0-megapixel CCD and Optical Image Stabilizer for shake-free shooting. Plus, the DIGIC III Image Processor with advanced Face Detection, Face Selector Button and Red-eye Correction assure superb results every time. Auto ISO Shift and ISO 1600 make low light shooting easy. The large Mode Dial lets you select Scene Modes or full manual control effortlessly.
 
par0thead151 said:
just talked this over with my father and he also wants to help pay for this gift.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=15672
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=15652
any reason i should not consider the above 2 cameras?

PowerShot SD950 IS:
The PowerShot SD950 IS Digital ELPH, with its curved sleek Titanium body, is as powerful as it is exquisite: There's a high-resolution 12.1 megapixel CCD, an Optical Image Stabilizer and 3.7x optical zoom. Face Detection Technology is also on board to automatically give you just the shot you're looking for. Auto ISO Shift and ISO 1600 let you command low light like a pro. There's even a high-resolution 2.5-inch LCD that makes shooting and playback a delight.

PowerShot SX100 IS:
PowerShot SX100 IS will inspire you with its phenomenal 10x Optical Zoom...and so much more. There's the 8.0-megapixel CCD and Optical Image Stabilizer for shake-free shooting. Plus, the DIGIC III Image Processor with advanced Face Detection, Face Selector Button and Red-eye Correction assure superb results every time. Auto ISO Shift and ISO 1600 make low light shooting easy. The large Mode Dial lets you select Scene Modes or full manual control effortlessly.
Click to expand...


Both are good cameras, here is a side by side comparison:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/com...&cameras=canon_sd950is,canon_sx100is&show=all

The SD950 will be lighter and smaller with a few more MP while the sx100 will be larger but have more zoom.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top