SD800 vs SD850: Can everybody give me some precious advice on this?
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I was told this when I asked the same question on another forum: "the SD800IS had a better constructed body and feel, the SD850IS felt cheap when you A/B them. The power button is very small for a camera of this size. It requires most to use their finger nails to activate. Lastly, the shutter lag is longer on the SD850IS. The SD850IS is more of the SD700IS's successor rather than the SD800IS. The body style is exactly the same and it uses the same 35mm lens rather than the 28mm.... There are a lot of people who really liked the wide angle lens part of the 800IS. You can take better indoor, landscape etc. pics." I went with the 800 IS in the end.
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Funny, I was just looking at the two cameras myself and ended up purchasing the SD880IS. The SD880IS is slimmer (0.9 vs. 1.1) and has a bigger LCD screen (3.0 vs. 2.5). Granted, the SD880IS gives up a little in terms of optical zoom (4.0 vs 5.0) but that's the price you pay for having a slim compact camera. I wanted something above the run of the mill 3x optical zoom cameras out there and the 4x SD880IS fits the bill, even if I had to pay $50 extra over the price of the SD890IS. And FYI, the SD880IS is a newer camera, hence the "better" DIGIC 4 Image Processor over the SD890IS's DIGIC III Image Processor.
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not sure I understand ? Out of the box new purchase probaly won't have an SD card. Cards have become prolific and cheap, so its never been better for the consumer. An opinion, if I may offer one, is to buy name brand cards and look for the highest rated burst/memory index. My K5 and K5 II work flawlessly with SD 10 rated specs. Depending on your photographic use, a fast card will always be ready to capture a shot. There is nothing worse than discovering a missed opportunity. As for capacity, its a personal choice. I use 16 Gig cards because I have option open to me if a situation presents itself. I can shoot full RAW, or quickly dial down so as not to create huge files which will fill up a hard drive incredibly fast. My brother , recently retired as the President of Pentax, suggest using 8 gig cards, since cards do crash for any number of reasons. Better to have fewer lost images on an 8 than everything lost on a 16. AND speaking of memory, it is highly recommended that you get a 1T ( one terabyte ) portable USB external drive.
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I'd advise you to go and try the cameras in a store so that you can compare the size. The SD870 is quite a bit larger than the SD1000 and heavier too. It's pretty small but not as compact as SD1000. I'd have to get a larger handbag to carry the SD870 and I could not carry it in my jeans pocket because it's longer and curved. Silly as it may seem, for me that is a deal breaker. If I have to go to a larger size then I'd rather get an A series camera with Image Stabilization than the SD series...as those are not very much bigger than the SD870. The A series cameras have the flexibility of the AA batteries and also take better pictures in my opinion. According to some reviews that I read on the 870, it does have the IS but since it is such a small camera the IS does not take care of all the blurry shot problems at higher ISOs.
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I have two SB-910's, no problems. Much better refresh time than the SB-700 I have. I will keep up with the D800 fps with no problem.
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I have been tossing and turning over this very same dilema. After MUCH research, I have settled on the sd800 for the following reasons: #1- The .28 wide angle lens (great to have indoors and for group shots!!) #2- 7.1mp is PLENTY! Don't get up in the more mp is more trap! It just slows down picture taking, transferring and printing. Unless you are literally making posters, it is impossible to distinguish any difference between 7mp and 8mp. #3- The 2.5" screen looks huge in person, but the 3" (which I thought I wanted) leaves no room for your right thumb. This might sound stupid, but I've held both cameras, and it felt like I had to really work to keep my thumb off of that 3" screen (again, avoid the "more is more" draw). These, along with the price were enough to tip the scale for me. Hope this helps!
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Samuel - that was a good reply, thank you! However, did you mean to say the 1200 is your better bet for well-lighted quick succession photos? Also, you might have let your wife have the black one and settle for silver! I'm curious... what is CR rating at #1 and #2? Teresa, did they also tell you that the 780 is being phased out in favor of the SD1400IS? I've seen Amazon drop the price twice in the last month or so on the 780... those are the two models I've been trying to decide between, although Samuel makes some good points in favor of the 1200...
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I was just comparing those today.I ended up going with the SD780 because a) my boyfriend has one and i like the pictures that come out of it... and b) there just were so few comments for the SD1300 ... I figured if it were a great camera, there would be more people buying it.
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Thank you so much for you reply!! I did wind up getting the SanDisk Extreme III 2Gb. Now its time to start learning how to use the camera ;o)
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Thanks, Mey, that really helps and makes me feel much better about trying out the SD750. I have ordered it and am waiting for it to arrive...can't wait to try it out.
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I have the SD700 and I am looking to upgrade to the 850 or something similar. Both seem to have the same battery indicator issue. It would be really nice for them to include an indicator but, alas, no. So what I do with the 700 is 1) have a second battery. I rarely need it but it is good to have on vacations and other high use periods. 2) The battery will last for WEEKS when I am not using it to often, so when its convenient I throw it in the charger. It usually takes less than an hour to come to a full charge. Good luck!
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I'm also curious about this camera as it compares to the Sony SD1200 and the Sony SD780. Any comments from the group?
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I owned the SD630 for a year and upgraded to the SD750 last week. One difference is that the 750 supports SDHC while the 630 does not (SDHC comes in 4-8GB). I also find the "macro" shots come out with more detail on the SD750. Low light pictures are so-so on both (and all other compact cameras as they lack the flash power). If the price difference is not too much, go with the 750; otherwise stick with the 630.
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I am wondering the same thing.I chose the SD4500 over the S95 because it has HD 1920x 1080 Full HD movie and because it has a 10x zoom lens..If anyone can point out why I should have went with the S95 instead please let me know.
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Why do you say the sd-60k is better without a powerful PC? you can still shoot 1080/30 on the sd600, and it has 3 cmos censors to take in more light information.The only downside I can think if is the zoom which goes to 12x instead of 23x
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Thanks for the response. I have seen many negative reviews regarding the lens on the sd800is, especially regarding corner softening. Can you remark on that? Also, how would you rate the sd800is' performance in low light situations?
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I weighed this decision and bought the 780. Now I wish I had bought the sd1300 because the video does not play back well on my computer. Apparently my 1 year-old dell laptop's Intel Core (TM)2Duo CPU @1.5GHz isn't powerful enough? And with just the slightest movement of a subject or background, the pictures are unbelievably blurry. I'm surprised at how different this camera is from my old(er) powershot sd600! If only that camera hadn't dropped and broken, I'd prefer it...