olympus 1050sw vs 850sw I am trying to compare the different waterproof cameras. I would go with the 1030sw but I can't do the $300+ price right now. I was just wondering why people wouldn't just pick the 1050sw over the 850sw since they are both under $300. The 1050sw sounds better in that it has 5x optical zoom and it is 10mega pixels. Thanks for any suggestions!! olympus 1050sw vs 850sw I am trying to compare the different waterproof cameras. I would go with the 1030sw but I can't do the $300+ price right now. I was just wondering why people... » Read More olympus 1050sw vs 850sw I am trying to compare the different waterproof cameras. I would go with the 1030sw but I can't do the $300+ price right now. I was just wondering why people wouldn't just pick the 1050sw over the 850sw since they are both under $300. The 1050sw sounds better in that it has 5x optical zoom and it is 10mega pixels. Thanks for any suggestions!! « Show Less
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I personally have the 850sw and purchased it because a friend had it and loved it. I think that an extra 2 megapixels is overkill and merely ads to the noise at higher ISO settings. As long as you follow the scene modes you will get very good shots. 8 megapixels is plenty enough for the crop factor to enlarge so an extra 2x is a mute issue with me.
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Just wanted to bump this and see if there are any new replies. The 1050 and 850 are about the same price - so why buy one over the other (MP aside)?
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I'm having the same debate with myself! and as far as I can tell (novice!) the extra mega pixels won't make that much dif and I would rather have better zoom (personal pref) capabilites. I look for the increased ISO range now. From what people have told me, some of these cameras don't do so well in low light and the higher that no. is the better the pic will be with less light-that's if I understood it correctly! BTW, I have decided to get the 890, I believe it's the wide angle one of the two! good luck and enjoy-think about a warranty of some type-that was also encouraged by my photo buddies! I'm having the same debate with myself! and as far as I can tell (novice!) the extra mega pixels won't make that much dif and I would rather have better zoom (personal pref) capabilites. I look for the increased ISO range now. From what people have told me, some of these cameras don't do so well in low light and the higher that no. is the better the pic will be with less light-that's if I understood it correctly! BTW, I have decided to get the 890, I believe it's the wide angle one of the two! good luck and enjoy-think about a warranty of some type-that was also encouraged by my photo buddies!
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I live in WA and had this deployed both in the driveway for rainy weeks and in the woods. I do believe this will be effective in WA for the long run. This is by far the best camera I've purchased in the price range!EDIT: This camera went on sale today for $96 so I bought 3 more.
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Very bad in my experience with it. It's a good camera outdoors, especially on sunny days. Indoors, the combo of the long zoom and small sensor make for dark pics and/or blurry pics. Almost all cameras are trade-offs. This one's trade0offs were not for me. The FZ150 is a much better camera and the FZ200 is probably better yet. The FZ200 is expensive, so not a truly fail comparison. It is also bigger.The best compact in the world right now (my belief and that of many others) has a 3 -4 x zoom and a 1" sensor and costs $650 --- the Sony RX100. It's the same size as the ZS15 or maybe even a bit smaller. I wish it were cheaper !!! :-). Very bad in my experience with it. It's a good camera outdoors, especially on sunny days. Indoors, the combo of the long zoom and small sensor make for dark pics and/or blurry pics. Almost all cameras are trade-offs. This one's trade0offs were not for me. The FZ150 is a much better camera and the FZ200 is probably better yet. The FZ200 is expensive, so not a truly fail comparison. It is also bigger.The best compact in the world right now (my belief and that of many others) has a 3 -4 x zoom and a 1" sensor and costs $650 --- the Sony RX100. It's the same size as the ZS15 or... » Read More Very bad in my experience with it. It's a good camera outdoors, especially on sunny days. Indoors, the combo of the long zoom and small sensor make for dark pics and/or blurry pics. Almost all cameras are trade-offs. This one's trade0offs were not for me. The FZ150 is a much better camera and the FZ200 is probably better yet. The FZ200 is expensive, so not a truly fail comparison. It is also bigger.The best compact in the world right now (my belief and that of many others) has a 3 -4 x zoom and a 1" sensor and costs $650 --- the Sony RX100. It's the same size as the ZS15 or maybe even a bit smaller. I wish it were cheaper !!! :-). « Show Less
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See side by side review - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras;=oly_stylus820%2Ccanon_sd870is%2Ccanon_sd850is&sh;ow=all ..ultimately I think the 850 / 870 are almost identical, the biggest difference is the weight, 30 g lighter (870) and much bigger LCD which is cooler. Pricewise is a big difference - almost $100 drift.
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The SX120 at ISO 800 and 1600 is way better than the SX110, this is the biggest difference I've seen. Search for some reviews that have the same shots at ISO1600 for both cameras and compare the two side by side and it'll jump out at you. I'm not so sure the slightly smaller sensor has much difference, sensor technology improves very slowly too, so maybe it has better signal to noise ratio even though it's more MP on a slightly smaller surface area.I don't like the SX200 for a bunch of reasons, the always up flash is annoying. It has a slower lens than the SX110/120, and it's way more expensive. The SX120 at ISO 800 and 1600 is way better than the SX110, this is the biggest difference I've seen. Search for some reviews that have the same shots at ISO1600 for both cameras and compare the two side by side and it'll jump out at you. I'm not so sure the slightly smaller sensor has much difference, sensor technology improves very slowly too, so maybe it has better signal to noise ratio even though it's more MP on a slightly smaller surface area.I don't like the SX200 for a bunch of reasons, the always up flash is annoying. It has a slower lens than the SX110/120, and it's... » Read More The SX120 at ISO 800 and 1600 is way better than the SX110, this is the biggest difference I've seen. Search for some reviews that have the same shots at ISO1600 for both cameras and compare the two side by side and it'll jump out at you. I'm not so sure the slightly smaller sensor has much difference, sensor technology improves very slowly too, so maybe it has better signal to noise ratio even though it's more MP on a slightly smaller surface area.I don't like the SX200 for a bunch of reasons, the always up flash is annoying. It has a slower lens than the SX110/120, and it's way more expensive. « Show Less
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Have to respectfully disagree regarding the S3 being good as anything on the market in this class. There are other cameras in this class that are faster and have far better sensors with far better ISO capability. The S3 is really only good up to 200 ISO. A few cameras in this class can easily handle 400 and some are somewhat OK at 800.I can personally only recommend this camera to someone if they plan to use the superb video function along with the photos. If video isn't something that's needed, buyers should look elsewhere.And yes, I do own an S3 and I'm glad I bought it. But I use it for both video and photo. If I wanted just photo I never would have purchased it. Have to respectfully disagree regarding the S3 being good as anything on the market in this class. There are other cameras in this class that are faster and have far better sensors with far better ISO capability. The S3 is really only good up to 200 ISO. A few cameras in this class can easily handle 400 and some are somewhat OK at 800.I can personally only recommend this camera to someone if they plan to use the superb video function along with the photos. If video isn't something that's needed, buyers should look elsewhere.And yes, I do own an S3 and I'm glad I... » Read More Have to respectfully disagree regarding the S3 being good as anything on the market in this class. There are other cameras in this class that are faster and have far better sensors with far better ISO capability. The S3 is really only good up to 200 ISO. A few cameras in this class can easily handle 400 and some are somewhat OK at 800.I can personally only recommend this camera to someone if they plan to use the superb video function along with the photos. If video isn't something that's needed, buyers should look elsewhere.And yes, I do own an S3 and I'm glad I bought it. But I use it for both video and photo. If I wanted just photo I never would have purchased it. « Show Less
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How do you do, Mr. Ryan. I call it Suzuki, the staff of a bell. Thank you for your consideration. Since this mail is using the translator, it has made a mistake in it, and although it may be an acatalepsy, please allow it. Although I am carrying out simultaneous sale of this camera also in the store in Tokyo, it is still in stock. It is a late model of XP series of FUJIFILM. In order of XP60 -&gt;XP150 -&gt;XP200, it is the most expensive and performance is also the most wonderful. Is it an answer of the question? Moreover, please do not hesitate to ask a question.
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Thank you very much for the reply. I took the one back that I purchased at wal mart and ordered the same camera from buydig.com. Saved almost 100.00 bucks. I really haven't had a good chance to try it out yet but will. Your post really helped me feel better about the camera.
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I have tried both and frankly I actually prefer sigma version. Why? Price and speed. 85 is very temperamental, it has to be perfect for it to work good, and do we have perfect clients who dont move? I work with children and do travel photography, sigma is my perfect friend. See photos on my blog at larissakphotography.com/blog
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I was looking at the Panasonic, and a couple others, as well. For what I was going to use it for, the Olympus won out. I've not been disappointed. This camera takes wonderful pictures, on land and underwater, and it's 'bulletproof'.
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Neither the SD750 nor the SD1000 are designed to survive falls of 3-5 feet or more. They may survive but will be worse for wear and show the dings of falling. For that toughness feature, you have to purchase and Olympus Stylus 790SW, 770SW, or a Pentax Optio W30, which are significantly more expensive (for the toughness, not the photo quality). Since your aesthetic sense aims you at the SD750, buy the camera you love to look at, the SD750 and the SD1000 have about the same features. Two cameras worth considering (if you can afford an extra $50-$100) are the Canon SD850 and SD870. In addition to the face recognition feature of 750/1000, the 850/870 also have a feature termed "Optical Image Stabilization." (Avoid cameras with "digital image stabilization" if you want to consider this feature). The "optical image stablization" feature reduces the blur that occurs during the hand holding of the camera. It will save about 10-20% of your picture taking shots. The trade off is the 850/870 cameras are slightly bigger than the SD750. So choose based on aesthetics, size and cost. Picture quality will be about the same (with the 850/870 winning out because of the optical image stabilization feature). Toughness is not an appicable criterion. Regardless, go the your local camera shop or superstore to try them out and then buy your camera from Amazon or best price available.
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Not until you mentioned it.Now looking at the SD870 IS, the upgrades from SD850 IS are:1)3" LCD2)No Viewfinder (downgrade)3)3.8" Optical Zoom (Less by 0.2")4)Wide Angle (Biggest Difference between all 3 models)Of course, I forgot to mention the megapixels (7 vs 8) but everyone looks at that and unless you print, it doesn't make a difference at this level.The price just keeps getting higher and I'm not so sure I really need all those features. Do you see yourself using the wide angle? Is the IS that much more helpful than holding down and focusing first? Not until you mentioned it.Now looking at the SD870 IS, the upgrades from SD850 IS are:1)3" LCD2)No Viewfinder (downgrade)3)3.8" Optical Zoom (Less by 0.2")4)Wide Angle (Biggest Difference between all 3 models)Of course, I forgot to mention the megapixels (7 vs 8) but everyone looks at that and unless you print, it doesn't make a difference at this level.The price just keeps getting higher and I'm not so sure I really need all those features. Do you see yourself using the wide angle? Is the IS that much... » Read More Not until you mentioned it.Now looking at the SD870 IS, the upgrades from SD850 IS are:1)3" LCD2)No Viewfinder (downgrade)3)3.8" Optical Zoom (Less by 0.2")4)Wide Angle (Biggest Difference between all 3 models)Of course, I forgot to mention the megapixels (7 vs 8) but everyone looks at that and unless you print, it doesn't make a difference at this level.The price just keeps getting higher and I'm not so sure I really need all those features. Do you see yourself using the wide angle? Is the IS that much more helpful than holding down and focusing first? « Show Less
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"Falling apart" is rather vague but I'm on my third "130", the first eventually two developing lens problems - not opening up fully, not zooming out fully. This is what happens when one uses a camera a lot in the outdoors, especially with fine dust and salt air (I live on the CA coast) being almost constant factors. But I have liked this camera so much - with its two AA battery set-up - that I have ordered, through Amazon, two "like new" replacements (both in the $75-$100 range, about the same cost, or less even, as a cleaning/repair these days). You could buy one of the newer models in this series as I believe a "150" and a "170" came out more recently. You could look at the specs to see any differences - no doubt the newer models have more megapixel at the highest setting, like maybe 16mp instead of max of 12mp with the "130". (I have done most of my shooting at the much lower M2 setting, which is 2mp, 1600x1200 to conserve my Rayovac rechargeable batteries and because I only email phos and do digital album folders, no large prints.) By the way, I believe the "170" (or maybe "160"?) switched from two AAs to the more common flat rechargeable. Finally, if you find that you have to keep resetting the date/time, that is because your separate little battery, the CR1220, that powers that function, needs replacing. I have seen that question/problem with this camera come up on this Amazon forum before. (You can get a replacement at Walmart, some jewelry stores, some camera stores for about $5.) I love both the Canon Elph series and the PowerShot series but heavily used cameras of any brand develop problems. Consider buying an extended warranty on the next Canon, if you, buy new! Good luck with your photography....
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Here are some reviews of both. http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/100HS/100HSA.HTMhttp://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/300HS/300HSA.HTMI recently had to make the same decision, and tried out both the 300HS and 100HS. The image with the 100HS was sharper every time. Colors were pretty much the same, both seemed slightly saturated (easy fix with settings), but fairly accurate IMO.I wouldn't spend the extra $50 for a bit more zoom, especially at the cost of image quality.
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I have #71020 [25 - 125X80] only and do not know how it compares to 25X100. At 25X it is super clear even if you are holding it with your hands but of course, it will tires you out quickly bcoz of its weight and size. To fully enjoy this powerful bino spend money on a high-end tripod like SLK brand or other comparable reputable brands especially if you would like to experiment zooming closer than 25X --field of view gets smaller as you increase magnification and you can do it without a tripod. I stay at 25X or maybe few notches up bcoz I get dizzy looking thru it at much higher magnification. Maybe 25X100 is plenty of power for what you need it for, anything pass 100X is practically useless. And you may even save money w/c you can spend on tripod. Just my honest opinion... enjoy it!
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I would go with Samsung's specs of 3m,as far as the warranty for water damage,I would check with Samsung. My personal opinion on anything such as camera's,etc. being able to be submerged is that unless you have a secure waterproof case designed for underwater use,I wouldn't use it for underwater pics. I bought this camera to take to the beach and if it got wet or fell into the water I felt it would take that kind of use(abuse) as compared to a regular digital camera.I hope this helps and sorry for long response.