olympus 1050sw vs 850sw
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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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The main difference is the 870 uses a wide screen lens, whereas the 850 is the more standard lens. Also, the 870 has a 3" LCD, with no optical viewfinder, and the 850 has a 2.5" LCD, with an optical viewfinder. For me, I prefer the 850 mostly because the viewfinder can be essential in low light and very bright conditions (low light = can't seen subject on LCD, sunny = too much glare on LCD).
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the difference is the 200AW is a little larger. I have the 200AW. It is good for a full sized DSLR and one extra lens plus some accessories. The 100AW is really only able to fit a DSLR and accessories. My opinion, the 200AW is much more functional. I've used mine all over the world. It's a great way to carry basic gear. Large enough for the extra lens but small enough to fit inside a "carry on" sized day pack.
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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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N.D.,Your statement isn't entirely correct. If you look @ both spec sheets, you'll notice they both have 6000:1 contrast ratios. The only difference that I see is one has a cable card slot (96D) where the 95D doesn't.
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I agree with your assessment. The image quality of the SP800UZ is only mediocre compared to previous Olympus SP series models. Specifically the focus is soft and the colors unsaturated so every photo taken with the SP800UZ needs to be edited in a photo program to make it look fairly good.
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210 works great also but only ops at 2.4 while the 700 works at 2.4 and 5 ... I believe they put out the same power
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I was faced with this exact problem and chose the 700. Here are my reasons. The 700 has a longer lens but the 800 has a wider lens. For my shooting purposes, longer is definitely more useful. You should think about what kind of shots you're likely to shoot and decide based on that.The 800 has a newer sensor and higher ISO capabilities. The higher ISO enables you to shoot in dark light so if you often shoot at night, that might be something to think about. I doubt the newer sensor is worth the $80. It's not like the 700 had a terrible sensor.
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I'd be curious to know as well. The 720SW had a fairly slow shutter, and one had to really concentrate to get a non-blurry photo. Unless, you enabled the stabilization, and then the photo got a little grainy... Anybody have feedback on that?
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30000:1 vs 50000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, as well as a 8ms vs 6ms response time. i believe the 460 also has 10W speakers as opposed to 5W
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The 8500 is a FULL back lit LED as opposed to the 8000s edge lit LED. The full back lit is suppose to be superior and have a more uniform picture but it's also alot more expensive!!!!
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Hey Elliot,Did you have the specialists at the stores calibrate the visual settings (brightness, contrast, etc.) to be the same on both the 650 and the 850? Alot of the time, the stores make the more expensive models look better in order to get you to buy the more expensive one. My advice, go bad to the stores and tell them to make the settings the same and then compare. I'd be very curious to know the result. Good luck.
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Go to Google search and type in......"Olympus 14-150 vs 40-150" ..... and your first hit will come to 'Dpreview.com' . That site will take you directly to a forum discussion of that exact question. You will have your detailed answer.
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I reviewed the L70SRW and am only familiar with that model. Other than a difference in price, I'm not sure how they compare. I can only say that I am very pleased with the model I have. I suggest you carefully review the description of each model to make your decision. Sorry I am unable to offer more.
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I was faced with this exact problem and chose the 700. Here are my reasons. The 700 has a longer lens but the 800 has a wider lens. For my shooting purposes, longer is definitely more useful. You should think about what kind of shots you're likely to shoot and decide based on that. The 800 has a newer sensor and higher ISO capabilities. The higher ISO enables you to shoot in dark light so if you often shoot at night, that might be something to think about. I doubt the newer sensor is worth the $80. It's not like the 700 had a terrible sensor.
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Actually I contacted Garmin. And they acknowledge that 255w does have all the features of 260w plus more. And they can't explain why 260w cost more. So I guess I'm getting the 255w then.
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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)?