Hi,
I鈥檓 kind of in a dilemma. I can鈥檛 seem to make up my mind on which camera to buy. The Canon PowerShot SD850 IS (which is also known in Europe, Asia and Oceania as Digital IXUS 950 IS) or the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100.
Both cameras are great and are pretty much the same price in Greece. About 鈧?70 from www.shop21.gr. Most of my photos are going to be outdoors scenery, beaches etc. I鈥檝e also found the Fujifilm FinePix F40fd to be great and of better value too.
What is your opinion? Which one would you prefer?
Thank you,
James.
Side-by-Side Comparison
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_... They both have almost the same characteristics and features:
Canon PowerShot SD850 IS:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/contro...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stor...
I also haven鈥檛 dropped by a store to get a feel for the cameras and there main operational aspects. Nice to see that you have done your homework...
I would also choose the SD850 IS over the Sony and Fuji.
The Sony does look nice (in red or black) and it has a couple of nice features, however, I don't think it's as good as the Canon, as far as image quality goes. The Canon will have much better high ISO ability, for sure.
I would only choose the Fuji...strictly for low light photography (and I think it looks ugly, compared to the Canon or Sony)..
My only concern is that you say some of your photos will be taken at the beach...I can't stress enough that you need to keep your camera away from sand, because if it gets into the zoom lens mechanism, your camera will suffer. Maybe the Sony would be a better option for the beach, as it has an internal zoom lens.
Anyway, you need to go to a camera store and try these cameras in your hand...I'm confident that you will love the excellent build quality, features and feel of the Canon. Don't forget to buy a high speed SD card (Sandisk Extreme III) for super fast camera performance.
good luck...
. both are good
I would choose the 850
go to cnet.com
and look at their ratings I'll agree with my friends above. I used an SD700-IS for a few days and this has been replaced by the SD850-IS. It is a very comfortable camera to use. I also appreciate that it has an optical viewfinder. | 