Which is the best digital camera between the Canon SD750 the Nikon S50 and the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T30?

I know the specs and prices so I'd like some actual user opinions. Anyone with any experience with these cameras or even the brands please feel free to respond. Also, what is, and how important is image stabilization? Thank you for your help.

It would be between the Canon and the Sony. I know for and absolute fact that the Canon is good. You have to be careful with Sony though, because sometimes they will add like a hundred dollars to a camera that is the exact same but cheaper.
Good luck and I hope you enjoy your camera~*

I have a Canon SD700IS, and it is so good that I gave away my other Olympus cameras (incl an SLR). The image stabilzation is great. I have not had a single blurry shot, and the Canon software is very easy to use, as is the camera itself. So that's my vote.

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I used to have the Canon and it got stolen so I bought a Sony Cyber shot. When you buy a sony your paying big bucks for the name brand. Canon is by far better. The pictures were clearer, it had way more functions and cool things. I regret it every day since they cost about the same. GO WITH THE CANON it is ranked #1.

Image stablization is of value in longer focal length lenses or in point and shoot cameras that you have to hold out a foot from your face. The Nikon and Sony have "IS," but I'm not impressed that their lenses are long enough to warrant this feature. Okay, "it couldn't hurt," but it may be adding needlessly to the expense. One advantage of "IS" is that you can get the effect of having a couple of wider apertures on your lens. Of course, this is not going to actually GIVE you the wider aperture, but it will just let you hand-hold in lower light. I doubt you'd get more than 2 stops advantage in a P&S camera, but I have not done the tests... To this end, I see that the Canon lens is about one stop faster than either of the other cameras, so that might balance out the lack of "IS" on the Canon.

The thing that the Canon does offer that the others don't is an optical viewfinder. It's been a while since I posted my stock answer on this topic, so you're the lucky one...

Large LCD viewfinders eat batteries. It seems nice to have a big LCD monitor, but they are power hungry. You will have to do what you can to turn the thing off as soon as you don't need it any longer. Look for "Power Save" in your menu. Set it to shut off at the shortest possible innterval after you take the picture. Set it so that it doesn't not display unless you tap the shutter button to wake it up. Even this will not go a long way towards conserving batteries. It's too bad you didn't know this before you got a camera without an optical viewfinder. If it's brand new, maybe you can take it back.

Of course, rechargeable batteries are the way to go, but you might want to get some Energizer e虏 Lithium batteries for cameras. They cost twice as much, but last four times as long.

I lament the passing of the optical viewfinder and I would choose almost any camera with an optical viewfinder over one that only has an LCD viewfinder. Why?

1. You never have the option of turning off the LCD and these things eat batteries for lunch and spit them out. Why do away with the option of a viewfinder that has zero electrical drain?

2. It can be difficult to see the image on an LCD in bright sunlight, even if they are "new and improved."

3. You have to hold an LCD viewer out at some distance in front of your face. This is more conspicuous than I prefer to be all the time.

4. The need to hold a camera at arms length will introduce some shake. I like the idea of stabilizing a camera against my face when I am taking a picture. This is especially important with a longer zoom lens. No wonder "image stablization" or "vibration reduction" is necessary with these cameras. Not that there's anything WRONG with IS or VR, but it is really a requirement with LCD viewfinders and telephoto lenses.

5. Using the LCD to view photos after you've taken them slows down the camera quite a bit. You can't shut of the LCD monitor and still take pictures if you don't have an optical viewfinder.

I know I didn't give a recommendation for a camera, but I have not used any of these cameras. I can say that I love my Canon SD900, but I quickly point out that it is quite a bit different from the SD750. I've just given you some stuff to think about in your decision.