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| Thread ID: 84566 | 2007-11-10 07:58:00 | Digital Camera <$1000 ?? | Lorcan (12618) | PC World Chat |
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| 610245 | 2007-11-11 18:52:00 | Canon Powershot A 710 IS best compact camera according to Consumer Mag. They use to be about the $600 $700 mark. DSE have it at $399 on special. Must a new model coming out. :) The A710IS suffers from time lags with shutter, flash, and between shots. This is probably due to only having 2 AA batteries instead of 4, as in other Powershots. Some users report time lags between 4 and 10 seconds; using a high speed good quality SD card may help. The LCD screen is not too good in bright daylight. It does have IS, a great zoom and an optical viewfinder and overall its a good camera but the time lag would drive me nuts. |
Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 610246 | 2007-11-11 22:31:00 | No mention of that here from Consumer. Best compact Model: Canon Powershot A710IS Price: $579 Good points: Good auto and manual image quality. Easy to use. Good movie quality for a digital camera with 60 fps. Lightweight and versatile with very good battery life. 7.1MP and x6 optical zoom. Good range of metering and exposure settings and manual focus. But: Poor viewfinder quality No LCD screens are good in bright daylight. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 610247 | 2007-11-11 22:53:00 | The A710IS suffers from time lags with shutter, flash, and between shots. No mention of that here from Consumer. Consumer are very lax in omitting this from their review as it can be quite an annoyance. The Boss missed out on a really good 4WD action shot last weekend because the flash went off unexpectedly and by the time the camera was ready to take another the opportunity was lost. :( Apart from that it is a very good camera and I especially like the image stabilisation. That truly is amazing and I wouldn't have a camera without it now. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 610248 | 2007-11-11 23:15:00 | deleted | Trev (427) | ||
| 610249 | 2007-11-11 23:29:00 | Consumer are very lax in omitting this from their review as it can be quite an annoyance . Consumer use the term "we" a lot when describing how the testing is done but the reality is that "Our test was a joint international consumer test, conducted by a laboratory in Europe . " The results get condensed into marks out of 10 Use their recommendations as a filter then read a more comprehensive test on a site like DPReview where each camera gets around 10-12 web pages of results that allow you to see why they make their recommendation . |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 610250 | 2007-11-12 00:11:00 | Canon Powershot A 710 IS best compact camera according to Consumer Mag. They use to be about the $600 $700 mark. DSE have it at $399 on special. Must a new model coming out. :) It has been relaced by the A720IS with a few minor new features but a much lower price |
bonzo29 (2348) | ||
| 610251 | 2007-11-12 05:13:00 | Seriously, einfo.co.nz have some of the best deals around. I just bought a FujiFilm S5700 (Don't think its high enough to match your specs) but it cost me $319 while everyone else was $330+ or in some cases, $450+. I note that the S5700 can take two cards including the xD,which my S5600 can't. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 610252 | 2007-11-12 06:20:00 | Lorcan - I'd seriously consider two cameras if you are traveling. One small pocket cam such as the Canon Ixus, and a larger one for more composed shots. My own experience is that you'll find a small camera easy to carry anywhere, quick to use, and ultimately more useful than a larger one. Forget about high megapixels, long zooms. For most photography 5 - 7meg is plenty as is 4 - 6x zoom. Remember that with software, photos can be manipulated very easily including zooming and cropping. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 610253 | 2007-11-12 06:49:00 | Lorcan, I'd stay away from the Nikon Coolpix cameras. Nikon SLR's are tops but Canon will beat the Coolpix no problem. Johcar recommends reading the reviews at http://www.dpreview.com/ and I agree; there are other comparisons, other reviews so google the camera you want to buy before making the purchase. I'm kinda set on the G9 at this stage. I have read the review here (www.dpreview.com) and it does appear better than the Nikon. It has the RAW mode which is a bonus. Unless there's a better model someone would like to recommend? Olympus? Kodak? etc? Pricespy (www.pricespy.co.nz) has it for $819.00. Can someone recommend a better place, or a better model? |
Lorcan (12618) | ||
| 610254 | 2007-11-12 16:24:00 | Rare to find unhappy customer these day,most are good just take what your fancy dictates. Having said that,I am sure my choice was best,like most bods on here.:rolleyes: |
Cicero (40) | ||
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