Canon A75 Vs A80 Vs A85

[jadit2]

All I know right know is that the A80 has a better/bigger CCD while the a75/a85 have more Shooting Modes and bigger LCD. In addition, other people have told me that the A75 takes better quality pictures than the A85. Which should I choose? Are there other things I should be aware of? Are the extra Shooting Modes important? Is there another camera all-together you would recomend insted? Image quality is very important to me most of all.

If A85/A80/A75 where all priced the same, which would you choose?

[maflynn]

Well you can start by reading these reviews (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/allreviews.php)
Then take a look here (http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html) and finally this place (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/) will have some info.

Good luck
Mike
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[Thon]

A80.

My brother owns a A80 and a friend owns a A75. No obvious difference in the photo quality but the swivel LCD is really useful in many situations.

My advise would to have a hands-on feel of the cameras and decide.

[jadit2]

Iv read those reviews, and they still dont answere some questions...

Is the A85 better than the A75 in every catagory?

Dispite it having less Shooting Modes, Is the A80 still better than A85/A75 since it has a larger CCD.

HOW really importent is it to have the extra Shooting modes the A85/A75 offer?

[Thon]

I didn't notice that the A80 has a bigger CCD, compared to the A75-85. I've never use the shooting modes on my camera so no comments. My Oly C-770UZ is always on P or Auto when I'm lazy and sometimes in ASM mode for more creativity. My Stylus 400 is always on Auto mode.

Anyway, I believe there is an article on the bigger CCD issue, forget where I read it. But a rough summary would be that bigger CCD would mean that the pixel-sensors on the CCD are not as packed as a smaller CCD for a similar megapixel count. This should account for more light reaching each sensor and not overflow to the nearby sensor and less noise basically. It's just like comparing a APS size sensor on the Canon DRebel/Nikon D70 with a smaller CCD of compact/prosumer camera. The DSLRs just have better/cleaner picture quality even though the pixel count maybe lower compare to a 8MP camera.

Hope that helps.

[ReF]

A80 DOES have a bigger sensor, but I'm not sure if side by side picture comparisons would show any difference.
As I understand it, shooting/scene modes are just pre settings/a combination of manual settings for shooting in different situations. In my opinion, they are important on cams that don't have manual controls. On cams like the Canon A series that have manual controls, I think they are helpful for those beginners who do not know which settings to use in different situations or when you don't have time adjust the settings manually. Personally, I would only see myself using them for "emergency" situations. The Swivel LCD is VERY useful, especially for creative shooting or when used with a tripod. The only problem is, once you've used one, you'll be spoiled by it. It's almost as important to me as image stabilization. It really does allow you to take shots that would otherwise be REALLY difficult to take, like when pointing the camera up, below two feet off the ground or setting the camera on a tripod that is taller than you. It also saves you from looking awkward or even embarrassing when taking those difficult shots in public.
(I would choose the A80) :eek: