@dam
08-27-2006, 09:52 AM
Hi guys. I seem to have bad luck with Canon reliablilty, but I love the user interface and image quality.
My first was an S400. Worked great until the famous "memory cad error" problem. I therefore was forced to buy an SD500 for a trip to Thailand, which was awesome...until the flash started smoking on me a few weeks ago. Then shortly thereafter, I got the famous cracked LCD problem. Good thing Costco is awesome with returns! Fortunately, my S400 is working fine now, and Canon will also warranty it (finally!), so I'll send it in soon to fix it permenantly. However, I've been completely spoiled with the speedy operation, 640x480 30fps video, slim profile and supre-bright flash of the SD500. I was about to buy the SD700IS, but I'm a bit disapointed with the small sensor size and resulting noise, and the dimmer-than-SD500 flash, not to mention the lower pixel count.
I'm hoping the next SD series will fix these problems. I was hoping to hear about them on the 24th announcement, but no such luck. So, has anyone heard any rumors about the next SD cameras, or does anyone have any idea when they'll come out.
Here are a list of other things I'm hoping will be included...
*ISO capabilities comparable to the new Fuji cameras- high ISO with relatively low noise. This might be helped along by having a larger sensor. They keep getting smaller and smaller, which is the wrong direction. Use the same sensor size as in the old S400.
*Rather than having another layer of zoom, I'd like it to remain ~3x, but start out a little wider. The biggest probelm I've had with my cameras are fitting everything into frame- especially indoors.
*Longer battery life would be nice
*Keep the image stabilization. This is very important on a compact camera, and it will probably further increase the low light capabilities beyond what is offered by Fuji.
*Keep the size no bigger than the SD500
*Keep the optical viewfinder
*Manual controls like the Fuji F11 would be really nice to have
Are you listening, Canon? I'm on the verge of defecting to Fuji. If they had an optical viewfinder, and if there daylight shots weren't ~5% behind yours, I'd already be there!
My first was an S400. Worked great until the famous "memory cad error" problem. I therefore was forced to buy an SD500 for a trip to Thailand, which was awesome...until the flash started smoking on me a few weeks ago. Then shortly thereafter, I got the famous cracked LCD problem. Good thing Costco is awesome with returns! Fortunately, my S400 is working fine now, and Canon will also warranty it (finally!), so I'll send it in soon to fix it permenantly. However, I've been completely spoiled with the speedy operation, 640x480 30fps video, slim profile and supre-bright flash of the SD500. I was about to buy the SD700IS, but I'm a bit disapointed with the small sensor size and resulting noise, and the dimmer-than-SD500 flash, not to mention the lower pixel count.
I'm hoping the next SD series will fix these problems. I was hoping to hear about them on the 24th announcement, but no such luck. So, has anyone heard any rumors about the next SD cameras, or does anyone have any idea when they'll come out.
Here are a list of other things I'm hoping will be included...
*ISO capabilities comparable to the new Fuji cameras- high ISO with relatively low noise. This might be helped along by having a larger sensor. They keep getting smaller and smaller, which is the wrong direction. Use the same sensor size as in the old S400.
*Rather than having another layer of zoom, I'd like it to remain ~3x, but start out a little wider. The biggest probelm I've had with my cameras are fitting everything into frame- especially indoors.
*Longer battery life would be nice
*Keep the image stabilization. This is very important on a compact camera, and it will probably further increase the low light capabilities beyond what is offered by Fuji.
*Keep the size no bigger than the SD500
*Keep the optical viewfinder
*Manual controls like the Fuji F11 would be really nice to have
Are you listening, Canon? I'm on the verge of defecting to Fuji. If they had an optical viewfinder, and if there daylight shots weren't ~5% behind yours, I'd already be there!