Sony P200 vs. Canon SD500

[windsurfer]

I am torn between a Sony P200 or Canon SD500. The feature comparison leads me towards the Canon SD500 but I am scared by the pricing. The Sony is at a $350 or so price now and the Canon's list price is $499. I am guessing that the street price will be around $450.

Picture quality wise the Canon may have an edge if the Canon S70 is representative. The question is is it worth an extra $100 to get the camera I want or should I accept one nearly as good in the Sony?

Any comments regarding Sony vs. Canon and the expectation of street pricing would be helpful.

Thanks

[Rex914]

Originally Posted by windsurfer

I am torn between a Sony P200 or Canon SD500. The feature comparison leads me towards the Canon SD500 but I am scared by the pricing. The Sony is at a $350 or so price now and the Canon's list price is $499. I am guessing that the street price will be around $450.

Picture quality wise the Canon may have an edge if the Canon S70 is representative. The question is is it worth an extra $100 to get the camera I want or should I accept one nearly as good in the Sony?

Any comments regarding Sony vs. Canon and the expectation of street pricing would be helpful.

Thanks

I doubt you would need the 7 megapixels offered. You may be a lot better off going with the SD400 instead.

[speaklightly]

Rex-

It is just my personal opinion only, but I think the Sony P-150 makes an ideal secondary digital camera.

Speaklightly

[Rex914]

Originally Posted by speaklightly

Rex-

It is just my personal opinion only, but I think the Sony P-150 makes an ideal secondary digital camera.

Speaklightly

Uh, where did he say secondary camera?

[joker123]

I tried Canon twice and did not get hook on it.

First I tried S400 mainly for the size, but sadly it is too slow for me. My Fuji is faster and it is more than 3 years old. I took a picture of my kids riding a carousel, and the picture come out without the kid (the carousel was too fast for the S400)

A few weeks ago I tried SD300, it was fast, hmm better than S400. Then again, it struggle on focusing in door when it is bright enough we don't need to turn on the light yet. Noise at ISO200 was really noticeable. I don't like the color, it is washed out to my eyes.

I have not tried Sony yet, but from my friend V1 result, I like the color.

Originally Posted by windsurfer

I am torn between a Sony P200 or Canon SD500. The feature comparison leads me towards the Canon SD500 but I am scared by the pricing. The Sony is at a $350 or so price now and the Canon's list price is $499. I am guessing that the street price will be around $450.

Picture quality wise the Canon may have an edge if the Canon S70 is representative. The question is is it worth an extra $100 to get the camera I want or should I accept one nearly as good in the Sony?

Any comments regarding Sony vs. Canon and the expectation of street pricing would be helpful.

Thanks

[speaklightly]

Windsurfer-

As much as we desire to get the very best/most digital camera for the most inexpensive price, there is a jolt! Advanced features are only found, alas, in more expensive digital cameras. Just a personal observation, and I may indeed be incorrect. However, some of the features that we may indeed desire, might well be found in more expensive digital cameras

Speaklightly.

[windsurfer]

I am upgrading from a Olympus C2020, 2 megpixel, camera. Good in its day.

I know from my usage that I want a take it everywhere type. I also believe that I want the most resolution I can get. Most people say you do not need more than you want to print but I like to be able to use the digital zoom for those shots you just cannot reach with the optical zoom. I also like to crop pictures. So if I start with lots of pixels I think I have more flexibility. Also it seems that shots in the shadows will have more details.

The major differences in the cameras from the specs seem to be
Canon more focusing points, smaller size although wider than the Sony, panarama, better flash, compact flash memory, more shots per second, and perhaps better picture quality. Sony, higher resolution LCD, lower price, slow focus in low light, and softer images.

Thanks for your help.