Patrick Mansfield
February 5th 05, 08:15 PM
Hi -
I'm trying to decide whether to buy a compact nikon coolpix (4200 or 5200)
or a canon elph (ixus, s410, sd300 or sd500). I've read the online
reviews.
If you have one of these cameras, how do you rate its macro ability?
I assume the elphs have similar macro performance. I had a coolpix 880, it
had superb though slow focusing macro abilities.
Do you find the lack of manual control on the elph limiting? I sometimes
like to adjust the shutter speed, or use shutter priority, but rarely.
4 vs 5 mp is not a major issue; $30 or so more for 5 mp is worth it. I'm
planning on getting a DSLR (likely a canon eos20d) for high quality images
and higher zoom, the compact will be for every day usage.
The size differences are not significant, but all things being equal I
would go with the smallest camera (sd300). All the cameras are within my
price range (less than $350 online, buydig.com for canons bhphotovideo.com
for nikons).
Right now I have an Olympus C750UZ, its low light performance is subpar,
the big zoom is nice but the camera is not fast enough.
Thanks!
-- Patrick Mansfield
I'm trying to decide whether to buy a compact nikon coolpix (4200 or 5200)
or a canon elph (ixus, s410, sd300 or sd500). I've read the online
reviews.
If you have one of these cameras, how do you rate its macro ability?
I assume the elphs have similar macro performance. I had a coolpix 880, it
had superb though slow focusing macro abilities.
Do you find the lack of manual control on the elph limiting? I sometimes
like to adjust the shutter speed, or use shutter priority, but rarely.
4 vs 5 mp is not a major issue; $30 or so more for 5 mp is worth it. I'm
planning on getting a DSLR (likely a canon eos20d) for high quality images
and higher zoom, the compact will be for every day usage.
The size differences are not significant, but all things being equal I
would go with the smallest camera (sd300). All the cameras are within my
price range (less than $350 online, buydig.com for canons bhphotovideo.com
for nikons).
Right now I have an Olympus C750UZ, its low light performance is subpar,
the big zoom is nice but the camera is not fast enough.
Thanks!
-- Patrick Mansfield