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ChadTower:
The size difference really doesn't appear to be that much between the two cameras. Then again, neither is the price, being roughly $30-40 apart between the two models, from what I see.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: boykster on November 01, 2007, 01:54:05 pm ---With small point and shoot cameras, its always a tradeoff of size vs picture quality. I'd much rather have pictures from a "lesser" camera because I brought along the camera because it fit in my pocket, vs not getting any pictures because I didnt' want to carry around a bigger camera that didn't fit in my pocket.
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The A560 weighs only 40g more than the SD1000 though. I guess I'm just biased since I always hated my GF's old Ixus.
BTW he A650 is just an example. There might be better compacts available.
boykster:
I'm not endorsing the SD1000 any more than just posting the link. Like I said, I dig my Lumix because its small, I can take it literally anywhere and it fits easily in any pants pocket. the SD1000 is significantly smaller than the A560 in one important dimension -> thickness. 1.70 in vs 0.76 in; thats a big difference IMHO.
That's all I'm sayin.
ChadTower:
Eh... sure, it's a substantial difference in size, but if 1.7" wouldn't bother you, 0.76" isn't much different. That's my boat.
I went mostly on the Cnet reviews of the SD1000a. They rated it very high in that price range. I also went on my past experience doing work on the early Kodak Easyshare line - all of the hours I spent with several brands trying to get comparable photos out of the Kodaks as the other brands in the same price range. I could never do it - the Kodaks just weren't as good at the hardware level. Back then (2001 or so) the consumer digital cameras I was consistently getting best results from were always the same - Canon and Olympus. Kodak was more focused on retail shelf location, the client side software package (Easyshare and the matching printers), and online storage/integration with their online print services to make a camera as good as those other two.
JMB:
The Olympus E-500 series are great entry level DSLR's that are often overlooked. We have had an E-500 for over a year now and are very happy with it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830111169
For $620 with the body and 2 lenses you can't go wrong.
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