Twisted.Raven Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 okay, I currently own a Sony DSC-T1. I've had it for a year and a half now, and was mostly an impusle buy with my graduation money, I didn't put much time into looking at reviews for it but it's been an excellent little camera. Well, It's time for a new camera and i've been doing a lot of research the last few days. These are the cameras i've looked at: Canon Powershot G6 Canon PowerShot S70 Canon Powershot SD500 Canon PowerShot S2 IS Sony DSC-W7 Sony DSC-H1 Basically, I'm looking for a camera that takes great pictures, but also takes great video and that narrowed my search a lot. The G6, S70 and SD500 all have very crappy video modes, you can only take a few minutes of video, regardless of the size of your card. I was pretty much set on the G6, until I read that. The Powershot S2 IS and the Sony DSC-H1 look like the best choices, but they are only 5MP, and i would like (not necessary) 7+ MP. Right now i'm leaning towards the PowerShot S2 IS, but the Sony DSC-H1 also looks equally good. I just like the fact that the S2 IS uses SD memory and you can get a 2GB card for around what a 1GB Memory Stick would cost. So does anyone have either one of these two and can tell me what you like/dislike about them? Also, any other camera suggestions are welcome. I'm in the $500-600 price range. Thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utomo Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 The canon camera maybe produce great picture. but their video using avi which is very big in size. I dont know why Canon did not make MP4 format or other compression whcih still good but not too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggybear102 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Though i love the screen on the sony h1, which is nice for framing , the movie mode on the S2 IS wins hands down. The cost of media is a important factor too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfador Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I have an S2 IS and it is great. The video mode is about as good as a digicam gets, 640x480 at 30 fps. You have to have a huge memory card in it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Veteran Posted October 10, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 10, 2005 Moved to the Digital Camera Lab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted.Raven Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 I have an S2 IS and it is great. The video mode is about as good as a digicam gets, 640x480 at 30 fps. You have to have a huge memory card in it though. 586651921[/snapback] well, I just ordered it! (the S2 IS) Should be getting it soon. I went to play with them at staples but only the H1 was working. The zoom on that was mighty quick, how fast is the zoom on the S2 IS? thanks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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