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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 2:24 pm
canon makes a nice little flat camera too, there are dozens of models CG that i would look into.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 3:25 pm
Yeah, my friend has a really nice flat Canon, has a big circle on the front...forget the model though.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 4:25 pm
The Canon PowerShot SD1000 is a really nice camera. Great pictures, several movie modes with sound and it's tiny. It also has a view finder which comes in handy at times.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 4:42 pm
Yes Bob!! That's the one!! Great little camera!! I personally WANT a viewfinder. Everyone says, "oh just use the screen," but when you're in a dark location where your subjects aren't lit (but you will light them with a flash), it is hard to properly frame them without the view finder. So if I'm at the bar, and it's dark and a want to take a picture of a friend, the screen won't show them, but the viewfinder will let me use the available light to frame them, and the subsequent flash with light them properly once framed.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 4:58 pm
Same thing in bright sunlight. It's hard to see the screen but you can always use the viewfinder.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 8:59 pm
A viewfinder is a deal breaker for me on a digital camera. No viewfinder, I don't buy the camera. But some people feel strongly otherwise.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 6:52 am
I'm like you Juju. Dealbreaker. Interestingly, it's still takes a lot of getting used to, that I HAVE to use the viewfinder on my dSLR camera.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 9:47 am
Another good thing about a viewfinder is that it encourages you to hold the camera properly and steadily when you look through it. I'm always amazed that some people who use the screens are able to get any kind of result at all with the way that some of them are waving the camera around in the air a foot in front of them.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 7:14 pm
Bob, you rock! I really like my camera, but it is so bulky and so many times I do not use the features it has because I am trying to catch the moment... I have been wanting a pocket sized camera to have with me when we go to the park or where ever. Especially now that i have to lug a diaper bag around, I was very much looking for a small but good point and shoot. I love that it has that feature that automatically finds the faces. Not so crazy about how close the flash is to the lens, but on a camera that small, you can't avoid it. Anyone know where the best deal is for that Canon??? Of course I want an extra card as the one it comes with only holds 9 hi-quality shots! (Why even bother with that card??)
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 12:09 pm
Thanks for all the advice.... I hadn't even thought of the viewfinder issue. I think I'd like one, kinda used to it with my last camera. And some of those pocket cameras are just so small they scare me. I'm thinking I want something thats easy to hold onto and not likely to blow away in a windstorm..LOL j/k Pretty sure I'm going with the Canon A720..with rechargeable batteries (but nice to be able to use standard AA's too) I also went to Reviews and to consumer reports They were both very helpful...but the true test will be going down to Future Shop or Best Buy and trying them out. I hope to bring one home on Wednesday night
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 3:57 pm
Cinn, can you tell me what the consumer reports site says about the Canon SD1000? Do they say anything negative? I can't get on that site as you need to join it.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 4:13 pm
You might want to look at comments on DP Review as well. DP Review SD1000
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 4:22 pm
Hey thats a great site Jimmer. Thanks! You know what Julie, They don't include THAT camera. Crazy eh? They have every other Canon going but the SD1000.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 4:43 pm
Thanks Jimmer and thanks Cinn, for looking. I noticed they did not include that camera on one other good website that I usually check out. Wonder why?? Too low priced of a camera for them to bother with???
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 4:54 pm
I think the SD 1000 is relatively new, isn't it? Came out in late summer?
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 5:17 pm
You can also compare cameras at CNET.com. I like that site better that Dpreview because the reviews are done by normal people. Another good camera where you can use the viewfinder is Canon G9. It's relatively new, but I know 2 people who have bought it and just love it. Plus, it has some more advanced features than the normal pocket camera.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 5:54 pm
DP Review is a great site, though some of the people who post there are a little techy and obsessed (LOL - But hey that's okay). They may not have an official review on the SD1000 but they have lots of useful user comments/reviews.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 6:35 pm
SD 1000 has been out a while. I think closer to a year. I don't think you can compare the SD1000 to a G9! That is like comparing a yugo to a ferrari. (well maybe not that extreme, but the SD1000 is under $200 and the G9 is around $500.)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 6:38 pm
Why doesn't dp have a "real" review of the SD1000? It only has consumer comments...
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 7:24 pm
I think DP reviews is an amateur site. The guy goes through REALLLLY exhaustive tests of the camera, so I think he does all of the major ones, and then the others are left to readers leaving comments. As well, I think he has to work with what is "lent" to him by the stores he frequents, and the manufacturers. So the availability of reviews is subject to time, and camera availability. I think he does about 5 a month, and with how thorough he is, I would think that takes up a LARGE chunk of his time. Also, I think he weights lots of his full reviews with more professional and higher end consumer cameras.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 8:21 pm
LOL - You say that like it is a bad thing Eeyore. I think DP Review has a pretty huge range of users from people who barely know which end of a camera is which to some very impressive and knowledgeable amateurs and professionals. It is a very technically oriented site, more than artistic. People on it tend to focus heavily on equipment.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:22 pm
No, I think the qualities I mentioned were reasons to LIKE the site. I was trying to excuse the site for not having a full review on the SD1000. There is more demand on THAT site for thorough reviews of bigger/better cameras. Tiny little consumer point-and-shoots are a dime a dozen, so there's a conflict there. Too many cameras, too little time to thoroughly review them. And there are just so many, that most really do tend to blend in with each other. I love that site, but for the inexperienced person who doesn't pour over the minutia, it doesn't much serve their needs, because of the reasons mentioned above.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:49 pm
I knew you meant it in a good way Eeyore. I'm just joking a bit. It is amazing how many alternatives there are out there now when it comes to purchasing a smaller digital camera.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:41 pm
The SD1000 is basically the replacement for the SD600, so if there is a review for the SD600, that may work. We have both cameras and the only real difference I notice is the SD600 is 6.0 mega pixels and the SD1000 is 7.1 mega pixels. I like the button layout a little better on the SD1000, but best I can tell, all the same buttons are there. The batteries work in both and I picked up an extra charger and 2 batteries cheap on eBay, so we're always ready to go.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 10:22 am
Bob, I hope you are steering me right. Yesterday afternoon I just up and bought a SD1000 from Dell based on your recommendation. We are taking a big trip in March, and I wanted a tiny camera that takes good pictures. Bigdog was absolutely scandalized that I could go and buy a camera just like that. He has to agonize and compare and talk about it with other camera buffs for AGES before he can buy a camera. He will have his Canon 12x optical zoom camera along on the trip as well, so not to worry.
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