is there a big differance between the FinePix S4200 24x Optical Zoom and finepix s4500 besides the optical zoom ??
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I believe the optical zoom is the only difference. It is 24x vs. 30x optical zoom.
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I recently bought the SX10IS and it's a nice camera, zoom is kind of noisy for the price, so I am sending it back and waiting on the SX1IS to come in. I want the faster burst rate, the HD movie quality and the remote control features.
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Thanks for the gory details. Its flaky metering, fumbling auto-focus and inexcusably slow (F:5.7@100mm) telephoto definitely knock the Canon SX10 off my list. What were the designers at Canon thinking? The FZ28 with its fat lens and RAW recording looks better and better.
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If you don't have the SX280 yet, consider the fact that it is 10 times faster than the SX260. Here is a good free stitcher, which I started with, but now use their Auto Pano Pro. http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html See my Panoramas at www.UtahHikes.net
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Thank you very much, ALT, I really appreciate your feedback. Yesterday I ordered the Fuji S1000fd instead. For $231 the 10MP and 12X optical zoom was just unbeatable. Now I've got to find out if I can use filters on it, too. Thank you!
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Yes, the sensor size in the EOS-M is three times larger than the s110 making the video quality much better.
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I think there is a little difference in size I have a FinePix S5200 and it fits but from my understanding they are going to do away with the 2GB XD, if you get it and it doesn't work you can have them to email me and I will buy it from you.
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I'm still shopping, but the deciding factor for me is going to be the wider angle on the S95. The only way I get into photos is to hold the camera at arm's-length, and the difference between 28MM and 36MM makes a big difference to me. Since this is for my wife, where simpler is better, it would be a no-brainer if the SD4500 had the same 28MM-wide lens as the SD4000. Too bad they changed it.By the way, the f2.0 on the wider lenses makes a big difference to me, too. The SD4500 starts at f3.5.I want the better HD video features of the 4500, but will probably get a compact HD video camera for that some time in the future (where I will complain about the photo features ;-) ) I'm still shopping, but the deciding factor for me is going to be the wider angle on the S95. The only way I get into photos is to hold the camera at arm's-length, and the difference between 28MM and 36MM makes a big difference to me. Since this is for my wife, where simpler is better, it would be a no-brainer if the SD4500 had the same 28MM-wide lens as the SD4000. Too bad they changed it.By the way, the f2.0 on the wider lenses makes a big difference to me, too. The SD4500 starts at f3.5.I want the better HD video features of the 4500, but will probably get a... » Read More I'm still shopping, but the deciding factor for me is going to be the wider angle on the S95. The only way I get into photos is to hold the camera at arm's-length, and the difference between 28MM and 36MM makes a big difference to me. Since this is for my wife, where simpler is better, it would be a no-brainer if the SD4500 had the same 28MM-wide lens as the SD4000. Too bad they changed it.By the way, the f2.0 on the wider lenses makes a big difference to me, too. The SD4500 starts at f3.5.I want the better HD video features of the 4500, but will probably get a compact HD video camera for that some time in the future (where I will complain about the photo features ;-) ) « Show Less
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Funny, I was just looking at the two cameras myself and ended up purchasing the SD880IS.The SD880IS is slimmer (0.9 vs. 1.1) and has a bigger LCD screen (3.0 vs. 2.5). Granted, the SD880IS gives up a little in terms of optical zoom (4.0 vs 5.0) but that's the price you pay for having a slim compact camera. I wanted something above the run of the mill 3x optical zoom cameras out there and the 4x SD880IS fits the bill, even if I had to pay $50 extra over the price of the SD890IS. And FYI, the SD880IS is a newer camera, hence the "better" DIGIC 4 Image Processor over the SD890IS's DIGIC III Image Processor. Funny, I was just looking at the two cameras myself and ended up purchasing the SD880IS.The SD880IS is slimmer (0.9 vs. 1.1) and has a bigger LCD screen (3.0 vs. 2.5). Granted, the SD880IS gives up a little in terms of optical zoom (4.0 vs 5.0) but that's the price you pay for having a slim compact camera. I wanted something above the run of the mill 3x optical zoom cameras out there and the 4x SD880IS fits the bill, even if I had to pay $50 extra over the price of the SD890IS. And FYI, the SD880IS is a newer camera, hence the "better" DIGIC 4 Image... » Read More Funny, I was just looking at the two cameras myself and ended up purchasing the SD880IS.The SD880IS is slimmer (0.9 vs. 1.1) and has a bigger LCD screen (3.0 vs. 2.5). Granted, the SD880IS gives up a little in terms of optical zoom (4.0 vs 5.0) but that's the price you pay for having a slim compact camera. I wanted something above the run of the mill 3x optical zoom cameras out there and the 4x SD880IS fits the bill, even if I had to pay $50 extra over the price of the SD890IS. And FYI, the SD880IS is a newer camera, hence the "better" DIGIC 4 Image Processor over the SD890IS's DIGIC III Image Processor. « Show Less
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Look up "canon chdk". It's a firmware that you load from your sd card. I'm getting optical zoom in my SD800IS, along with many other features, like shooting in raw, and control over shutter speed. For those cameras with aperture control (mine just has a NS filter), you can even adjust that.Still, I really like the looks of the SX1 coming out. I'm going to start saving for Christmas now.
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the ex210 has a 40x optical zoom also an 80 and 200x digital zoom. the greater the distance the lesser the quality of the image. how ever it is amazing. but note well, when zooming at great distance a tripod is need to stabilize the image. I am a police detective and I use it for surveillance and it is great.
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I am using a Finepix S4200. The specs on this listing doesn't have the S4830 listed for compatibility.
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I received my SX10 IS two days ago. In very bright light the camera is speedy at focusing and writing images. Indoors is a different story. Even with the ISO set to 800 (which does produce some usable images, a step forward for Canon), focusing is very, very slow--if the camera achieves focus at all. It does have a continuous shooting mode. I've been a dedicated Canon user for 30 years. This is my fifth PowerShot, and it is the first one I've owned that has been a challenge to get good pictures in manual mode, which I use almost exclusively. Before I send the SX 10 back I intend to give it every opportunity under a variety of conditions to show me its chops, but my gut tells me it will get returned after its workout. When zooming the lens defaults to its largest aperture, 5.7 just after you pass the 35mm equivalent of a 100mm, and image stabilization just doesn't quite meet the challenge. Additionally, all of my pictures have had a lackluster blue cast which I can correct in Photoshop, but I'd like to be able to enjoy at least a FEW pictures right out of the camera without a lot of post editing! Hope this helps.
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i cant remember all the reasons i chose the 4500. maybe the zoom. or one you can change lenses. I can promice you i did a lot of research before i decided on the 4500. Its a great "outside" camera. Not so good indoors under poor lighting. ( must use flash) I have taken some very nice pics and i am very happy with it. I plan on getting into it some more very soon. I think its a great 1st digital camera. hope this helped
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Hello, other than 4mm in the zoom and the nano coating on the 24-70, nothing. If u wanna get technical they are completely different parts internally but they perform almost identically. I am very familiar with both lenses and they both have their ups and downs however I am seeing a lot of the 24-70's having soft focus issues particularly wide open. This can be repaired and we do have access to fix this problem it is a hassle. The 28-70 does not have this problem. The 28-70's major flaw is the squeaky AF. But this is a easy fix. Personally I would save the money and get the 28-70.
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I have had the S4500 for just a few weeks. I wear tri-focals and lve. them on while shooting. I just did some testing and here's what I found: With my glasses on, I focused on an object (auto) The Image looked sharp in the viewer, and in "reviewing". I then lined-up another shot - without my glasses, moved the shutter button half-way down - object was blurred but I took the shot anyway. Reviewed it (on the camera back) and it was fine. Conclusion (after two more tests) the camera was focusing correctly regardless of what I was seeing ! Highly recommend you do same testing to confirm. Having checked other review, I agree this model does NOT have a Diopter (previous Fuji model I owned did) but I am already used to this system - but then I'm not a pro! Oh, don't forget when shooting picture of two people, always point the focus-beam at ONE of the faces then "re-frame" while holding shutter btn. half way down. (sorry if I,m stating the obvious!). Good luck. Harry Hilton
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I chose the Olympus 25 mm over the LUMIX 20 mm because of focal length, just a little more flexibility, and price. Difference in speed was inconsequential.