I need opinions from people who know about cameras.
I decided that I wanted to save up and buy a new camera this year. I don't need anything big and fancy with a bunch of filters and detachable lenses. This is partly because I'm just a casual photographer and partly because I have to deal with the issue of carrying it around with me when I travel. I don't want to have a separate camera bag to lug along with me. I always carry my camera in my purse for easy access and to keep it from getting liberated from my luggage by the overly excitable Homeland Security hastareds who paw through my clothes when I fly. My Kodak Easy Share is fine and useful, but it's getting a little long in the tooth and I've been having issues importing files from it onto my iMac. That may have more to do with the fact that my Mac is from 2005, though.
However, I digress.
I've picked out two separate cameras that I'm interested in. Thus far, I've saved enough money to buy either of them, so that part isn't an issue. I need advice from those of you who know enough about cameras to tell me which one would be a better purchase. I know it depends a lot on the kind of photography that a person does, but I do all different kinds. If it helps, I do a lot of landscape stuff when I travel, lots of macros for fun, and pictures of my feet.
Canon PowerShot S90
or
Canon PowerShot SX210ISDiscuss.
2 comments:
The 210 does more video, in HD and larger file size than the 90. That could be appealing. My concern for both would be battery consumption. (You can probably buy, online, a non-Canon-brand battery that will runthe camera as a backup with little trouble.)
The other issue (and I've no idea about these particular two cameras) is whether there is a lag between depressing the shutter and the picture you take. Not a big deal for flowers or poses, but tough for doggie and kiddie pictures.
Otherwise the specs look similar. Seems the video is the big game changer.
If you're going to buy off those links at Amazon the 210 has better video, more megapixels and is cheaper. Given all that, if I were shopping for these two I'd go with the 210.
Just my $.02.
Thanks! I trust your $.02 on this subject.
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