I'm thinking of buying a new camera...mine is getting way old

in_hiding79
in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
and it is kind of bulky compared to the newer ones. I have a Canon A80. (Got it back in Summer 2003)...I so need an upgrade. This camera has been with me for so long now though :(
And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
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  • Restless Soul
    Restless Soul Posts: 805
    what kind are you after?
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Restless Soul wrote:
    what kind are you after?


    Probably another Canon, they are so good!! Any suggestions?

    We all know how much I LOVE takin pictures...hehehehehe :D
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • Restless Soul
    Restless Soul Posts: 805
    How did you feel about the picture quality of the A80? Did you get a lot of noise with it?

    The reason I ask is that I have an A75 (3.2mp) and it takes brilliant pics, with no noise, even at low light. To me this is more valuable than a high mp camera, because most of the high mp compact cameras come with a lot of noise. It's to do with the fact that the compact point and shoot cameras these days still have small sensors which doesn't allow the masses of pixels being crammed onto them to handle light very well, so you get a lot of noise. (Personally I think there is a trading standards issue there but that's another issue!)

    Anyway, last year I treated myself to a Canon powershot S3 which is a bridge camera and has 6mp and 12x zoom. I love it to pieces but it does have a lot of noise, which is disappointing.

    Because it's too big to carry around every day, and my A75 screwed up too, I just bought a new canon last month - the A720is to replace the A75. So far I love this camera and would recommend it but like all higher mp cameras nowadays, it suffers from noise as well, which is really annoying. I miss my A75 even though I got it fixed now!! My sister also has a pretty old Canon Ixus 55 (4mp) which takes brilliant photos and I told her to never get rid of it for the sake of an upgrade, because higher megapixel cameras are just not worth it imo! (unless you make the jump to a dslr).

    Anyway, my point is that even if you feel the A80 is slightly old-fashioned and bulky looking its well-worth hanging onto, if only because of the picture quality. I never noticed noise or had to use noise reduction software on my A75 photos, but regularly have to do so with my other cameras, which is a pain!

    Otherwise, I'd recommend the A720is, unless you want something smaller. It's the same size as the A75 but feels a lot sleeker and less bulky for some reason. The Ricoh Caplio R6 with 7x zoom also seems to take good photos and is tiny!
    "We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan
    ---
    London, Brixton, 14 July 1993
    London, Wembley, 1996
    London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
    London, O2, 18 August 2009
    London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
    Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
    London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
    London, O2, 18 June 2018
    London, O2, 17 July 2018
    Amsterdam, Afas Live (Ed solo), 09 June 2019
    Amsterdam, Afas Live (Ed solo), 10 June 2019



  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    While discussing cameras... If anybody knows of something good(decent) under $200 that can fit in a back pocket, please share.
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  • Indian Summer
    Indian Summer Posts: 2,296
    If it still works well, why get a new one?
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    in_hiding79 wrote:
    and it is kind of bulky compared to the newer ones. I have a Canon A80. (Got it back in Summer 2003)...I so need an upgrade. This camera has been with me for so long now though :(

    i recently bought a Canon PowerShot SD850 and i love it....small but it's got a great zoom and the stabilizer works great.....:)
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    What's most important to you? 1st 2nd 3rd?

    Portability
    Picture Quality
    Ease of use
    Price
  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Restless Soul wrote:
    How did you feel about the picture quality of the A80? Did you get a lot of noise with it?

    The reason I ask is that I have an A75 (3.2mp) and it takes brilliant pics, with no noise, even at low light. To me this is more valuable than a high mp camera, because most of the high mp compact cameras come with a lot of noise. It's to do with the fact that the compact point and shoot cameras these days still have small sensors which doesn't allow the masses of pixels being crammed onto them to handle light very well, so you get a lot of noise. (Personally I think there is a trading standards issue there but that's another issue!)

    Anyway, last year I treated myself to a Canon powershot S3 which is a bridge camera and has 6mp and 12x zoom. I love it to pieces but it does have a lot of noise, which is disappointing.

    Because it's too big to carry around every day, and my A75 screwed up too, I just bought a new canon last month - the A720is to replace the A75. So far I love this camera and would recommend it but like all higher mp cameras nowadays, it suffers from noise as well, which is really annoying. I miss my A75 even though I got it fixed now!! My sister also has a pretty old Canon Ixus 55 (4mp) which takes brilliant photos and I told her to never get rid of it for the sake of an upgrade, because higher megapixel cameras are just not worth it imo! (unless you make the jump to a dslr).

    Anyway, my point is that even if you feel the A80 is slightly old-fashioned and bulky looking its well-worth hanging onto, if only because of the picture quality. I never noticed noise or had to use noise reduction software on my A75 photos, but regularly have to do so with my other cameras, which is a pain!

    Otherwise, I'd recommend the A720is, unless you want something smaller. It's the same size as the A75 but feels a lot sleeker and less bulky for some reason. The Ricoh Caplio R6 with 7x zoom also seems to take good photos and is tiny!


    I will hold onto it a bit longer, I was never going to get rid of it, just use something else. You're right, it isn't noisy and my pictures come out great. (well at least I think so) but I also have a great Canon printer just right for me to print my photos...I do need a better zoom though!!


    Thanks for all the suggestions...:D
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    sennin wrote:
    What's most important to you? 1st 2nd 3rd?

    Portability
    Picture Quality
    Ease of use
    Price


    Price doesn't concern me, but the first three do!! Especially the 2nd!!
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    I recently got the Canon PowerShot sd850, and it's awesome. Picture quality is great. It doesn't over-expose nearly as bad as other small cameras, and there's great custom settings for all kinds of shots. It has a stabilizer in it that works really well when taking video or taking pics without the flash...no blurry pics and no bumpy vids. The recorder volume control is awesome too. I took some video with it at a Pearl Jam cover band show a few weeks ago, and the sound came out awesome...not like many you hear on youtube where the bass is all crunchy and awful. I gotta say I'm extremely impressed so far. With a 8GB memory card, I can take 2 full hours of really decent video.
  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Saturnal wrote:
    I recently got the Canon PowerShot sd850, and it's awesome. Picture quality is great. It doesn't over-expose nearly as bad as other small cameras, and there's great custom settings for all kinds of shots. It has a stabilizer in it that works really well when taking video or taking pics without the flash...no blurry pics and no bumpy vids. The recorder volume control is awesome too. I took some video with it at a Pearl Jam cover band show a few weeks ago, and the sound came out awesome...not like many you hear on youtube where the bass is all crunchy and awful. I gotta say I'm extremely impressed so far. With a 8GB memory card, I can take 2 full hours of really decent video.


    2 hours of video?? Holy hell...that is awesome and I freakin love Canon!!!
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."

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