I’m torn, and you have until Thursday to help me decide which camera to buy. The options are entirely equivalent, except for the following:
| Sony Cybershot W50 | Canon IXUS 60 |
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| Sample Images | Sample Images |
| Specs & Image of Camera | Specs & Image of Camera |
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Choices, choices. I’m leaning towards the Sony because of the battery life and better day shots, as for really good night shots you’d need a tripod anyway. Buying the Canon would definitely mean buying a spare battery ($70), because 150 shots or so go fast with digital sightseeting.
Which would you pick?
Cybershot! Not that I’m a big tech buff or anything, but I’d personally value the longer battery life. And it is quite sexy :)
Wow, they’re damn near identical. Normally I’d say Canon by default, but in this case I’d go with the Sony, if only because of the faster shutter time and manual focus. Plus, from the sample images, the Cybershot seems to take the clearer pictures.
Dude, it’s so obvious the Sony one is better (according to this links you provided and no other research on my behalf).
1. It’s black (and looks are the only thing I’ve ever seen you care about)
2. Battery life is so much better (do what Studds did and buy a top of the line rechargable battery and you’re cooking with fire)
You don’t need to any more reasons than these alone. As far as I know, all you do is take photos of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Any shiny aluminium box from Japan with “6 megapixels” written on the front will do the job.
More importantly, what software are you going to use to manage your photos?
Sony, we have 1 and it’s great.
Sony’s got better images, better looks, better battery life.
And you can get the Accessory Kit with the saving on the camera.
Not a hard choice.
Hmm, I’d get it just based on the fact that Esther thinks it’s sexy =D
Nathan: The CCD is even the same, according to one sight :)
Jack: I’m not that superficial! (am I?) If it was just based on looks, I’d get the T5, which is much sexier, and only that little bit more expensive :P
And, um, hello? The whole Europe thing coming-right-up? That’s why I’m getting it.
I haven’t considered what software. I usually just use folders as my organisation, though I’ve played around with Picasa and liked that a bit. Do you have a recommendation for Windows?
Zhi: “we” eh…
Kelson: USD!
def sony Cybershot………i have the same one.. works wonder, images are crispy, crystal clear.
nice page.
Don’t “and umm, hello?” me. Last time I checked, neither of us were stars of 1995’s box office smash, Clueless. I’m fully aware of your Euro Trip, I was just trying to make the point that 6 megapixels is enough for touristy happy snaps.
You’re not superficial at all.
I say the software is important because if you have a few gigs of photos you need to organise, you’ll wish you had a more formal process. iPhoto lets me name, tag, rotate, search, apply filters, correct exposure/red eye, saves the original version and uploads to Flickr. And it’s a hell of a lot easier to use than Photoshop.
I’ve heard good things about Picasa. But the only thing on Windows I’ve come close to sampling is Adobe Bridge (and that’s really more for stock photo organisation). Maybe it’s worth doing some more googling on the matter.
Or you could use the software that cames with the camera :S
Some of the most awful soul-sucking software applications in the world come bundled with cameras, printers and scanners.
Chinki: thanks :)
I was in that kind of mood this morning. Apologies. I did consider the SLR universe, but for something that’s quick & easy to throw around on a fun-focused trip you can’t go past compacts, and nothing really fits my budget at that.
Oh yeaaah. Convincing.
Chances are if I’ve got spare cash when I get back I’ll be picking up a MacBook, so I might end up using iPhoto in the end. I’ll play around with Picasa and let you know how it goes, but I still reckon I’ll be able to get away with folders without being too serious about it. Also, over flickr. Will be posting to my ZenPhoto (which has been sadly, sadly neglected).
oh and yeah, Cybershot it is by the looks of things, unless someone raises a real showstopper between now & Thursday.
I still heart flickr.
Not so anal about how it’s organised on Flickr because I have iPhoto at home to keep track of everything.
So the family camera is an “eh…” now is it? That’s good to know Karan…
Zhi: no! didn’t mean it like that… it was rising intonation, suggestive-like, coz i thought you were saying “We (being the wife & I)”. I kiiiiiiiiiiid!
:P Right, anyway, get the Sony. I trust Canon printers, but not cameras.
Oh, by the way, there’s cheap Memory Stick Duo in JB Hi-Fi. 1GB was only $100 when I got it. If you do have a JB up there, have a poke around in there.
I wouldn’t get either cos they’re both too damn small to take any really good photos with!!
But that’s just me. I don’t do a lot of touristy “pose infront of monument” shots.
The smallness is what’s drawing me to them!
picture this: you’re at a party/’do, and everyone’s having fun. The flashes are flying with the compacts everyone has in hand, and you pull out…. your True 35mm DSLR with Super Flash so that there’s no red-eye and the lighting will be just perfect… nope, not convenient in any way.
if anything, the SLR is perfect for the touristy stuff because you can take the time to set up the shot, while the compacts are far more designed for the in-the-mood shots (compacts are also less noticed, so people are less self concious).
sony seems better, even though I should go with canon to stay loyal! if you’re going to europe you’ll probably be taking more day than night pics anyway… (even though that may be close depending on how much of a nightowl you are, and prob. even then those pictures don’t really require esp. hi-quality)
That’s my recommendation.
Sony – I have an older version, but it’s a great camera.
just to be sure everyone knows, i got the sony =) Thanks everyone!