Is there a better Camera for £230 than this ?

Raymond Lin

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Than the Canon S70 ? Seriously?

I've looked and looked, Sony camera seems to built like Fisher Price toys, picked one up and it feels like its just a shell with candy floss inside. Lots of Point and shoot at this price don't have manual controls or abysmal movie modes, i've checked out the A520 from Canon, its nice lik emy A60, but it's only about £50 difference to the S70 and from what i've read, the S70 is vastly superior, make the £50 worth spending.

p.s. i've never like Pentax or Nikon (consumer models - the S2 looks like a disapointment waiting to happen with no Av/Tv modes).

Am I missing something here or the S2 is as good as it gets for £230?
 
Seems as if I post about this camera every week at the moment...but...Fuji S5600?
 
Raymond Lin said:
I've opted for the Canon S70 now (and got a 1G CF card from morgan, all should be here tomorrow), used a few Fuji before and they have the tendency to give out a green cast over the photos, and the S5600 is a little too pocket unfriendly.
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:o no problems like that with my 5500. Not seens any comments on that actually :confused:
 
james.miller said:
:o no problems like that with my 5500. Not seens any comments on that actually :confused:
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Same. Although I would agree that these cameras are not pocket friendly.
 
The S60 actually performs better than the S70, although the latter is better specced that the former. Guess it all depends on what you want out of your new toy and if the S60 is that much cheaper than the 70 - providing you can find one that is!
 
glitch said:
The S60 actually performs better than the S70, although the latter is better specced that the former. Guess it all depends on what you want out of your new toy and if the S60 is that much cheaper than the 70 - providing you can find one that is!
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Now you tell me :p

anyway, I haven't be able to find one, nor seen one on any sites I've come across. I was tempted to get the S80 even, Digi 2, bigger Screen but S70 is £100 cheaper and still vastly superior to my old A60 so I am happy.
 
Fuji F11 (slightly over budget - can be got online for £230 but with no memory card). The F10 is nearly as good, but does not have Av and Tv modes. Great little cameras from what I have read. I have an F11 on my list as a backup to my D70. :)
 
I actually prefer the older Canon S30/40/45 to the new S60/70/80 etc..

The recent S series cams don't have the same build quality as the older S cameras which feel as though they were made from a solid block of metal.
 
SDK^ said:
I actually prefer the older Canon S30/40/45 to the new S60/70/80 etc..

The recent S series cams don't have the same build quality as the older S cameras which feel as though they were made from a solid block of metal.
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I think the S70 is built like a solid block of metal, the S80 on the other hand is plastic, you can see from the picture and they've taken away the RAW features to make way for SVGA movie mode. Which is a real shame.
 
You really need to hold them side-by-side to appreciate the difference. The S30/45 etc weighs 100g more than the S60/70 and feels much more solid.
 
i have the S60 - been using it for about 9 months and paid about £260

couldnt ask for a better DP&S, the results are exceptional so im assuming the s70 will be similar but with a bigger MP (7 is it?)
 
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