That is a good point. 6 mp is more then enough. Best Buy has it for $400. I don't know any better so if you really recommend it, I guess Ill just do that one. Thanks.
Don't buy from Best Buy if you can wait a few days. New Egg has it for $359 with no tax. Plus, I think Best Buy has it for $499. But maybe they dropped their prices. I checked it out at Best Buy just this past weekend and it was $499 still.
youre talking about this one, right? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...Y?skuId=7727392&type=product&id=1140392153859
Newegg sells it for $359 + free 3 day shipping + free 1 gig memory card. Make sure you click on the combo deals to get the free 1 gig memory card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16830120046
Yes I am. I guess they must have just dropped their prices. I bought it from Best Buy about two weeks ago for $499. I saw it at New Egg for $399 and so I returned the one from Best Buy. Today I saw New Egg had it for $359. And of course online means no taxes. That's $70 bucks total savings if you're willing to wait 3 days or so.
Stock one that came with the camera. I fully drained then charged the battery on the first use. After that the camera sat for a month and when I tried to use it, the battery was almost depleted . I charged her up again and took it around for a few days with minimal use and the battery died again. I read on dpreviews board that this was fairly common and that alot of people blame the larger lcd for the shorter battery life.
For those of you with the SD700IS, apparently there is aperture priority - "though Cnet has said that there is No shutter/aperture mode, that is not true!!! you must activate it in order to use it: heres how: To activate Long Shutter you must first enable it: 1. Switch the camera to Manual operation Mode (On SD550 and 700 it's on the function wheel, in 600 and 630 it's via the menu system.) 2. In the Rec. Menu, scroll down to Long Shutter and select ON. To USE long shutter feature. 1. Press Function/Set button (in Manual Mode) scroll to Exposure Compensation (+/- 0). 2. Press the Menu button to toggle from Exposure Compensation to Long Exposure setting. 3. Press <-- or --> to adjust between 1 and 15 seconds. The same instructions appear on page 55 of the downloadable PDF manual for the SD700 IS, available on Canon's website."
You need to set the camera like that to take good night shots. Long shutter - On Exposure/Iso - 50 Whats disappointing is that the older Canons don't have this problem but all the new ones do due to the software or whatever it is their using.
I agree. My Powershot G2 I had pretty much full control. Great way to learn how to take photos. Still, I bought the SD700 so that I could take it along on quick trips like weddings and nights out on the town. If I really wanted to take a good picture I'd use my 10D. Being that the camera and my lenses for it are 10 times the cost of the SD700, I figure that's what it's there for.
