Hi there, I realize they are different size cameras and one is 6mp (6X zoom) and one is 8mp (3X zoom), but basically they are exactly the same price (here in Vancouver) and both do everything we want a camera to do (including manual f-stop and shutter). The Casio is made in China and the Canon is made in Japan. Does that really matter? We did have the dreaded E18 error with our previous Canon a60, so we fear Canon a little, but we really liked how it worked and the shots were good. soo.... any thoughts? I've read a bunch of the review sites and just really can't decide. any help would be really great!! [URL]http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_a700.asp[/URL] [URL]http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Casio/casio_exz850.asp[/URL] bob