Samsung Digimax V700 - is this a good camera at £184 (UK)?

Am in the UK and I see Amazon UK are selling a
"Samsung Digimax V700" camera for £184.

See here: http://snipurl.com/u2an

Is this a bargain for a new digital camera user who has put away his old
35mm SLRs because they are too cumbersome.

 

Here's a review:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/digimax_v700.html The conclusion
suggests it's "a mixed bag."

Not sure what it offers over the cheaper Canon A620 http://tinyurl.com/hoge6
The latter may be a bit larger but it offers a swivelling LCD.

 

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Hear, hear - an extremely useful feature in compacts.

 

What is the difference between:

(1) the Canon A series such as the PowerShot A620 at
http://snipurl.com/u2an

(2) the Canon S series such as the Powershot S60 at
http://snipurl.com/u2sd

(3) the Canon IXUS series such as the IXUS 60 at
http://snipurl.com/u2si


I think I need a look-up table for all these Canon models!
Anyone know one?

 

http://www.dcviews.co.uk/cameras.htm

 

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try the 'compare' function at dpreview.com ...though they may not have all
the models.

Buying Guide / Side-by-Side

 

Saw this advert on Kelkoo when I searched for the V700
£139.00 + £3.50 delivery
Jim.

 

That's a nice list but unfortunately it doesn't explain the Canon
lettering in their model names.

 

this is the cannon site to look at any of there stuff
http://www.canon.co.uk/ after putting my old slr away, i bought a cannon
350D slr, found it great just to carry around when out walking dog

 

Having used digital compacts for a while now, it becomes clear that there is
no replacement for a decent sized objective lens, no matter if its digital
or film. Since CCDs (the eye) tend to suffer more in darker conditions when
comparing dig>dig then the camera with a larger lens will usually perform
slighly better.

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I've had some good results with mine; the optical viewfinder is a good
feature, although it doesn't show all of what will be in the image. The
full manual settings are also well worth having, although no-where near the
precision you get with a fully manual 35mm camera.

The lens is pretty good for a digital compact; there is significant barrel
or pincushion distortion at the edges, depending on the 'zoom' setting, and
of course the maximum aperture limits low-light options - but the 'self
timer' and a steady support can cover a lot of situations.

There is no external 'flash' connector, and the optional 'remote control'
only works from in front of the camera (so I haven't bothered to buy one).
There is also no cable-release connector - I'm on the lookout for a
suitable adaptor to overcome that lack.

The tiny image area means you have very short focal lengths and therefore
much greater depth of field than with a proper 35mm camera. That can be
both an advantage and a disadvantage, of course (and goes for any digital
compact).

You will need to get at least one additional SD card, especially if you
want to use the TIFF file format.

The camera fits easily into a pocket and is reasonably quick to get into
action.

 

Andy ha escrito:

http://www.rankhour.com/details.php?pid=5661005612562772&caid=2&cbid=9&ccid=62

the canon a700 has me interested. Has tv out connection, a bigger
lens, 6x zoom (optical) and a few other tempting bits and pieces...only
drawback is you'd have to get another memory card instead of the puny
16mb that comes with it...anyone have experience with this one?
-B