I went the pcfair yesterday and i saw dsc-s650 for rm499 with free 2 AA rechargable batteries. With 7.2mp 3x zoom and 2" screen, is this model reliable? any disadvantages on this model?

edit: hows Sony DSC-S650 vs Canon A550? which 1 is better?

I bought A550. Now this thread will be discussion about low-end camera..

This post has been edited by mfa333: Apr 16 2007, 01:04 PM

it has limited manual functiuon but jsut for normal ppl to use then its worth it

i got question:

1) what is carl zeiss lense? (written on pamplet using this lense but i cant find any review abt this model stated using carl zeiss)
2) btw li-ion battery and AA battery, which 1 is better?

This post has been edited by mfa333: Apr 14 2007, 07:29 PM

Carl Zeiss lens is one of the best camera lens around.Even a few Nokia N series phones use them. You can find CZ lens mostly in Sony cameras.

how to know its using CZ lens? coz on the camera lens got written "Sony Lense" but on pamplet said CZ lense"

is it a big deal btw normal lense and CZ lense?

hows if compare Sony DSC-S650 with Canon A550?

which 1 is faster capturing pic? i mean no need to hold few secs to snap a pic.. and which 1 stays longer?

The disadvantge of S650 is the movie recording is QCIF quality which is bad for muvie recording.

It means its bad for recording?

any experience user about these both model? any more disadvantages?

if you're into movie recording - then digital camera is not the thing you should get.

back the topic at hand
http://www.dcresource.com/news/newsitem.php?id=3445
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0701/07011701...w35s700s650.asp

doesn't seem to indicate the usage of CZ lens.

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Added on April 15, 2007, 1:55 am

what do you mean "stays longer"?

anyway holding the few seconds thing is auto-focusing.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Apr 15 2007, 01:55 AM

i'm getting it for family use. good picture and decent movie..

goldfries, actually that's 2 diff questions:

1) which 1 capture faster?
2) battery life, which 1 consume less energy?


so, the sony pcfair pamplet is misleading?

ahh ok. that #1 and #2 i donno already.

what you can do is to actually test it out. after snapping, see how long it takes before you get to shoot the next.

as for battery life, i'd say best is to refer to reviews (if any).

of my 3 cameras, 2 are using AA batteries. i'd say the AA battery is great for convenience (emergency batteries) but yet at the same time they're not so convenient to carry around.

and since you want to capture some movie here and there, make sure the camera you buy CAN record sound as well.

thanks for the advice..

i'm abit blur about your statement "they're not so convenient to carry around". i thought AA is much convenient to carry around. Is it because its heavier?

Got cam that cannot capture sound? thanks for the heads up..

Got cam that cannot capture sound? thanks for the heads up..

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Yup...there are.....beware of it. Ask the specs first before u buy it.

Thanks to all advice.. i bought Canon A550 yesterday.

Overall is ok. can do some manual setting( that i dont know what's the function ). flash recharging time is 4-5 sec..

A550 dont have IS, see this IS vs no IS:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat...thread=21607673

and its quite big, not really pocketable.

mfa333, try having a prosumer camera using 4x AA batteries and having 3 sets of it.

my S7000 is a battery guzzler. if i don't use the LCD and manual focus lens ring then it's quite long lasting.




yeah. some models don't capture sound.

both my compact and prosumer don't capture sound even though they can do videos.

yeah, quite big diff.. but too bad i just bought A550. At least i will play with it 1st until next pcfair..

prosumer camera? u mean the bigger cam like dslr?

the only i hate about this A550 is i cant direct copy image from pc like thumbdrive like my sis's cam.. need the software to transfer image..

what do you mean? dont get you, it should be able to do that.
u mean from camera to pc? you have the usb cable, use it.

yes, using usb connect to pc.. then need to open its software to copy image from camera to pc.. cant direct copy like thumbdrive..

p/s: sry my english abit broken..

i dont have canon camera, i dont think you need the software, the OS should detect the camera as an external drive and you can directly copy files from windows explorer, this is how it should work.