Canon a80 or canon s1 is

[quackagator]

I cant decide betwee the a 80 or the is s1 Any body own the s1 and have any input. I've read the is has low light problems
Roseman steared me right on the a40 good camera

 

[Anubis]

the A80, from what ive read the S1 has noise issues on anything other then the lowest ISO, it also has thoes low light issues, check Dp review and Imaging-resource for more info

if you really want that big zoom check out the similar offerings from Olympus, Nikon and Panasonic, as all 3 are better then the Canon in that area

 

[GonzoCircus]

I have the A80 and love it.

 

[Seska]

I have S1(my first cam) and I'm quite disappointed in its image quality. Low light focusing isn't much of a problem if you don't use telephoto. S1 has a very good video quality, up to 640x 480 @ 30fps and uses ~2MB of space per sec (needs fast CF). However, video is very noisy in low light and limited to 1GB per clip. S1 is more of a still/vcam hybrid and is useful if you don't want to lug a both for occasions such as family outings. So, other than the 10x zoom, video mode and image stablizer, A80 clearly wins. Go for A80 if you don't need those.

Seska

 

[MikePanic]

ive always prefered nikon p&s digital camera's and canon slr and dslr camera's. for more advice, check out iPhotoForum.com

 

[MazerRackham]

I have the S1 IS and I am quite happy with it.

 

[quackagator]

Originally posted by: Seska
I have S1(my first cam) and I'm quite disappointed in its image quality. Low light focusing isn't much of a problem if you don't use telephoto. S1 has a very good video quality, up to 640x 480 @ 30fps and uses ~2MB of space per sec (needs fast CF). However, video is very noisy in low light and limited to 1GB per clip. S1 is more of a still/vcam hybrid and is useful if you don't want to lug a both for occasions such as family outings. So, other than the 10x zoom, video mode and image stablizer, A80 clearly wins. Go for A80 if you don't need those.

Seska

In your pic gallery were those pics taken with the canon s1?

 

[Seska]

Originally posted by: quackagator
In your pic gallery were those pics taken with the canon s1?

Yes, but they're post processed.

Seska

 

[Jejunum]

heres a really nicce review for the a80

the settings he suggest are also quite useful. turning of autofocus was the best thing ive ever done on this camera. i no longer miss so many pics!

http://albert.achtung.com/cameras/A80/#PS

 

[CrabAss]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham
I have the S1 IS and I am quite happy with it.