UPDATE: Canon S200's now shipping! Dell pre-order on the Canon S200 digital camera, $289.10! S330, $335! Part II

[LS20]

haha @ s200 people.

i swear, though, i still want the s200 over the s330. if the s200 comes in next week, i'd kick myself for getting the larger, heavier s330 over it.

 

[masterxfob]

i wonder how much longer the rest of you are going to have to wait for the s200's.......

 

[staticfly]

here's a hint.. just pretend the s200 doesn't even exsist You will be much happier that way.

 

[Turbo55]

Are they really doing the next-day shipipng for free?

Was it an error on their side or they were just too generous (which I kinda doubt it).

For those getting it next day, let us know if you have received it.

 

[DukeOfAnandTech]

Seeing that 7/16/2002 date is very painful. I'm pretty sure I'll get it before the end of May, but just seeing mid-July on my order status page is making me cringe.

 

[justjay202]

l

 

[kormaster]

Dukeof Anandtech....
My ETA was 6/03/02

Mine shipped today.... but guess how i did it....

I simply emailed them and comlpalined.. they wrote me back the next day(today) saying that it was shipping out and gave me a tracking number.... u should try it.. trying wont hurt u know... i thought i was hopeless too... but.. there is a way...

 

[staticfly]

yes... if you requested next day air, you will get it.

Even if it was FREE. Mine is on the way, next day air. I didn't pay anymore

 

[android]

Mine shipped today, too, ordered on 4/18!!!! Can't wait to see it! Anyone want to buy my Canon S10?

 

[SMA]

My 4/18 order for the 330 shipped yesterday, 4/30. Yea. But I haven't received an order confirmation e-mail, just an acknowledgement e-mail, on the Lexar CF.

Update: I called Dell and there was a problem with the credit card numbers on the intial order for the CF. The very pleasant CSR reinstated the order at the same price. It's now listed on the order site, but with a mid-June ship date. Hope it only takes the same two weeks to actually ship as the 330.

 

[masterxfob]

i just got mine fedex overnight

 

[Empire_DNH]

Guys,
The Imaging Resource just Release the S200 Review


<< S200 vs. S330
Given their strong "family resemblance," many readers will doubtless wonder what the differences are between the S200 and S330 that I reviewed earlier. Truth be told, the two models are very similar, but there are some significant variations between them. To my mind the biggest difference is in the lenses, the S330 sporting a 3x optical zoom, the S200 a 2x one. The S200 also lacks a speaker for sound playback, and doesn't have the fanciful "My Camera" settings of the S330. The S200 also looks a good bit smaller than the S330, but the actual difference amounts to a scant 0.3 inches in length and height, and 0.1 inch in thickness. Surprisingly, the net impression is of a considerably smaller camera, even though the actual dimensions are not all that different.

I suppose a little table would make the comparison easier:
Feature S200 VS S330

Lens 2x (35-70mm equiv) VS 3x (35-105mm equiv)

Audio Movies Only VS Audio Notes also

Internal Speaker No VS Yes

"My Camera" options No VS Yes

Dimensions 87 x 57 x 27 mm VS 95 x 63 x 32 mm

3.4 x 2.2 x 1.1 in VS 3.7 x 2.5 x 1.2 in

Weight 180g, 6.6 oz VS 245g, 8.6 oz
>>



Enjoy guys!!

 

[kormaster]

how long does the battery life last on a s330? U think it is a good idea to get a 2nd batt?? I also need CF card... 128 big enough?? 256 might be a over kill.... and which brand?? I saw Lexar from dell at pretty good price..

 

[V00DOO]

My S330 was shipped April 30 and the expected delivery date May 7. Problem, going on vacation May 3 - May 12. Wish I had selected Next day for Free. *#@#.

 

[randomlinh]

extra battery is a good idea IMO. at least the $30 digipower brand from compusa/circuit city/best buy. You never know when you'll need it. whether or not to try the higher power one from batterybarn.. that's up to you.

 

[LS20]

<< how long does the battery life last on a s330? U think it is a good idea to get a 2nd batt?? I also need CF card... 128 big enough?? 256 might be a over kill.... and which brand?? I saw Lexar from dell at pretty good price.. >>



surprisingly, the 8mb wasn't as miniscule as i had thought. i took a buncha 1600x1200 pix and i forgot that i was on the stock card.. since most of my stuff are for putting up on the web or fooling around.. i switched it to 1024x768 and swapped some more.

the largest pics are about 700kb... so with a 128mb card you can stuff about 180 high resolution shots on there... thats an entire vacation. 128 should be perfect.

also, the battery is supposed to last 130 shots or so w/ lcd... i dont feel the need to get one yet... camera bag and CF card takes precedence in priority

 

[LS20]

Here are some of my sample pics.

As you can see, the color is very vibrant. However, focusing/sharpness seems to be a bit off. I selected the Flower icon which , i think, means macro mode (widest angle about 1 feet away from flower)

PIC1 Automatic. F2.7 @ 1/80th
PIC2Manual. Underexposed by 2/3th step. F2.7 @ 1/125th
PIC3Manual. Overexposed by 2/3th step. F2.7 @ 1/60th


each is about 630KB in size

 

[fatsmcgee]

Called Dell today. The actual manufacturing department... sounded like a factory floor! Anyway, the guy said his latest ETA on the S200 was 30 days from today (May 1).

Ahem, Fack it. I'm buying mine elsewhere. All S200's will ship as soon as I do knowing my luck, so perhaps I'm doing this for the good of everyone else.

 

[jinduy]

gosh this is really sucky...

dude where's my camera?

 

[foggy]

<< Here are some of my sample pics.

As you can see, the color is very vibrant. However, focusing/sharpness seems to be a bit off. I selected the Flower icon which , i think, means macro mode (widest angle about 1 feet away from flower)

PIC1 Automatic. F2.7 @ 1/80th
PIC2Manual. Underexposed by 2/3th step. F2.7 @ 1/125th
PIC3Manual. Overexposed by 2/3th step. F2.7 @ 1/60th


each is about 630KB in size >>



Did you take this with "vivid" colour mode? Cos they look a bit saturated...

Also, focussing issues - if they look fuzzy, it may be because of the focal length. Granted, 1 foot away with wide angle should do it, but try 2 feet with zoom. I experimented and found that you get a better macro result with zoom rather than wide angle.

As for battery - hehe. I guess you'll see. For me, the power ran out surprisingly quick. I even got one from batterybarn that was 1000mah capacity and it too ran out too quick in my opinion. I gather I took probably 60 shots with LCD on and playing around with it before the batteries died. The killer part is that the flash was the drainer (no surprise). So, stay away from flash and LCD if you want to prolong the life of the battery.

If you're going on trips, you're mad not to get a second battery. It'll be a very nice $335 weight in your pocket before you know it

 

[Turbo55]

So who recieved theirs so far? I wished I had selected FREE Overnight shipping, if I only knew it was free earlier.

 

[Rkonster]

I spoke to dell as well about the s200. Although mine has an ETA of 5/10/02, they claimed they now have a new ETA of 5/30/02. Go figure. :|

 

[Smack]

The S200 just came in-stock at Amazon (at full $349 of course). So that means they're out there and maybe Dell will start shipping some now.

 

[bzbee]

<< Did you take this with "vivid" colour mode? Cos they look a bit saturated... >>



I also noticed that on my s330, but I turned off the effects. I've been experimenting with it over the past three weeks and I'm regretting selling my CoolPix. For a P&S camera, it sure takes a lot of tweaking to get my pictures looking right. I now have it set on -1 exposure and only use it in manual mode to get anything looking "right" to me. I've got to give Canon kudos for pictures in low ambient light that my CoolPix really sucked at. There are a few things I thought they might have been able to do easily that would have made it better for me.

* Orientation sensor doesn't cause the picture to be saved in the right orientation, only meant for DISPLAY!!! When I view it on my computer, I have to rotate my pics all over again:< If they can detect the orientation, they could theoretically read the pixels from the CCD into the SRAM in the "correct" order before saving the image.

* Worse yet, orientation sensor doesn't work for movie mode, so all the movies I took sideways now have to be played sideways in Windows Media Player:< Maybe it's a processor bandwidth issue or a limitation of the CCD read function, but if it was only a software development cost, it would have made the camera so much more useable.

(Then again, I haven't gotten through the whole instruction manual, so correct me if I just haven't figured it out)

* A manual setting to control the number of seconds it takes for me to turn the darned thing on. 1.3 seems a little long at times especially if there's a padded area on my camera case to prevent accidental button pushes.

* This last one may be because I have extremely shaky hands, but at extreme telephoto, minute shaking causes the AI to get confused and it can take a long time for the picture to actually be taken. I've noticed that it happens in low ambient light conditions even in wide-angle too.

 

[jinduy]

GOOOD NEWS!!!!!


S200 listed as in stock!!!!!!!


http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.asp?Sku=A0009084&spagenum=1&category_id=2999&keyword=s200&mnf=&prst=0&prEnd=0&mnfsku=&orderby=&SearchType=AND&customer_id=19&Pageb4Search=search&page=search%2Easp&icompatid=&instock=0&refurbished=