Should i buy the Olympus Stylus 730 or the Canon Powershot SD 750?

Question

both screens are 3in. i just dont know which one to choose. what is your personal experience on either camera? pleez help i need a new camera badly. also it has to have both mac and pc compatibility.

Answer 1

These cameras spec out quite similarly, but the Canon is the winner to me, if for no other reason than the fact that it has an optical viewfinder.

I lament the passing of the optical viewfinder and I would choose almost any camera with an optical viewfinder over one that only has an LCD viewfinder. Why?

1. You never have the option of turning off the LCD and these things eat batteries for lunch and spit them out. Why do away with the option of a viewfinder that has zero electrical drain?

2. It can be difficult to see the image on an LCD in bright sunlight, even if they are "new and improved."

3. You have to hold an LCD viewer out at some distance in front of your face. This is more conspicuous than I prefer to be all the time.

4. The need to hold a camera at arms length will introduce some shake. I like the idea of stabilizing a camera against my face when I am taking a picture. This is especially important with a longer zoom lens. No wonder "image stablization" or "vibration reduction" is necessary with these cameras. Not that there's anything WRONG with IS or VR, but it is really a requirement with LCD viewfinders and telephoto lenses.

5. Using the LCD to view photos after you've taken them slows down the camera quite a bit. You can't shut of the LCD monitor and still take pictures if you don't have an optical viewfinder.

There are not many user reviews on either camera yet, but go here and actually read the comments.

For the Olympus, a few said that the menu structure was tedious and the shutter lag was horrible.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinions.asp?prodkey=oly_stylus770sw

There is only one user review for the SD750 so far:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinions.asp?prodkey=canon_sd750
but there are several for the similar SD1000:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinions.asp?prodkey=canon_sd1000

Answer 2

For me the Canon would be preferable for several reasons. The lens is a wider lens (5.8mm vs 6.3mm). The lens is a brighter lens (2.8 vs 3.5). Plus, like somebody else said, it has the optical viewfinder. That will save on batteries. And the feature set is far superior. i.e. all the VIVID photo effect settings (if you're into that sort of thing).

Hope these hints help.

Answer 3

I have heard better things about the Canon Powershot camera. I would recommend that one.

Answer 4

CANON POWERSHOT SD 750 its the best I used to be a photographer and it was one of my most frequently used cameras IT IS MY BABY!!!

Answer 5

Little P&S cameras are very sturdy at giving to a huge DOF, yet no longer very sturdy in any respect on the shallow end. The portrait placing frequently is the nearest element you receives. preserving a lengthy way between your challenge and the historic past facilitates, too.

Answer 6

dpreview is a great comparison site. here's the side by side for your two cameras:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_sd750%2Coly_stylus750&show=all