"David Ruether" wrote in message
news:Vl%Fg.1159$HW1.798@trndny03...
I took a quick look at the Canon S3-IS and the Sony H2.
I found the eyepiece electronic finder unacceptably unsharp
even with my best efforts to focus the eyepiece; the Sony's
finder is considerably better. I would consider the H2 over
the H5 for its lower image noise levels (the images are otherwise
similar, so why pay the extra?).
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AS far as i know, H2 has lower noise becasue of different noise reduction
program, which however is not as good as one in H5. If you read reviews, as
one in dpreview.com, i think that conclusion is that S3 still has nicer
picture, more even in colors, etc... read one article about comparing S3, H5
and panasonic FZ7 - note especially shot at ISO800 made wth FZ7 - noise
reduction is so strong that pic is quite useless...

David Ruether


http://www.ferrario.com/ruether


----- Original Message -----
From: "Talal Itani"
Newsgroups:
news.misc.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital,rec.phot o.digital.point+shoot,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 3:49 PM
Subject: CANON S3 or SONY H5 ?


Hello,

I am shopping for a digital camera. I narrowed down my search to two
cameras: The Sony Canon S3 and the Sony H5. The S3 can be controlled by
the PC, while the H5 cannot. The H5 has a large display, while the S3
does not. Which one should I buy? They are priced almost the same.
Thank you.

T.I.