Two things I hate about the H5, although it may be a better overall camera
than the Canon, are the much larger bulky size, and the Sony "only" memory
stick.

David, I am in the same boat as you. I can't quiet decide on the Canon,
Sony, or the panasonic. I'm leaning towards the Canon, but haven't handled
the Panasonic. One drawback on the FZ7 is it only uses the rechargable
battery from Panasonic.


"Protoncek (ex.SleeperMan)" wrote in message
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"David Ruether" wrote in message
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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?).
--

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"
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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.