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New camera - Casio (Exilim 1080/1200) vs. Canon (SD1000)
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My apologies in case my real name and contact details are not displayed properly. I am posting this using Google Groups and am not sure whether all my settings work out the way I want them to. --------- Hey all - So, I broke my digital camera on Friday, which takes me right back to where I was about two years ago before I bought it: the decision of whether to buy a Canon or a Casio. Last time I went for the Casio and was pretty happy with my Exilim Z-750. I mainly bought it, because I wanted to be able to manually set aperture and shutter, a feature the Canon Powershot SD-series did not offer back then, and still doesn't, if I am not mistaken. Right now, I am trying to decide between the following models: Canon PowerShot SD1000 Casio Exilim EX-Z1080 Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 SR I would again like to be able to manually set aperture and shutter. According to dPreview that's possible with the Casio models but not with the Canon one. Going through the Casio manuals, though, I couldn't really find a section where it explained how those settings can be done manually. So I am not sure whether the new Casio cameras still have the same functionality as my Z-750 did. Does anyone know how to do, for example, time exposure with both the Canon and the Casios and how they differ in functionality in that regard? Also, I am a little bummed out about the decreased minimum shutter. According to dPreview the Casio models only support 4 seconds as opposed to the 60 seconds of my old Z-750. In this category, I'd definitely prefer a Canon with at least 15 seconds. Last but not least, I was wondering whether, in your opinion, the additional features of the Z1200 justify the higher price and whether I, should I decide to go for a Casio, should go for the Z1200. Unfortunately I am in Mexico right now and under somewhat of a time pressure, so I do not have a chance to personally try out those models. Therefore, I would greatly appreciate any kind of help and advice from those folks, who have already used the above mentioned cameras. Of course, I am also open to suggestions going beyond my current favorites. Thanks in advance! Tim |
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