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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
that seems a very long way to say "Yes"
Arty "Jaspinator" wrote in message ... "Arty Phacting" wrote in message ... is the A80 much the same? Arty "Sceptre" wrote in message om... (octopus) wrote in message om... (James Cloud) wrote in message . com... Hello, I am choosing a 3mp camera and these two are being considered. Nikon has a $100 mail-in rebated which dropped the 3700 to below the A75 price. Seems to me the 3700 is a slightly superior camera than A75, with a smaller body and the use of the lithium ion battery. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance. James Best Buy offers the Canon A80 for $249.- (I saw it in one shop - in another shop it was still $298.- and I had to tell them that I saw the other price before they matched it). This is a 4MP camera with a vari-angle LCD screen and it has a bigger sensor than the A75. You can find some good information on the A80 at: http://web.tampabay.rr.com/onlinesharing/A80/review/ Markus Hey, Don't get the A75. For more information, read my post at http://forums.powershot-a.com/showth... threadid=8933 where A75 users on CANON'S WEBSITE are complaining that the Auto mode uses bad apertures and focusing when taking pictures. The result is that the pictures are out of focus, and tons of purple fringing with auto mode setting apertures at 2.8 most of the time. Hi there just my 2p worth, but having used the A75 (and its little brother the a60) its a pretty fantastic camera for the price, and if you read through the forum mentioned above many of the posters there seem to like it too and do not notice those problems |
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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
Let's see if I have this right:
A name takes a better photo The difference between AA and LiON is not clear Oh OK Arty "James Cloud" wrote in message om... (Terence) wrote in message . com... (James Cloud) wrote in message . com... [snip] Thanks for the replies. Chris, the 3700 is only 264 from comp-u-plus, with $100 off, it's $164. Compu-u-plus is a reputable place -- I've bought from them before. Agreed A75 is more intuitive in controls. I failed to understand why AA batteries are superior to Lithium Ion. True, you can get AA anywhere, but the Li-Ion battery can last couple of hundreds shots. James I'm not familiar with the 3700 (just popped over to the Fuji site to check the specs), but I do have an A75 so my opinion is probably skewed towards the Canon. The A75 has much more robust set of manual controls than the Fuji - it's something I specifically looked for when I was shopping around for a digicam. This might not be as important to you, but having the option to manually set the F-ratio, shutter speed, focus, ISO, etc... was something I wanted in a camera. I found the 9-point autofocus in the Canon to be unreliable, so I simply turned off that feature and use the single/centre point focus. Other than wishing for a high model Canon digicam (which I would get if I had the money), I'm pretty happy with my A75. Terrence, thanks for the advice, however, I was looking at a Nikon 3700, not the Fuji. I tried out both cameras and decided on the Nikon 3700 for my own personal use. The main reason is that I need a digital camera with good macro capabilities to take close up shots of products I sell. The Nikon 3700 produced STUNNING macro shots under flash conditions in my test. The 3700 was so smart in macro mode that it not only autofocused accurately, but also knew to throttle down the flash so that the object was not flooded in light. I was pleasantly surprised since not much was written about this aspect in most digital camera reviews. A75, nevertheless, is a very good camera too and has a good reputation. Nikon 3700, since it's a new model, has less name recogniztion than the A75. James |
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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
Let's see if I have this right:
A name takes a better photo The difference between AA and LiON is not clear Oh OK Arty "James Cloud" wrote in message om... (Terence) wrote in message . com... (James Cloud) wrote in message . com... [snip] Thanks for the replies. Chris, the 3700 is only 264 from comp-u-plus, with $100 off, it's $164. Compu-u-plus is a reputable place -- I've bought from them before. Agreed A75 is more intuitive in controls. I failed to understand why AA batteries are superior to Lithium Ion. True, you can get AA anywhere, but the Li-Ion battery can last couple of hundreds shots. James I'm not familiar with the 3700 (just popped over to the Fuji site to check the specs), but I do have an A75 so my opinion is probably skewed towards the Canon. The A75 has much more robust set of manual controls than the Fuji - it's something I specifically looked for when I was shopping around for a digicam. This might not be as important to you, but having the option to manually set the F-ratio, shutter speed, focus, ISO, etc... was something I wanted in a camera. I found the 9-point autofocus in the Canon to be unreliable, so I simply turned off that feature and use the single/centre point focus. Other than wishing for a high model Canon digicam (which I would get if I had the money), I'm pretty happy with my A75. Terrence, thanks for the advice, however, I was looking at a Nikon 3700, not the Fuji. I tried out both cameras and decided on the Nikon 3700 for my own personal use. The main reason is that I need a digital camera with good macro capabilities to take close up shots of products I sell. The Nikon 3700 produced STUNNING macro shots under flash conditions in my test. The 3700 was so smart in macro mode that it not only autofocused accurately, but also knew to throttle down the flash so that the object was not flooded in light. I was pleasantly surprised since not much was written about this aspect in most digital camera reviews. A75, nevertheless, is a very good camera too and has a good reputation. Nikon 3700, since it's a new model, has less name recogniztion than the A75. James |
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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
I got my A75 from Buydig.com for $204.95. It arrived 2 days after I
placed the order, remarkable(no tax & free shipping). It seems to be ok, several websites gave it a good rating. I do get an annoying prompt to change the batteries, even though I just put batteries in that were included w/camera. Maybe they're bad, I'll have to try some duracells or buy the NiMH rechargables. I would've picked the Nikon Coolpix 3700, but I don't have time to wait for the $100 rebate. I noticed a few online vendors had it priced around $170, which included the rebate, but with shipping charges it would have been closer to 185 or 190. Plus if you look at the rebate form it says only cameras purchased from an authorized "Nikon" vendors will get the rebate. I didnt have time to follow up with Nikon to see whether or not "Compu-plus", or any of the others were "authorized" dealers. Many sites knocked the Nikon's overall image quality too, but the macro mode is supposedly pretty sweet for close-up shots. The movie mode is exceptional, at least as far as the spex are concerned, you get 640x480 @ 30fps, which is astounding. Although, I've read people complaining that the video/audio is out of sync. I didnt buy a digital camera for its movie potential, I bought it for it's image quality. |
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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
so the quicker it arrives in the post the better it is?
Oh OK Arty "Brian Mahan" wrote in message om... I got my A75 from Buydig.com for $204.95. It arrived 2 days after I placed the order, remarkable(no tax & free shipping). It seems to be snipped |
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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
so the quicker it arrives in the post the better it is?
Oh OK Arty "Brian Mahan" wrote in message om... I got my A75 from Buydig.com for $204.95. It arrived 2 days after I placed the order, remarkable(no tax & free shipping). It seems to be snipped |
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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
tell me that that is not all you got from brian's clear and articulate post.
i would summarize his post as buyer beware, or you get what you pay for... i had his very thought about the camera dealer that i never heard of with a low price on the camera... namely, what are their shipping fees, restocking fees, and if they are indeed authorized dealers which is a requirement for the rebate to be honored... sometimes what seems like a bargain is not a bargain at all... i also can't help but wonder why nikon has decided that it must offer a rebate that represents over 30% of the price of the product. that is extremely large. was is just a marketing screw up that had them price the camera well above what the competitors were offering or is there some sort of problem with it that it simply isn't selling. does anyone know? "Arty Phacting" wrote in message ... so the quicker it arrives in the post the better it is? Oh OK Arty "Brian Mahan" wrote in message om... I got my A75 from Buydig.com for $204.95. It arrived 2 days after I placed the order, remarkable(no tax & free shipping). It seems to be snipped |
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Nikon 3700 or Canon A75
tell me that that is not all you got from brian's clear and articulate post.
i would summarize his post as buyer beware, or you get what you pay for... i had his very thought about the camera dealer that i never heard of with a low price on the camera... namely, what are their shipping fees, restocking fees, and if they are indeed authorized dealers which is a requirement for the rebate to be honored... sometimes what seems like a bargain is not a bargain at all... i also can't help but wonder why nikon has decided that it must offer a rebate that represents over 30% of the price of the product. that is extremely large. was is just a marketing screw up that had them price the camera well above what the competitors were offering or is there some sort of problem with it that it simply isn't selling. does anyone know? "Arty Phacting" wrote in message ... so the quicker it arrives in the post the better it is? Oh OK Arty "Brian Mahan" wrote in message om... I got my A75 from Buydig.com for $204.95. It arrived 2 days after I placed the order, remarkable(no tax & free shipping). It seems to be snipped |
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Get the canon
These shots were all taken by the A75. It would probably look better on a mac screen however since it is pretty much optimized for my powerbook. http://www.rishio.com/photos_infire/index.html Rishi O' "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:_KfNc.7369$zf3.2971@trndny03... i think that the canon is a better product... and that your pricing is not accurate... the nikon 3700 is at bhphotovideo for $399.95 less $100 rebate for a final cost of $299.95. the canon a75 is at bhphotovideo for $219.95 and not rebate nonsense. so, even after the rebate, the nikon is over 35% more costly than the canon. the a75 uses regular 'aa' alkaline batteries so you will not be far from a fresh set if in a pinch. of course you can also use lithium or nimh type batteries in it (comes with alkaline). the canon has a much better user interface with menus that are more intuitive. the autofocus assist on the canon is superior. the canon comes with better software. the canon comes with a 32mb compact flash card and compact flash cards are relatively cheap to the secure digital cards that the nikon uses (despite that fact that sd cards have recently dropped in price). the nikon comes with a 16mb secure digital memory card. 256mb sd/cf are about $65/45 respectively. the nikon is smaller, but the canon feels better in your hand because of its grip. read the reviews at http://www.steves-digicams.com/ and decide for yourself, but i say go with the canon. "James Cloud" wrote in message om... Hello, I am choosing a 3mp camera and these two are being considered. Nikon has a $100 mail-in rebated which dropped the 3700 to below the A75 price. Seems to me the 3700 is a slightly superior camera than A75, with a smaller body and the use of the lithium ion battery. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance. James |
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