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"David J Taylor" wrote in message
... BTW: Canon (as I recall) promise "20 new digital cameras" last year. Did they deliver on what they promised? (Just for interest - I'm not trying to say they did or they did not). I count 19 announcements in 2004: Canon EOS-1D Mark II Canon PowerShot S410 (Digital IXUS 430) Canon PowerShot SD110 (Digital IXUS IIs) Canon PowerShot A75 Canon PowerShot A310 Canon PowerShot S500 (Digital IXUS 500) Canon PowerShot Pro1 Canon PowerShot S1 IS Canon PowerShot S60 Canon PowerShot A85 Canon PowerShot G6 Canon EOS 20D Canon PowerShot A400 Canon PowerShot A95 Canon PowerShot S70 Canon PowerShot SD20 (Digital IXUS i5) Canon PowerShot SD200 (Digital IXUS 30) Canon PowerShot SD300 (Digital IXUS 40) Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II I wonder which model didn't make it!?! |
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True211 wrote:
"David J Taylor" wrote in message ... BTW: Canon (as I recall) promise "20 new digital cameras" last year. Did they deliver on what they promised? (Just for interest - I'm not trying to say they did or they did not). I count 19 announcements in 2004: [] I wonder which model didn't make it!?! I'll forgive them a 5% error margin! G David |
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"David J Taylor" wrote in message ... True211 wrote: "David J Taylor" wrote in message ... BTW: Canon (as I recall) promise "20 new digital cameras" last year. Did they deliver on what they promised? (Just for interest - I'm not trying to say they did or they did not). I count 19 announcements in 2004: [] I wonder which model didn't make it!?! I'll forgive them a 5% error margin! G They were probably planning to get the 8MP followup to the Rebel 300D out sooner, but it didn't work out. That's my guess. |
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David J Taylor wrote: True211 wrote: [] Go with the Canon. You will not regret it. Is it about time that Canon brought out a 5MP camera with IS? 3MP is only marginally adequate these days.... If you mostly make small prints, like 4x6, with an occasional 8x10 and nothing larger, 3MP is fine, far more than "marginally adequate". If you don't make larger prints, and don't often crop extensively, the extra MP don't really get you any real benefit, but do take more space on memory cards, hard disks, and backup media. Lisa |
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Lisa Horton wrote:
David J Taylor wrote: True211 wrote: [] Go with the Canon. You will not regret it. Is it about time that Canon brought out a 5MP camera with IS? 3MP is only marginally adequate these days.... If you mostly make small prints, like 4x6, with an occasional 8x10 and nothing larger, 3MP is fine, far more than "marginally adequate". If you don't make larger prints, and don't often crop extensively, the extra MP don't really get you any real benefit, but do take more space on memory cards, hard disks, and backup media. Lisa Lisa, I think we are saying the same thing but with a different emphasis - I did say adequate, but qualified it with marginal because of the cropping and large print issues you mentioned. Yes, I have seen good 10 x 8 (actually A4 size) print from 3MP, but going to 5MP or 8MP does give a perceptibly improved quality. Perhaps "just adequate" would have been a better description. Cheers, David |
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Lisa Horton wrote:
David J Taylor wrote: True211 wrote: [] Go with the Canon. You will not regret it. Is it about time that Canon brought out a 5MP camera with IS? 3MP is only marginally adequate these days.... If you mostly make small prints, like 4x6, with an occasional 8x10 and nothing larger, 3MP is fine, far more than "marginally adequate" That doesn't even come close to 300 PPI, which is a good measure of "photo quality". I find that 3MP images start to look soft at sizes larger than 5 X 7. -- Thaddeus Lip****z |
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Thad wrote: Lisa Horton wrote: David J Taylor wrote: True211 wrote: [] Go with the Canon. You will not regret it. Is it about time that Canon brought out a 5MP camera with IS? 3MP is only marginally adequate these days.... If you mostly make small prints, like 4x6, with an occasional 8x10 and nothing larger, 3MP is fine, far more than "marginally adequate" That doesn't even come close to 300 PPI, which is a good measure of "photo quality". I find that 3MP images start to look soft at sizes larger than 5 X 7. You sure about that? My 3MP camera produces files that are 2048x1536, about right for a 4x5 at 300DPI or so. Otherwise, yes, they do start looking soft at sizes larger than that, but likely no worse than the typical consumer is used to from their P&S or disposable. But the point I was trying to make though, is that if you mainly print 4x6 (or 4x5, as appropriate), and rarely print larger sizes, 3MP is plenty sufficient for that size of print, without unecessary usage of storage resources. Lisa PS: odd followup you have set there... |
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