CONFUSED-- SD870, SD 850 or SD 800?? Can everybody give me some precious advice on this?
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I'm in the same battle now, Help Don't mind the price but witch would do the job?
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Thank you. I was looking for a micro sd. You kept me from making a big mistake. Looking at so many they are getting f2f confusing. Many thanks.
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I refuse to make the purchase until prices drop. The LN55A950 is out as well as the LN52B750. Plus, it appears that the only real difference b/w the A750 and the 850 is that the 850 is slimmer.I will wait until Memorial Day and see if the prices drop by then...
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Hi everybody!DO you think that the image stabilizer in both cameras (800 and 850) are the same? In Brazil, the prices are lowest to buy SD800 IS, but this resoruce is very important to my job. So, if it´s better in SD850 IS.... Could you help de to decide?Tks, Arnaldo.
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Sorry T. Das, but that is not correct. The SD870 is the successor to the SD800, both with the 28mm wide angle lenses. The SD850 is the one without the wide angle lens. Blame Canon for their extremely confusing product identification.
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I bought an 8GB HCSD, because I wanted to have more space. Manufacturer claims is a class 6 card, which is supposedly the fastest (or one of the faster cards). Using it, I found: 1. The RAW shooting, would take about the same time that took my 2G MicroSD with adapter, that is, if you're planning about taking bursts of pictures RAW, that won't do the trick. 2. I found the bigger size of videos is 2GB, and that appears to be limited by the filesystem of the cards it self. That's around 23 minutes in the highest quality mode.
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i bought this on friday and i got this one, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VNKNF0 basically any SD, SDHC, SDXC will work with this.
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One last thing: Would you give the same advice re 8GB SD cards -- to pick up a Sandisk Ultra 8GB class 4?
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I'm also trying to decide between the SD850 and SD750...I prefer the S850 features, but this camera is so much thicker (1.04" vs 0.77"), and I was looking for a thin camera. The dimensions are on Canon's website...have you physically seen the two cameras and can you confirm the difference in thickness? I was curious that you did not mention...perhaps it's not as different as I think?
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The SSDs you have to worry about are the ones with the Sandforce controllers. Samsung makes their own controllers. The 830s and 840s have been tested and confirmed to work with the Mini, so I suspect the 850 won't change that. Keep in mind, if you use all SSDs in the Mini, don't fill the mSATA slot, because that will not give you any boost in performance, and it might even be a bottleneck.
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Funny, I was just looking at the two cameras myself and ended up purchasing the SD880IS.The SD880IS is slimmer (0.9 vs. 1.1) and has a bigger LCD screen (3.0 vs. 2.5). Granted, the SD880IS gives up a little in terms of optical zoom (4.0 vs 5.0) but that's the price you pay for having a slim compact camera. I wanted something above the run of the mill 3x optical zoom cameras out there and the 4x SD880IS fits the bill, even if I had to pay $50 extra over the price of the SD890IS. And FYI, the SD880IS is a newer camera, hence the "better" DIGIC 4 Image Processor over the SD890IS's DIGIC III Image Processor. Funny, I was just looking at the two cameras myself and ended up purchasing the SD880IS.The SD880IS is slimmer (0.9 vs. 1.1) and has a bigger LCD screen (3.0 vs. 2.5). Granted, the SD880IS gives up a little in terms of optical zoom (4.0 vs 5.0) but that's the price you pay for having a slim compact camera. I wanted something above the run of the mill 3x optical zoom cameras out there and the 4x SD880IS fits the bill, even if I had to pay $50 extra over the price of the SD890IS. And FYI, the SD880IS is a newer camera, hence the "better" DIGIC 4 Image... » Read More Funny, I was just looking at the two cameras myself and ended up purchasing the SD880IS.The SD880IS is slimmer (0.9 vs. 1.1) and has a bigger LCD screen (3.0 vs. 2.5). Granted, the SD880IS gives up a little in terms of optical zoom (4.0 vs 5.0) but that's the price you pay for having a slim compact camera. I wanted something above the run of the mill 3x optical zoom cameras out there and the 4x SD880IS fits the bill, even if I had to pay $50 extra over the price of the SD890IS. And FYI, the SD880IS is a newer camera, hence the "better" DIGIC 4 Image Processor over the SD890IS's DIGIC III Image Processor. « Show Less
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Thanks Tech Guy. I see that it takes SDHC, and the video size limitation is fine by me. I'll have to see if I can get an a solid answer from Canon's tech support on if the 790 can take advantage of the faster in-camera processing Class 6 cards have (the upload to computer speed advantage doesn't mean much to me), and if it varies by brand. I also am wondering if I'll need to replace my current SD card reader if I do buy and use any of these higher capacity / faster SD cards.
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anyone who is confused with this 700 vs 800, pls take look athttp://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/sd800.htmafter saw the review, i made my pick.
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Hi.I hope this helps. I had the same question as you did. On occassions I use the standard SD cards, but when traveling I like to use the Extreme SDHC cards. I called tech support and they told me the following.The first ones out on the market only could read Standard SD cards. The new ones being sold accepts SDHC cards. Good new if you have an older model. Sandisk offers a firmware update at their site. So you are covered.I hope this helped.
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Thank you. I was looking for a micro sd. You kept me from making a big mistake. Looking at so many they are getting confusing. Many thanks.
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Great tips in this thread, thanks.I can't find what memory card I can get for my new 790. Does anyone know if it will take an 8 or even a 16 gig SDHC card? And can I use a "Class 6", or is it only able to accept/benefit from a "Class 4"? Can anyone recommend a solid, inexpensive card reader for SDHC cards? Thanks for your replies.
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Thanks, Mey, that really helps and makes me feel much better about trying out the SD750. I have ordered it and am waiting for it to arrive...can't wait to try it out.