Closest Comparable to the Canon S3 IS?

After reading reviews I am concerned that buying an S5 may not be
enough of an improvement in image quality over my S1, including
low light performance.

I would like to consider the best alternatives that come CLOSEST
(I will decide on what to give up) to Canon's:
- compact size
- tilting & larger LCD
- movie feature
- use of AA batteries

Could you please advice? Thanks in advance.
- gA

Canon S2 and S5 have very close features and performance to the S3.

On Jun 22, 2:02 pm, sally <s...@sally.com> wrote:
> Canon S2 and S5 have very close features and performance to the S3.

dpreview has comparisons in their tests I use a sony H5, Fuji has a
good sensor but no IS, Panasonics only downfall is noise but they are
tops in several areas, Kodak is also good.

gA wrote:
> After reading reviews I am concerned that buying an S5 may not be enough
> of an improvement in image quality over my S1, including low light
> performance.
>
> I would like to consider the best alternatives that come CLOSEST (I will
> decide on what to give up) to Canon's:
> - compact size
> - tilting & larger LCD
> - movie feature
> - use of AA batteries
>
> Could you please advice? Thanks in advance.
> - gA

I cannot see anything in bright light with my S2, viewfinder or lcd.
Are the newer models any better?

Edward wrote:

> I cannot see anything in bright light with my S2, viewfinder or lcd.

This doesn't answer what you asked, but if you put your left thumb under the
camera to support it, and extend your left fingers into a shade over your
eyes, it should be easier to see the EVF. I find this to be the case with
my S3, but YMMV.

--
Garry Knight
garryknight@gmx.net

Garry Knight wrote:
> Edward wrote:
>
>> I cannot see anything in bright light with my S2, viewfinder or lcd.
>
> This doesn't answer what you asked, but if you put your left thumb under the
> camera to support it, and extend your left fingers into a shade over your
> eyes, it should be easier to see the EVF. I find this to be the case with
> my S3, but YMMV.
>

Thanks, but I find that the image is still washed out.

"gA" <realty@ualberta.net> wrote in message
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> After reading reviews I am concerned that buying an S5 may not be enough
> of an improvement in image quality over my S1, including low light
> performance.
>
> I would like to consider the best alternatives that come CLOSEST (I will
> decide on what to give up) to Canon's:
> - compact size
> - tilting & larger LCD
> - movie feature
> - use of AA batteries
>
> Could you please advice? Thanks in advance.
> - gA

The "use of AA batteries" makes that tough. Otherwise I'd advise you to
check out the excellent Panasonic line of FZ-series cameras.

You might want to reconsider that batteries requirement. While it's true
that AA batteries are inexpensive and universally available, which is a
definite plus, the fact is you're almost certainly going to go to
rechargeables anyway and in that case lithium-ion batteries have many big
advantages over AAs. Li-Ions are initially expensive if you buy the camera
maker's brand, but I've had excellent results with really cheap no-name
batteries you can buy on eBay. And compared to NiMH AAs the Li-Ions have
better power for their size and weight, charge faster, hold their charges
longer and at least in my experience never seem to fail, while I've often
had NiMH cells fail.

Neil

"AAvK" <Idondodat@wahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "gA" <realty@ualberta.net> wrote in message
> news:NjQei.52617$1i1.16825@pd7urf3no...
>> After reading reviews I am concerned that buying an S5 may not be enough
>> of an improvement in image quality over my S1, including low light
>> performance.
>>
>> I would like to consider the best alternatives that come CLOSEST (I will
>> decide on what to give up) to Canon's:
>> - compact size
>> - tilting & larger LCD
>> - movie feature
>> - use of AA batteries
>>
>> Could you please advice? Thanks in advance.
>> - gA
>
>
>
> Fujifilm s9100. 6th gen super CCD hr.
>
> Compact enough, no fd feature, tilting screen is a mere 2" (good enough I
> think). Best high
> ISO performance of any major or minor P&S in existence... worth it. No
> mechanical image
> stabilization, just an OS software method which chooses ISO and shutter
> speed for you.
>

This is NOT optical stabilization, no matter how the manufacturers try to
spin it. It's auto ISO, nothing more.

Mark