Canon S500 or A80

[Bassyhead]

i would pick the a80 from the two

 

[DaWhim]

get a canon and pledge to the canon fan club!

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
get a canon and pledge to the canon fan club!

<pod person voice> joooiiinnn usssss !!! </pod person voice>

<borg voice> resistance is futile </borg voice>

... but seriously I looked at specs for cameras from $100 to $450 before settling on my A80. The test shots at www.imaging-resource.com were noticeably better (to my eye) with the Canons than Fuji's and to a lesser extent the 4 MP Nikon.

 

[bcterps]

A80 has more advanced features, but can't compare to the S500 for size. Personally I'd choose the S410 over the S500, the extra megapixel is not going to make that much of a difference (unless you really need to print pics bigger than 8x10), and in fact can introduce more noise to the picture. The added video mode isn't that great (30 secs max, 10 fps).

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

We just bought the Canon IXUS 500 (whihc is the S500 in North America).

It's a tiny camera and so far it has been yielding good battery life. I don't know about all of its functions/settings yet (I haven't played with all that much).

But it seems to be taking good shots so far. I only wish it had a battery meter on it.