Hahahaha, well it turns out that both me and my dad bought my mom a digital camera for Christmas. I bought her a Sony DSC-L1, and he bought her a Canon SD200. Our problem now is which one she should use.
Unfortunately, I don't know much about digital imaging, and most of the research I did was with prices and side-by-side comparisons of many specs that I'm not too familiar with.
These are the quick specs, nothing big:
Sony DSC-L1: $299 (paid $285 -- random Circuit City web deal), 4.0 megapixel
Cannon SD200: $299, 3.2 megapixel
She wanted something easy and simple... I knew she wouldn't need a 5 megapixel. However, she did say that she might blow up to 8x10 every once in a while (which means barely if at all), so I was wondering if a 3.2 would be sufficient. I couldn't find a straight answer to this in stores, since most of the salesmen were probably trying to sell me a higher megapixel/more expensive camera.
In my side-by-side comparisons of these two cameras, they seem about the same. I don't really understand most of the specs, but from what I see the only major difference is the megapixel (but I might be wrong, and somebody please call me out on it if I am). The price is the same. Are they very different from each other? If so, which should she choose? It seems like the L1 gives you more bang for the buck based on the megapixels, but with my limited knowledge of digital cameras, the Canon could be better (hence having the same price) and I wouldn't even know it.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks a lot!!!!
Unfortunately, I don't know much about digital imaging, and most of the research I did was with prices and side-by-side comparisons of many specs that I'm not too familiar with.
These are the quick specs, nothing big:
Sony DSC-L1: $299 (paid $285 -- random Circuit City web deal), 4.0 megapixel
Cannon SD200: $299, 3.2 megapixel
She wanted something easy and simple... I knew she wouldn't need a 5 megapixel. However, she did say that she might blow up to 8x10 every once in a while (which means barely if at all), so I was wondering if a 3.2 would be sufficient. I couldn't find a straight answer to this in stores, since most of the salesmen were probably trying to sell me a higher megapixel/more expensive camera.
In my side-by-side comparisons of these two cameras, they seem about the same. I don't really understand most of the specs, but from what I see the only major difference is the megapixel (but I might be wrong, and somebody please call me out on it if I am). The price is the same. Are they very different from each other? If so, which should she choose? It seems like the L1 gives you more bang for the buck based on the megapixels, but with my limited knowledge of digital cameras, the Canon could be better (hence having the same price) and I wouldn't even know it.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks a lot!!!!