Ixus 500 is out

[Hoky]

The Ixus 500 is out today.
Saw it in many shops today.

Wonder how much izzit selling at?
A little regret buying my Ixus 400 two weeks ago.

[majere2sg]

Originally Posted by Hoky The Ixus 500 is out today. Saw it in many shops today. Wonder how much izzit selling at? A little regret buying my Ixus 400 two weeks ago.

Bargaincity is selling at $833 (excluding gst) so I guess the price should be around there ?
Just use your Ixus 400 until you think you have outgrown it and proceed on directly to DSLR ? heeeheee

[hanoman]

This info is quite 'useful' for my friend who just bought Ixus400 during expo. I already told him Canon will lauch many new DC this year

[Amfibius]

Originally Posted by Hoky The Ixus 500 is out today. Saw it in many shops today. Wonder how much izzit selling at? A little regret buying my Ixus 400 two weeks ago.

You should not regret buying your S400. It is a better camera than the S500 IMO. I don't think you need to go beyond 4 megapixels for a small point and shoot. There are disadvantages to cramming too many pixels into a tiny sensor:

1. More noise in shadow areas and high ISO.
2. Increased susceptibility to sensor blooming.
3. Increased susceptibility to purple fringing.

With the TINY sensor and the less-than-stellar lens I do not think you will want to enlarge larger than A4 EVEN if you managed to capture a perfectly exposed 5 megapixel image. You will just show up the deficiencies of the lens and highlight noise in shadow areas.

Keep your S400 and be happy.

[Hoky]

Originally Posted by Amfibius You should not regret buying your S400. It is a better camera than the S500 IMO. I don't think you need to go beyond 4 megapixels for a small point and shoot. There are disadvantages to cramming too many pixels into a tiny sensor: 1. More noise in shadow areas and high ISO. 2. Increased susceptibility to sensor blooming. 3. Increased susceptibility to purple fringing. With the TINY sensor and the less-than-stellar lens I do not think you will want to enlarge larger than A4 EVEN if you managed to capture a perfectly exposed 5 megapixel image. You will just show up the deficiencies of the lens and highlight noise in shadow areas. Keep your S400 and be happy.

Thanks Amfibius, that really soothes me.