can't decide which one to purchase, any suggestions? Thanks!

[ctq1]

Canon PowerShot G3, 4 megapixel, US$699.99
4x Optical/3.6x digital/14x combined zoom
(why this 4MP is more expensive than the below 2 5MP cameras?)


Canon Powershot S50, 5 megapixel,
US$ 599.99
3x optical/3.6x digital/12x combined zoom


Olympus C-50Z, 5 megapixel, US$599.99
3x optical/4x digital/12x combined zoom


Any suggestions/recommendations would be highly appreciated, many thanks to you all.

 

[DDDD]

I think G3 is much better than S50 and c50.

 

[ctq1]

DDDD, thanks much for your kind advice.

 

[阿搜]

One stupid method:
Which one is heavier.


No doubt that G3 is the latest and hottest model, because
it uses a lot of new technologies.

Check some websites to decide.

(If I were you , I would not judge them by pixel. Over 3M
is not useful. Check which one has largest CCD. Because it
decides the quality of the original captured image. Greater
optical zoom is better. Movie function,digital zoom is
useless.

 

[ctq1]

Sawol,

Thank you for your very useful advice, which will help me great deal for my decision-making. Much appreciated.

 

[fad]

最初由 ctq1 发布
Canon PowerShot G3, 4 megapixel, US$699.99
4x Optical/3.6x digital/14x combined zoom
(why this 4MP is more expensive than the below 2 5MP cameras?)


Canon Powershot S50, 5 megapixel,
US$ 599.99
3x optical/3.6x digital/12x combined zoom


Olympus C-50Z, 5 megapixel, US$599.99
3x optical/4x digital/12x combined zoom


Any suggestions/recommendations would be highly appreciated, many thanks to you all.

Not familiar with Olympus but out of G3 and S50, I will choose G3 anytime for the following reasons:

1. 4 x optical zoom vs. 3x optical zoom: longer zoom is always helpful especially for portrait; I had a G2 with 3 x zoom and I always missed my 80 - 200 zoom lense on traditional SLR.

2. G3 has hot shoe to mount external flash and I believe S50 does not have this option. Unless you tried it, you won't believe how much better your indoor/low light photo will be with external flash, compared to the internal flash.

Cheers

2.

 

[Oreo]

I think G3 is much better.