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Canon SD 800 IS or 850 IS?

by Vega6794 May 22, 2007 8:32AM PDT

I have been researching digital cameras for months now and have finally narrowed it down to something in the Powershot SD series. Now I need some advice: Should I go ahead and buy the SD 800 or wait until the 850 comes out?

I know the 850 is actually an upgrade from the SD 700, but I noticed that the 700 got better reviews than the 800. Obviously, I'm not going to invest in the 700 when the release of its newer version is just around the corner, so that's out of the question.

So what do you think, is the 850 going to be that much better than the 800 in terms of improvements over the 700? I just realized how confusing this thread must seem to anyone reading it. Any advice would be great.

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Canon SD800IS - SD850IS
by snapshot2 Forum moderator May 22, 2007 10:36AM PDT
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When will the 850IS be released?
by sfsweet May 24, 2007 12:32AM PDT

I have been going back and forth between the 800 IS and the 750, now that I see an 850 IS will be released, I think I want this one. When will it be available for purchase? I leave for vacation a month from today, and would love to get a new camera for the trip.

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SD850IS
by snapshot2 Forum moderator May 24, 2007 4:26AM PDT

Amazon.com shows it available on July 15.

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ship date
by sfsweet May 24, 2007 4:30AM PDT

thanks, I actually emailed Canon after I posted that question, and received a response back from them saying they are shipping to stores on May 30th ~ so hopefully it will be available soon!

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SD850
by Vega6794 May 24, 2007 2:43PM PDT

That would be great if it shipped that early. The only bad thing is I know it's going to be about $350 if not more. I'm going to check out Ebay after its released. Those power sellers always seem to get really crazy hookups. Otherwise I'm thinking about just buying one the 700. I feel like I've heard too many negative things about the 850.

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correction
by Vega6794 May 24, 2007 2:45PM PDT

I meant the 800. I've heard negative things about the 800, not the 850.

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buying the 850
by sfsweet May 24, 2007 11:17PM PDT

Amazon has a really good price matching policy, where if you buy directly from Amazon --not one of their authorized partners-- and the price goes down within 30 days of purchase (which it usually does after first being released) then you send them an email and they will reimburse you the difference.

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