S2 Or S3??

[KiamH]

Dear Canon fans,

pls help. I went throught a review abt the S3IS and found that it is not to much diff fom a S2. Any reason why I should get a S3 instead of a S2. Pls advise, I'm a newbie.

 

[bpribadi]

S3 slightly faster and more responsive, and despite of 1Mp more pixel than S2, S3 noise is lower.

 

[cerebrus]

S3 has slightly more functionality then the S2. Also, seems to be less noisy. The extra 1MP does not really make a difference.

 

[Final_depth]

get the S3 instead.. its more responsive and faster

 

[NightZ88]

it's common human nature to go for e best.. so i wld recommend e S3 as well if e budget permits. if nt, if u get e S2 and u see others usin an S3, u'll go "i shld haf gotten a S3 in the first place"..
besides, e S3 has some added feature dat e S2 doesnT haf and to a lesser extend, it's 'black'. :bsmilie:

 

[lastboltnut]

Anyway, what is the price diff between the 2 cam?? If not much, why not get the newer model?:thumbsup:

 

[cerebrus]

You can buy my S2, then Ill go get the S3

 

[lastboltnut]

Hohohohohoh!:bsmilie: :bsmilie:

You can buy my S2, then Ill go get the S3

 

[cerebrus]

Hohohohohoh!:bsmilie: :bsmilie:

Ill provide FOC training!

Back to topic. You will not be able to find a brand new S2 here. Just go for the S3.

 

[jewemi]

Shucks man. my S2 just got stolen 1 week ago. thinking of getting s3 now... but looking for best price / good price + free accessories....

Any places with good offers?

Challenger actually offered me $799 (Camera, casing, 512MB SD, Cleaning Kit & Tripod)

 

[cerebrus]

Shucks man. my S2 just got stolen 1 week ago. thinking of getting s3 now... but looking for best price / good price + free accessories....

Any places with good offers?

Challenger actually offered me $799 (Camera, casing, 512MB SD, Cleaning Kit & Tripod)

My friend got one from MS Colour a while back, think was about $750. The freebies are actualy from Canon, not Challenger. Tripod is a small dinky one, can hardly hold the camera.

 

[jewemi]

My friend got one from MS Colour a while back, think was about $750. The freebies are actualy from Canon, not Challenger. Tripod is a small dinky one, can hardly hold the camera.

So.. that means i would be able to get a better deal elsewhere? Which of the following would be the must-have accessories for a beginner?

1. Casing
2. 512MB/1GB SD Card
3. Tripod
4. Cleaning Kit
5. Dry Box?

BTW thanks for the advice...

 

[cerebrus]

Check out this thread, it covers almost all the stuff you need.

 

[jewemi]

Check out this thread, it covers almost all the stuff you need.

Thx bro, I just need to know which I should get together with my camera as a must have so my camera doesnt die on me like within the 1st year or so....

 

[Final_depth]

if im nt wrong.. Alan Photo sellin the S3 for S$680 without GST

 

[carbon14]

if im nt wrong.. Alan Photo sellin the S3 for S$680 without GST

Yeah, so is CP

 

[crusher]

My friend told me S2 has problem reading 1GB SD card, is it true?

 

[J-Chan]

My friend told me S2 has problem reading 1GB SD card, is it true?

been using a 2GB card on my S2 and have no problems at all.. only annoying thing is when I record movies it automatically cuts off when it reaches 1GB..
maybe you got a faulty card?

 

[cerebrus]

been using a 2GB card on my S2 and have no problems at all.. only annoying thing is when I record movies it automatically cuts off when it reaches 1GB..
maybe you got a faulty card?

Its not the card. You can record a max of either 8 min or 1GB of movie at one go, whichever comes first. Think Canon just does not want to compete with its own line of vid cams.

 

[J-Chan]

maybe... the ability to use optical zoom during movies can probably compete with some video cams already..