Originally posted by Maflynn:
Here's my question, probably an easy one. Is there a real noticable differnce between a 3.2 megapixel camera vs a 4.0 mp camera when both are set to their respective highest quality and using the same image size.
I can appreciate your budget concerns, but I really, really would try to swing the A80.
There are two things one can't get enough of: pixels and zoom. I
guarantee that there will be one sweet shot in your future that, after looking at it, you'll wish you had more pixels (for cropping or printing a larger image). Now, whether that's justification enough for you, I'm not sure.
Two advantages the A80 has: the swivel LCD (great for composing while holding the camera above your head or down low--again it may not happen a lot, but when it does, you'll be glad); and the 9-point
AIAF where you can tell the camera where to focus on a 9-square grid (I've found it works well on my S230).
Once the A80 begins shipping, I'd bet it will be cheaper that $399--perhaps not by much.
My last pieces of somewhat sage advice: always, always shoot at the highest resolution and image quality. The file size may be larger, but you'll always have the best that camera has (you've paid for the resolution--use it).
I prefer to use multiple, smaller CF cards rather than one large one (2x256 MB vs 1x512). It spreads the shots over multiple cards in case one gets lost, corrupted, stolen, etc.
Whichever camera you buy--have fun.
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