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tonyww · Mar 17, 2003, 7:46 PM

i was just reading the review on the canon powershot a70. on the subject of 3 megapixel cameras, i then went back to check out the review on the canon powershot s30. so which one is better??

not being techincally proficient in the area of digital camera technology, it is really hard (with 2 like cameras) to know which to pick. also is the newer technology always superior to the old, ie, is the new a70 technology superior to the older s30 technology??

all opinions welcome :lol:

alzap · Mar 17, 2003, 8:51 PM

Yeah, I've been looking at the new A70 myself. I like it better becuase of the Manual Capabilities and AA bateries. It's only a slight bigger than the S230 (about .6 inch). The S230 looks slicker though. I'm still waiting for the price to go down on the A70.

gcogger · Mar 17, 2003, 11:32 PM

From the few sample images I've seen, the S30 is slightly better for quality. It also has more options for manual control, RAW image mode and (probably) lower noise. The A70 uses AA batteries and can record pretty decent 640x480 video.

Karen Webb · Mar 21, 2003, 3:10 PM

I understand the S30 has been discontinued.

Mar 17, 2003, 7:46 PM	#1
tonyww Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	A70 or S30, which is better? i was just reading the review on the canon powershot a70. on the subject of 3 megapixel cameras, i then went back to check out the review on the canon powershot s30. so which one is better?? not being techincally proficient in the area of digital camera technology, it is really hard (with 2 like cameras) to know which to pick. also is the newer technology always superior to the old, ie, is the new a70 technology superior to the older s30 technology?? all opinions welcome :lol:

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Mar 17, 2003, 8:51 PM	#2
alzap Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 15	Yeah, I've been looking at the new A70 myself. I like it better becuase of the Manual Capabilities and AA bateries. It's only a slight bigger than the S230 (about .6 inch). The S230 looks slicker though. I'm still waiting for the price to go down on the A70.

Mar 17, 2003, 11:32 PM	#3
gcogger Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 22	From the few sample images I've seen, the S30 is slightly better for quality. It also has more options for manual control, RAW image mode and (probably) lower noise. The A70 uses AA batteries and can record pretty decent 640x480 video.

Mar 21, 2003, 3:10 PM	#4
Karen Webb Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	I understand the S30 has been discontinued.