I am trying to compare between Samsung S700 and Kodak C743. I am not able to decide. Which is better ?

I have researched many sites. There are minor +/- on both Cameras. Price is not a concern as both are in the same range.

Harry,

To really decide, you have to know what you're going to use the camera for. I've listed some major differences below and what the benefit of the difference is after. The Kodak C743 is always listed first. Given that the S700 is not listed here, or on the Samsung site, I'm guessing you meant the Canon SD700 IS, which will be listed second.

- Megapixels: 7.1 VS 6.0
A higher megapixel count will give clearer resolution to your photos and allow you to enlarge them more as prints.
- Optical zoom: 3x VS 4x
A larger optical zoom will bring things that much closer to you for closeup shots. I do not list the digital zoom because you lose resolution when it is used. You can get the same effect of digital zoom by enlarging the photo on your computer after it is downloaded.
- Battery Type: 2xAA VS lithium ion
A lithium ion battery will last much longer than AA batteries. You can purchase Ni-MH or lithium ion batteries with a charger seperately that will last longer as well, but it is an additional cost to you.
- The Canon SD700 IS also comes with manual exposure settings. You can vary these based on how much light you want to let in to the photo. You can get more creative this way and experiment with the camera.

I hope this helps.

Andrew

I am looking for Samsung S700 and not Canon SD700. Samsung site does bring back the S700 after a search.

Harry,

Sorry for the confusion, but it is not coming up for me when I do a search for "S700" on the Samsung site http://www.samsung.com

Are you looking at a specific country area on Samsung?

Andrew

Andrew-

Samsung digital camera site is http://www.samsungcamera.com. Camera full name Samsung Digimax S700.

Harry

Like earlier said by Andrew, it depends on what you want or want the camera for. However, you should consider going on the internet to find each of those cameras and there usually is a button you can click that has a picture close up and you are able to rotate it and look at it from all angles. If you do this then you should look for what design you want. You also have to look for which one looks like you can use it easily instead of being uncomfortable with the camera. Personally I would get the Kodak C743 but that is just what i am comfortable with = )

The Samsung takes much better pictures. I just got this one for my girlfriend for Christmas and i work at a major electronics retailer. The Samsung does a much better job than the Kodak.

The Samsung S500 has been tested as BEST by the Dutch consumer union, in a test of comparable camera's. The S700 uses a bigger CCD sensor so I suppose it will deliver even better pics. I am sure it beats the Kodak easily (it beats a Kodak in the test, but I can't remember wich one).
Also the S700 allows zoom while making movie.
The S700 and 500/600 are almost identical in price. The S800 and S1000 use the same small CCD as the S500/600, the S700 is the only one that uses a bigger 1/2.5" CCD. I say, the S700 is the best in the S-serie (I would recommend the coming S730, since it adds Image Stabilisator).

I can't decide between samsung S1000 and Kanon c743,can you help?

The best is decided by the way u use it but for me its the samung