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Bob Hall (friendinmarin) 1 pts

February 15, 2007 3:34 PM

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What's difference for SD 700 IS, IXUS 800 IS, IXY 800 IS??

They all appear to be the same but I am curious why the different names. I assume they are all genuine Canon products.

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Ben Keough (DeadWolfBones) 10631 pts

February 15, 2007 4:34 PM

Hi Bob,

These are indeed all genuine Canon products, but they're not all the same camera. These are two cameras. The confusion here is from the naming conventions Canon uses for different countries, so I'm going to use the US names as the base here.

1. SD700 IS (also known as the IXY/IXUS SD800)
2. SD800 IS (also known as the IXY/IXUS SD850 IS)

You can get a side-by-side comparison of the cameras' stats here. Here are the key differences:

1. The SD800 IS has slightly higher resolution (7.1MP vs. 6.0MP).
2. The SD800 IS has a 28mm wide angle lens, while the SD700 IS has a basic 35mm lens. (This means it can take better crowd/landscape shots.)
3. Both have a 2.5" LCD screen, but the SD800 IS's is higher resolution.

Hope this helps!

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Bob Hall (friendinmarin) 1 pts

February 15, 2007 7:45 PM

The real gist of the question was missed. I know that the SD 700 IS and SD 800 IS are different cameras. My question was about the different model numbers used for what appears to be the exact same camera. i.e. the Canon SD 700 IS seems to be the same as the Canon IXY 800 IS and IXUS 800 IS. I know it has something to do the the country it is marketed in. Does Canon USA apply a different Model # than Canon Japan? Why the need for different model numbers?

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Ben Keough (DeadWolfBones) 10631 pts

February 16, 2007 12:26 AM

Bob,

I did sort of cover that in my reply, but yes, that's exactly what's going on here. In Europe and Southeast Asia, they use one naming convention (IXUS). In Japan they use another (IXY). And in the US, another (ELPH).

According to the wikipedia page for the line, the only different comes in the form of the front faceplate. All the other parts are identical. As far as I can tell, the differences are merely marketing choices.

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Bob Hall (friendinmarin) 1 pts

February 16, 2007 2:16 AM

That's exactly what I wanted to know. I just bought a Canon camera and it ended up being the IXY model. I think Broadway Photo gets these camera directly from a source in Japan and can sell them for less that someone who gets them from Canon USA.

Thanks for the complete answer. Someone out there always seems to have the answer.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.

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Ben Keough (DeadWolfBones) 10631 pts

February 16, 2007 8:50 AM

No problem, Bob. Hope the camera serves you well. :)

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laurence 25 pts

March 12, 2007 7:22 AM

IXUS 800IS dont have LONG SHUTTER control while SD700 has. I dont know about IXY 800 IS.

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Mikey 0 pts

March 21, 2007 2:27 PM

reply to laurence:

so the US version and none US version does have difference?

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