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Canon Powershot SD880 IS
Canon Powershot SD880 IS
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dyl (ddyy88) 1 pts
February 3, 2009 3:28 AM
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What is the max size and type of SD card can the sd880 support?

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Cruiznbye (Cruiznbye) 1086 pts
February 3, 2009 8:53 AM
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The Canon SD880is uses SD or SDHC cards all the way up to the currently available 16GB size. With the file sizes of the 880, you should have at least a 1GB card which will hold about 350 shots at full resolution. Try to stay with a class 4 or class 6 speed card to help in transferring to the computer. I've used SanDisk Ultra II, and Extreme III and ATX Pro class 6 cards all with great results.
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dyl (ddyy88) 1 pts
February 4, 2009 12:47 AM
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Thanks for the info Steve.
I thought I've seen 32GB cards, maybe I mistakenly misread them or they are for camcorders.
Does the SD880 take better video than the panasonic lumix series Tzs?
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Cruiznbye (Cruiznbye) 1086 pts
February 4, 2009 8:50 AM
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If they have 32GB SDHC cards, they will also work in the SD880. Basically any size out there. As for video, Panasonic TZ5 will definitely take better video as it is in High Definition. The SD880 and SD990 from Canon only take VGA quality movies. The TZ5 will also have a 10x optical zoom. In good light, bright outdoors, and good contrast scenes the Panasonic TZ5 will take very good pictures. It suffers in low light and in low contrast more than the Canon SD880 due to the way the camera processes the image. The SD880 will be faster for followup shots than the TZ which locks up for a couple seconds while it writes to the SD card and the camera waits for it to finish. The Canon is either much, much faster in writing, or they have made it so it writes in the background and the camera doesn't lock up so shooting fast shots one after the other is much easier.
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dyl (ddyy88) 1 pts
February 6, 2009 2:21 AM
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Thanks again Steve.

I guess I'm leaning more towards the Canon since pictures are the priority but I like the capabilities of shooting videos when the need arises and thats why I like the larger memory cards.
Sorry about not having anymore points to give.
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Cruiznbye (Cruiznbye) 1086 pts
February 6, 2009 8:56 AM
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There is a high end Panasonic LX3 that takes the very best pictures and shoots HD video. One drawback for some on the LX3 is it has a range of about 24mm-60mm in it's film equiv. zoom. That's not bad, but many people want a higher zoom. But is has a very good, very fast (bright) lens at 2.0f - 2.8f max aperture meaning it can take very low light pictures easily. It also has a Leica lens, one the sharpest in the business and it shows. It also has full manual control, even shooting raw. And to top it off it has a hot shoe to add a small flash on top of it. It other drawback is price, it's a bit spendy. It's just marginally larger than the Panasonic TZ5. Just another option if you want to explore great picture quality AND great video quality in one camera. Here's a good technical review of the LX3:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmclx3/


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dyl (ddyy88) 1 pts
February 7, 2009 12:24 AM
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Thanks again for the info.
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