i want a new digital camera!

well... actually i am considering 2 of them... 1st one is my all time favourite brand... CANON!

this is the Canon Ixus 50, a.k.a Powershot SD400 as it is called in the USA, a.k.a one damn chio camera! the Ixus looks really classy... and canon just generally makes good cameras.

Pros:
-Good resolution
-Very nice color, bright without being overbearing
-Natural skin tones
-Good shutter response, especially when "prefocused"
-Incandescent and manual settings handle household incandescent lighting quite well.
-Excellent close-focusing for macro shots
-Accurate LCD viewfinder
-Very good low light capability, both exposure and focusing
-Excellent movie performance
-Compact, sleek case design

Cons:
-Slightly high contrast
-Slightly limited dynamic range on the highlight end
-Optical viewfinder is a quite tight
-High image noise at ISO 400
-Quite a bit of softness in the corners of images, particularly at wide angle
-No shutter/aperture info displayed, in either record or playback mode
-Images on the LCD seem a little soft


Now for the next contestant in the running...
Nikon Coolpix S1.



this one is one of those idiot proof cameras... just point and shoot. it's really nice and sleek... so chio rite... i like the fact that it is so flat, with no protuding things...

Pros:
-Attractive design, well-built
-Good accuracy from the LCD viewfinder
-LCD stays pretty visible under bright lighting (better than average in sunlight)
-Excellent macro performance, flash works surprisingly well up close.
-High contrast, slightly limited tonal range
-Very bright color (good if you like bright color)
-Slightly faster than average focusing
-Loads of helpful "assist" options for novices
-D-lighting feature helpful for shaded subjects
-Best Shot Selector works well for avoiding motion blur
-In-camera redeye reduction seems to work well
-LCD viewfinder actually works fairly well in low light
-Good VGA movie mode
-Underwater case available

Cons:
-Rather soft corners in its images (unfortunately rather common in subcompact digital cameras)
-Very bright color (a liability if you like more natural-looking color)
-Skin tones can be rather ruddy looking, overly pink
-Some image noise even at low ISO settings, but most users won't notice it
-While relatively "clean," high ISO images are rather soft
-Limited low-light capability
-Very short flash range (a common limitation of subcompact camera models)
-Shorter than average battery life, although not bad for a subcompact model
-Higher than average compression on images, even at highest quality
-Low light focusing requires camera and subject be totally still
-No exposure info shown on the LCD
-Only two aperture settings
-Red-eye reduction option significantly increases shot to shot time

both take photos with equally good quality... i feel... and both cost about the same price!!!!!!!

how am i gonna pick one... ahhhhhh... i guess i really need to go and take a look at them before i decide... but i like both... help me decide... vote for one or the other by leaving me a comment!!!!!!! thanks! :)