Canon Cameras

Is Canon SD 1000 IS is better than Canon SD700 IS, and where can I get a better deal?

Please help! I am going on vacation next week! Thanks...

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1. The SD700-IS is MUCH more camera than the SD1000, in spite of the numbering of the products. I don't know where to send you for a deal, but the SD700-IS is being phased out, so you might think you'd find close-out prices, but you won't. THe SD700-IS is such a nice camera that B&H (for instance) just RAISED their price on this camera, even though the replacement has been announced. I think the COOLEST small camera is the Canon Powershot SD700-IS. It has 4X optical zoom (35-140 mm), image stabilization and 6 MP. I bought one for my daughter's birthday and I played around with it for a couple of days before I gave it to her. I was going to get this model for myself, but it was simply sold out everywhere for a couple of months when I was ready to buy. Maybe I should have waited... I did a series of side-by-side tests to compare the SD700-IS and the SD900, just to see if I was still happy with my camera. The SD700-IS compares very favorably. Personally, I chose the SD900 images, but another "top contributor" here prefered the SD700-IS images. I found that I could use the "Vivid Colors" setting in the SD900 to get the "snap" that he liked better in the SD700-IS. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/485855174/ It costs $300, has good zoom range and the image stabilization to go with it. It's SMALL and good looking. Great LCD and it still has an optical viewfinder. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd700is/ http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/sd700.html (In Europe, this same camera is known as the IXUS 800 IS, so don't let the label on the camera confuse you. This is NOT the SD800-IS, which is known in Europe as the IXUS 850 IS.) Many people will recommend the SD800-IS over the SD700-IS and I would disagree. The SD800-IS has a slightly wider angle lens, but the reviews say, "there is a slight, but noticeable drop off in sharpness towards the edges and corners in some circumstances." Also, the SD800-IS only zooms to an equivalent of 105 mm while the SD700-IS goes to 140 mm.