Need help on choosing a PAS for trip (ELPH 100 vs DSC-WX7)
 

Looking for advice between two PAS cameras with similar prices. (both around 230 dollars)

Sony Cyber-shot DSCWX7
CMOS 1/2.3 type
5x optical zoom
35 mm Equivalent 28 mm - 140 mm
2.8" LCD monitor, 460k
f/2.6 - f/6.3
Continuous Shooting - Highest Quality 10 fps
Video : 1440 x 1080 @ 30fps; 1280 x 720 @ 30fps
Shooting Capacity Up To 230 Shots

Canon Powershot ELPH 100
CMOS 1/2.3 type
4x optical zoom
35 mm Equivalent 28 mm - 112 mm
3" LCD monitor, 230k
f/2.8 - f/17
Continuous Shooting - Highest Quality 8.2 fps
Video: 1920 x 1080 @ 24 fps; 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
Shooting Capacity Up To 230 Shots



From what I've read, the PS ELPH100 has a problem with it's flash being too close to the lens, which may result in a dark shadow in some of your pictures. The ELPH100 has a fairly average LCD monitor (230k) also. The ELPH100 comes with lots of fun settings, 27 total, (fish eye, super slo-mo video, toy camera) which would be pretty cool. Although I don't know if shooting 1080p at 24fps rather than 30fps would make much difference.

The CS DSCWX7 has a wider lens (25mm), more optical zoom, sharper LCD monitor, but has minimal effects.

Either will do just fine for your trip to SE Asia

I would prefer the Sony. Slightly faster lens.

If you're shooting video, then choose canon. But like liquidturbo said, either one will do just fine.

for me in terms of PAS, I'd take Canon over any other brand for the colors and image quality. Aside from a Leica..

load a picture taken by both cameras onto a computer screen if possible. even the flagship sony PAS sensor was disappointing for me.

I bought my girlfriend the sony wx9, which is almost exactly like the wx7, just a slighter larger screen and zoom i believe.
It's a great camera, here ill post a few good pics she took. I only got the wx9 cause it came in purple. It's like 30bucks more than the wx7

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4199078_n.jpg
playing with the panoramic setting.

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sony cameras look good design wise, but canon's got way better IQ handsdown. It makes sense, canon specialize in cameras (and some office equipment) but sony makes everything under the sun.

^ Any reference that Sony P&S are 'hand down' better IQ compared to Canon?

Typically I would like to think that just about any P&S is good these days, and the only quality that I would look out for is good battery life because you don't want to charge up the battery like crazy when you are travelling.

Camera is just a tool, I think most experts could get some great shots using the shittiest of P&S today.

THat being said, if I were to get a P&S, I would probably opt for the Canon S95.

well to give anyone a specific example, i owned the HX5V and was extremely dissapointed in its low light performance, and how it smudged all the details. this is their flagship at the time (~a year ago). not to offend the above posted examples, but even a $100 cam can do well in daylight. i bet the iphone does too. the softness at the far end of the zoom of the hx5v and the detail smudging was just unbelievable (at night). They advertise how they use features like stitching 3 pics together (since it can do 10fps @ full res) to make a sharp photo. it works only sometimes, and definitely not when you most need it. i did love the panoramic feature, but it's such a gimmick.

upgraded to the S95 and am thoroughly content; compared to the sony.

when girls ask me which PAS cam is good, i don't really respond. they like these slim cybershots to take to the club. and i guess i understand only those would fit in their tiny purses. besides, most of the time they take pics with the flash on, which tests nothing of the low light capabilities of the camera. everyone that i've pointed towards to the s95 is very happy with it tho.

just personal experience. Using my old canon SD1000, the images come out vibrant and nice (as it should be with pas, you dont really want to spend hours in PS to tweak your pas images..) then I use my dads new cybershot that cost 2x more than my SD1000 and 3 years newer, the images (although with way more megapix) look washed out and bland.