SD4000.. S90 lite with 720p video

[k374]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20004664-1.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

does not have full manual but does have priority modes so at least not too bad. Wonder when the UW case is going to come out.

 

[skynscuba]

It also has a 2.0 lens. Since it has a "backlighted" sensor, the smaller sensor area in this camera could end up having similar noise to the one in the S90/G11. This could end up being what my wife gets next -- I've been wanting HD "in the family."

 

[Nemrod]

The new sensor is intriguing but for the rest of it save for the lens it sounds like they left off everything that makes the S90 wonderful. N

 

[slowhands]

The new sensor is intriguing but for the rest of it save for the lens it sounds like they left off everything that makes the S90 wonderful. N

It has Tv and Av modes, custom WB, but no RAW, no full Manual. So close, but...
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...ategoryid=145&modelid=20024#ModelTechSpecsAct

Maybe there will be a follow on that adds those features. The low light and HD capabilities are very appealing.

CHDK please? Or perhaps they will use this sensor in a future G series model.

 

[DesertEagle]

I would take the 1/1.7" sensor of the S90/G11 over the smaller 1/2.3" backlit sensor any day.

Specs on the SD4000 look good for a snapshooter. The one feature I would like to see is flash exposure compensation. I like to shoot AE with its own exposure compensation. I also like to have complete control over flash output. The S90 does that, but not the SD4000.