I agree, sort of. I think that Canon has to increase the MP count to remain competitive with the uninformed and to make people want to buy one of these over last year's model, but that's no reason not to improve the optics as well.
Sorry, but a $400 P&S should have a zoom somewhere in the 5-7x range and I'd expect it to be at least 28mm-equivalent on the wide end.
If I were interested in one of these I'd go with the 880 over the 990 as, aside from the pixel count, it seems to be a better camera. In fact, I think I may get one as a companion for my XSi when I want something a little smaller but still capable.
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@Mehul,
I agree, sort of. I think that Canon has to increase the MP count to remain competitive with the uninformed and to make people want to buy one of these over last year's model, but that's no reason not to improve the optics as well.
Sorry, but a $400 P&S should have a zoom somewhere in the 5-7x range and I'd expect it to be at least 28mm-equivalent on the wide end.
If I were interested in one of these I'd go with the 880 over the 990 as, aside from the pixel count, it seems to be a better camera. In fact, I think I may get one as a companion for my XSi when I want something a little smaller but still capable.