jamieslover
Well-known member
Compared to my Canon S330...
I got this camera during October 04, after mail-in rebates it will have cost me under $200!
This camera is very small and light weight. It takes nice sharp pictures. I'm upgrading from a Canon Powershot S330. The flash on this camera is much brighter than the S330 but the pictures seem to come out very "cold" when the flash is used. When I compare it to my old Canon it is like the Nikon is underwater.
I've only had it for a day so there may be some work around. It is easy to use and faster than the Canon. The screen is noticably sharper and less "laggy" than the S330. Video mode is pretty nice- one feature I found very cool is a time-lapse video mode: Set the camera up and it will take a picture every 30s (1m,5m, etc.) and add it as a frame to a .mov file. I can't wait to find a nice flower to open for me. Recording sound is a cool feature too.
The S330 seemed to have more manual controls, perhaps I just haven't found them yet on the 3700... I don't think the 3700 has long shutter settings (S330 had up to 15s), no manual ISO setting, and no AC power in. (You have to buy an additional accessory)
Considering it is 3.2mp, smaller, lighter, faster, has a better screen, and cost me about half as much I am very pleased with this camera.
Problems:
Nothing other than the cold pictures- it may just take some getting used to.
The auto focus makes a small clicking sound which are picked up when recording videos. It can be turned off.
I got this camera during October 04, after mail-in rebates it will have cost me under $200!
This camera is very small and light weight. It takes nice sharp pictures. I'm upgrading from a Canon Powershot S330. The flash on this camera is much brighter than the S330 but the pictures seem to come out very "cold" when the flash is used. When I compare it to my old Canon it is like the Nikon is underwater.
I've only had it for a day so there may be some work around. It is easy to use and faster than the Canon. The screen is noticably sharper and less "laggy" than the S330. Video mode is pretty nice- one feature I found very cool is a time-lapse video mode: Set the camera up and it will take a picture every 30s (1m,5m, etc.) and add it as a frame to a .mov file. I can't wait to find a nice flower to open for me. Recording sound is a cool feature too.The S330 seemed to have more manual controls, perhaps I just haven't found them yet on the 3700... I don't think the 3700 has long shutter settings (S330 had up to 15s), no manual ISO setting, and no AC power in. (You have to buy an additional accessory)
Considering it is 3.2mp, smaller, lighter, faster, has a better screen, and cost me about half as much I am very pleased with this camera.
Problems:
Nothing other than the cold pictures- it may just take some getting used to.
The auto focus makes a small clicking sound which are picked up when recording videos. It can be turned off.
