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coolraymo
18th of October 2004 (Mon), 09:21
Hi, I'm thinking about upgrading my s230 to a new s500, and I'm wondering if the movie mode is just as good on the s500. I really like my 230, but the quality of the movies is my only apprehension. Thanks for any help,!!, Raymo
JohnnyE
18th of October 2004 (Mon), 15:00
The movie quality / resolution are the same on both cameras.
Terry_G
18th of October 2004 (Mon), 16:37
I would check, I think the 640x video is on 10fps, which is way too slow.
JohnnyE
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 10:14
Terry, you are correct. At the highest resolution, the S500 records at approximately 10 fps, while the S230 records at approximately 15 fps. I stand corrected. By the way, have you noticed the specs on the Canon Digital ELPH SD200 and SD300's movie modes? 60fps!
Terry_G
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 13:06
Yes, but I would rather use CompactFash cards than the Secure Digital (SD) cards these cameras use.
JohnnyE
20th of October 2004 (Wed), 14:21
Yes, but I would rather use CompactFash cards than the Secure Digital (SD) cards these cameras use.

Why? At least with SD cards, there's no possiblility of bent CF card slot pins.