Canon has announced two new digital cameras in its digital ELPH line: the SD750 and SD1000. Set to be released in March, the SD750 and SD1000 are decent looking cameras that come in stainless steel or dual-tone matte black and cost $300 and $350 (respectively). Both use the new Canon DIGIC III image processor, which is said to increase performance and improve image quality.
Other included features for the SD750 include a 3-inch LCD, touch control dials on the rear, and 3x zoom. The SD1000 lacks the touch-stuff but packs a 2.5-inch LCD and 3x zoom as well. They look like excellent cameras for the cash, but we’ll just have to wait and see how they perform before we jump to any conclusions.
What the hell is Canon doing? Where have the days gone when model numbers actually had a meaning? Just go on the Canon website and do a model comparison between the SD1000, SD750, and the SD800 IS. They all have THE EXACT SAME specs with the single exception that the SD750 sports a 3″ LCD instead of the 2.5″ the other two have. WTF?
Sure, I understand that the camera makers finally realized more megapixels doesn’t mean more sales, which ended the times when the number behind the SD actually somehow related to the megapixels inside. But 1000 and 750?? It looks like totally arbitrary numbers, there is an 800IS and the 900 already, and they all pretty much do the same.