Markus Fuenfrocken wrote:
Hi Neal,
"Neil Jones" wrote:
I do like the Canon Powershot G10. Considering it's lineage, I would
consider it as a prosumer camera. Where do the experts in the field
create the demarcation for point-and-shoot cameras between the consumer,
prosumer, professional cameras?
In the compact class, prosumer defines a camera with full manual control of
settings like aperture, shutter speed and so on. Also, it normally has
additional features like external flash shoe, a good fast lens, maybe tilt
and swivel LCD, iintegrated ND filter and so on. Yes, the G series has
always be regarded as a prosumer cam. Unfortunately, the G10 does not have a
swivel lcd and fast lens anymore (G6 was the last one), but has a wider zoom
range and IS now. And lots of megapixels. See
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong10/ for a full review. I donīt like
the samples much. There is too much smearing of details even at iso 80.
My second question is, What other brands are out there that are
competing for the Canon G10 consumers? (looking for prosumer
point-and-shoot cameras list only). This way I can compare them and buy
the one that fits my needs.
A similar camera s the Nikon Coolpix P6000
Also look for those so called "bridge cams" or slr-lke superzoom cams that
have a very
wide stabilized zoom range like the Canon SX10, Panasonic Lumix FZ50,
Olympus SP-570UZ or Fuji Finepix S9100.
You can try to search via http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare.asp for
the features you need.
HTH,
Markus
Thank you for replying. This explanation is very helpful. When I
bought my Powershot G3 in late 2004, the term "Prosumer" was used a lot
since, at that time it was one of the high-end P&S cameras. Technology
has evolved a lot and now I am hearing other terms as SuperZooms,
MegaZooms and Micro Four Thirds (that is something I learned today).
I love SLRs (still have the Nikon Film SLR) but would try to avoid them
as an amateur photographer. They get more and more expensive with the
lenses and other supporting equipment. The worst part of DSLR cameras
is that they are NOT convenient for vacation travels. A good P&S is
great for travel. However you (atleast me) do want almost SLR like
features. This is where I am fitting into the camera landscape.
Most of the current cameras have video recording capabilities. While it
is not most important thing for me, I have been checking/comparing
cameras that fall in the G10(Prosumer or whatever) class of cameras.
The battery life is another thing that is very important for me as well.
I have ruled out Canon Powershot SX10 IS, since they take AA batteries
(but recommend NiMH).
Based on the research using this criteria, the Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28
and Canon Powershot G10 are looking good. I will see what Santa will
bring. :-)
Thank you once again for replying.
NJ