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shortlisted new cams for me, comments appreciated
I've short-listed some cameras below (in order of preference) that I'll look
at to replace my broken 3-y-o cam. Got the features that are most important to me listed (Megapixel, zoom, macro). Despite having an Olympus I probably won't go with one this time because of the expensive media. Particularly interested in the first 3, Minolta Z3 (great specs), Fuji S7000 (year old now) and Panasonic DMC-FZ10. Researching such places as www.steves-digicams.com and www.dpreview.com but additional comments are appreciated. Would have been good to get a few more megapix with 10x or 12x zoom but these are about in my price range. Minolta DiMAGE Z3 4 MPixel 12x Zoom 1cm Macro Fuji FinePix S7000 6 6x 1cm Panasonic DMC-FZ10 4 12x 5cm Canon PowerShot S1 6 6x 10cm Nikon Coolpix 5400 5 10x 3cm Olympus C-750 UZ 4 10x 3cm Olympus C-770 4 10x 7cm -- http://rnr.id.au |
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says... I've short-listed some cameras below (in order of preference) that I'll look at to replace my broken 3-y-o cam. Got the features that are most important to me listed (Megapixel, zoom, macro). Despite having an Olympus I probably won't go with one this time because of the expensive media. Particularly interested in the first 3, Minolta Z3 (great specs), Fuji S7000 (year old now) and Panasonic DMC-FZ10. Researching such places as www.steves-digicams.com and www.dpreview.com but additional comments are appreciated. Would have been good to get a few more megapix with 10x or 12x zoom but these are about in my price range. Minolta DiMAGE Z3 4 MPixel 12x Zoom 1cm Macro Fuji FinePix S7000 6 6x 1cm Panasonic DMC-FZ10 4 12x 5cm Canon PowerShot S1 6 6x 10cm Nikon Coolpix 5400 5 10x 3cm Olympus C-750 UZ 4 10x 3cm Olympus C-770 4 10x 7cm All of the above are good cameras. Without looking it up I cant be sure, but I think the Z3 has fairly common problem with switching between LCD and viewfiner. The Fuji S7000 is a pretty good camera, with a generic hot shoe, and built in interpolation to 12mp if you choose to use it. The interpolation can be avoided by shooting RAW or setting the camera to 6mp in the menu. NOT great for low light as it has no built in "low light focus illuminator", but in all other aspects it is a good performer. The minimum ISO on the S7000 is ISO 200 NOT ISO 100 as with many others. However, it has substantialy less noise at ISO 200 than does my Sony F-828. It also can use CF-cards as well as XD memory cards. Initially the camera had a problem with battery drain while off if a cf card was installed, but this problem was fixed after the initial release of the camera. Also Fuji repaired or replaced any S7000 that had the problem, if the customer requested it. I cant speak for the others as I havent used them to any extent. I have shot more than 2200 pictures with my S7000 and have been quite pleased overall. That camera can be found for less than $400 (US) in many places. -- Larry Lynch Mystic, Ct. |
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