Shopping for a digital camera
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Old thread, but still useful. I had a great camera in the Powershot SD800IS, however, it got jacked on a vacation, so it was time to upgrade. (sucks since it wasn't even a year old). Best Canon compact point and shoot IMHO, since it had the wideangle (very rare in Canon point and shoots), a great IS, view finder, good sized screen, and very very easy to use.
However, since it's discontinued, I had to look elsewhere. The only wide angle offered by Canon is the SD870IS, which, to me, is a downgrade since it eliminates the view finder, the screen is too large, and I don't think the layout is as good as the SD800. Since I love wideangle, I had to look elsewhere (which sucks since I love Canon).
Move to the Panasonic Lumix TZ5. Panasonic has such a greater selection on wideangle lenses, which is exactly what I'm looking for. The TZ5 has less of a barrel effect, and has much sharper corners than the SD800IS. Not to mention HD video capability (Canon's lack of video is starting to become very disappointing), and 10X optical zoom, and 6.7X digital on top of the optical. Macro is good up to .17ft, and has an infinite burst shot. Only downfall is the IS isn't anywhere near as good as the SD800IS. Even though I'm a Canon fanboy, this camera puts up a serious fight against my fanboyism. Plus the $220 pricetag it had was awesome.
However, since it's discontinued, I had to look elsewhere. The only wide angle offered by Canon is the SD870IS, which, to me, is a downgrade since it eliminates the view finder, the screen is too large, and I don't think the layout is as good as the SD800. Since I love wideangle, I had to look elsewhere (which sucks since I love Canon).
Move to the Panasonic Lumix TZ5. Panasonic has such a greater selection on wideangle lenses, which is exactly what I'm looking for. The TZ5 has less of a barrel effect, and has much sharper corners than the SD800IS. Not to mention HD video capability (Canon's lack of video is starting to become very disappointing), and 10X optical zoom, and 6.7X digital on top of the optical. Macro is good up to .17ft, and has an infinite burst shot. Only downfall is the IS isn't anywhere near as good as the SD800IS. Even though I'm a Canon fanboy, this camera puts up a serious fight against my fanboyism. Plus the $220 pricetag it had was awesome.
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No offense to anyone else, but I prefer the olympus stylus 1030sw its really compact 10.1 megapixel, shockproof up to five feet (dropped it a few times), waterproof up to 33 ft don't have to worry about getting it wet ( I take this camera diving), and a few other things, 5 star camera for me, shoots video and great pictures in or out of the water, lets see sony,canon or any other company do that without a underwater case.
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No offense to anyone else, but I prefer the olympus stylus 1030sw its really compact 10.1 megapixel, shockproof up to five feet (dropped it a few times), waterproof up to 33 ft don't have to worry about getting it wet ( I take this camera diving), and a few other things, 5 star camera for me, shoots video and great pictures in or out of the water, lets see sony,canon or any other company do that without a underwater case.
How's the quality of the pictures it takes? I'm sure, as many people know, after ~ 7 megapixels quality does not necessarily improve based on more megapixels unless you're planning on making a very large picture. Also, do you have to clean the lens very often since you're taking it in the water?
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