Varitek
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I know there's a gazillion threads on this but I have very specific interests and I believe I'm down to 2-3 choices.
I want a pocket-sized point and shoot with decent video. I take pictures at concerts (low light, possibly far away but not if I can help it!), baseball games (action shots, definitely far away) and landscape/building/scenery pictures when traveling. Plus the usual social pictures that any camera will do. So I am looking for a high optical zoom, outstanding image stabilization/ISO compensation for low light, action, and distance. I want the fastest shutter speed I can get. I also really strongly prefer to have a viewfinder as well as the LCD screen.
Unfortunately no camera is perfect though I wish these two would have a baby:
Canon SD850
pros:
viewfinder
probably superior processor
cons:
only 4x zoom
shot to shot 1.7 seconds (3 with flash), lag .5
Panasonic Lumix TZ3
pros:
10x optical zoom and still pretty compact
shot to shot 1.3 seconds, 2.4 with flash, lag .6
cons:
shoots quicktime video, wtf
it is slightly bigger
no god damned viewfinder for the love of god people the 2.5 inch lcd was big enough instead of making it 3 you could have put a little hole through the camera grrrrr!!!
Also considering the Canon SD800, though not sure if Best Buy still stocks it, because it has a 1.3 shot to shot and lag of .4 seconds, though its optical zoom is only 3.8.
Other info: moving away from a Sony CyberShot that I've had 3.5 years, getting the camera for free with my $400 best buy service plan cause the Sony crapped out so limited to BestBuy's stock and prices but who cares - it's free! This means I really have to do this now so my service plan covers it - don't tell me to wait for model xyz that comes out in 4 months!
So the question is, what should I do? I'm pretty evenly balanced on these, though I do want to know more about their battery life and how big/heavy their chargers are (I travel a lot). Anyone have any glowing praise or horror stories or knowledge to impart?
Also want to know which SD memory card people recommend for speed and reliability - Kingston? Sandisc? I've heard 4gbs are still unreliable, should I stick with a 2gb?
Thanks guys!
I want a pocket-sized point and shoot with decent video. I take pictures at concerts (low light, possibly far away but not if I can help it!), baseball games (action shots, definitely far away) and landscape/building/scenery pictures when traveling. Plus the usual social pictures that any camera will do. So I am looking for a high optical zoom, outstanding image stabilization/ISO compensation for low light, action, and distance. I want the fastest shutter speed I can get. I also really strongly prefer to have a viewfinder as well as the LCD screen.
Unfortunately no camera is perfect though I wish these two would have a baby:
Canon SD850
pros:
viewfinder
probably superior processor
cons:
only 4x zoom
shot to shot 1.7 seconds (3 with flash), lag .5
Panasonic Lumix TZ3
pros:
10x optical zoom and still pretty compact
shot to shot 1.3 seconds, 2.4 with flash, lag .6
cons:
shoots quicktime video, wtf
it is slightly bigger
no god damned viewfinder for the love of god people the 2.5 inch lcd was big enough instead of making it 3 you could have put a little hole through the camera grrrrr!!!
Also considering the Canon SD800, though not sure if Best Buy still stocks it, because it has a 1.3 shot to shot and lag of .4 seconds, though its optical zoom is only 3.8.
Other info: moving away from a Sony CyberShot that I've had 3.5 years, getting the camera for free with my $400 best buy service plan cause the Sony crapped out so limited to BestBuy's stock and prices but who cares - it's free! This means I really have to do this now so my service plan covers it - don't tell me to wait for model xyz that comes out in 4 months!
So the question is, what should I do? I'm pretty evenly balanced on these, though I do want to know more about their battery life and how big/heavy their chargers are (I travel a lot). Anyone have any glowing praise or horror stories or knowledge to impart?
Also want to know which SD memory card people recommend for speed and reliability - Kingston? Sandisc? I've heard 4gbs are still unreliable, should I stick with a 2gb?
Thanks guys!
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