dig camera help?

[chihiro]

please help me to choose one of these cameras and why:
sony dsc-S40
panasonis dmc-LS1
samsung digimax A5

10x!

[John_Reed]

please help me to choose one of these cameras and why:
sony dsc-S40
panasonis dmc-LS1
samsung digimax A5

10x!It's not easy to help you, given so little information on what you really want. Assuming you meant "DMC-LZ1" for the Panasonic model, I went to the "compare cameras" feature in the "Reviews & Info" section of this site, and performed a comparison of the three cameras. None of them has the "10X" zoom you seemed to want from your last entry, the Panasonic coming the closest with 6X. The other two cameras have better movie recording at 640X480 resolution with sound, the Panasonic has a faster lens at full zoom, and I believe it also has image stabilization, a great feature. The Samsung has 5MP, the other two have 4MP. But you have to look at the same comparison, try the cameras out, and see which works best for you - we can't do that for you.

[akysiev]

Without a clear idea of what you'll be using your camera for, you're better off going to your local camera shop and trying all 3 out. In fact, even after reading all the reviews and comments you can find, you should still go and try all 3 out.

However, I must say that I particularly dislike the fact that both the S40 and the LZ-1 run off of AA's. The A5 is much more versatile in this aspect, allowing for AA's, Li-ion packs, and Ni-MH packs.

[chihiro]

I will use the camera for veryday photos(such as holyday,family,friends...)
but also I will use the macro mode for taking pictures of paintings etc
so I must choose between these cameras:
sony dsc-S40
panasonis dmc-LS1
samsung digimax A5

the name of the panasonic is not LZ1 is LS1

and why S40 and LS1 cant use Ni-MH packs?I havent read this

10x=thanks :)

[John_Reed]

Without a clear idea of what you'll be using your camera for, you're better off going to your local camera shop and trying all 3 out. In fact, even after reading all the reviews and comments you can find, you should still go and try all 3 out.

However, I must say that I particularly dislike the fact that both the S40 and the LZ-1 run off of AA's. The A5 is much more versatile in this aspect, allowing for AA's, Li-ion packs, and Ni-MH packs.I think the OP could get confused. It's still possible with the S40 and LZ1 to run off of NiMh AAs, is it not? It's not unusual for any digital camera to be restricted to only a single type of battery, but NiMh AAs should most usually be able to act as more-than-worthy substitutes for Alkaline AAs.

[akysiev]

True but what I meant was that they don't allow for battery packs (and thus in-camera charging I presume). I've used Ni-MH AA's quite often and they are pretty troublesome to me. I've lost a whole bunch of them over the course of a year or two. For a compact p&s, it's much more convenient to me to be able to dock or plug in the camera and let it charge that way.

[David Metsky]

True but what I meant was that they don't allow for battery packs (and thus in-camera charging I presume). I've used Ni-MH AA's quite often and they are pretty troublesome to me. I've lost a whole bunch of them over the course of a year or two. For a compact p&s, it's much more convenient to me to be able to dock or plug in the camera and let it charge that way.
I feel exactly the opposite way. I much prefer having NiMH AAs in the charger while I'm using the camera with my second set of batteries. Since I also use the batteries for other things, it seems silly to have to use a camera dock to charge them. And the Maha charger is better than charging in camera.

-dave-