JCD
01-12-2006, 10:20 AM
Hello everyone
As said in the subject, I'm really struggling in making a final choice for a digital camera. I'm not a professional, I own at the moment a Sony Cybershot DSC-P5 with 3.2 MP.
What sort of camera I wish to have:
at least 5MP
good for landscape, indoor, night shots, long zoom shots, animals, people, portrait, sunsets, sports and action, low light shots
a good 12x zoom
effective image stabilizer
fast shutter speed and autofocus
autofocus assistant light / laser
good video capabilites (640x480, 30fps)
(surely) good image & video quality
After hours and days of reading a lot of reviews and postings, I have a small selection of potentially good cameras, these are:
Sony DSC-H1
Panasonic FZ-30
PowerShot S2 IS
I'm open for other suggestions / cameras
The more I read the more I'm getting confused in choosing one of this cameras. :confused: Each has it's shortcomings. I have (again) some questions:
What can you tell me about the FZ30's noise problem? Some say that it is a big problem, the noise is much more visible than the H1 oder S2 and others say that there is no problem. The noise problem seems to be serious at ISO 400 (or even less). Do I really need to use this high ISO? And is the noise level comparable to the other cameras I mentioned above?
I read in some reviews that the the H1's image stabilizer isn't as good as for example in the FZ30. Is there one camera which suits best for my needs? I tend mostly to the FZ30because of its features, but I don't want to spend much money on a noisy camera.
I would be very happy in receiving advice from you and sorry for asking so many questions. I want a really good camera for the price I'm going to pay for.
Thank you very much in advance
JCD
As said in the subject, I'm really struggling in making a final choice for a digital camera. I'm not a professional, I own at the moment a Sony Cybershot DSC-P5 with 3.2 MP.
What sort of camera I wish to have:
at least 5MP
good for landscape, indoor, night shots, long zoom shots, animals, people, portrait, sunsets, sports and action, low light shots
a good 12x zoom
effective image stabilizer
fast shutter speed and autofocus
autofocus assistant light / laser
good video capabilites (640x480, 30fps)
(surely) good image & video quality
After hours and days of reading a lot of reviews and postings, I have a small selection of potentially good cameras, these are:
Sony DSC-H1
Panasonic FZ-30
PowerShot S2 IS
I'm open for other suggestions / cameras
The more I read the more I'm getting confused in choosing one of this cameras. :confused: Each has it's shortcomings. I have (again) some questions:
What can you tell me about the FZ30's noise problem? Some say that it is a big problem, the noise is much more visible than the H1 oder S2 and others say that there is no problem. The noise problem seems to be serious at ISO 400 (or even less). Do I really need to use this high ISO? And is the noise level comparable to the other cameras I mentioned above?
I read in some reviews that the the H1's image stabilizer isn't as good as for example in the FZ30. Is there one camera which suits best for my needs? I tend mostly to the FZ30because of its features, but I don't want to spend much money on a noisy camera.
I would be very happy in receiving advice from you and sorry for asking so many questions. I want a really good camera for the price I'm going to pay for.
Thank you very much in advance
JCD