Picture quality of FX20 vs G6???

[Hokies]

I had read everything in the forum and most of you seem to favor the FZ-20 over the G6. I am about to purchase the FZ-20 but would not mind to pay $100 extra if the G6 actually will produce better picture image. I know that you probably will not see much noise in a 4x6 print from the Panasonic FZ-20 but what about larger size print. What is the largest size of print the FZ-20 can produce with super image quality? How is the picture quality of the FZ-20 compare to the Cannon G6? Isn’t 7 megapixel going to give you a better quality print than a 5 megapixels. I can’t decide between the 2 cameras.

[haikai]

How is the picture quality of the FZ-20 compare to the Cannon G6? Isn’t 7 megapixel going to give you a better quality print than a 5 megapixels. I can’t decide between the 2 cameras.

it should be easier to make very large prints just because more megapixels = larger image... but it doesn't necessarily mean the image quality will be better

check out the galleries of the respective cameras and see for yourself which you prefer. if you are judging strictly by image quality then i'd say the g6 is better, but the fz20 looks excellent too (there seems to be a tiny bit more noise on the fz20).

the fz20 has great zoom power which you should certainly take into consideration if deciding between the two. i'm just disappointed the fz20 doesn't do RAW, but that's probably not a big issue with most people.

hai