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Originally Posted by Raining Upwards
Hello! I'm a college student who will be leaving in two weeks to study abroad in London this summer. Next summer, I will be studying abroad in Thailand and Vietnam. Hence, i'll be doing a bit of traveling in the next two years. Because i'll be on my feet often, I want a camera which lacks bulkiness and that I can carry around the entire day with ease. I want an ultracompact digital camera that will best suffice my needs. I also would like photography to become a hobby of mine in the near future.
I first became interested in the Kodak V570 and the Kodak V610 because of their panoramic options. However my reservation with these are their "average" picture quality which I am coming across in reviews.
In other reviews,it seems that cameras such as the Panasonic TZ1 have better picture quality but lack the panoramic options and seem bulkier.
In sum, I want a camera around $400 dollars that can be easilly carried around on a daily basis, have great picture quality, and etc.
Are the panoramic Kodak models really that inferior to the bulkier TZ1-like cameras?
Please give me some additional insight as I want to purchase the best camera for my money and needs.
Thanks!
-Todd A
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Everyone wants the best camera for their money, that's a given, but it seems to me you have very vague needs and you may buying into specs, into marketing and wanting something that is likely overkill.
Like me give you an example you say you want good image quality. Yeah, sure, an obvious quality for taking pictures. But what will do with your photos? Crop them on your computer and zoom in to get tiny little details? Spend big money to print out posters and large photos?
I doubt it.
Most likely, you want pics to dump on your computer, photos you will look at zoomed out most of the time on your computer and photos printed out in 4x6 format. The truth of the matter is 95% of cameras from all major manufacturers can deliver this and you won't be able to tell the difference. So in other words, I am telling you to forget about image quality.
I am not exactly sure why you set on your sights on these 3 individual cameras, but it seems to me you want something relatively small. Ok, so, what really sets these camera apart and most importantly, why would it matter for an amateur photographer with little experience.
OIS really matters the more zoom you have. Obviously, this is more of an issue with the TZ1 and V610. So between both cameras, it's a trade-off. Do you want a small, high zoom camera you can carry everywhere or are you willing to have something a bit bigger and heavier with OIS to compensate for shaky hands and a lack of a tripod that the TZ1 offers. If you are leaning on the latter, you also have to ask yourself why you couldn't get a more normal size camera with the same kind of zoom and OIS.
As for the V570, the attraction is really the wide angle lens versus the other cameras you listed. Why would a wide angle lens be useful to you? Well, you can cram more stuff in pictures. That is particularly useful when taking photos indoors, where you can't always walk backwards to get the right framing. It can also help in city settings, photographing buildings outside in a cramped, urban environment. The V610 has the same panoramic feature, but the wide angle lens of the V570 can create larger panos, at almost 180 degrees. If you like taking pictures of landscape, this is definitely a plus.
Kodak v570/v610 VS Panasonic TZ1 ((studying abroad..need help))
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