Lumix LZ2 vs PowerShot A95

huckknows · #1 04-18-2005, 06:09 AM

I have been looking around for awhile, really would love one, and i am in Japan so the photo oppurtunities will be great.

I really like these two cameras, both about the same size, same features, and around the same price.

So with that known which one should i get? Is the image stabilizer seems like a nice feature, however i heard that the lumix has a bad lcd.

I really like the LCD in the powershot.

From reading reviews it seems like the PowerShot is better but i am drawn back to the Lumix, everytime i think of it, and i am not sure why.

What are your opinions, as being in the know, which camera would be best, most of the shots will likely be taken outside, and at a distance.

speaklightly · #2 04-18-2005, 07:17 AM

huck-

For me, at least, the fack that the LZ series from Panasonic have no optical viewfinder is a big thing. It overrides image stabilization. Certainly, a poor quality LCD is going to make a viewfinder-less digital camera even more difficult to use, or at least it would be for me.

In contrast, the Canon A-95 is proven hardware. It has justly received great reviews and it is very fairly priced as well. All in all, I believe that the Canon A-95 offers a better value.

Sarah Joyce

jbcm · #3 04-18-2005, 07:42 AM

I agree with Speaklightly. I would go for the A-95 it is a very good camera and think you will be very happy.

Jason

aparmley · #4 04-19-2005, 06:00 PM

I'd go with the Canon A95. I suppose my vote may have been fueled by the fact that I own one ...

. It takes great pictures, I was really blown away with the quality and versitility of the camera. I can post some pictures here if you like -- untouched straight from the Camera. In fact I will just go ahead and do that for ya later tonight when I get home.

update: Naturally they will have to be reduced in size.

aparmley · #5 04-20-2005, 10:47 AM

this picture is of my pup, it was taken with my Canon A95 inside a garage at 1/60 @ ISO200. This is a 4x6 crop of the original then reduced size for web display. other than that it is straight from the camera, no post editing.

aparmley · #6 04-20-2005, 10:49 AM

Again, this was taken with my Canon A95. 1/640, f/4.9, portrait mode macro mode. This is a 4x6 crop of the original then reduced size for web display. other than that it is straight from the camera, no post editing.

aparmley · #7 04-20-2005, 11:02 AM

And finally another Canon A95 Picture taken at 1/6 exp. f/5.6. ISO Auto. This image is straight from the camera. I resized it for the web, orignal image size in pixels was 2592x1944 I reduced it to 600x450 and reduced the quality down to 75%. Hope these pictures help you decide which camera is right for you!

gary_hendricks · #8 04-20-2005, 11:07 AM

I agree with the other posters -- go with the Canon. I recently upgraded to the A85 from the A25 and I have been nothing but impressed with the whole PowerShot line of digital cameras. Before using a Canon I had a Sony and a Kodak digital camera -- both were good but not quite what I was looking for.

gary_hendricks · #9 04-20-2005, 11:15 AM

The Canon Powershot A95 is my choice as it is has consistently been ranked very high in various reviews.

Rex914 · #10 04-20-2005, 06:41 PM

The A95 easily beats the LZ2 without a doubt. The LZ2 sounds enticing on paper, but it lacks some key features and its photo quality is a bit lacking.