panasonic lumix dmc-fs15A or olympus stylus 1010: I came down to two choices panasonic lumix dmc-fs15A or olympus stylus 1010, both are in $200 range, but I don't know which one to choose, can anyone help out?
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These are the two camera's I am also deciding between. I have heard such good things about the panasonic...but I have no idea how they compare!
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Thank you very much, ALT, I really appreciate your feedback. Yesterday I ordered the Fuji S1000fd instead. For $231 the 10MP and 12X optical zoom was just unbeatable. Now I've got to find out if I can use filters on it, too. Thank you!
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Hi Ginett. The camera is pretty light, but does have a little bit of a "solid" feel to it. If weight is a concern, you could also consider a Panasonic model, which I bought for my wife to keep in her purse. It is a little smaller and lighter but includes a wide angle lens, long lasting battery and a (slightly less powerful, but still very adequate) 10X Zoom. This one is a Panasonic Lumix Model DMC-ZS02. It has most of the features of the larger one and costs around $50 less. Either camera will easily fit in a shirt pocket. Hope this helps.
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This will help you Frank: http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_G6/verdict.shtml Go for the G6. It's a great camera.
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-Olympus E-PL5 has a much larger imaging sensor than the Stylus 1. Better low-light performance, able to make larger prints, and it resolves far-away details in landscape photos better (however this is only really noticeable when viewing photos at large sizes). However if you aren't blowing up your photos to huge sizes or do critical low-light work, you may not notice much of difference between the two. -The Stylus 1 can only close down to F8 when shooting manually (although it does have a Neutral Density filter to cut the light by an extra three stops). While the E-PL5's aperture can close down much farther than that. -The Stylus one has a bigger screen, built in EVF, and built in flash...which the E-PL5 does not. E-PL5 comes with a clip on flash for the hot shoe and you can buy an add on EVF at extra cost. -The lens of course on the Stylus 1 is much more versatile. You cannot get a constant aperture 28-300mm lens for the E-PL5 and if you were able to...it would substantially increase the size of the camera. While the E-PL5 is the technically superior of the two, most people I think would probably enjoy shooting with the Stylus 1 more due to the reasons I just mentioned above.
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The more I read around and talk with HD camera enthusiasts, I think I am leaning towards the M30. And right now Canon is doing the $200 off Fall sale.
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Optically this Olympus is a little better than the Lumix. I have observed that Lumix lenses make a faint fluttering noise when mounted on Olympus bodies. My understanding is that this has to do with the way Olynpus and Panasonic have implemented 'live view.' By the way, I also think that the Olympis looks more retro and is more in alignment with the styling of your E-M10. Hope this helps. Cheers.
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thanks for answering! a friend has an older lumix of the same series [FZ7?]. i really like it [performs well] except the body is plastic and feels cheap. how about the FZ50 in this regard? anyone know if the lumix and the leica are different or similar in this regard?
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I can tell you that the thing that made me choose the Panasonic over the Stylus was that I HATE the Canon memory cards..they are expensive and not as easily found as reg SD cards. Secondly was the wide angle lens in the Panasonic..TRULY gives a great wide angle picture for such a small camera.
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I'm between the same two models, and was also considering the Canon SX30IS. I recommend you read the in-depth reviews on www.imaging-resource.com. Unfortunately, despite all the great features of the Panasonic FZ100 and the Leica lens, it's image quality doesn't compare to the Nikon. Compare the noise and detail of the sample images in both of these reviews. It's too bad, I was about to get the FZ100 until I saw how poor the image detail was up close. But that website ended up giving the Nikon P500 a high recomendation, while they could not in good conscience give the FZ100 any sort of recomendation at all.
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I agree. Recently my hubby and I were shopping, and I wanted either the Olympus FE-370, or the CAnnon sx-110-Is.Low and behold when I opened the parcel yesterday, there was that fugifilm s1000. every shot was blurry and just crap!Im returning it today, and going to get one of my first choices.
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Get the elph 330.. i bought the elph 130 at christmas (already own 2 elph 110 cameras which are excellent-much better than the 130). anyway, returned the elph 130 pics were noisy, lighting not good. just got the elph 330 in pink and its fantastic. was going to get the newer elph 340 but reviews from tech sites were not good. the elph 330 is a great camera
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I am in the same boat as you. My camera needs are the same as yours and I have been researching these two cameras as well as the Panasonic DMC-FZ8. Right now I am leaning towards the Panasonic. The Panasonic requires a battery pack instead of AA batteries but Amazon offers the battery packs for $15 - $20. In addition the Panasonic is about $50 cheaper than the Sony and the Canon. My old Olympus has problems with severe shutter lag and poor quality pics on indoor & low light situations.
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Hi Ginett.The camera is pretty light, but does have a little bit of a "solid" feel to it. If weight is a concern, you could also consider a Panasonic model, which I bought for my wife to keep in her purse. It is a little smaller and lighter but includes a wide angle lens, long lasting battery and a (slightly less powerful, but still very adequate) 10X Zoom. This one is a Panasonic Lumix Model DMC-ZS02. It has most of the features of the larger one and costs around $50 less. Either camera will easily fit in a shirt pocket. Hope this helps.
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Based on brand, i would go for the panasonci lumix... I do not go for sony because they have their own stick which makes their products so pricey. I am gadgetholic owning several cameras, kodak, samsung, canon, and panasonic. I used to prefer kodak for their price and simplicity, and then i found out panasonic although reluctantly since i consider it a little bit pricey. Then earning a little more, I gifted myself with a canon - and my favorite of all.. PANASONIC!!!
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That is what I needed to hear! I have the Canon EOS 7D and love it, But...as you said by the time you carry around all the gear for "sight seeing", I'm exhausted. I too am looking for that mid level (super zoom) companion to go along with my Canon when called of. I was a little hesitant to go with a Panasonic but everything I have read about this camera has been positive.I have yet to actually find a store who has one on display, looks like I will have to order it blindly and pray!
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This will help you Frank: http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_G6/verdict.shtmlGo for the G6. It's a great camera.