I was going to buy a beginner level d-slr camera ( nikon d50) but then I decided that I will need a movie mode, live preview etc. so now I am struggling to decide which slr-like or super zoom camera I should buy. Could you help me if you use one of these cameras?
canon s5 is
fujifilm finepix s9600
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panasonic dmc fz8 I looked at these cameras on dpreview.com. They all look good.
Canon makes good glassware for their cameras. It's an 8mp camera with 12x zoom. It can take AA batteries which is nice if you are out and need fresh power fast.
Fugi is also a good camera. I have a Fugi 602z and it's great. it only has 10x zoom so the canon edges it out. I could not find closeup specs on the Canon. The Fugi has an equivalent of 28mm which is ok.
Panasonic is a 7mp camera with a 12x zoom but on the wide end, it only has 36mm. No external flash. Major bummer. I just don't see much in the Panasonic specs that appeals to me over Canon or Fugi.
I have a Nikon d-70s and I must says that the speed of the camera to focus and capture the moment has been awesome. I can use the Fugi for the preview and movie modes but that's not important to me. But if it is to you and you've narrowed your choices to these, I'd go with the Canon because it edges out Fugi in zoom and Canon has good glassware.
Good luck. Look at dpreview.com if you have not already done so. i'd recommend canon S5IS, what canon lacks in features, it compensates in quality. I would seperate the two issues.
Buy a dslr for the high quality pics. The much larger sensor captures stills 50 times better that non-dslr's. BTW, the new Olympus dSLR has live preview, and might turn out to be a real good option.
For video, i'd get an actual video camera! Yep! Some now are high-def with all the bells and whisels for reasonable costs.
This is the way I'd go. the canon would be your best choice
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