Should I buy a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 or a Sony Cybershot DSC-T300?

Or is there another model I should consider when I want a decent camera but the most important thing for me is that it is small, light and compact?

I'd say Panasonic,

'Very Wide Angle Lens ' (25mm) which means you can photograph much more of a landscape, and groups of family and friends ..... Sony has a normal 33mm Lens

Lens Based Stablisation (OIS) , which means you can take 'Blur free' photos in Low-light conditions or at full zoom........Sony has a 'CCD Shift' which is not as good

Panasonic Records Hi-Def movies (1280 x 720) .......Sony does only VGA (640 x 480)

Panasonic also has the new 'Venus IV' image processing

More Internal Memory (50mb).......Sony (15mb)

Both are 10 MP

Both have 1/2.3" CCD Sensor

Both have good Lens ''Lecia PANASONIC.".......Carl Zeiss SONY'....... Lecia offers a slightly better image, less Lens Distortion' and 'Chromatic Abbreviation



SONY

Higher Zoom (165mm).........Panasonic (125mm)

Lighter (149g)....................... Panasonic (175g)

Bigger LCD (3.5")................Panasonic (3.0")


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Sony CyberShot DSC-T300 Black
10.1 megapixel
5x optical zoom
2x digital zoom
USB
Auto Focus
Audio Recording
Video Recording
Self-Timer
Memory Stick DUO PRO
149 gram
3.5 inch LCD review screen
"AND" Battery charger!
拢197.95
Here's 7 expert reviews on this camera:
http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/pe/29-10682...


Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 Silver
10.1 megapixel
5x optical zoom
4x digital zoom
USB
Auto Recording
Video Recording
Self-Timer
Battery Charger
Secure Digital
SDHC
MultiMedia Card
155 gram
3 inch LCD review screen
拢219.99
Here 5 expert reviews on this camera:
http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/pe/29-10848...


It's hard but Sony looks better because of the bigger screen and the lower price!
Hope it helps!

If you are taking pictures of friends and family, i would definitly recommend the Sony. With the face detection, the camera will focus on the most important parts of the photo, the people! Also, with smile detection setting on, if you point it at someone and they smile, it takes the picture instantly..... amazing. The T300 is very very stylish but personally, I would be leaned towards the DSC-W170, which for me is just a better camera, with wide angle lens, and still manages to retain the good looks. The most important thing when buying a camera is the lensand Carl Zeiss are the best in the business and thats what make Sony cameras the best option at the moment

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Thanks

Sony, every time