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Canon Powershot G7
For: 10 mega pixels. High quality 35-210mm (35mm equiv) optically stabilised zoom lens. Hotshoe for external flash. Fast operation. Digic III processor. XGA movies (at 15 fps). Full manual controls.
Against: Expensive. No RAW format. |
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Canon Powershot A710 IS
For: Image stabilised 35-210mm zoom (35mm equiv). 7 mega pixels. Full manual controls. VGA movies. Fast operation. AA batteries.
Against: Time limit of 8 minutes on movies. |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2
For: 10 mega pixel 16:9 aspect ratio CCD. 2.8" widescreen LCD. 28-112mm (35mm equiv) Leica zoom lens with optical image stabilization. High definition 1280 x 720 widescreen movies (15 fps only). Full manual controls. RAW format.
Against: Excessive noise at higher ISOs. |
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Fujifilm FinePix F30
For: 6 megapixel super CCD. Excellent low light capability. Fast operation. Manual controls. VGA movies. Compact size.
Against: XD card. Small built in memory. |
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Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd
For: 8 mega pixels. 27-486mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens with CCD shift stabilisation. Fast operation. Full manual controls. Powerful flash. High resolution 2.4" LCD. RAW format.
Against: No Fujifilm super CCD. Noise at higher ISOs. |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
For: 8 mega pixels. 28-504mm (35mm equiv) Leica zoom lens with optical image stabilization. RAW format. Hotshoe. Widescreen movies. Full manual controls. Fast operation. High resolution 2.5" TFT.
Against: Noise at higher ISOs. Small sensor. |
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Canon Powershot SX10 IS
For: 10 megapixel CCD. 20x optical zoom from 28 - 560mm 35mm equiv.). 2.5" 230k vari-angle LCD. Digic 4 processor for fast operation. Movies with zoom. Full manual control. Face detection. Image stabilization.
Against: Movies only VGA and not HD or widescreen. |
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Fujifilm FinePix S9100
For: 9 mega pixels. 28-300mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens. Hotshoe. Fast operation. Good in low light. RAW format. VGA movies. Compactflash II cards. Full manual controls.
Against: No optical image stabilization. |