Dean Tyler wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I want to replace my wife's Epic with a digital P&S. She will use it for
>travel, party and on-line photos. I am looking at 5MP and up. There is a
>lot out there. I want something small, simple with good image quality right
>out the camera. I was thinking of the VerveS or Olympus 800, but Fuji,
>Nikon and Minolta look interesting too. I don't want to spend over $450.
>Any suggestions?
>
I believe the Fuji F10 or F11 are the best ones out there at the present
moment. Only possible drawback for the proposed uses is slightly slow
flash recycle, still under 4 sec. The low light capability makes casual
non-flash shots possible in many group situations, which I like a lot.
This shot of me in a bar drinking wonderful Old Brown Dog Ale from NH
out of a Moosehead glass, taken by someone drinking Old Peculiar, was
taken on an overcast early evening in a not particularly well lit bar.
It only looks bright outside because of the exposure for inside
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/Creatures/pages/DSCF0459.htm>.
Completely different than a flash shot would have been, 1/17 sec., f2.8,
iso 1600.
Another very good looking one is the Panasonic DMC-FX9. Its Leica lens
just doesn't quite resolve as much detail as the F10, macro isn't as
good and things really start to fall apart at iso 400
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfx9/page8.asp>. It does have
IS. It's pretty hard to tell whether equal quality at about 2 stops
faster iso or IS would win out in any given low light situation without
a lot of testing. Higher iso will always win out if subject movement is
a problem, though, as in casual people pics at parties, etc. Flash
recycle a bit faster at about 3 sec.
I wish I could recommend an Oly. At the moment, they aren't competitive
in the very compact P&S category by my criteria.
The market does change rapidly.
Moose
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