...the Canon and Sony will have an edge in image quality; the Fujifilm and Panasonic are not as good. But the Fujifilm has some unique features which some people find useful. The new Panasonic FZ150 is probably the best superzoom at the moment.
Ovarall, Which camera is the best performer,looking for reliability,picture quality,good for taking pictures of fast moving objects,(sports),features.The following cameras have similar zooms .Your help will be appreciated.
fuji HS20EXR 30x zoom
canon SX40 35x
Lumix FZ100 24x
sony DCS-HX100V 30x

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