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Help choosing the best camera

by sallucchesi Feb 21, 2006 10:43PM PST

I'm looking to get rid of a camera I bought six months ago on eBay and upgrade to something that works better for me. The camera I have now is great for a semi-pro, but probably more than I need. It has a 10x lens, which is awesome, but a lack of Image Stabilization kills that benefit for me.

Anyway, I'm looking at the following cameras but can't really decide what will be best for me. I'll post my main criteria below.

- Canon A610
- Casio Exilim EX-750
- Panasonic DMC-FX9

What's most important to me in my next camera purchase:
1. Great picture quality
2. Various pre-set shooting modes that will allow me to quickly set up the camera to be optimized for a specific shot style, be it sport or landscape (lots of manual settings not completely necessary)
3. A somewhat compact size - does not have to fit in pocket, but I'd like a camera that is pretty lightweight and isn't a pain to haul around
4. Ability to take awesome pictures in various light levels
5. Good burst mode for continuous shots

Hopefully one of you knows enough about each of these cameras to narrow it down for me.

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Choosing

by snapshot2 Forum moderator Feb 22, 2006 5:43AM PST

You have picked out three very nice cameras and any one of them will do what you want.

Now, let me make it a bit more complicated.

Casio just announced the Z850 - an update to the Z750:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022106casioexz850.asp

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