I forgot to mention that I'm currently pissed off with Canon...I had the
Canon SD780IS which served me very well. I used it while on bike rides
and have dropped it several times. While it is banged up, it still
works. So when the 300HS hit the market with full HD, 5X optical zoom,
and 12 MP, I jumped. This friggin camera has such a soft front that it
was damaged while in my pocket with my phone (which was in a case). Now
the lense won't extend or retract. Argh. So Canon is out.
Anyway...I got a Sony HX20V. It's not portable like either of the other
two canons...but I can travel with it an it has 20X optical zoom and
what appears to be decent low-light performance (compared to those
mentioned above --- everything is relative, and I'm not looking for dSLR
performance).
Thanks.
On 6/7/2012 2:38 PM, Eli Allen wrote:
High zoom compact cameras have never been good at low light as there
are too many compromises. The Canon SX20IS was one of the better ones
for low light when it was new see:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q110superzoomgroup
Here is their current generation superzoom:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-powershot-sx260-hs
and the last super zoom roundup:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/q311travelzoomgrouptest/
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Greg Sevart<[email protected]> wrote:
I have a Canon SX20IS, and find its low-light performance to be pretty
lacking. I've been looking at the newest crop of megazooms with BSI CMOS
sensors, but probably won't buy for a while.
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Well, I have a couple of Cannons. I got a S3IS in 2004 and then a S5IS in
08. They have been great for my needs. I guess the current one is the
SX30IS.
At 08:47 AM 6/7/2012, you wrote:
Anyone here that can recommend the best megazoom? Not needing
pro-level gear, but I want decent. Not going to spend lots of time and
don't want to lug around lots of lenses. But I want good shots and I
want to zoom in. Nature, out-and-about, macro-shooting.
Videos too at 1080p. Would like it fast, too. Would love to hear what
you guys use and like.
Thx.
