Superzoom EVF Cameras
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The Right Camera
Digital SLRs vs. Superzooms
Given a Budget
Digital SLRs
Digital SLR lenses
Superzoom Cameras
Tips
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Superzoom EVF Cameras
I strongly recommend that you
consider a digital SLR camera instead of any "superzoom" camera.
Only consider one of these if you intend to shoot baseball only
in daylight. That said, they're great for general purpose
shooting. |
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Manufacturer/
Model |
Resol-ution |
Max ISO |
Max
Shutter |
Max Zoom
(35 mm
equiv) |
Burst Mode |
Anti-Shake |
LCD |
Video |
Notes |
Price |
Canon
Powershot S3 IS
 |
6 MP |
800 |
1/3,200
sec |
432 mm |
2.3 fps
/ 1.5 fps (resol-ution
depen-dent) |
yes |
2"
tilt & swivel |
640x480 at 30 fps |
Replaces S2 IS
noise "unaccept-able" at
ISO 400 & higher
|
$499
Canon |
Kodak
EasyShare Z612
 |
6.1 MP |
800 |
1/1,000
sec |
420 mm |
8 shots
at 2 fps |
yes |
2.5"
fixed |
640x480 at 30 fps |
No noise test yet |
$400
Kodak |
Panasonic
Lumix DMC-FZ7
 |
6 MP |
1600 |
1/2,000
sec |
432 mm |
7 shots
at 2 fps |
yes |
2.5"
fixed |
640x480 at 30 fps |
low res LCD and viewfinder
noise "unaccept-able" at
ISO 200 & higher |
$348
Pana-sonic |
Sony
Cyber-shot DSC-H5
 |
7.2 MP |
1000 |
1/2,000
sec |
432 mm |
5 shots
at 1.1 fps |
yes |
3" fixed |
640x480 at 30 fps |
noise "unaccept-able" at
ISO 1000 |
$499
Sony |
Olympus
SP-500 UZ
 |
6 MP |
400 |
1/1,000 |
380 mm |
3 shots
at 1.75 fps |
no |
2.5"
fixed |
320x240 at 30 fps |
not rated by PopPhoto |
$350 |
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