hello, i'm looking at Panasonic FZ7 vs Canon S3IS, and Panasonic FX1 vs Leica Lux2
i hv some questions maybe u can help me with? (I'm newbie)
my purpose is firstly to take pics when i go on hol later this yr, and hopefully after that, progress from there to learn more abt the manual controls etc and progress fr pt n shoot kind of use... anyone can help me understand wh camera's a gd fit for the uses i mentioned?
Questions:
1) What are the advantages of FZ7 over Canon S3IS? It seems that FZ7's lighter (can feel the wt diff when carrying them) and can save in TIFF (vs S3IS only saves in JPEG). But FZ does not have flip screen and uses the lithium-ion batt.s (wh is a bit more restrictive or gets used up faster than AA batt.s), rt? does the fact that the controls in S3IS are on buttons vs no need to keep scrolling menu (in FZ7) mk a big diff to users?
are there other differences? plse share w me... er... i heard that canon need to buy adapter if you want to add-on things but panasonic no need to buy cos it comes w the camera or something? so cuts down cost if u want add stuff in the long-run? is that true? are panasonic's add-ons cheaper? more expensive?
2) is it true that wide angle lens (28mm) will help take better hol pics? is it true that pple usually use more of that than zoom for hol pics? do u usually get the wide angle attachment when u go on hol (assuming u use FZ7 or S3IS)? w the additional lens, will it end up too bulky and it'll be better to just get camera w wide angle (and lower zoom)? (im concerned abt wt cos think may get tired fr lugging heavy camera ard )
3) if wide angle is recommended for hol pics, can I get opinions on Panasonic LX1 vs Leica Lux2? they seem similar to me what's the difference (apart from the brand)? both have manual controls? so this means that can learn how to use these as well if get either of these cameras?
4) What's the diff when comparing LX1/Lux2 to to FZ7/S3IS? FZ7 and S3IS have options to "add-on" other things like zoom/macro but LX1/Lux2 don't hv these options?
5) Curious how come out of the 4 cameras Im looking at, only canon doesnt save pic.s in uncompressed format? Is there some special reason for this?
a bit like asking abt a lot of diff cameras... but i'm trying to understand and compare... hee.. hee... all advise welcomed!!! thks! kam sia! kam sia!
my purpose is firstly to take pics when i go on hol later this yr, and hopefully after that, progress from there to learn more abt the manual controls etc and progress fr pt n shoot kind of use... anyone can help me understand wh camera's a gd fit for the uses i mentioned?
Questions:
1) What are the advantages of FZ7 over Canon S3IS? It seems that FZ7's lighter (can feel the wt diff when carrying them) and can save in TIFF (vs S3IS only saves in JPEG). But FZ does not have flip screen and uses the lithium-ion batt.s (wh is a bit more restrictive or gets used up faster than AA batt.s), rt? does the fact that the controls in S3IS are on buttons vs no need to keep scrolling menu (in FZ7) mk a big diff to users?
are there other differences? plse share w me... er... i heard that canon need to buy adapter if you want to add-on things but panasonic no need to buy cos it comes w the camera or something? so cuts down cost if u want add stuff in the long-run? is that true? are panasonic's add-ons cheaper? more expensive?
2) is it true that wide angle lens (28mm) will help take better hol pics? is it true that pple usually use more of that than zoom for hol pics? do u usually get the wide angle attachment when u go on hol (assuming u use FZ7 or S3IS)? w the additional lens, will it end up too bulky and it'll be better to just get camera w wide angle (and lower zoom)? (im concerned abt wt cos think may get tired fr lugging heavy camera ard )
3) if wide angle is recommended for hol pics, can I get opinions on Panasonic LX1 vs Leica Lux2? they seem similar to me what's the difference (apart from the brand)? both have manual controls? so this means that can learn how to use these as well if get either of these cameras?
4) What's the diff when comparing LX1/Lux2 to to FZ7/S3IS? FZ7 and S3IS have options to "add-on" other things like zoom/macro but LX1/Lux2 don't hv these options?
5) Curious how come out of the 4 cameras Im looking at, only canon doesnt save pic.s in uncompressed format? Is there some special reason for this?
a bit like asking abt a lot of diff cameras... but i'm trying to understand and compare... hee.. hee... all advise welcomed!!! thks! kam sia! kam sia!