I've just been playing around with a friend's Panasonic FZ18 and was very impressed with the whole package. Read lots of nice reviews so I've just been down to my local camera shop to part with some cash when the assistant pointed out the Olympus 570UZ and the Nikon P80...
So does anyone have any opinions/first hand experience of their relative merits. It would be used as a general all purpose camera, birds, other wildlife, holiday snaps, taking up mountains, weddings, parties etc.
I know they will all be more noisy, less sharp and slower than a DSLR, but that would be no good for dragging up a crag and cost more for the 28 -500mm experience.
My first thoughts.
FZ18 Plus:- Cheaper, Lots of modes, Light, RAW Minus:- Less Pixels, Too many modes!
570UZ Plus:- More Pixels, 26-520mm, RAW, AA Batteries Minus:- More Money, heavier, Average reviews
P80 Plus:- Simpler to use, More Pixels Minus:- No RAW, Less Zoomage, More Money,
The specs are here.
So what does the world think?
So does anyone have any opinions/first hand experience of their relative merits. It would be used as a general all purpose camera, birds, other wildlife, holiday snaps, taking up mountains, weddings, parties etc.
I know they will all be more noisy, less sharp and slower than a DSLR, but that would be no good for dragging up a crag and cost more for the 28 -500mm experience.
My first thoughts.
FZ18 Plus:- Cheaper, Lots of modes, Light, RAW Minus:- Less Pixels, Too many modes!
570UZ Plus:- More Pixels, 26-520mm, RAW, AA Batteries Minus:- More Money, heavier, Average reviews
P80 Plus:- Simpler to use, More Pixels Minus:- No RAW, Less Zoomage, More Money,
The specs are here.
So what does the world think?