Camera Comparison

[callum]

Hey Everyone,

Which is the better Camera, For taking quality pictures and capturing Heli's in Flight?:

Kodak EasyShare Z1012 IS
Fuji FinePix S7000
Fuji FinePix S5700

Regards
Callum

[LaurenceGough]

Get a Canon - My advice! :)

[Pantone 186C]

[quote=callum;485837]Hey Everyone,

Which is the better Camera, For taking quality pictures and capturing Heli's in Flight?:

Kodak EasyShare Z1012 IS
Fuji FinePix S7000
Fuji FinePix S5700

Regards
Callum[/quote]

Of the three you suggest Fuji every time, the lenses and sensors are superior to Kodak any day.

over 40 years in the photo industry

[serpent887]

In that price bracket I would buy the Nikon L110, it's a great little bridge camera with program modes suitable for heli's in flight, I can guarantee it.

But, if you can stretch a little more I can highly recommend the Canon SX20is, it is awesome with many features reserved normally for much more expesive cameras.

I am glad I went the extra few bucks - I love mine :)

[Ewan]

I have been running Fuji's for some years so am slightly biased, but the optics and CCDs tend to be very good and they are well built and reliable.

For a good all rounder I would reccomend the S9500 or S9600. I have had a S9500 for 3 years and it is has never failed me. Also has the option to override the automodes. The best thing I find though is that it is quick and the manual zoom being controlled by a barrel on the lens is so much easier to use than zoom buttons on the back of the camera.

[Pantone 186C]

I agree with serpent887, if you can afford the extra Canon really can't be beaten

[Dannyyy]

Im also looking at a Camera for college next year. Got my eye on the L110 at the moment :)

[Pantone 186C]

Hi Ewan

I would be interested in your experiences with the SR When you get to fly it.

I have just got mine back to flying capability after a faulty tail motor replacement, after only two batteries on it.

Horizon's customer service was brilliant, replaced foc as soon as battery was back in stock. Now looking to learn to fly it again.

Regards

[Ewan]

[quote=Pantone 186C;485907]Hi Ewan

I would be interested in your experiences with the SR When you get to fly it.

I have just got mine back to flying capability after a faulty tail motor replacement, after only two batteries on it.

Horizon's customer service was brilliant, replaced foc as soon as battery was back in stock. Now looking to learn to fly it again.

Regards[/quote]

Hi Pantone 186c,

If I had any to share I would but I have been concentrating on getting to grips with the MSR and also Phoenix.

Horizon are brilliant though.

Cheers

[trillian]

Those are starting to get up in size / weight etc. but they do look nice.:hat:

I need to get a new camera but I need something in a similar size to the Samsung S760 I have now because the size has been a major part of its usefulness.

But I'd like more zoom, better autofocus and faster response if possible (and not too expensive :))

[Ewan]

[quote=trillian;485976]Those are starting to get up in size / weight etc. but they do look nice.:hat:

I need to get a new camera but I need something in a similar size to the Samsung S760 I have now because the size has been a major part of its usefulness.

But I'd like more zoom, better autofocus and faster response if possible (and not too expensive :))[/quote]

Hi Trillian,

I am willing to be told I am wrong, but in my experience compact digital cameras are not going to be as quick as the larger sub-bridge and bridge cameras and also the optics are a bit of a compromise due to the size.

I am not up to date on compacts but the last couple of compacts that I have owned where both olympus MJ series, they are particularly good a colour rendition small and very robust. Maybe worth a look.

[callum]

Heya Guy's

Well ive Been looking at few others, and i am not going to get one of the original listed..

I'm torn between either getting the Fuji FinePix S2000HD or waiting for a good deal to come up on the LUMIX DMC-FZ28 but.. then theres the Nikon L110

Both shoot 720p video (which, is what attracted me to the S2000HD).. But the Lumix has better pixel level quality..

To be honest.. Will i notice any different between the two? in terms of picture quality? and has anyone use the S2000HD? I've read comparison on both, but still do i.. dont i?

-Callum

[Ewan]

[quote=callum;486339]Heya Guy's

Well ive Been looking at few others, and i am not going to get one of the original listed..

I'm torn between either getting the Fuji FinePix S2000HD or waiting for a good deal to come up on the LUMIX DMC-FZ28

Both shoot 720p video (which, is what attracted me to the S2000HD).. But the Lumix has better pixel level quality..

To be honest.. Will i notice any different between the two? in terms of picture quality? and has anyone use the S2000HD? I've read comparison on both, but still do i.. dont i?

-Callum[/quote]

Hi Callum,

My daughter bought a slightly earlier version of the s2000 for her partner for xmass and he and she are pretty happy with it. It is a good compromise between compact and bridge for most people as it is not too big but has a reasonable set of optics.

Cant talk about the Panasonic, have never used/looked at one of their cameras.

Re you question about picture quality difference between 10mgpixel or 12 mgpixel, the number of pixels is less important than the optics and quality of the CCD, a 10mgpixel CCD can sometimes outperform a 12mgpixel.

To be honest the difference between 10 and 12 Mgpixel even if the optics and every thing else is the same is not going to big enough to notice imho.

One other thing that I always take into consideration is the kind of battery technology being used.

Li-ions are great, retian charge well over a reasonable period of time. The downside is they generally use a dedicated charger and in the case of the panasonic is only 7.2 v 750mah which means that you will run out of juice quite quickly so you will need to buy spare batteries if you intend to do a lot of photography on one outing.

Standard AA cells in the Fuji will last about 15 mins(ok maybe a little longer), however with the new techology 1.2 2100 mah nimh rechargeable batteries that hold their charge for a long time are available at £5.50 delivered, I have been using some for a couple of months and very pleased with them. To my mind, I like using standard cells so that in the event that I loose/break/forget my charger I can go and buy a backup from somewhere on the high street at the very worst I can buy some duracells if there is nothing else available.

Hope this helps and does not add to the confusion

[trvo]

I've had a play on the Panasonic DMC-TZ7 and currently use a DMC-G1. I also have a Canon Powershot A560 compact and countless other brands of compact.

Personally I'd consider the Panasonic cameras but if you can then go for the Canon, in my opinion you'd be hard pushed to go wrong with a Canon.

I've not had the best experience from the Fuji cameras but I haven't given them much of a chance if I'm honest...

Trev

[trillian]

[quote=Ewan;486326]Hi Trillian,

I am willing to be told I am wrong, but in my experience compact digital cameras are not going to be as quick as the larger sub-bridge and bridge cameras and also the optics are a bit of a compromise due to the size.

I am not up to date on compacts but the last couple of compacts that I have owned where both olympus MJ series, they are particularly good a colour rendition small and very robust. Maybe worth a look.[/quote]


Yeah I know it's always going to be a compromise but I know what would happen if I replaced it with something very much heavier / bulkier which is that I would end up leaving it at home more.

But regarding colour rendition, the one I have now has major problems with any kind of deep orange, which is very frustrating because several of my helis have lots of orange and it comes out yellow / gold. Oddly it will capture red tones correctly right next to the orange but just seems incapable of capturing the deep oranges.

Here's an example; This is my Raptor 50. The one where the canopy looks yellow is how the camera capured it. This NOT the actual colour! (plus there is an artifact in the form of a strange red glow border) The real colour is a deep orange fading to a flourescent yellow on the bottom. The other pic is closer to the actual colour by using the Hue adjust in GIMP, but doing that messes with the colour of everything else :(