FinePix s7000

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I am looking for a new camera. One major requirement is support for external
flash/hot shoe.

I will probably not usually be creating greater than 3M pixel images, but I
would hope to get very good quality at that size. Higher res wouldn't hurt,
I juts might not use it so much. I tend to prefer an SLR "style" camera as I
find that more comfortable to work with, although I am probably not in the
price range of a digital SLR. It would be good if it supported XD cards (as
I already have some).

I am drawn to the FinePix s7000 which seems to tick all the boxes, and has a
lot of other bonuses. It seems to be quite a good price (just over 300 UKP).
The only downside is that a few reviews I have read mark down the image
quality. Can anyone comment in this? Is a 6M camera going to produce very
good results at 3M even if the 6M quality is not quite the best?

Is there anything else I should be looking at in this price range?

If I did stretch my budget a bit (500 quid-ish for example) what more could
I expect to get with this type of camera? In particular, any recommendations
for slightly more expensive cameras which would give much better quality
without losing any othe features?

Not too familiar with what is out there at the moment, I am hoping this will
help me find my bearings.

Thanks

Dom

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"Stewy" <anyone4tennis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:anyone4tennis-0E3502.17535009052005@newssv.kcn.ne.jp...
> In article <427e840b$1_3@alt.athenanews.com>,
> "anon" <noone@nowhere.spam> wrote:
>
> > I am looking for a new camera. One major requirement is support for
external
> > flash/hot shoe.
> >
> > I will probably not usually be creating greater than 3M pixel images,
but I
> > would hope to get very good quality at that size. Higher res wouldn't
hurt,
> > I juts might not use it so much. I tend to prefer an SLR "style" camera
as I
> > find that more comfortable to work with, although I am probably not in
the
> > price range of a digital SLR. It would be good if it supported XD cards
(as
> > I already have some).
>
> Well, why buy a 6mpxl if you're never going to take advantage of it. Go
> for the Panasonic Lumix FZ20. Quite compact with a 12x zoom and very
> good image stabilization.

Well, I didn't say *never*. However, at 5 megs the FZ20 is probably more
than adequate, and as you say the zoom range is quite something!

Shame it takes SD not XD, but my PDA uses SD so at least I can share the
cards with that.

Definitely on the list.

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i recently purchased olympus 8080. the quality of the pictures just
blew me away. so much better than my canon s50. very little noise for
subject in the shadow as opposed to s50. check dpreview. if quality is
what you're looking for, olympus 8080 will not disappoint. i don't know
about uk, but in us, 8080 can be had for less than $600 now.
In article <427e840b$1_3@alt.athenanews.com>, anon <noone@nowhere.spam>
wrote:

> I am looking for a new camera. One major requirement is support for external
> flash/hot shoe.
>
> I will probably not usually be creating greater than 3M pixel images, but I
> would hope to get very good quality at that size. Higher res wouldn't hurt,
> I juts might not use it so much. I tend to prefer an SLR "style" camera as I
> find that more comfortable to work with, although I am probably not in the
> price range of a digital SLR. It would be good if it supported XD cards (as
> I already have some).
>
> I am drawn to the FinePix s7000 which seems to tick all the boxes, and has a
> lot of other bonuses. It seems to be quite a good price (just over 300 UKP).
> The only downside is that a few reviews I have read mark down the image
> quality. Can anyone comment in this? Is a 6M camera going to produce very
> good results at 3M even if the 6M quality is not quite the best?
>
> Is there anything else I should be looking at in this price range?
>
> If I did stretch my budget a bit (500 quid-ish for example) what more could
> I expect to get with this type of camera? In particular, any recommendations
> for slightly more expensive cameras which would give much better quality
> without losing any othe features?
>
> Not too familiar with what is out there at the moment, I am hoping this will
> help me find my bearings.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dom
>
>

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"alien999" <mtien@charter.net> wrote in message
news:100520050104010247%mtien@charter.net...
> i recently purchased olympus 8080. the quality of the pictures just
> blew me away. so much better than my canon s50. very little noise for
> subject in the shadow as opposed to s50. check dpreview. if quality is
> what you're looking for, olympus 8080 will not disappoint. i don't know
> about uk, but in us, 8080 can be had for less than $600 now.

Unfortunately, this camera seems a bit more pricey over here. If I could
find it for the equivalent of $600 it might be an easier decision.