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 01/14/2011 05:28:20 PM · #1
I have been looking to buy a P&S with a large (10x) zoom and a viewfinder. However, such a beast appears to be extinct. You can buy things like the G12 but although that has a viewfinder, it only has a 4x zoom. The same can be said of the P7000.

So, I have decided to go for a large zoom P&S. The criteria though is that the screen does not suffer from glare when framing/pointing etc. As mentioned above Samsung use the AMOLED screen with the WB600 camera. There's also a new WB700 that has just been released. Another alternative is the Lumix TZ10.

My question is - does anybody have any experience of these cameras and the problem, or not, of glare on the screen?

Thanks

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 17:58:45.
 01/14/2011 05:33:02 PM · #2
I've never had any problem with glare unless shooting near directly into the sun or some other light source.

This Panasonic has good range, a viewfinder, a lens hood, shoots in RAW, and does a nice job with video.
 01/14/2011 05:44:11 PM · #3
I don't think that's what he means: he's talking about glare on the LCD screen, which is the only means of framing up images if you don't also have a viewfinder. And it can be TOUGH to do in some conditions.

R.
 01/14/2011 06:00:05 PM · #4
Thanks. Yes, I was referring to glare on the screen rather than the lens.
I've now amended my original post.

Thanks
 01/14/2011 06:38:18 PM · #5
Oh...

Well then. Glare on an LCD screen for composition is nearly always a problem of some magnitude IMO unless it's dark or overcast. Especially if the camera does not have a tilting LCD screen to compose with.

I would never have a main camera without a viewfinder.

eta - The Panasonic I mentioned in my earlier post meets the criteria you've set I'm pretty sure.

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 18:39:21.
 01/14/2011 06:44:29 PM · #6
I have a Canon Power Sot SX10 1S. It has a 20X zoom, a viewfinder and a swiveling screen. It is a nice versatile camera, but it doesn't shoot in RAW.
 01/14/2011 08:09:15 PM · #7
Originally posted by jomari:
I have a Canon Power Sot SX10 1S. It has a 20X zoom, a viewfinder and a swiveling screen. It is a nice versatile camera, but it doesn't shoot in RAW.

There have been "hacks" available for the ancestors (like mine) of these cameras which enable many additional functions, including RAW capture; you might want to check and see if one is available for your model.

As I understand it, it loads from the memory card, and so does not alter the camera's firmware, making it pretty safe to experiment with.
 01/14/2011 09:26:41 PM · #8
Originally posted by jomari:
I have a Canon Power Sot SX10 1S. It has a 20X zoom, a viewfinder and a swiveling screen. It is a nice versatile camera, but it doesn't shoot in RAW.


You DO realize it's illegal to shoot with a drunken camera?

R.
 01/14/2011 10:13:16 PM · #9
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by jomari:
I have a Canon Power Sot SX10 1S. It has a 20X zoom, a viewfinder and a swiveling screen. It is a nice versatile camera, but it doesn't shoot in RAW.


You DO realize it's illegal to shoot with a drunken camera?

R.


Lol! No, I didn't ever come across that law, and I'm sure if you check out my 'found and fabricated filters' folder, you'll see that my Canon Power Sot and I have done a bit of infringing..

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 22:14:54.
 01/15/2011 02:23:20 PM · #10
My old camera Fujifilm finepix s1800 has 18x zoom and a large 3 inch screen and glare was never a problem with me. I didn't use the viewfinder much.
 01/15/2011 02:39:10 PM · #11
Originally posted by adamelliott111:
My old camera Fujifilm finepix s1800 has 18x zoom and a large 3 inch screen and glare was never a problem with me. I didn't use the viewfinder much.


Yah, but you live in ENGLAND: basically, glare's NEVER a problem there. Those of us who live where the sun occasionally shines, we have different issues :-)

R.
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