Razor Sharp Images: Hi, What is the best point and shoot camera with the razor sharpest image. I have a Canon Elph 100 HS and the images are nice but not razor sharp. Thanks. SJK...

SJK

Hi,
What is the best point and shoot camera with the razor sharpest image. I have a Canon Elph 100 HS and the images are nice but not razor sharp.
Thanks.
SJK

tom hughes Loc: Phila Pa

Need a tripod for razor sharp.

amehta Loc: Boston

SJK wrote:

Hi,
What is the best point and shoot camera with the razor sharpest image. I have a Canon Elph 100 HS and the images are nice but not razor sharp.
Thanks.
SJK

The Sony RX-100/RX-100M2 is probably near the top of point & shoot image quality, mainly because it has a larger sensor than most and a Zeiss lens.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

I purchased a Sony RX-100 as a bridge camera to compliment my D-7100. It is an amazing little camera as far as IQ. I am working my way through the controls because it is so different from my Nikon. Regardless, I am very pleased.

amehta wrote:

The Sony RX-100/RX-100M2 is probably near the top of point & shoot image quality, mainly because it has a larger sensor than most and a Zeiss lens.

amehta Loc: Boston

DavidPine wrote:

I purchased a Sony RX-100 as a bridge camera to compliment my D-7100. It is an amazing little camera as far as IQ. I am working my way through the controls because it is so different from my Nikon. Regardless, I am very pleased.

I agree, it is an amazing camera. I would not call it a "bridge camera", but a regular point & shoot.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

amehta wrote:

I agree, it is an amazing camera. I would not call it a "bridge camera", but a regular point & shoot.

Come on now Amehta, "Regular Point & Shoot"??? You sound as tho only a DSLR is the way... as in religious Way! Perhaps fetish! OK, over stated, sorry, sensitive point.

A point and shoot is a $50 camera that grandma uses. She points, shoots, no consideration of lighting, composition, or color balance. The simpler the better, the cheaper the better. Quality? Good enough for a 4x6 at the drugstore.

Point and Shoot is a degrading name for these high end cameras. These hi-enders are better called 24/7 cameras. These 24/7s offer the advantage of being with us in a belt pack rather than having a DSLR and walking around with a back pack with containing multi lenses, tripod, extra flash and such. These 24/7 offer quality and versatility.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

dpullum wrote:

Come on now Amehta, "Regular Point & Shoo... (show quote)

Sorry, I'm with Amehta on this one, even though I detect a little sarcastic tongue-in-cheek cajoling in your response. Even a $50 "grandma" point and shoot needs consideration for lighting, exposure, and composition. Except for the inherent quality of the different component parts, there's no difference between it and the RX100/II. :D

deej

amehta wrote:

I agree, it is an amazing camera. I would not call it a "bridge camera", but a regular point & shoot.

Curious, the camera offers full manual control as well as shutter priority, aperture control and adjustable ISO. Why do you state it is not a bridge camera???

JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore

lukan wrote:

Sorry, I'm with Amehta on this one, even though I detect a little sarcastic tongue-in-cheek cajoling in your response. Even a $50 "grandma" point and shoot needs consideration for lighting, exposure, and composition. Except for the inherent quality of the different component parts, there's no difference between it and the RX100/II. :D

"...inherent quality of the component parts..." is one hell of a big difference!

So long as grandma gets an acceptable to her picture of the grand-kid(s) that's all she probably cares about just like the simple box cameras of years ago.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Panasonic Lx7 and Olympus xz2. You can get a refurb xz2 for around 225. Normally a 600 camera. The lx7 is300 new.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Cdouthitt wrote:

Panasonic Lx7 and Olympus xz2. You can get a refurb xz2 for around 225. Normally a 600 camera. The lx7 is300 new.

I forgot about those 2. The LX7 is small and thin and makes very sharp pictures. The Oly is just plain awesome all around, but a little larger. The Oly SOoC prints (colors, especially) are beautiful.

deepdiverv Loc: arizona

It doesn't matter what you call them it's the fact you have a camera with you.

Sony RX100

amehta Loc: Boston

deej wrote:

Curious, the camera offers full manual control as well as shutter priority, aperture control and adjustable ISO. Why do you state it is not a bridge camera???

From the wikipedia page for "Bridge camera" (link):

Bridge cameras are cameras which fill the niche between the single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs) and the point-and-shoot camera. They are often comparable in size and weight to the smallest digital SLRs (DSLR) and there are also superzoom DSLR-shape bridge camera with retractable lens to make it more compact, but almost all digital bridge cameras lack an optical viewfinder system (film bridges generally had a lighter version of a reflex finder).

I visualize a very distinct size and shape, and a super-zoom lens, and it is not "pocket size".

In contrast to this, the RX-100 has the form factor of a compact point and shoot camera, and "only" a 3x zoom. It probably best fits the "luxury P&S" category which has been around for decades, most notably with some Leica offerings.

amehta Loc: Boston

dpullum wrote:

Come on now Amehta, "Regular Point & Shoot"??? You sound as tho only a DSLR is the way... as in religious Way! Perhaps fetish! OK, over stated, sorry, sensitive point.

I should have said "regular sized", not regular. :-)
I don't mean to dismiss it, I have one myself.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

deepdiverv wrote:

It doesn't matter what you call them it's the fact you have a camera with you.

After you crop away the branches in the very front, print that glossy on some fine cardboard stock, flip it over, write a short message on one side and address it to your friend on the other. Stick a stamp in the corner and you've got a perfect picture postcard.