g0sub Loc: Torbay, Devon,UK

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After taking all the above excellent advice on board, check and see if all those camera's sensor sizes are the same.
Good luck

8-)

Millie Loc: New Jersey

I'm enjoying my canon sx500.

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Dead right. 60X sounds heaps better than 50X, right? Not really. The SX50 & the yet to be released SX60 both have 1200mm zooms at the big end, & 24mm & 20mm respectively at the small end. Is a difference of 4mm going to make any practical difference? I doubt it. Try them all if you can. I did at the time & deciding on the SX50 was an easy decision. Just my 2 cents worth.

Ugly Jake Loc: Sub-Rural Vermont

That's the genius of the SX50 - you CAN handhold at max zoom! What others have said, though - the articulating screen (For those in the "Not-19 -anymore" group) make low-level and over head shots not only possible, but easy. Hold them in your hand, and try the viewfinder - the right camera will choose you !

drydock Loc: mackay, queensland australia

I use a Canon DSLR but if you have DOOK's posts using his SX50 I think you will be impressed

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

I have an idea. IF money is not a problem buy them all. Try them out. My guess in about a year you still won't know which one is best. Just my way of saying it's the person holding the camera that makes the difference.

Jackdoor Loc: Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

I can't entirely agree- if the long end's too short, you can still get some kind of result, even if you have to crop. If the short end is too long, and there's a wall behind you, you're stuck with panoramas or stitching. If you're not into PP, that's a big difference.

ggttc Loc: TN

I dont think any of the sx 50 owners here have been disappointed in the IQ, ease of use and the remarkable versatility of the camera...I cant say enough good stuff about it.

Its by far and away the most fun camera I have ever owned...However my wife has stolen it...so thats a drawback.

cameranut64 Loc: Murrells Inlet, SC

I have the Fuji HS50 EXR and am having a ball with it. The screen and the eye level view finder is higher resolution than the SX50 and the sensor is a little bit larger.

Click on the link below and type HS50 in the search box.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/archer01/

Terry

Hammer Loc: London UK

Hi

Shooting in RAW might be a consideration, not all of these cameras give you that option , I am fairly certain that the
SX50 does , not sure about the Nikon but think that only the SX50 and one of the Nikons can use RAW.

rudyp16 Loc: Toms River, NJ

Google Panasonic FZ2000. Awesome camera. Fast 2.8 lens. Zooms outgo 600mm . I one one along with my Nikon D7100.

Bugfan Loc: Toronto, Canada

Close your eyes, hold your nose and go "eeny meeny meiny moh". That's often the best way to choose a point and shoot. You have to realize that they're only designed to last about three years anyway and when they fail they're not worth fixing so at that point it's time for a new one. So if the current one isn't ideal you can correct that decision later on anyway.

That said, I have a Nikon P510. I bought it specifically for it's lens, a long zoom. I also have a Nikon P7100 which I bought for it's incredible control over image quality, and I have a Nikon AW-100 which I got for those rainy days and when I'm at the beach. Each one basically has a specific purpose. I spend 95% of my time with one of three Nikon SLRs, the other 5% is with a point and shoot. So obviously I can recommend the Nikons.

I have experience too with a Canon G9 which performed admirably for a number of years. It did fail one time but was fixed under warranty. My wife still uses it in fact. The only complaint I've had about it is that I could wish for a bit better contrast and hue. But both are trivial to fix in Photoshop so it was never an issue. From my understanding the modern versions (I think the G12 or something) are the same or a bit better.

Basically to me a point and shoot is a throw away camera since there's no way you're going to get a hundred thousand or more images out of it before it fails. So decide what you're going to use it for and get the appropriate model on that basis. Don't try to find a point and shoot that does it all, I don't believe that kind exists. That's why I have three for my camera bag. Each has amazing strengths and each also has weaknesses too.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

Look at Cool Pix P/520 :thumbup:

cameranut64 Loc: Murrells Inlet, SC

The Fuji HS50 does raw and Amazon has a good deal on it at around $376. It also has an articulated screen.

Terry

hj Loc: Florida

AGREE.. but I think you meant the Panasonic FZ200 not 2000.