dpullum wrote:
Yes, rcarol, the ZS100 has a 10x lens and a 1" sensor and many tricks in its sleeve. But I will say that some of the cameras with small sensors 1/4 that size do an amazing job [Canon SX50 for example]... The laptop computers contained within these small cameras is amazing and the resulting photos truly beyond that which the people with $5000 camera equipment dare know about. Camera choices are compromises... size, price, sensor, etc... a balancing act. I have the 40# bag of DSLR plus lens, but a 24/7 [you call point and shoot !!] fits in your jacket pocket... light weight, there when the of-the-moment occurs.
I am a researcher by profession [ok retired] and by nature... I decided on a Panasonic ZS100 based on watching evaluations and reading a lot of reviews. OK bought one and spent a bit more. There are two attachments for filters, one physical the other magnetic... both excellent I bought the mechanical [LensMate]. A 406 page manual, a 400 page how to book and you tube many videos. The ZS100 out ranks the ZS200 because of the Zoom and other factors. Yes the Sony is great but Much0$ more. PS: Trump increased the price of the ZS100 by $150 last weekend!! But I was able to find one for $500 [Gray import New]... $550 was typical [eg Best Buy], now $700 is the going price ! Yikes. who pays the Trump Tariffs... we do. Ouch !
[No that is not a political Troll, it is a statement of Camera pricing] I could have driven 7 miles to Best Buy and had one for $550 then Monday the price was $700... too late Don you knew the prices were going to jump...
Yes, rcarol, the ZS100 has a 10x lens and a 1"... (
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