marvelousprashant
Cyborg Agent
Panasonic TZ25 is best suited for you. It has no DSLR looks though. You might find some Nikon/Olympus/Fuji bridge cams with DSLR looks in your range but TZ25 outperforms them in IQ and speed. And it looks and feels awesome. I have seen this camera and was blown away by its looks
marvelousprashant
Cyborg Agent
Ebay deals has SX260 listed under 15k
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Journeyman
I had tried this camera in croma. It feels good in hand, but the focus sucks big time, especially while zooming in and out during video recording. It does have a manual mode but no shutter and aperture priority modes.
If u liked this camera, then also try Panasonic LZ20. Panasonic is cheaper than Sony with same features and looks like a dslr
My advice would be to buy Canon Sx240HS, though its doesnt have a build like a dslr but way better then H100/LZ20.
And yeah as Nac said, even Panasonic FZ47 would be a good one.
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Journeyman
SX160 is a very good camera. Had i not bought 1100D, i would have bought the SX160. Tried it in croma as well. A much much better camera compared to H100.
If AA batteries are not an issue for u, u can go for SX160. Image quality is very good and the focus doesnt lag in video mode, or while zooming.
Plus u get a full manual mode i.e the PASM mode.
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savvy
Broken In
thnx for your help... It seems i have found my camera.... AA batteries are not a big deal for me... now just waiting for the sem to end.... i am excited
... ummm..!!!
marvelousprashant
Cyborg Agent
For 15k budget SX240/260 or TZ25 is a much better choice
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Journeyman
Totally agree with Prashant. If u are willing to spend 15000 then buy the sx240. I personally would not buy the sx260 cause i find the gps useless, thats my personal opinion, unnecessary battery drain.
Features of sx240 and sx260 are absolutely the same, except that sx260 has gps.
One major advantage the sx240 has over sx160 is the backlit CMOS sensor, where as in sx160 its the usual CCD sensor, and Prashant has always stressed on this
But if u want something upto 12k then SX160 is the one. If u can raise ur budget to 15k then SX240.
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Journeyman
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marvelousprashant
Cyborg Agent
BSI CMOS collects more light. A 1.2 micron wide BSI pixel collects as much light as a 1.5 micron traditional CMOS pixel
Hence a 1/2.3" sensor captures light equal to 1/1.8". This however does not translate to actual IQ because there is leakage of current due to tiny pixel size
But bsi is definitely better than traditional cmos or ccd of same size
Hence a 1/2.3" sensor captures light equal to 1/1.8". This however does not translate to actual IQ because there is leakage of current due to tiny pixel size
But bsi is definitely better than traditional cmos or ccd of same size