Canon HF10 vs Panasonic SD9 vs Sony TG3

[jc_dublin]

hi-

Ignoring price differences,which of these 3 produce the best images...?

I cant decide between the 3...
i like the sony physically, panasonic is 3ccd which i'm thinking must be better(?), yet canon seems to be getting top reviews..

HELP .........!

[rhubarbe]

Canon's the best. You have to compromise I am afraid.

[docsmith2k1]

Canon's the best. You have to compromise I am afraid.

Sorry to hi-jack this but co-incidentally I am also considering these three cameras. Could I ask why you think the Canon is the best, and what compromises you have to have from the others.

I want a simple camera that is easy to use, will produce good quality images in mostly daylight, and is portable and unobtrusive for holidays and family events. I also have a Mac so editing on this is important. I am drawn to the Sony based on the compact and slim profile. What do I need to compromise on over the Canon if I go for portability.

Thanks
Andy

[redsox_mark]

Originally Posted by docsmith2k1

Sorry to hi-jack this but co-incidentally I am also considering these three cameras. Could I ask why you think the Canon is the best, and what compromises you have to have from the others.

I want a simple camera that is easy to use, will produce good quality images in mostly daylight, and is portable and unobtrusive for holidays and family events. I also have a Mac so editing on this is important. I am drawn to the Sony based on the compact and slim profile. What do I need to compromise on over the Canon if I go for portability.

The Sony will do that. It's just the Canon video quality (from clips and reviews I've seen) seems slightly better. But it is less portable.

This
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showp...&postcount=740
will give you a bit of an idea. It compares to the HV30, not the HF10, but the HF10 and HV30 are similar in performance.

The compromise is simply trading off a (small) bit of quality, to get the smaller size TG3.

[rhubarbe]

Ooh, I'm late this afternoon.

Yes, as Mark says you have to sacrifice a bit of the image quality for the small size of the TG3.

Personally, I'd forget the SD9 - it isn't good enough IMHO and its successor is already announced. OK, not a successor, perhaps but something that should eclipse it image quality wise.