[Sicoe]

hi all

my beloved fujifilm f810 camera has stopped working and i need a replacement, i specifically went for this model as it took 16.9 photos.

i just want a point and shoot as i am no professional however thisd camera has great 6 mp images, bettetr than i could get out of a panasonic lumix tz3

can anyone recommend one at all for 100- 200 pound, im not looking for anything fancy just a good image and a widescreen function and thats it.

Thanks Simon

[oakland]

Hi mate, I bought this one about 6 weeks ago. Like yourself i'm a point and click typa guy. Ticks all the boxes for me and you should be able to get if for about £150 to £175ish now!

All the best

[Sicoe]

hi oakland

thanks for the info, i read the review and it said the images were not the best with this camera but then again it is down to personal taste.

i had a panasonic lumix tz3 that won lots of awards and i thought the images were terrible.

would you be so kind to take a couple of high res photos in 16.9 mode for me just using point and shoot mode so i can see what the images are like.

its getting to the point where i cant find anything that will match up to my old fuji images.

i can pm you my email address to send the photos, i would be very very greatful

regards simon

[timb64]

I'm waiting delivery of a Panasonic tz6 having carried out extensive research to replace a Canon s70.See this review:-

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 Review - Specifications | PhotographyBLOG

£171 through Amazon

Of interest?

[Sicoe]

hi there

thanks for the info.

having owned a lumix tz3 i thought the images were very soft and poor and really didnt like the camera so i sold it on the forums.

i have a wanted add out on here and i was offered a panasonic camera posibly a lx50 im not to sure but the gentleman was good enough to send me pictures and they came out the same as my tz3 very soft and blurry and not a patch on my old fuji f810.

so i think im going to stay away from panasonics as i just dont seem to like there images.

maybe i should try the fuji range as i have always been impressed with them

regards simon

[Johnmcl7]

To be honest, something doesn't sound right with your TZ3 - soft and blurry suggests the settings weren't right such as the shutter speed was too low or a fault with the camera. It's certainly not the case with Pansonic cameras in general.

Panasonic are one of the best for 16:9 pictures because unlike most companies they don't crop a 4:3 sensor nor do they use a 16:9 sensor either - instead they use a slightly oversized sensor which means you have 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 photos straight out of the camera which are not crops of each other and maintain the same focal length in each aspect ratio. Fuji, like many others as far as I'm aware don't actually have a proper 16:9 mode - the camera simply chops the top and bottom off the 4:3 image to give a 16:9 shot.

Of course I don't want to push you towards a camera you're not happy with because ultimately the most important aspect of a camera is one you're happy with - I just wanted to make sure you understood how 16:9 is frequently handled. If you do fancy a Fuji then I'd have a look at the F200 EXR which uses Fuji's new sensor design, just squeezing in under the 200 pound mark. The idea behind Fuji's EXR sensor is that all the pixels are 'duplicated', you can use them all for a standard 12MP mode or you can use special 6MP modes where the camera compares the values of the duplicate pixels to work out what the colour should be in that area. This in theory means the camera can function better in low light and also in conditions where there's a mix of bright and dark areas.

The sensor doesn't quite live up to the promise but the output does look good from the camera and it does offer a 16:9 mode, while it is just a crop of the sensor you still get the benefit of being able to frame it better using a 16:9 mask on the screen. The zoom is just 5x but it's a versatile range, the F70 EXR which has the 10x zoom is quite a bit over budget.

John

[Sicoe]

hi john

many thanks for the above info.

i also thought there was something wrong with my tz3 so i bought another one and it was the same, i also have a wanted thread out for a used 16.9 camera and was offered a lumix at an excellent price, the gentleman was good enough to take photos for me and low and behold they were very soft and blurred imho compared to my old fuji.

i think the best thing for me is to go into jessops or somewhere and see if they will let me take a few photos with a few cameras and then put them on the screen, i really cant see any other way to getting an image close to what i am looking for.

thanks simon