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Oct 16, 2009 at 9:53 am #1536998
Hi Greg,
Many, probably most of the so-called super zoom cameras have EVFs. I don't know them well enough to recommend a small one, but Panasonic, Fuji and Sony all have good reputations for theirs–I'd probably start looking there. I agree with Rog that they're preferable to most digicam OVFs. My first digicam, a Kodak P880, has one and it has twice the resolution of the LCD display and is what I use 95% of the time (saves a lot of power as well). I get the same data on both displays.
Yesterday, Epson unveiled a new generation of very high resolution EVFs, which perhaps signals that many of the next round of digicams will have evfs where there is now just a panel, and perhaps the replacement of the last few ovfs with evfs. That doesn't help your decision one bit, however :-)
Cheers,
Rick
Oct 17, 2009 at 2:39 pm #1537281Greg, Rick listed the other superzooms. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 is 21oz inc batteries. The Canon weighs around 19oz with 4 AA batteries in. Neither are small enough for a shirt pocket. I just live with it round my neck tucked into my shirt and it's weight is supported by the waist strap when hiking.
The lightest option is the Panasonic FZ18
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz18/Nice, but I like the AA battery option and the hot shoe on the Canon S5IS. Decisions decisions…
I don't make big prints so 5-8mp is plenty of resolution for me. The latest crop of 12mp 18x cameras seem to lose most of the resolution advantage in de-noising and resharpening the images anyway.
Oct 17, 2009 at 3:03 pm #1537284Rog,
Thanks. I'm quite content with 5X +/-.
And volume is more of an issue than weight (gasp), as it determines where the camera ultimately lives.g.
Oct 17, 2009 at 3:13 pm #1537288I hear you.
FYI
The panasonic is 117.6 x 75.3 x 88.2 mm (4.6 x 3.0 x 3.5 in)and 12.7oz without battery.I like big 12x telephoto, so I'm prepared to suffer for my art. :-)
Maybe the FZ8 with 12x zoom would be the one. Good EVF.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz8/ -
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