Recent content by ship69

OK I had to make a decision and fwiw, this was the camera that won - the TZ40 (ZS30). The slight bummer is that it only does full macro at 24mm, but given the lack of an articulated screen, one thing that will intriguing to try out will be remotely controlling the camera via Wi-Fi, via my...

UPDATE Okay this is where my thinking has got to: From reading the reviews, the only serious camera for me are as follows: (There isn't really all that much choice after all!) 1. CANON SX280 HS PROS - Good long telephoto: 25–500mm (f/3.5 – f/6.8) - Excellent image quality with...

Nice camera, but sadly I definitely need more telephoto than 100mm...

Tech Radar are underwhelmed: only 3.5 stars http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/compact-cameras/fuji-finepix-f900-exr-1172487/reevoo Yes some good features esp the RAW+JPEG The main problem appears to be jumping straight into half resolution in any faintly...

Phil, Phil you are completely missing my drift. I do totally get that a small camera requires compromise. My entire thrust is about trying to balance their relative importances to me. To summarise, I am looking for: A) pocket-sized camera This is a deal breaker. A larger/heavier...

Yes, the Sony HX50V is a fraction large (38mm thick) and a fraction heavy (272g) but 24-720mm zoom... 720mm blimey! Aperture seems remarkably bright [F3.5(W) - 6.3(T)] for such a small camera going up to such a long focal length, so I guess low light might not be a total disaster, when not...

Hi Please can anyone suggest what camera I should buy. > Budget Not sure, say: GBP 200 - 450 (at a pinch) > Size Must be EXTREMELY 'pocket-able'. I want it to be in my pocket without noticing. Ideally I am aiming at less that 250g, and less than c35mm thicknesss (depth). As much as...