On these days i am looking to buy a good camera. It’s kind of a sick to me now. I am not a professional photographer. But I love to take some beautiful photos as they doing.
So I did some investigation to buy such item. Sometime this article may helpful to you to buy a camera if you’re same as me.
First I plan to buy a DSLR. But I removed my idea because of some reasons.
1. Price of the Camera
2. Need to change the Camera lenses every time with the situation. That mean, we have to spend more money for that. Because for
a. Macro we have to buy a lens.
b. Wide angle we have to buy a lens.
c. Long range we have to buy a lens.
3. With those lenses and camera we have to keep a special space and also kind of a headache about the security while we are traveling.
4. Huge size of the camera lenses also a matter at some time. Because 30x zooming lens mean a huge item like a RPG.
But I know it’s the item for professional photographers with its huge sensor.
So I decided to go for bridge type camera. Also firstly my plane was to go for a Compaq model and I selected HX9V as it. But while I saw that HX100V containing 30X zooming than the HX9V 16X zoom i chenged my mind. Also I consider about the problems in Compaq models. Because in HX9V, sonny inserted most of the features that they have into that tiny camera and I feel, it can make some troubles to the camera.
After that I am looking for Bridge type cameras. So my selected list is as follows.
1. HX100V - SONNY
2. SX30IS - Canon
3. P500 - Nikon
4. HS20 - Fujifilm
Still I am varying in HX100V and SX30IS. In Sri Lanka we can buy the SX30IS for 58,000 RS with Metropolitan warranty and HX100V for 70,000 RS with SIEDLES warranty.
Please check the following link to compare the selected cameras
I never concern about the megapixels. Because 10 megapixels also enough for me. Reason is I am not going to print any big banners with this camera. Also I know all the manufactures are lying at this stage. Because with this kind of small sensor cannot manage these number of megapixels with the camera.
Everybody having same1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) size sensor and only HS20 contain ½ size of sensor (Bit larger than other sensors). Because of that HS20 sensor they have extra image reatio to continue (4:3, 3:2, 16:9).
Why I reject the HS20 and P500
1. Image stabilization is Sensor-shift. This is something old passion and new way is Optical. Cannot believe why P500 (latest camera within the selected list) continue it with the Sensor-shift.
2. HS20 not having number of focus points while it’s job.
3. P500 maximum aperture is faulty. Because with it 24mm lens is useless with the F3.5 aperture. (Aperture is the place that decides how much light should take from the outside to the image). It’s most effective while taking some night shots (specialy ISO).
4. P500 maximum shutter speed is not enough with the model. It’s 1/1500 sec with all the others having 1/4000 speed. (SX30IS having 1/3200 sec and that also far enough with 1/1500 sec)
5. And also lot people not happy with
a. Battery life of P500
b. Focusing on both P500 and HS20.
Links for P500 and HS20 sample images
Now I am staying at SX30IS and HX100V. But I love HX100V. Because it’s worth to it price with all the loving features it’s having. What I don’t like in SX30IS is
1. Sensor is CCD (Old method)
2. Continues shooting is 0.6 fps. L. That mean, within a minute, it canot take out a single image. So this is not a good camera for moving objects.
All the other things are superb and I love to 36x zoom on it. CCD is no need to much consider because CCD having 2 methods and this SX30IS using the finest method for that. But problem is, why they keep CCD inside the camera instead of CMOS.
Some people are not happy with the canon camera and some mention about problems on always bluer images, ASF not working properly, etc..
But for HX100V nobody has complained any problems and that also a one special point to go for HX100V. But only thing is, in Sri Lanka still we couldn’t find this camera in the market. All the people are saying, it’s shortage in this product. But in other countries, they have lot enough products for sale.
Another thing we should have to consider is
SX30IS from 2010 – SPE
And
HX100V from 2011 – FEB
Different between both camera’s are 5 month and almost 1 year for the SX30IS. So now users using the Canon SX30IS and lot enough time for geting troubles with the camera.
HX100V only having 6-7 month time with users and still most of the people are planning to buy it but still not in stock to buy like me. J
Sample images for HX100V and SX30IS
Another thing I can feel. Actually beautiful image mean not the camera only. It’s the creativity of the camera men. Most of the ugly image reasons are not only the camera. It’s our inability J.
Why I said that because, Some people using a camera and taking some beautiful images and while that, some propel are scolding to the same camera for bad images. Mostly i am in the 2nd group. J
