I'm begining to feel the need to scratch an itch . . . Said itch, a new camera, I have not used my Nikon D90 for a year or more, the Panasonic G1 has not been out for 6 months.
There in lies the issue, Nikon heavy and bulky, G1 getting out cassed. Been out today to see the grand children, picked up my Lumix DMC-TZ30 . . . says it all dont it.
So, I'm thinking, my photographic requirements have changed, getting old, weight and bulk is a problem, plus I am not as suptle as I used to be so a swivel screen helps. The G1 is great with its swivel screen, but as I say, it can get a bit out classed in the ISO stakes.
I thought, Nikon P7700, animated screen, the ISO is good (so they say) to 800 and acceptable to 3200? It has a decent zoom lens on it . . . answer to an old snapper prayer?
Then I read of its very slow image transfer, 4 to 7 seconds, when shooting in combined RAW-JPEG mode. I prefered to shoot this way, an issue with the TZ30, that it does not have RAW! Does any one have any experiance of the P7700 or make any sugestions. The animated screen and combined R/J modes are essential if I'm going to change, weight and size is also impotrant.
I had considered the G5 . . . but its got bigger since the days of the G1? I realy am a man who likes to have a camera about me, not dominating me?
CJSF
There in lies the issue, Nikon heavy and bulky, G1 getting out cassed. Been out today to see the grand children, picked up my Lumix DMC-TZ30 . . . says it all dont it.
So, I'm thinking, my photographic requirements have changed, getting old, weight and bulk is a problem, plus I am not as suptle as I used to be so a swivel screen helps. The G1 is great with its swivel screen, but as I say, it can get a bit out classed in the ISO stakes.
I thought, Nikon P7700, animated screen, the ISO is good (so they say) to 800 and acceptable to 3200? It has a decent zoom lens on it . . . answer to an old snapper prayer?
Then I read of its very slow image transfer, 4 to 7 seconds, when shooting in combined RAW-JPEG mode. I prefered to shoot this way, an issue with the TZ30, that it does not have RAW! Does any one have any experiance of the P7700 or make any sugestions. The animated screen and combined R/J modes are essential if I'm going to change, weight and size is also impotrant.
I had considered the G5 . . . but its got bigger since the days of the G1? I realy am a man who likes to have a camera about me, not dominating me?
CJSF