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Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ35 12 1MP Digital Camera with 18x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2 7 inch LCD

The FZ35 records HD movies with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution. It uses the AVCHD Lite format to achieve higher image quality while storing less data than the conventional Motion JPEG. Plus, the FZ35 is equipped with an HDMI output terminal for direct transmission of digital image and sound signals.

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5 Stars Freaking beautiful camera, LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
I bouht this camera to replace a lemon of a Nikon P90 that took yellowish tint pictures all the time and had no white point setting, what? NO WHITE POINT SETTING? COME ON!? WHERES THE SLR LIKE CAMERA IN THAT!

I shipped it back to amazon and they promptly refunded me, great service and I ordered this.

The image quality is superb, even if you barely have set up the camera it looks great, slightly noisy when you have 22x of zoom but I expect that from any digital camera after you hit the 18x optical and slip into digital zoom, It still looks freaking awesome.

The image quality in the DEAD OF NIGHT is beautiful. [...]

You can also see the image which I took at 22x zoom!

Beautiful camera and I will be sticking to the Panasonic name for a while now, the Nikon is good in the D series but the P series is god aweful from my experience.

The battery life on this camera is awesome, just like my Nikon D40 but even boasts HD videos![...]

5 Stars Worthwhile upgrade
Upgraded from my FZ-18 because of the major improvements. HD jpeg movie is amazing with focusing while zooming and with stereo sound. Movie button on back enables fast switch from still to movie and back. 12 mp ccd gives denser colors and greater optical zoom when dropping to 3 mp. Auto focus tracking is uncanny as it tracks the locked target across the LCD/EVF. Review switch is now on the back for quick review. The old review button is replaced by a function button enabling it to be set for five possible functions. There is so much flexibility in the camera, the operating manual had to be put on a CD for PDF viewing of its 219 pages. Basic instructions come in a paper version. Fabulous camera for a little over $300. Sold my used FZ-18 for a good price.

5 Stars Love my camera
I had a Lumix DMC-FZ class camera before, so I had high expectations. They have been met. A few gripes, none serious: It took a little while to learn the new system (on-off switch is on the top of the camera now, not at the top right edge of the back — my thumb keeps reaching for it there). I missed being able to focus manually by twisting the lens, but someone who never had a film SLR won’t have that problem. I hate the tweet the camera emits when it autofocuses, but that can be turned off (sacrificing the shutter sound, too, sadly). The amber light that the camera projects when I use autofocus scares off wildlife. Hate that. The default shutter seems not quite as quick as the old camera’s.

On the good side, it takes very good pictures. It’s quite a bit lighter and smaller than my other Lumix, so it’s easier to carry. The battery lasts ages, and when it has to be topped up, I love the new battery charger. Such an intelligent design with fold-out tines in the back of the cube; no need for wires. Thank you, Panasonic, for the cable that attaches to the lens cap. Previously had to improvise my own. The camera takes good pictures without flash in less light than before. The longer lens is a joy. I like the shoot/review thumb switch instead of the old system of turning the wheel to the green arrow. I like that I can adjust the length of auto-review time. In fact, so many more of the functions can be customized that I’ve barely begun to explore their extent. I’m looking forward to experimenting.

5 Stars dj fom mass.
Camera does everything they say it will do , but don,t buy it if you want a common point & shot! This camera comes with the best online manual I’ve ever seen! You need to take advantage of it to get the full range of amazing capabilities. So far very happy with results!

5 Stars Amazing
was torn between the canon sx20is and the panasonic fz35 i first bought the canon the picture quality wasnt as great as i thought it would be maybe because i didnt play around with the option much, but i returned it and got the fz35 which had great picture quality. highly recommend this camera. my first superzoom and im loving it.

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Canon Powershot SD990IS 14 7MP Digital Camera with 3 7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black

When youre ready to experience a higher level of pacesetting technology and image brilliance, the
PowerShot SD990 IS Digital ELPH is ready for you. One glance at the sleek sculptured profile, and you
know this is a camera driven by design and features. Style without compromise is the perfect complement
to the ELPH models most advanced feature lineup–engineering leadership that opens your eyes and
imagination to the real potential and boundless pleasures of photography.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars How easy to get great pictures
Been looking for a good quality point shoot camera and I have found it in the Canon SD990IS. Got rid of my Pentax Program 35mm and very seldom even use my Minolta diamage camera anymore because it is so much easier to carry the pocket size SD990IS which takes as good pictures as my pervious cameras. Now I am seldom without my camera so when the old ” I wish I had the camera ” moment comes along I get the shot now. Used this for my son’s recent wedding and was plesently supprised with the quality pictures and only my poor composure tecnique caused some pictures that weren’t keepers.

5 Stars Excellent Camera!
I love this camera. I just sold my DSLR because I wanted something smaller but something that took great photos and this is it. The video is amazing too. I was on a job taking video and photos of a dam repair and the video I produced had amazing quality. If you are looking for a point and shoot and can afford it I would definitely recommend this one. Everyone I’ve shown the photos too loves it and can’t believe I only paid 299!

5 Stars Totally diggin’ it!

This camera takes better pictures than the $1000+ Nikon my husband bought me 2 years ago. I bought so I could have something to throw in my purse and it has been fantastic.

5 Stars Good camera
Good camera – great pictures; I am looking for a camera that takes pictures quickly. This has that feature but you cannot use the video screen; you have to look through a tiny view finder.

4 Stars Cannon Powershoot Products
The camera have good resolution and great new features but you have to read the manual to get the resolution you want. The only bad thing is older models have a safe lock in the battery and memory stick cover and this model not.

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Canon PowerShot SD780IS 12 1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2 5 inch LCD Deep Red

It may be the slimmest Digital ELPH Canon has ever created, but the impact couldn’t be bigger. The PowerShot SD780 IS Digital ELPH captivates the senses with bold saturated colors and a daringly original design that matches the intensity of Canon’s most innovative camera technology. Even when picture-taking conditions seem pretty unforgiving, you’ve got Canon on your side. So the shots you used to miss are the images you’ll now be sharing, and the movies you never took before will be HD unforgettable.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Pocket Camera
Easy to carry in your pocket. Image stabilization works well. Just finished two week vacation and batteries still have 3/4 charge.

5 Stars Great Camera
Just go to auto mode and shoot away. One of the smartest Auto modes I’ve used in any camera. Picture is kind of grainy at 100% but who cares. I don’t upload 4000×3000 images anyway. Great, solid feel. Buttons are small but still very much usable.

5 Stars Love it!
I love this camera! It takes beautiful pictures. I highly recommend it. But be ready to read the manual. The things this camera can do are amazing! I still have yet to learn what all the buttons do. But then again, I’m not that technologically savvy.

5 Stars Great little camera
This little camera is awesome! It fits great in my purse, it takes beautiful pictures and videos and is very easy to use.

4 Stars Small and Portable
I LOVE this camera, the quality of the pictures are incredible and the zoom is outstanding. My only issue is the static it has before you snap a photo and after you record a video. Aside from that I won’t trade it for any other

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Fujifilm FinePix S1500 10MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Optical Zoom

Introduce a high-performance tracking auto focus and panorama shooting mode in the FinePix S1500. Equipped with the evolved SR Auto (Scene Recognition Auto) and Face Detection, scenes and faces can be captured and optimized even more with the detection functions.Large 2.7-inch LCD screen allows you to find favorite image at a glance displayed in 10 x 10 array. In addition to a wide range of shooting modes, the FinePix S1500 offers a selection of versatile scene positions that ensure optimum results no matter what the scene.

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4 Stars Great camera
I have only used this new camera a few times, but am very excited. Our children both own the same and they sold us on this camera. Thank you Fuji

5 Stars Nice camera – cannot ask for more
Note: This review is after a 15 day use of this camera, which I purchased from Amazon.

Amazon shipping was great. Amazon indicated that the price was $169. However, when I added to the cart, the price changed to $173. I wanted to buy a camera because my old camera died. Thus, I bought it even though I had to pay a little more.

I wanted to have a nice camera with 10x zoom. I could not afford a DSLR. Thus, I compromised with this ultra zoom camera. Even though the reviews on the web were decent enough, I was worried about going for Fuji S1500. I was wrong. The camera came, I loaded the 8GB SD card I purchased and the alkaline batteries that came with it.

* The first photo of my daughter indicated the goodness of the flash and the great pictures this camera could take

* Camera grip is great. I felt that the build is solid.

* For all simple features, this camera is easy to use. The button positions make it easy to configure the most frequently used (by me) functions/features.

* It would have been nice if a camera bag was included. None of my digicam bags take this camera. I have to buy a new one !

* The camera came with 4 Panasonic alkaline batteries. I’ve already taken 180+ pictures using the electronic view finder; the batteries are still going strong.

* The EVF is good. At higher zooms EVF view appears to be noisy. However, the photos look good.

* Looks like the image stabilization is working – never seen a blurred picture due to camera shake

1 Star Really bad quality images… Is not a good option
In the past i use to have a fujifilm, very good quality cameras; so i decided to change my actual Canon A620 buying the S1500. I am really disapointed… the quality is really bad… grainy all the time. ISO settings only can be changed in manual modes. If you want to change the ISO settings, you must set all the parameters according the conditions every time(dark, bright, cloudy, etc). The wide automatic scene options the camera has are useless because ISO settings are usually very high (automatic), so the pictures usually are so grainy. You will need to set the parameters all the time, so buy another camera, because unless you are a professional, you are going to miss a lot of memory moments with this camera.

Cheap, nice look, impressive zoom, but you will pay the price with quality…

5 Stars Deal of the century
I shopped around a long time before choosing this camera. Compared to other offerings from the big names, this camera has a big sensor and glass lense for clear photos, all of the manual options in addition to the automatic ones, and it is a nice size. I though that I would miss the rechargeable battery of my old Nikon, but in reality, I don’t miss the tyranny of the rechargeable battery. I always had to plug it in the second that I was done with it, and if I forgot then it was dead the next time that I wanted to use it.

The LCD is big and bright. I have the image quality set to max and I out in a 12GB card. The pictures are 5mb each, but they transfer very quickly to my MacBook – if there are only a couple I have to check to see if it worked because they are done so fast. I can’t get over how well this camera takes photos. There are a lot more features than I realized, too. It is good to read the book when you get the camera. I really like that the flash doesn’t automatically pop up if it is dark. The Nikon flash would pop up and I would have to manually change the flash mode to off if I wanted natural light. This camera informs you that your photos might be blurry because it is going to have to step the shutter speed down so much, but you get to pick if you want the flash. If you do, you just push a little button to pop it up. If you don’t, you just shoot the photo. Great. I think this camera can do everything for you, but doesn’t try to hold your hand and tel you that it knows best.

5 Stars Excellent value & customer service
I have enjoyed photography since childhood and have been a serious amateur for the last 20 years. Being disabled now I could no longer afford or handle a DSLR. I bought the S1500 as it has all the bells & whistles of other much more expensive super zoom cameras. It’s 10 mp, 12 X zoom, manual shutter/aperture control, macro and super macro modes were all features I wanted. I was a Fuji fan already as I had taken many many photos of my son’s first 5 years with a Fuji point & shoot with great results. I have taken several dozen photos with the S1500 and have been very happy with the results. It is a solid well built camera and all though I am now used to using a viewing screen it is nice to have the option of looking through the viewfinder. Other than manual focus there is very little I would hope for, especially at this price.

I also want to share my buying experience with Amazon. When my camera arrived I could not get it to work properly. After 2 calls to Fuji they said it was a software problem and that I should return it to Amazon. I have bought many things from Amazon but never had to return anything. Being a bit old school I much prefer to handle these things over the phone with a fellow human being rather than by e-mail. It took just a bit of looking to find the customer service phone number and make the call. A mechanical voice informed me that I would receive an immediate call back which seemed a tall order. Sure enough, within 10 seconds a customer service rep called and in less than 5 minutes I had a return shipping label and a new camera shipped and set to arrive in 72 hours. The rep could not have been any better. He was apologetic, professional and really made a wonderful effort to get the problem resolved quickly, which it was. The new camera is perfect and I am now an even a bigger fan of Amazon than I was.

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Canon PowerShot A1100IS 12 1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2 5 inch LCD Silver

Splash Out with Dazzling Color. Brighten your world with the intensely colorful Canon PowerShot A1100 IS. Fashionably slender, this sleek camera body has been specially shaped to make it easy to hold and easy to shoot. There’s a metal-plated front grip that contributes a striking note of elegance and adds to your comfort. Loaded with Features, Packed with Value. 12.1-megapixel digital camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer. With the PowerShot A1100 IS, dramatic, personal pictures have never been easier to shoot and share. This 12.1-megapixel digital camera lets you create impressive, large photos of family and friends you’ll be proud to display. The high-resolution images taken by the PowerShot A1100 IS can be enlarged up to 13″ x 19″. The PowerShot A1100 IS has a 4x optical zoom lens that makes it easy to get the inspiring, emotive close-ups that will make your images lasting keepsakes. This magnificent lens gives you the power to shoot distant subjects with razor-sharp precision and stunning lifelike color. So you can brilliantly capture a closer shot of a landscape, or a child’s big smile. The PowerShot A1100 IS is equipped with Canon’s acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake – one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you’ll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon’s Optical Image Stabilizer Technology is so convenient to use. It functions perfectly with or without a flash. A World of Advantages with Canon’s Technology. DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-timer. DIGIC 4 Image Processor – Canon’s most advanced image processor, DIGIC 4, delivers evolved Face Detection Technology

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars GREAT LITTLE CAMERA
I had the Canon A530 and just wanted a larger screen and I thought the pink was just a cute, girly color. I had been very happy with the A530. My mom now inherits my A530. This camera has the same features but is just a less bulky, slimmer camera than the A530. One of the cons is that when taking a picture you have to hold the button down half way down wait for it to focus and then take the picture. So you just cant take quick picture. Being not into picture taking a lot it works for me! Any seasoned camera person probably would not like this camera. But I love it. I have never had issues with Canon. I have Canon office equipment as well and have been very satisfied with their performance. I will be using it a lot on my trips.

5 Stars Great camera
I needed a second camera take I could carry in my pocket if I wanted. I take alot of family pictures, especially of my grandchildren. Great for this. I also have taken alot of nature pictures with it. The zoom is good, you do lose some quality when zoomed all the way. I have taken over 500 pictures and I am pleased so far. I have taken some great widescreen shots. Overall I am pleased.

5 Stars Excellent quality photographs, really easy to use.
This camera takes macro shots and landscapes equally well and has done superb job so far with autofocus and automode light settings, both with indoor and outdoor pictures. It’s an extremely good value, and I’m really happy with it.

3 Stars hard to use for a rookie
It’s a lot of camera for a rookie. The words/pictures on the camera are very small, so study it and practice using it in advance of need-to-use. My ratings are based solely on my novice photographer position, NOT Canon engineering. It’s hard to know whether to shut the camera off in order to save battery life, or keep it on till the timer shuts it off. Store batteries don’t last long, so I’m looking for one of the longer lasting, new technology re-chargeable batteries. The 8GB memory card is a must. Don’t know how to hook it up to the computer yet.

4 Stars Only one complaint
I have a professional digital camera, but needed something that I could keep in the diaper bag and pull out whenever the children do something cute. Also, I was taking a trip to Boston and did not want to lug the big camera. The pictures are good and I like that it takes short videos too. My one complaint is the battery life. I had to carry around extra batteries with me in Boston and had to change them at least once a day. Of course I was using the camera a good bit. I will be looking for rechargeable batteries and hopefully that will keep battery cost down some.

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