Thinking of Compact Cam. WideAngle, which one?

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Ok, so I am thinking of getting myself a decent camera. Need it mostly for portraits/parties etc so inspite of my love for powershots, a more compact cam would be good.

I dont play around with manual settings etc much :ashamed: Me more of a P&S person, and no, I dont see myself spending too much time on learning photography as a hobby either :cool2:

Sourcing from US is an option. Me not in an immediate hurry.

1. Budget: <300$

2. Wide angle would be good for this purpose, right?

3. What I have seen and liked. The canon Compact range for the decent photo quality for the size :)

IXUS 860 IS = SD870 IS

wide angle - 8MP - 3.8x - 230$

IXUS 870IS = SD880IS

DIGIC IV - 10MP - 4X - wide angle 255$

I like the 870IS currently for the wideangle and the fact that it has the newer Digic IV processor as compared to the 860IS with Digic III. Not that big a diff in price here anyway.

Reviews around the place are good :)

What other options do I need?

Portability anything equal or smaller than these cams. No Powershot size cams. I want smaller stuff. Photo quality/colors are imp to me, and this is where I believe the Canons shine generally :)
 
if you are looking for wideangle panasonics are really good.

Panasonic LZ8 is an excellent wide angle P and S camera.

Its retailing on ebay india for about 6k and if you can get 10% coupan you can get it in less than 5.5k.

Supra here got 2/3 in diwali offer from ebay he will vouch for it.
 
techie_007 said:
OK...so cams to look for:

870IS,

TZ5/TZ15/LZ8.

I ll do some research/reviews on these n get back :)
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Forget the LZ8 and the TZ5/TZ15 is the same,model name varies region wise !
So it's the TZ15 in India..
 
Query: How big is the panny TZ5/15 in size? With that 10X lens, is it comparable in size to an IXUS or a powershot more like?
 
go for canon 880IS. this has digic 4 not 870IS. But this does not have many reviews online.
 
So did you get anything yet ??

I'm in a similar situation right now, and confused between the IXUS 860IS/SD870 and the Panasonic DMC-TZ15 (specially coz of the 10x zoom)

I've used the IXUS and really liked it, but have no idea about the panasonic, anyone here who's got the cam ? would like to hear your experience :)
 
thexfactor said:
So did you get anything yet ??

I'm in a similar situation right now, and confused between the IXUS 860IS/SD870 and the Panasonic DMC-TZ15 (specially coz of the 10x zoom)

I've used the IXUS and really liked it, but have no idea about the panasonic, anyone here who's got the cam ? would like to hear your experience :)
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Pannys are good enough !!! And the TZ15 is a very capable device,IQ is good too !

So it basically comes down to the optical zoom.

10X Optical Zoom sure comes in handy(have a tz11 myself) but the 870IS may produce slightly better(more natural) images in most conditions...

So ..10X ZOOM or SLIGHTLY BETTER IQ !? :P
 
thexfactor said:
So did you get anything yet ??

I'm in a similar situation right now, and confused between the IXUS 860IS/SD870 and the Panasonic DMC-TZ15 (specially coz of the 10x zoom)

I've used the IXUS and really liked it, but have no idea about the panasonic, anyone here who's got the cam ? would like to hear your experience :)
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went looking in local market to get a 'feel' of the cam. Very compact and I liked it.

Unfortunately deferred purchase. With economy etc being wat it is, I decided to conserve as much cash as I can. So all expensive purchases in the freezer for now :( My roomie has a powershot A520 and I have a k790i for occasions anyway, so those will have to do ;)
 
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