DPReview's Premium Compact Cameras Roundup

[Flipped Gazelle]

Right here.

Fuji F100fd even juicier as there's a $100 MIR rebate for it, dropping price to under $200.

 

[jpeyton]

SD880 IS was $190 shipped (even less after FWCB) on Dell yesterday.

 

[Zenmervolt]

I love my F100fd. Amazing pocket camera. It has a very slight tendency to under-expose but is overall quite good. I'll probably catch hell for it, but I also really like the color rendering allowed by the "Chrome" mode, it makes the camera a true "point and shoot", other than re-sizing and the very occasional white balance I've never really had to bother with post processing.

ZV

 

[996GT2]

Hmm the F100fd does look to be a great camera...only thing I can see noticeably missing is 720p video recording.

I don't see how the FX150 is a $100-150 improvement over the FX37 (in terms of price for the two). The FX37 has a better 25-125mm zoom range, the same Venu IV processor, same LCD resolution, same shooting modes, about the same noise performance since it has less MP (but still more than enough at 10.1, and costs about $100-150 less than the $300-350 price tag of the FX150.

 

[ElFenix]

i wonder where they would put the FX500 if the FX150 is at the 'top' of the fx 'tree'?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: 996GT2
Hmm the F100fd does look to be a great camera...only thing I can see noticeably missing is 720p video recording.

I see this mentioned for a lot of cameras and I suppose that some people find it handy, but I honestly have never found video on a still camera to be truly useful. To me it's rather like face detection or the ridiculous ISO 12,800 modes in point and shoots; a marketing feature that I'm just not ever going to use.

Then again, I've never been interested in making moving pictures, so I'm biased there. I suppose it all comes down to how each individual uses a camera.

ZV

 

[idiotekniQues]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: 996GT2
Hmm the F100fd does look to be a great camera...only thing I can see noticeably missing is 720p video recording.

I see this mentioned for a lot of cameras and I suppose that some people find it handy, but I honestly have never found video on a still camera to be truly useful. To me it's rather like face detection or the ridiculous ISO 12,800 modes in point and shoots; a marketing feature that I'm just not ever going to use.

Then again, I've never been interested in making moving pictures, so I'm biased there. I suppose it all comes down to how each individual uses a camera.

ZV

its actually pretty useful in a pinch. sometimes for fun family and friend and pet moments, a video clip goes a long way.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues

its actually pretty useful in a pinch. sometimes for fun family and friend and pet moments, a video clip goes a long way.

Yup, can't beat a 20 sec video of your cat hissing and attacking you!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: 996GT2
Hmm the F100fd does look to be a great camera...only thing I can see noticeably missing is 720p video recording.

I see this mentioned for a lot of cameras and I suppose that some people find it handy, but I honestly have never found video on a still camera to be truly useful. To me it's rather like face detection or the ridiculous ISO 12,800 modes in point and shoots; a marketing feature that I'm just not ever going to use.

Then again, I've never been interested in making moving pictures, so I'm biased there. I suppose it all comes down to how each individual uses a camera.

ZV

its actually pretty useful in a pinch. sometimes for fun family and friend and pet moments, a video clip goes a long way.

I can buy that, but for those types of video I don't see how 720p is really any better than 640x480. I mean, let's face it, these aren't videos that are going to be shown on a television; they're videos that are going to be E-mailed and viewed in a window or on YouTube.

To me, worrying about the video capture ability of a still camera is like worrying about the towing capacity of a sportscar. It may be academically interesting, but practically speaking it's the wrong tool for the job.

ZV