First off, I have no interest in an SLR, as I definitely do not take enough pictures to ever make it useful.
My last camera was an old Canon SD100 (I got it in 2003 I think) Not exactly the greatest picture taker but it suited me for 5+ years until the CCD completely junked out last week. Still it was 2 megapixels so the bottom of the line of anything will probably improve, but I want a bit more.
Right now I am looking for another point and shoot to last me hopefully another 5 years or so. I figure my range is under $200 but I plan to wait and find the best deal possible.
So far I have considered 2 categories which I feel may be worthwhile upgrades over a SD770/SD790 and an SD1100IS. Also I think Panasonic and Canon are my top 2 picks at this point unless someone can talk me into some other manufacturer.
HD Video capable point and shoots (720p@30FPS)
Panasonic FX35/FX37
Canon SD780IS
Panasonic FX500 (If I can find a deal)
Megazoom capable point and shoots (Can do 10-12x zoom in a small form)
Canon SX110
Panasonic TZ4 (Or TZ5 if I could find it under 200)
What are peoples opinions on these cameras and what do you think I should put my weight more heavily on? I figure the HD Video feature will be more of a "fun to have" thing as it is definitely not going to be near the quality of a real video camera. On the other hand, I can only see using the 10X zoom when I am on vacations and whatnot, and even then, with a 10 megapixel camera, most of what I need to shoot I can capture just by cropping a 4X/5X zoomed imaged. Either way I figure I wan't one of these features, but the HD Video seems to be winning to me since the 720p cameras are consistently smaller than the megazooms.
I suppose my last option is wait for the 2009 models, but it seems like the 2008s have been getting lot of decent discounts lately.
My last camera was an old Canon SD100 (I got it in 2003 I think) Not exactly the greatest picture taker but it suited me for 5+ years until the CCD completely junked out last week. Still it was 2 megapixels so the bottom of the line of anything will probably improve, but I want a bit more.
Right now I am looking for another point and shoot to last me hopefully another 5 years or so. I figure my range is under $200 but I plan to wait and find the best deal possible.
So far I have considered 2 categories which I feel may be worthwhile upgrades over a SD770/SD790 and an SD1100IS. Also I think Panasonic and Canon are my top 2 picks at this point unless someone can talk me into some other manufacturer.
HD Video capable point and shoots (720p@30FPS)
Panasonic FX35/FX37
Canon SD780IS
Panasonic FX500 (If I can find a deal)
Megazoom capable point and shoots (Can do 10-12x zoom in a small form)
Canon SX110
Panasonic TZ4 (Or TZ5 if I could find it under 200)
What are peoples opinions on these cameras and what do you think I should put my weight more heavily on? I figure the HD Video feature will be more of a "fun to have" thing as it is definitely not going to be near the quality of a real video camera. On the other hand, I can only see using the 10X zoom when I am on vacations and whatnot, and even then, with a 10 megapixel camera, most of what I need to shoot I can capture just by cropping a 4X/5X zoomed imaged. Either way I figure I wan't one of these features, but the HD Video seems to be winning to me since the 720p cameras are consistently smaller than the megazooms.
I suppose my last option is wait for the 2009 models, but it seems like the 2008s have been getting lot of decent discounts lately.