What should i buy?

[dartworth]

Ornery...you just keep talking out of your ass...

any time you want to have a face to face talk...i'll take a drive over to the east side and we'll have coffee

 

[Ornery]

Oh really? Let's see what I said that isn't true:

• These clowns spout Canon for every damn thing, regardless of how much of a compromise it is. NOBODY can argue against that!
  
• The Best Camcorders: You see Canon anywhere on that list? There's a link to a top notch site, that reviews camcorders, and for some ungodly reason, they neglected to include Canon in their best buy lists. How dare they? :roll:
  
• ...a digicam would probably serve you better for "going overseas", but that's just a hunch. I wouldn't bother taking movies with a digicam, or stills with a camcorder, but I think you'd get better use of the stills than video. Just my opinion, and I said so. Now, if you want to argue that a digital camera would be a good choice for shooting videos on vacation... :roll:
  
• It's also missing an autofocus assist light. God, you guys are pathetic... Two facts in a row, that can't be argued against!
  
• ...also look at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 with flash hot shoe, or smaller, cheaper, DMC-FZ5. Oh no, two serious choices that aren't Canon! Oh, the humanity!
  
• More compromise, eh? Good plan... How many 2GB sticks of memory are you taking overseas with you, Firm? MOST people will agree, a camcorder is the FAR better choice for shooting video. Actually, I'd caulk that up as a fact!
  
• Is that NOT a compromise? And, it's a particularly dumb thing to do when you have limited memory available during an extended vacation. Yep, that' particularly TRUE!
  
• Your choice of Digicam has no autofocus assist lamp, which is unforgivable in a several hundred dollar camera. There's that compromise thing again. I's a necessary feature, not a missing bell or whistle.
  
• Canon's camcorders cost way too much for too little performance. Give the OP a damn break, and quit shilling for Canon! There are reasons why Canon isn't on the list of best buys for camcorders. Fact is, there are better choices!

Originally posted by: dartworth

All this coming for someone who has owned what...2 cameras...both Sony...

I owned a top of the line, Canon point & shoot, which had an autofocus assist lamp that couldn't do the job. It was returned for that very reason. To say that missing feature isn't important is... oh, I don't know... "talking out of your ass"?

FACT is I did own one, everything I said is FACT and backed up with links, so stuff that, and/or STFU!

 

[Excelsior]

Ornery is right.