ultrazoom22 wrote: Quote:
You already own the very best.
lol, that's what I'm talkin' about
j/k
For me, the S2 has no competition in it's price range due to the features it has. IMO the standout selling points are:
Articulating 1.8" LCD - If 1.8" is good enough for the 20D, it's good enough for the S2 :-)
Stereo audio recording - A minor bonus, but no there camera I am aware of has this.
Capture image during video recording - VERY USEFUL under the right circumstances (no other camera has this either if I'm not mistaken)
2.4fps burst mode / unlimited - One of the fastest among the competition
Small size - Compared to the FZ20, this is a pocket camera (not really though)
I understand your dilemma though. The FZ20 is a great camera:
Almost no chromatic abberation (the S2 has enough for both)
Manual zoom ring (if that's important to you)
3 fps burst mode, but I think you are limited to 4 shots (that seems kind of weak)
Large size - Hey, most women say size matters, if so this is the camera for you :blah:
Live histogram
Some things that turn me off to the FZ20:
LCD does not gain up in low light
Move mode is limited
Noise is higher than average
Takes over 4 seconds to turn on...ouch
Some things that might turn you off to the S2:
Lots of Chromatic Abberation
No hotshoe
No RAW support
No live histogram
If you haven't done your homework yet, go and do it now. Find out what each camera has to offer and decide what you want based on the offerings. For me, it was the S2 and it's offerings the FZ20 didn't have. For many, the FZ20 will be their choice for the offerings it has over the S2...
If you're only looking for personal opinions, then I think you already purchased the better (all around) camera
