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I've been reading and reading and reading but I still can't make up my mind. My Canon A70 is finally showing its age. I use my camera for work(and pleasure) so its effective life is closer to 10 years than 3 years.
I'm trying to decide between the TZ1 and A700. I was leaning towards the Fuji s5200 but its size is a bit much for me. So I started looking at the TZ1 because of its 10x zoom. Anyway, is there much difference between the 6x zoom and the 10x zoom? I was at CompUsa playing with the TZ1 but they did not have the A700. Just the ever present A530 and the older A620. I know the A620 is popular but I am a victim of screen size. So I am hoping the A700 is comparable. Is the A700 the child of the 610/620 or the 540/530 lines? Or neither? Any opinions between the TZ1 and A700? Thank you. |
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Keep in mind that there is a fairly wide price spread in these three cameras. Here are the average internet prices on them: theCanon A-700-$409, the Panasonic TZ-1-$264, the Fuji S-5200-$219. The TZ-1 is a good deal smaller in physical size than the S-5200 as the attached photo shows. IMHO there is a good deal of difference in 6X amd 10X optical zoom. Keep in mind that the TZ-1 also has IS and a much better ISO 800 image than the A-700. I have already posted TZ-1 and S-5200 sample photos, and will be happy to post more if that would be helpful to you. I personally own the TZ-1 and the S-5200, I don't own the A-700. I would personally choose the TZ-1 based on my own experience |
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MT-Thanks for the response. The A700 is around 300-310 online. It is around the same price as the TZ1. Actually Amazon raised the TZ1 about 30 bucks today. I know the s5200 is the cheapest but the more I thought about the size it really didn't matter as much. I saw your images in a different thread. Thanks.
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Wow! I went to price grabber this morning (07/20) to get the current prices and could not find the Canon A-700 at $300-$310. Where did you find that price? Here is a no flash ISO 800 handheld photo taken with the TZ-1. MT |
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Thanks a lot. I guess I cannot depend on www.pricegrabber.com anymore for instant updating. Thanks for the "heads-up!" I will now include Fruggle in my price searches. MT |
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By doing a little reverse engineering myself that is exactly what I did. I looked at the SD-700. Ooops! MT |
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