Suggestions for a CSC??

[hawkeye62]

I am ready to take a first step into a CSC camera. I have done quite a bit of "shopping". I have considered Olympus OM D, Sony NEX 7, Nikon V1, Canon GX-1, Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic G3. You will notice that they all have a view finder and a built in flash, which are must have features for me. I am leaning toward the Panasonic G3 because it seems to have all of the features of the other cameras, but since it is a 2011 model the price is about 60% of the others.The GX-1 has a fixed lens. Why are they calling it a CSC? I have compared specs on the GH2 and G3 and see very little difference.

I would like someone with more experience than me to offer an opinion on my leaning.

Thanks for any advice, Jim