Need Advice on Point&Shoot

[Liz]

I just purchased the Panasonic TZ5 - and it's really awesome! Depending on your budget, it may be a bit expensive. Check out the features and specs on the website link below. The IQ is excellent, it has a wide angle (28mm) and many features. It's $289 at most places.

The "older" but not by much model TZ4 is $229. There isn't too much different from the TZ5. The LCD is 2.5" where the TZ5 is 3" - and there are a few other differences. It's also a great camera.

TZ5
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_Camera.html

TZ4
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_Camera.html

Other Panasonic p&s cameras - just to add to the confusion.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...t=Submit+Query

Liz

[ChopChop]

Hi

Thank you both for your advice. I appreciate both of your points of view and I will examine these options more closely. I went and bought a Sony GC-1 Net-Sharing Cam because it was available locally and I have been playing with it for a couple of days but I think I'm going to return it and look at a Canon TX-1 instead. The Sony is okay and there are a few things about it that I like but I'm sure not in love with it. It turns on and is ready to take a picture in about 6 seconds. You can choose between photo and movie without have to toggle modes and there are other nice things about it.
I called Panasonic and spoke with a rep there. He told me that they didn't have anything like the SV-AV line of cameras anymore and directed me to their camcorders which I looked at and was very impressed with but are much too big to slide in the front pocket of your jeans every day.
Anyway, thanks again for help, I will write back if I find anything interesting.

[irma]

Dear ChopChop; This is my first post here and I'm prolly over my head so bear with me.
I bought my Canon PS A570IS last year from Amazon $158 and I love it dearly. The shutter speed is pretty darn good unless you are using the flash of course. And if you care about movies you will love it also. The movies look like hi def (maybe they are) and you get a cable for your TV, its amazing!! The movies do of course eat up room on your card. I don't like the zoom much but I'm having a lot of fun with the macro feature in my garden.