CCD vs CMOS for digital cameras

[Beest]

Interesting recommendation, I had never considered Panasonic, Leica lenses I see.

Lumix DMC-ZS15


I'm also seduced by Fujifilm as they have viewfinders, the first digital we had was fujifil and I liked it.

Fujifilm HS25EXR - getting pretty pricey though

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Beest

Interesting recommendation, I had never considered Panasonic, Leica lenses I see.

I'll ask my buddy to email me a photo he's taken with the camera.

[Beest]

I bought the canon sx260, it's within my $200 budget aim, cmos sensor, 20X zoom.
I bought it at best buy, which has a 30 day satisfaction return, so I can try it out and tack it back if I'm not satisfied.

Very impressed so far, main thing is the image stabilization as this allows me to take pics and long zoom and longer exposures because of low light, but still be pin sharp.

This is a hand held shot at maximum zoom, 20X optical plus x4 digital, you cannot keep the subject steady at this zoom, it wanders across the viewfinder and you snap when it's somewhere near the center.

(This is with the resolution turned down to 6 mP to conserve file size, the uplodaer has scrunched it a lot too)