Re: Panasonic Lumix FZ30 V Fuji Finepix S9500 (S9000)

ASAAR wrote:
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> Have you missed the reviews and all of the comments about the Fuji
> F10? If so, its sensor is unlike those in all previous P&S cameras,
> and allows for *much* higher usable ISOs. That allows the use of
> 1/150 or 1/80 which can be better than IS, since it not only reduces
> blur caused by jittery hands, but blur caused by subject motion as
> well. I don't know if the "anti-blur" is real or a figment of an ad
> agency's imagination, but even without it, the S9000/S9500 has the
> potential to be just as effective at higher shutter speeds as other
> cameras using IS at lower shutter speeds. A camera having both IS
> and a better sensor would be ideal, and that's probably less than a
> year away, whether from Fuji or from some other company.

Yes, I've seen some of the comments about the F10, but I doubt that even
Fuji could get a 10:1 gain in sensitivity. 10:1 is what you can get with
IS. 10:1 would be an amazing advancement (and possibly one which
contradicts the laws of physics). Some tens of percent I might accept as
a single step forward, possibly even 2:1. The larger size of the sensor
and reduced numbers of pixels compared to similar cameras will produce
further apparent gains in ISO, of course.

I do welcome the move to lower-noise sensors (and Fuji are to be
congratulated on their results so far) and I might be prepared to accept a
sensor as big as 8.8 x 6.6mm in order to achieve that. However, based on
current cameras my preference for a long-zoom camera would probably be a
smaller sensor so that the complete camera can be smaller and lighter.

Samples from the F10 look blurred compared with the competition. Whether
this is the lens or an artefact of noise reduction processing I don't
know. Perhaps the competition over-sharpen, which would increase visible
noise. Certainly, when my Panasonic FZ5 is due for replacement, I would
consider Fuji if they have an image stabilised camera (432mm focal length)
producing better images than the F10.

David


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