Re: Choosing new camera - Fuji problems

"SS" <xsx2000x@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am looking for a new camera to replace my (crap) Aldi Traveler DC6300
> (basically Toshiba). I just can't decide between the Canon A620 and Fuji
> Finepix F10/11. The BIG problem with the Finepix F10/11 is purple
> fringing -
> looking at example pictures from Steve's Digicams this is present on edges
> of cables, tree branches etc as a purple colour on one side and a
> yellowish
> on the other. When you zoom in this is very noticeable. The E900 seems to
> suffer even worse. Yet reviews rave about this camera and I would love the
> low light performance. Now the Canon A620 is great - good pictures with no
> purple fringing and lots of manual control. Also it is cheaper and takes
> SD
> cards which I have loads of (Fuji is XD - expensive!). But obviously low
> light pictures are going to be grainy. I suppose most of my pics will be
> in
....

To have good low light performance you generally need either a large sensor
or fast lense. The two cameras you mentioned have similar sized sensors
(fuji slightly larger but not by much) and similar speed lenses. 1/1.8"
sensor is about the largest you can get in a compact size digicam. However,
cameras like the canon G6 has a faster lense especially at telephoto end. It
is of course larger.

You can get larger sensor size 2/3" in minolta damage A200, canon powershot
pro1, nikon coolpix 8800. You can get an even larger sensor in a sony
DSC-R1. But these cameras are far from compact.

Personally I prefer the A620 over the finepix because it uses AA batteries,
cheaper SD/MMC card, and supports external flash, which is another way to
deal with low light.


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