Sunday, February 15, 2009

Prosumer Camera Fight: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 vs Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

I am looking for a good prosumer-camera, after doing many research on the internet, the final options remains 2 cameras,
1) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
2) Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

It was really hard to make a decision between these 2 models, reason being both are the best of the best among their ranking products. Canon powershot sx10 is a bit of pricey, but i really likes the "Rotatable/Flippable" LCD. I am short, the LCD will help me to capture nice picture during a concert and many situations.
In compare, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28, is cheaper, provide good Image quality even in ISO400. HD TV video format really impressive.

Listed down some my of recent research on both Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28, Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.
If you are looking for a prosumer camera like me, these information might be useful to you :)

Pls scroll down, I have no idea why this blogspot display my table so far away...
Features/ModelPanasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Picture
Overall
  • Lighter, easy to carry.
  • HD TV video capture, but sound recording in Mono mode.
  • Good in noise controlling, product consider good quality image in iso400.
  • Using proprietary battery
  • Good build-in flash, but no hot-shoe(some review claims the build-in flash better then many seperate unit)
  • AF Tracking feature that track moving object on focus.
  • Bigger in size, more professional design out look.
  • Good and vivid picture output,good contrast, sometime showing of purple-fringe in high contrast object.
  • User friendly
  • Rotatable/Flipable LCD (I really like this, it is very useful for many saturations)
  • Hot-shoe ready.
  • Using AA battery, no issue while traveling.
  • Silent Ultra-sonic Motor zooming.
  • I-contrast feature that manage show details in dark area,e.g. back light image.
Max resolution 3648 x 27363648 x 2736
Low resolution 3648 x 2432, 3648 x 2056, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 2048, 3072 x 1728, 2560 x 1920,2560 x 1712, 2560 x 1440, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x1200, 640 x 4803648 x 2048,2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h 4:3, 3:2, 16:94:3, 16:9
Effective pixels 10.1 million10.0 million
Sensor photo detectors 10.7 millionUknown
Sensor size 1/2.33 " (6.13 x 4.60 mm, 0.28 cm²)1/2.3 " (6.16 x 4.62 mm, 0.28 cm²)
Pixel density 36 MP/cm²35 MP/cm²
Sensor type CCDCCD
Sensor manufacturer PanasonicUknown
ISO rating Auto, Hi Auto (1600-6400), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Zoom wide (W) 27 mm28 mm
Zoom tele (T) 486 mm (18 x)560 mm (20 x)
Digital zoom Yes, 4 xYes, 4x
Image stabilization Yes, LensYes, Lens
Auto Focus TTLAiAF TTL 9-point (with face detection)
Manual Focus YesYes
Normal focus range 30 cm
Macro focus range 1 cm0 cm
White balance override 5 positions, plus 2 manual6 positions & manual preset
Aperture range F2.8 - F4.4F2.8 - F5.7
Min shutter 60 sec15 sec
Max shutter 1/2000 sec1/3200 sec
Built-in Flash Yes, pop-upYes, pop-up
Flash range 8.5 m (Auto ISO)5.2 m
External flash NoYes, hot-shoe
Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2)Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off
Exposure compensation -2 to +2 EV in 0.3 EV steps-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, SpotEvaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Aperture priority YesYes
Shutter priority YesYes
Lens thread YesYes
Continuous Drive Yes, 2.5 fps, for 5 images (11fps @ 3 mega pixels)Yes, 0.7 fps
Movie Clips Yes, (HDTV format)1280 x 720 @ 30 fps, 848 x 480, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 @ 30fps,320 x 240 @ 10fpsYes, 640 x 480, @ 30 fps, 320 x 240 @ 60 / 30 fps
Remote control NoNo
Self-timer Yes, 2 or 10 secYes, 2 or 10 sec or custom
Timelapse recording NoNo
Orientation sensor NoYes
Storage types SD/MMC/SDHC card, InternalSD/SDHC/MMC card
Storage included 50 MB32 MB SD card
Uncompressed format Yes,RAWNo
Quality Levels Fine, StandardSuper-Fine, Fine, Normal
Viewfinder ElectronicElectronic
LCD 2.7 "2.5 "
LCD Dots 230,000230,000
Flip/Rotatable/Angle LCDNoYes
Live View NoNo
USB USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
HDMI NoNo
Wireless NoNo
Environmentally sealed NoNo
Battery Lithium-Ion rechargebleAA batteries (NiMH recommended)
Weight (inc. batteries) 417 g (14.7 oz)600 g (21.2 oz)
Dimensions 118 x 75 x 89 mm (4.6 x 3 x 3.5 in)128 x 88 x 87 mm (5 x 3.5 x 3.4 in)

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