Which "bridge" camera is better?

[MommyPoppins]

Sony DSC-H50/B or Canon SX10 IS

I think the sony shutter speed is 1/4000 at it's fastest, while the canon is 1/3200. Is that right?

Other than that, the zoom difference and megapixel difference, what are the biggest differences?

I want the best bridge camera for inside shooting without flash. I know a DSLR is the only thing for getting good pictures like that. But in decent indoor light I don't want to have to use a flash because flash pictures always come out crap.

I will want something I can shoot fireworks with at WDW and good beach pictures.

TIA!

 

[ukcatfan]

The difference in fastest shutter speed will mean practically nothing. I suggest reading some reviews and actually handling them. One might feel better to you. The capabilities of them are not going to be very different. There has not really been much in the way of innovation in that type of camera in a few years.

 

[blackjackdelta]

I would go to www.dpreview.com to check the opinions. The SX10IS is still a very new camera.

Jack

 

[bob100]

Sony DSC-H50/B or Canon SX10 IS
I think the sony shutter speed is 1/4000 at it's fastest, while the canon is 1/3200. Is that right?
Other than that, the zoom difference and megapixel difference, what are the biggest differences?
I want the best bridge camera for inside shooting without flash. I know a DSLR is the only thing for getting good pictures like that. But in decent indoor light I don't want to have to use a flash because flash pictures always come out crap.
I will want something I can shoot fireworks with at WDW and good beach pictures.
TIA!

I agree with some of the prior posts - the shutter speed will not matter between brands. But there has been innovations - 20x zoom, HD video, wide angle, etc. just to name a few. I have the Canon S5 but if I were to buy a superzoom again the Panasonic FZ28 would get my attention - all those newer features and only $250! but for shooting indoors with moving subjects without a flash, do you realize that is difficult with non-dSLR camera ?
any model - Canon, Nikon P80 or Panasonic will be great for beach and fireworks shots but indoors with moving subjects - you will need good photography and post processing skills.

 

[LVSWL]

I got the Sony a few weeks ago and love it. I am still learning all about it, but I don't have any complaints yet. I have taken pics inside without the flash and they look great. There is a high sensitivity ISO setting that does a good job inside without a flash.

 

[MommyPoppins]

I got the Sony a few weeks ago and love it. I am still learning all about it, but I don't have any complaints yet. I have taken pics inside without the flash and they look great. There is a high sensitivity ISO setting that does a good job inside without a flash.

Could you post some so I could see please?


I owned the canon s5 for a month(my old camera was lost, but then sadly found. ) and I loved it. My brother got the fujifilm superzoom and it was noticeably slower than the s5, which is why I asked about the speed.

I was able to take pictures inside during the day(with windows open) with decent results.

I would much rather get a Nikon D60 or Canon Rebel XS, but then I would lose my video capabilities.

 

[GrillMouster]

Don't expect too much from a point and shoot camera. For indoor shots without flash you'd probably want an ISO of 800 or higher. You could use a lower ISO, but doing so would require you to use a shutter speed that may be too slow to freeze even slow-moving subjects or too slow to get sharp hand-held shots. Even at their lowest ISO settings, most p&s cameras have more noise than DSLRs at much higher ISO settings. Some new p&s cameras offer high ISO speeds, yet their noise levels are still bad at ISO speeds as low as 200 or 400. The Panasonic Lumix LX3 reportedly offers pretty good ISO performance for a p&s cameras (but, again, that's not saying much), and it has a fast wide-angle lens (but comes up short on telephoto zoom).

I just got the Canon SX110 for my wife, and we're happy with it. I chose it over the Panasonic TZ5 and LX3 because the TZ5 lacked manual controls, aperture priority, shutter priority, and exposure compensation controls that I wanted. The TX5 model I tried at the store was very slow at responding as I navigated the menus. I couldn't find an LX3 to try out at the store, but it was just more money than I wanted to spend on a camera that would be used primarily by my wife in auto mode. For the price of the LX3 I could have gotten a small DSLR. The SX110 is easy enough for my wife to use, but still has the manual controls that I desire for those times that I'll use it.

Don't worry about max shutter speeds. If you're shooting fireworks or indoors without flash, or even with flash, you won't need shutter speeds anywhere near 1/3200 second. The SX110 and many other cameras have a burst mode that allows rapid shots in succession, which is useful for freezing action, moving children, and pets. In what way was your brother's Fujifilm superzoom slow? Was it startup? Was it slow at autofocus? If you're saying it was slow because whenever you try to photograph moving subjects they come out blurry, that's not a problem with the camera; the user failed to use a faster shutter speed.

 

[MommyPoppins]

No, the problem wasn't blurry it was that it wouldn't take the picture before the subject moved out of the frame. I was able to get some amazing candid shots of my kids playing while I had the S5, but his was slower in taking the picture. This was outside no need for flash.

 

[GrillMouster]

No, the problem wasn't blurry it was that it wouldn't take the picture before the subject moved out of the frame. I was able to get some amazing candid shots of my kids playing while I had the S5, but his was slower in taking the picture. This was outside no need for flash.

Okay, so what you're talking about is shutter lag, not shutter speed. When you check out specs, compare shutter lag. Not every retailer lists this information on the shelf tag or the web site, but the camere manufacturer's web site may.

Shutter lag has long been a problem with p&s. You've got to learn to anticipate the moment instead of waiting for it to occur before pressing the shutter release. This takes practice. Try honing your reflexes by photographing something repetitive, like a bouncing ball. Try to capture the ball right as it touches the ground. Additionally, using an optical viewfinder rather than the LCD screen or an electronic viewfinder helps, because there can be a slight delay in what's on the LCD or EVF.

 

[MommyPoppins]

Okay, so what you're talking about is shutter lag, not shutter speed. When you check out specs, compare shutter lag. Not every retailer lists this information on the shelf tag or the web site, but the camere manufacturer's web site may.

Shutter lag has long been a problem with p&s. You've got to learn to anticipate the moment instead of waiting for it to occur before pressing the shutter release. This takes practice. Try honing your reflexes by photographing something repetitive, like a bouncing ball. Try to capture the ball right as it touches the ground. Additionally, using an optical viewfinder rather than the LCD screen or an electronic viewfinder helps, because there can be a slight delay in what's on the LCD or EVF.

Ah ha. Thanks!

 

[LVSWL]

I'll post some once my techno savvy 18yr old can help me, ok?