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The FZ15 is a 4 mp and the FZ20 is a 5 mp and the both have image stablizer.
I found the FZ3 for $289, the FZ15 for $369, and the FZ20 for $419 at
amphotoworld.com . The FZ15 and FZ20 have f2.8 thur the whole 12x optical
zoom. I friend has the FZ20 and it's great, it easy to use and take great
pictures. All the FZ can take about 4 picture a sec. I look at the cannon
(which are going for $399 at most place) and the FZ3. After using the FZ20,
The FZ3 and the cannon seemed like toy. I ordered the FZ15. It have
everything the FZ20 less the hotshoe, mic, and 1 megapixel. I think I will
be happy with my choice. Hope this helps
"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> phoneguy wrote:
>> My photographic needs are really simple. I just want a simple camera
>> to take on vacation, get shots of the kids, indoor/outdoor, etc. I
>> thought the long zoom would be nice for those times, especially on
>> vacation, where you just can't get close to the subject and need a
>> little more zoom.
>> If I go with a 4 or 5 mp, then the resolution will be comparable to
>> "zoomed in" 3.2mp?
>>
>> Jim
>
>
> The 5MP will give you a linear gain of 1.25X over the 3.2MP for the same
> quality, meaning that (taking the FZ3) its maximum zoom is 420mm (in 35mm
> euqivalent terms), so you would need 420/1.25 i.e. a 336mm zoom on a 5MP
> camera to get the same number of pixels on the subject (i.e. "same
> quality"). I don't know if any 5MP cameras offer this (with image
> stabilisation).
>
> I would suggest you compare the size and handling of both the S1 IS and
> the FZ3 in a shop and see which prefer, Even see which instruction manual
> you prefer. Tha Canon may be the "simpler" camera, and it does have the
> swivel LCD finder, which migh er. swing it for me!
>
> Cheers,
> David
>