Which is better of these 2 cameras?

[Jake_Sully]

Lol slimiest means slimy as in covered in goo, YUCK! But I know you mean slimmest as in thin.

Tan you really should consider what's the best rather than just 1 company since sometimes they do screw up, so with the research I did recently:

I think since you're a night owl and you want decent night/ low light shots: Canon S90 is really awesome.



If you want decent zoom during the day for close ups: Pansonic TZ10/ZS7 (its called 2 different names in different world regions but its the same camera.



Since I wanted both I went with this one:



Some snaps from this morning:

The street during the morning hours (no no ladyboys around here, I need to travel 3 miles to see the closest one)





The neighbors dogs (I wish they'd stop kicking them all the time and paint their fence!)









A max 18x zoom close up (72x zoom is possible with 4x digital zoom too, I wish the email belonged to a lb)



Me being a noob and taking 3 tries to figure out the appropriate shutter speed

[laputanegra]

haha sorry for the spelling. yeah i like the s90 but its kinda fat i like it thin that will fit on my clutch

[Snick]

The s95 is thinner, but not by much

Take a look at the Sony tx5 it's very thin, waterproof and comes in pink and cherry red.

[laputanegra]

awwww its cute

[Snick]

Thought you'd like it.
Pink or red ?

[laputanegra]

pinkkkk

[Jake_Sully]

Testing zoom, remember the church cross in the first pic that was filled with noise

Well here it is with no magnification (28mm), the arrow points to a WHITE van in front of the church:



The van now with maximum optical zoom 18x (501mm)



Now behold: maximum optical zoom 18x and 4x digital zoom (505mm), NOW THIS IS SCARY GOOD albeit with a little digital zoom blur!





Anyone hiring a P.I.? LB bamboo network? MI6? CIA?

[Road Runner]

(laputanegra @ Sep. 10 2010,19:02) pinkkkk  

I'm sure the pink one will work better!

RR.

[laputanegra]

i know lol

[Torurot]

Just to broaden this a little

Budget DSLR Cameras
http://www.reghardware.com/2010....s_intro

To help you decide whether a budget DSLR is the right camera for you, we've brought together a Buyer's Guide to take you through the pros - and cons - of the category.

Canon 1000D
Nikon D3000
Olympus E-450
Pentax K-x
Sony Alpha A290

[manarak]

(Jake_Sully @ Sep. 11 2010,04:25) Testing zoom, remember the church cross in the first pic that was filled with noise

Well here it is with no magnification (28mm), the arrow points to a WHITE van in front of the church:



The van now with maximum optical zoom 18x (501mm)



Now behold: maximum optical zoom 18x and 4x digital zoom (505mm), NOW THIS IS SCARY GOOD albeit with a little digital zoom blur!





Anyone hiring a P.I.? LB bamboo network? MI6? CIA?  

that's awesome Mr. Sully!

great zoom!

[Jake_Sully]

Thank you Mr. manarak.

I have actually managed to increase my Optical zoom from 505mm max to 986mm albeit using 2mp (I totally turned off digital zoom since I can't stand the noise blurring)

35.2x zoom (986mm) I wonder if those are lemons or apples or guava.



Actual Crop: