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Originally Posted by mazex
Thanks a lot for your advice! The shop I went to this afternoon only had the TZ7 in red so no deal today. My old party/kid/hiking camera that I am about to replace is actually a Sony DSC-P200 - and I have been very content with that camera. A new Sony could sure be an alternative. The WX1 seems like the modern version of my old cam, and very comparable to the TZ-7 with long zoom and good video capabilities. What makes me want to replace the DSC-P200 is mainly the weak video compared to new compact cameras (though it was good in 2005), the still images as still OK. It has rather OK manual options, but I realize that with my pocket cam - it often goes on auto... To lazy I guess. Even though raw mode and more manual stuff would be nice, I have my D-80 for that - which even my wife has started to like! She finally understood this year that a DSLR is perfect for shooting kids with fast AF, autofocus and great portraits with millimeter thick focus...
Reading up on forums, the WX1 gets some bashing for flash shadows from the lens at max wideangle (24mm), that's a minus as many images indoors tend to go on maximum angle... Then it has a weight of only 129 instead of a hulking 229 for the TZ7... Add that you have great high ISO performance in the WX1 (which is not to be understated - my D80 does a great job compared to my old Canon 300d, but the D80 is getting old too...). And then the Casio Exlim Ex-H10 has got great reviews in the same category.
It's never easy to buy new hardware with all the information we have today 
/Mazex |
I don't know any compact camera that would wortk with internal flash gently.
My wife simply don't take in hands compacts and using DSLR only. Even when it is 2,5 Kg of weight (with heavy battery vertical grip) she takes it in a trip for everyday shooting.