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Super zoom and Pcketable camera SX730 vs ZS100

Started Oct 6, 2019 | Discussions thread
saaber1 Senior Member • Posts: 2,164
Re: Super zoom and Pcketable camera SX730 vs ZS100

VadiV wrote:

I am trying to get a decent/reasonably priced camera with good zoom range for travel since carrying DSLRs are not convenient. I bought SX730, and looks like I may keep this one. I have not received Panasonic ZS100 yet but I will do some testing.

Any input is welcome.

Thanks,

VadiV

I’ve had good luck with the sx730. I mainly use it for travel in addition to a g7xii.

some pics from another post for reference (click “original size” to see fine detail):

... saaber1 wrote:

Found that thread that has some sx730 example pics. The Jupiter and Saturn pics were MF on a tripod. The dandelion was MF handheld (for macro I use minimum focus distance and move camera back and forth until u get proper focus -same technique for any camera, point and shoot, dslr, whatever). The rest are all AF handheld.

saaber1 wrote:

... The image stabilization is unbelievably good. All the photos below are handheld except for jupiter moons and Saturn photos. The first two are a test I did comparing DSLR to the SX730.

sx730, male robin guarding the nest while the mother is away

Nikon D750 with 135mm portrait lens (note that camera incorrectly reports lens as 16mm on exif)

about 450 feet away

almost at minimum focus distance

Jupiter and 4 of it's moons

Saturn

Dandelion, widest angle

saaber1 wrote:

Bridge un-zoomed in the rain, handheld

Bridge fully-zoomed, in the rain, handheld

Ship at middle right, un-zoomed, handlheld, in the rain

Ship fully-zoomed, handlheld, in the rain

Ship fully-zoomed, you can almost read the two dials in the center right (two round dials above the medium sized window on the bridge) which is nuts, even in good weather, much less in the rain, much less handheld

No-zoom. Focus is on the left side of the little round tower. Handheld

Full-zoom. Focus is on the left side of the little round tower. Handheld

Full-zoom. Focus is on the left side of the little round tower. Handheld

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