saaber1
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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