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Has anyone compared the SX60 or SX70 to the FZ80?

Started Mar 23, 2020 | Discussions thread
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Re: Has anyone compared the SX60 or SX70 to the FZ80?

Sactojim wrote:

Given a choice, I would chose the FZ80 over both Canon's mentioned. I played with the FZ80 and took a few snaps with it at my local camera shop and was impressed. Focus is FAST when compared to my SX50,

And more focus modes also on the Panasonics. You can expand a focus box to any size you want but with Canon it always seems to be 2 small in the middle or everything. You can of course touch focus but for things like BIF and aircraft not exactly convenient.

Canon seem to have been just treading water in focusing options since the year dot and just porting across their point and shoot facilities from camera to camera without a care. It is OK with a short zoom but I have found it extremely irritating with long zoom cameras especially with a telephone line running over my garden.

Possibly the SX70 has improved things but I doubt it.

I now have the FZ330 instead of the FZ80 but I have never really understood the animosity to the FZ80 that erupts on the Panasonic site but they are purist BIF people I suppose. I miss the 21mm wide angle and reach but then the FZ330 is just a different camera and good in its own way.

Fuji SL1000, X-S1, Kodak AZ652/AZ901, and Panny FZ40 and FZ200, EVF is very nice, and it's ergonomics feel good. It competes well vs all the others. I do give a slight nod of improved IQ to the FZ300/FZ1000, but those are more expensive with less reach. All of these small sensor cameras get the job done, but if a pixel peeker on a big screen, move up the ladder to a larger sensor.

Flickr has lots of images from the FZ80:

www.flickr.com/photos/86865747@N04/

www.flickr.com/photos/184431121@N07/

www.flickr.com/photos/182768347@N07/

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