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Shooting while skiing

Started Dec 1, 2020 | Discussions thread
brentbrent Veteran Member • Posts: 5,766
Re: Shooting while skiing

dmokn wrote:

Sounds like an interesting option. How's the lumix fare vs the tg4? Were you shooting in raw?

The ZS100 with its one inch sensor has better IQ than the TG, and it also has a (small) EVF. Both it and the TG4 shoot raw. The two images of mine to which I linked were with older compact P&S cameras that did not shoot raw.

The TG4 was 16MP. Oly changed to 12MP for the TG5 and TG6, which I understand may have improved IQ.

I bought a used ZS100 in pristine condition for $240. Though it's not weather-resistant, that price lessens the consequence of ruining it in bad weather. I suspect it could take a little snow and be fine, as my prior compacts were. Personally, I'd probably go with that for backcountry skiing (or consider an LX10 if you prefer its fast lens over the EVF and the longer zoom range of the ZS100) and just be a bit more careful in weather than with a TG. But a TG should be OK in daylight.

A user review of the ZS100: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/62337549

And further discussion of it: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/64097818

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