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You are making a comparison with an APS-C sized sensor, which has about ten times the area of the sensor in the Panny. As Stuart has said you can get reasonable blurred backgrounds with the 330/300 ...

Thanks Den.  And when I took the photograph of my girlie (I have three dogs) she was really quite poorly and I remember wondering whether that might be one of the last I took of her.  The poor ...

It is an Antillean Crested Hummingbird, one of the few hummers with a crest. And that is what it does! And a close-up Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is ...

Predictable? Me? Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional. And I have opted out.

I have both of these excellent cameras although I have not used the 200 since the 330 arrived.  The particular plus for me is the eye sensor on the 330. Regards, David ***************************** ...

I haven't contributed to this thread as my experience is limited to the 330 rather than the excellent 1000.  I have managed to get some reasonable images with the 330. static. moving and low(ish) light

Just to pick up what Sherm has said in reply to the highlighted bit,  I had the same issue when I started playing with the FZ. I assumed that M on the top dial needed to be set for manual focus. ...

as I am a bit preoccupied with deer and swallows But this boring little thistle looked nice in the light and my art director was just checking Regards, David *************************************** ...

Those specific figures are showing you focal distance, at what distance from your target you have to be to get focus depending on the zoom length. And of course those figures change when you use ...

Yes, ha ha. And it such a pity that they turn into a rather dull moth..dull to me that is, probably not to a lepidopterist. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is ...

I love the antenna at the back; I guess that ensures it gets a decent mobile phone signal! Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is ...

Thank you Allan, that is very kind of you. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional. And I have opted out.

here might be of interest to some. £800. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional. And I have opted out.

Thank you DJSco, that is much appreciated. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional. And I have opted out.

Thank you Marco, very kind of you. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional. And I have opted out.

Thank you Rodger. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional. And I have opted out.

Thank you elmo. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional. And I have opted out.

Just revisiting the photographs from my Caribbean trip in May and found this.  The Purple-throated Caribs are such pretty birds. Regards, David *************************************** Growing old ...

Thanks Jon.  I actually shot jpeg only, mainly because I don't have enough time to do the post processing required with RAW, I still haven't done last year's wedding photos!  And these are really ...