900triple
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Reged: 25/05/2009
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Hello,
I'm off to India for a two week holiday...I've been several times on business and usually have the peace to take staged photos but to be honest this time around I dont want to take my 35mm (as was) or Cannon EOS (as now) cause this time my wife and friend are coming also.
Question is - what is the most suitable pocket type camera around £200 which will take great photos with decent zoom for these human close ups from a distance etc
Help!
Alan
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Siuya
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Reged: 21/07/2001
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The Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-TZ5 has it all, and is now under £200 (cheap) 
The TZ stands for Travel Zoom so is built to take the knocks - Review here
More images here
Read what owners are saying about it
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Tickhiller
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Hi Alan
I took my Panasonic FZ5 to India last year, it's a bridge camera so it's bigger than a compact but not as big as an SLR. It did a brilliant job, have a look at my photos
India collection
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Julia
"The MADNESS Hamsters. Every night they visit you. Every night they come
And bit by bit. They steal your brain. And feed it to their MUM"
An interesting thought of Edward MONKTON
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900triple
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Hi Alan
I took my Panasonic FZ5 to India last year, it's a bridge camera so it's bigger than a compact but not as big as an SLR. It did a brilliant job, have a look at my photos
Hi julia - great photos, exactly what I'm looking to do...whats the difference between FZ and TZ5's?
Were all the photos from India taken with your FZ5? Any problems or -v's - delay between pressing the button and the photo being takem? Battery life etc????
Cheers
Alan
Edited by Siuya (25/05/2009 23:38)
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Tickhiller
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Hi Alan the FZ is physically bigger than the TZ so that will limit your choice if you want a compact. The best advice is always - go to a shop and get touch feely with one. The FZ5 is an old model but there are later ones about. I have not used a TZ but they seem to be well thought of looking at the reviews.
There is a delay after clicking the shutter but it is so short that it did not cause any problems (not like my old Canon S40 which took pictures of the sea where whales used to be).
As far as battery life is concerned I cannot remember there being problems, but I had a spare with me.
Hope this helps
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Julia
"The MADNESS Hamsters. Every night they visit you. Every night they come
And bit by bit. They steal your brain. And feed it to their MUM"
An interesting thought of Edward MONKTON
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tickhiller/
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Siuya
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Alan asked
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whats the difference between FZ and TZ5's?
TZ5 - 10mp - 28mm-280mm (10x zoom) - LCD screen 3" 460,000 dots - Hi Def. movies 1280x720 - USB 2
FZ5 - 5mp - 36mm-432mm (12x zoom) - LCD screen 1'8" 130,000 dots - Standard movies 320x240 - USB 1
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Tickhiller
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Alan asked
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whats the difference between FZ and TZ5's?
TZ5 - 10mp - 28mm-280mm (10x zoom) - LCD screen 3" 460,000 dots - Hi Def. movies 1280x720 - USB 2
FZ5 - 5mp - 36mm-432mm (12x zoom) - LCD screen 1'8" 130,000 dots - Standard movies 320x240 - USB 1
Wow this shows how things have moved in since I bought my FZ5. I must be getting old - I had not realised how long ago I bought it. 
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Julia
"The MADNESS Hamsters. Every night they visit you. Every night they come
And bit by bit. They steal your brain. And feed it to their MUM"
An interesting thought of Edward MONKTON
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tickhiller/
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