Geoff
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I want to get back into digital photography, so i need a new camera. Im debating between these two: Panasonic DMC-LZ2 or the HP R717
Yes it does have more megapixels, it has a higher digital zoom, but lower optical zoom. The panasonic has 6x Optical and the HP has 3x Optical.tripleplay905 said:The HP has more megapixels nd a higher resolution limit, Also more zoom. Same movie resolutions.
wow i can barely tell the difference..i always thought the more mixels the better, but not anymore.The_Other_One said:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/theotherone/1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/theotherone/2.jpg
One is taken with a 3.2MP, the other a 5.0MP. Any ideas? And no cheating!
The 3.2 was my old Minolta Dimage Xt.
The_Other_One said:And I'll go on and spill the beans. The first pic was taken with the 3.2 Minolta. The second was with the Casio! The 3.2 did a much better job, didn't it? I have a pic of Big Ben both times I was there and it also looks better from the 3.2MP!
There is a huge difference, but you cant notice it on such a small picture. If they were 11x14's then you could easily see the difference.'Mr.Suave said:wow i can barely tell the difference..i always thought the more mixels the better, but not anymore.
ill guess: the 1st one is the 3.2MP and the 2nd is the 5MP
btw wat camera did you take the pix w/?
The Panasonic takes AA batteries, and the site says on average it can take 255 pictures with a pair. The HP has a rechargable one, and it takes around 200 on average.shupola said:another thing you might want to consider if you are going to take a lot of pics is what kind of batteries they use. from experience, i know that AA batteries are a pain when used in digital cameras. i would much rather have one with a rechargeable batterey, such as the hp. the panasonic does have a better zoom(optical), and costs less, but the hp has the advantage of a rechargeable battery. if you dont care to sacrafice the extra zoom, i would go with the hp because it also have longer battery life, as well as more buit in memory(i know its not much, but more in case you dont have a card handy.)
There is a huge difference, but you cant notice it on such a small picture. If they were 11x14's then you could easily see the difference.'
The Panasonic takes AA batteries, and the site says on average it can take 255 pictures with a pair. The HP has a rechargable one, and it takes around 200 on average.
shupola said:compare the cost of AA batteries with that of plugging one in. say the rechargable will go through 100 cycles(just for example). cost=nothing if you dont pay the electric bill. 200AA batteries=average cost(4 pack)=3bucks=$150 for 200 batteries.
of course you could get rechargeable batteries, but then you would have to hassle with taking them out to recharge them.