Digital camera

[Rachel Hamada]

Hi there

 

I need to invest in a digital camera to get photographs for our new online magazine for Zanzibar. I'm thinking good mid-range, that will allow me to get reasonably high definition video for web broadcast also. I wondered about the Panasonic LX3 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08072102panasoniclx3.asp , does anyone have any experience of using this camera or can recommend an alternative that they have found to be really good?

 

Many thanks for your help,

Rachel

[Anil]

I am yet to see a good camera do decent video, and vice-versa. I suggest you go to the nearest large camera store and play around with the look and feel before you buy. This of course is a personal bias, because one needs a whole different skill-set/discipline (for lack of a better word) for shooting video.

Having said that, A friend of mine swears by DMC-ZS series. Panasonic now has ZS-7 out, so take a look at that.

[Rachel Hamada]

Hi Anil,

Great, thanks, I will check that one out. I probably won't have access to a serious camera store in the short term because of being based in Zanzibar, so unfortunately it's unlikely I will have the luxury of checking out cameras in person before ordering one, which isn't ideal. Cameras can be quite a personal thing, and what works for one person won't always for the next.

Still, I may just have to take a bit of a gamble on one and hope it works out for the best!

All the best
Rachel

Anil said:

I am yet to see a good camera do decent video, and vice-versa. I suggest you go to the nearest large camera store and play around with the look and feel before you buy. This of course is a personal bias, because one needs a whole different skill-set/discipline (for lack of a better word) for shooting video.

Having said that, A friend of mine swears by DMC-ZS series. Panasonic now has ZS-7 out, so take a look at that.