Close, But No
My trusty Olympus digicam finally and truly bit the dust a couple of months ago. 5 years before it kicked the bucket. Not too shabby, considering the abuse it’s taken.
So I’m in the market for a new camera.
But I’m also in the market for a new video camera too. And I want them to be one and the same device.
I have several technical criteria, which I won’t go into here. More importantly, I have some dealbreaking ergo-teria, which means the new device must be…
- All-in-one
- High Definition
- Tapeless
- Compact size
- 10x zoom (minimum)
Lucky me, I think I’ve found two candidates that fit the bill…almost.
The Canon TX1 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 are both very very close, but fall just short of the mark in a couple of key areas.
The Panasonic’s successor, the DMC-TZ5, arrives later this month, and answers every shortcoming of the TZ3. The Canon TX1 hasn’t had a followup model announced yet.
Not only that, but the TZ5 will probably come in for $150 less than the probable TX2, assuming they both follow the general price points of the TZ3 and TX1.
I just wish the TZ5 was available now. I could use it tomorrow, and next week. In a big big huge big way.
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