which camera is better?

[Russ]

yeah.. it's one of those threads...

cant make my mind up out of either

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=hotukdeals-21

or

http://www.pana-stores.co.uk/product...pixel-in-black

obviously the panasonic is smaller than the canon, and it records 720p video too, which would be a nice feature to have just in case, the cannon only does 640 x 480.

thanks in advance

Russ

[golwg]

Fantastic website with loads of reviews etc:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

[Bobster]

panasonic fp8 has a focal range of 28-128mm
canon a1100 has 36-140mm

fp8 has max ISO of 6400
a1100 max ISO 1600

fp8 has 11 point AF
a1100 has 9

optical view finder fp8 none
a1100 yes

filter thread fp8 none
a1100 yes

fp8 minimum focus 5cm
a1100 3cm

fp8 max aperture is f3.3
a1100 is f2.8

minimum shutter speed fp8 60 sec
a1100 15 sec

maximum shutter speed fp8 1/1300
a1100 1/1600

flash range fp8 5.5m
a1100 4m

battery - fp8 has dedicated
a1100 uses 2x AA

choice is yours

[golwg]

Best to go to a review site as i have listed and see what they say too. They do some great testing on cameras with good write-ups and pics.

[Russ]

they dont have the pana on there golwg.

thanks for that bobster, so i guess theyre oretty much the same, cannon slightly better with still pics and the panasonic better with video

[Blastuk]

Less than 1/3rd better aperture on the Canon.

You wouldn't want to go near 800 iso on a compact anyway..

I'd prefer the Canon, although, the pana looks smaller and easier to pocket if that's part of your decision.

If you plan to travel, AA batteries are available everywhere.. and won't go out of production for the foreseeable future.