Compact digital cameraisti - Canon G10 or Nikon P6000?

Anyone got either of the above? Pleased with it? If they are a similar
price then in reviews the Canon seems to score higher, but Jessops are
selling the P6000 quite a lot cheaper now.

 

I don't understand cameras like that.

If you want something that works like an SLR, why not buy an SLR? Or do
they offer something that an SLR doesn't?

 

Much smaller, but nicer to handle than the tiny ones. Still good quality
and full control over all the settings.

 

I bought myself a Fuji S8000 a couple of months ago and it's been great -
more than enough settings to fiddle with for a complete amateur like myself.

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But a bridge isn't all that small. better to just carry a really good
compact.

 

Such as?

 

<mode="recommend what you own">
I'm quite impressed with the Panasonic Lumix TZ4 that I have and it's
miles better than the Sony that I had before it - although to be fair,
there's 2 years of extra development between them.
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Take your pick from panasonic something or others / canon
ixusususususes / nikon thingummies.. they're all much of a muchness.
Sure you'll lose out on lens options but nowadays many of them have
image stabilisation, they all fit in a trouser or jacket pocket so are
ideal for catching unexpected moments on the off-chance.

 

I've just ordered an Ixus 100 to take on holiday, rather than lug the
DSLR around when I'm hooning up a mountain.

I'm expecting it to be a slightly snazzier version of the D80/D95, in
which case it should be absolutely fine. The Panasonic equivalent
actually looks like a better bet, with 5x optical zoom, but it doesn't
look as swanky.

 

It hasn't even got 5x optical?! How...err...quaint.

<fxats 10x optical TZ5>

 

They look decent. I've been happy enough with my more basic ixus 70
over the past couple of years.

 

With 12MP there's plenty of scope for cropping later.

 

Sure, but it's only really a major issue if you want to retain the
original image size. Which for something as huge as a 12MP image would
only be a problem if I wanted to print out an A3 copy or somthing. Which
would be, like, so 90s.

If I was worried about perfect images I'd take my DSLR, not a compact.

 

that's not my interpretation of Bridge, which pretty much matches this
one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_digital_camera

Fixed lens, and a feature set like an SLR.

I'd actually class the G10 as a large compact, and the ixus as a small
compact.

 

I've got the Nikon P5100 which seems to have laregly similar specs to
the P6000. I've been very pleased with it and it is small enough to
carry around most of the time which is what I do with mine. I've been
thinking about upgrading to the P6000 for the GPS and RAW formats.

 

My composition is pretty decent, and I pan and zoom pretty well for
action stuff. But when I want to **** with aperture settings or
whatever, it takes me so long to think through what I need to get what
I want...that the moment has gone.

 

That's a common complaint - and really it's because the camera auto
settings are good enough 90% of the time that you don't use the manual
settings often enough to get familiar with them.

If you used the manual settings more, they'd become second nature and
take no time to set up. Whether you need to force yourself down this
learning curve is a question only you can answer - it all depends on how
many shots are sub-optimal (in your own opinion as you are the primary
audience of your own photographs) as to whether it's worthwhile.

 

As Simes says, that's just a question of practice. If use the manual
settings regularly, it'll become second nature.

 

You still got a blind spot for that, eh? Best thing would be for you
to use the ap+- button to pick one setting that's good for
depth-of-field (narrow aperture, slow speed) and another that's good
for sharp precise images (wide aperture, fast shutter speed, so also
better for action shots) and save these as P1 and P2 program modes.
Then all you have to do is remember P1=deep, P2=fast and select the
required one for each shot.

 

Without knowing which camera he has, but most people in those situations
would be better off using the "sports" and "landscape" modes, which will
usually adjust focusing, metering, ISO as well.