Dear All,
i'm gonna buy a digital camera & i'm really confused on which model i'll get.
But i really like mega zoom ( bridge) style cameras, it's nice & affordable .. Here's the point for what i'm here asking; i really in need for an advice regarding following models & which one is better & deserve to be bought:
nikon coolpix L100
canon powershot SX 120 IS
fujifilm finepix S1500
fujifilm finepix S2000 HD
sony cypershot DSC -H20
it'll be appreciated to get your experience & point of view regarding which one is better to get..
Here also a pic for each model & you can use following website to get info or compare between them :
Visit Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Nikon Coolpix L100

Canon Powershot SX 120 IS

Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

I have a Fuji S1500. I can't tell you about the others nor can I compare mine to them since I know nothing about them. I chose my S1500 chiefly for 3 reasons: first the price. I bought it for $160.00, new. I am on a very strict budget. At this price for an extended you really can't expect it to compete against others selling for $300 plus. The second reason was because it had a viewfinder. The others in this price range were rangefinder like viewfinders where the S1500 was more like a through the lens viewfinder. The third reason was because it had full manual as well as the other auto modes. I shoot between 20 and 30 minutes per day. The batteries last about 10 days at this rate. The LCD has a brightness boost so when the sun is coming over your shoulder you can boost the brightness. For me, I like the camera as far as it goes. This was my first digital. So, I am relearning photography from doing 35mm with an slr 3 decades ago. But, there are some down sides to this camera. For one, while it has full manual the f-stop scale seems rather narrow. The metering indicator is very small in the viewfinder and in the LCD you have to look hard for it. One thing I really like is that I can wear my glasses and see all the viewfinder screen without having to move the camera about to make sure I have the full capture I want. In my 35mm slr, I could not see the whole viewing screen with my galsses on. Overall, I am happy with my choice. But, if you can afford a higher priced camera I'd be looking at the others, instead of this one.