camera research

[purljamber]

Do any of you have digital cameras that don't have viewfinders? If so--do you find that it's really annoying, or that you don't miss your viewfinder at all?

Comments

[purljamber]

Well, this image was posted in the official description of the DMC-LZ1:



I'd say it's a noticable difference...

[jentwo]

NICE! I wish I had that, it would make taking close-up shots like that soooo much easier.

[purljamber]

See why I'm torn? This feature is a big, giant plus...

[jentwo]

Okay, what does the Canon have that is real competition with the image stabilization then? I think the Panasonic might be your best bet...

[purljamber]

The Canon is a bit cheaper, has a viewfinder, and has manual shooting controls. It also has audio playback on videos, and I can't determine whether the Panasonic does. I am not sure if manual controls would be that big of a deal, as I'm a pretty lazy picture-taker, and I don't know if the audio playback is that big of a deal either. I'm still hanging on to the viewfinder idea, although I honestly don't know how big of a deal it would be not to have one. I do use mine occasionally, but is it something I can live without?