ZR1 vs. ZS3- Mega vs. new Power O.I.S. I have been doing a side by side comparison of the zR1 vs the ZS3 and have read the comments.
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Panasonic note that Power OIS nearly doubles the effectiveness of Mega OIS. It reportedly is aimed at low-frequency movement as found in pressing the shutter button and other sudden movements as opposed to a regular (meaning "repeating") and small tremor as found in muscle tremor. Now ... if someone would actually create an easy, repeatable, and valuable way to test and measure camera stabilization performance ....
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Sally, its been a month or so since i did my research on this. From what I can remember, when I went on to the PowerSmart website, the more expensive model seemed to be the newer one.
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Good to know and good answer, Les. Clears it up. Still, I wonder why there is only one amazon review so far. I have the FZ28 and would upgrade w more positive comments -28 would go to girlfriend or son BTW [or backup (just in case)].Oct 20: Went to the girlfriend -got the FZ40. Very pleased.
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same battery... CGA-S007....... think TZ1 is a little bigger than TZ3are you upgrading to the TZ3 from TZ1? have you looked at the new TZ5?
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GET THE Z950 NOW! The price listed today (6/15) is crazy! Sorry I'm excited lol, 139.99 is awesome. I've been eyeing this camera for a while. I'm all in for this price and free two day shipping for non prime members is bacon on the burger....... Back on topic! The z915 uses AA batteries so the more you spend for batteries the longer they will last and there's some decent rechargeables out there. The z950 uses this Kodak KLIC-7003 Li-lon Rechargeable Battery and I think it last for about 250 shots. I like the z950 battery option more but I'm no camera pro so hopefully someone has better advice for ya.
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I'm getting the Z950 too... Does anybody know the answer to Bernard's question? (about the first charge)@Bernard: getting the battery out is in the manual
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The one in your link is a newer version, higher power, difference design. Anyhow, it is depends, which design you like.
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I'm looking to buy one. Such a good question but no one seems to know the answer. :(update: I think they are the same except one is more cheaply built. But which one?? Who knows...could be the higher priced one!
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GET THE Z950 NOW! The price listed today (6/15) is crazy! Sorry I'm excited lol, 139.99 is awesome. I've been eyeing this camera for a while. I'm all in for this price and free two day shipping for non prime members is bacon on the burger....... Back on topic!The z915 uses AA batteries so the more you spend for batteries the longer they will last and there's some decent rechargeables out there. The z950 uses this Kodak KLIC-7003 Li-lon Rechargeable Battery and I think it last for about 250 shots.I like the z950 battery option more but I'm no camera pro so hopefully someone has better advice for ya. GET THE Z950 NOW! The price listed today (6/15) is crazy! Sorry I'm excited lol, 139.99 is awesome. I've been eyeing this camera for a while. I'm all in for this price and free two day shipping for non prime members is bacon on the burger....... Back on topic!The z915 uses AA batteries so the more you spend for batteries the longer they will last and there's some decent rechargeables out there. The z950 uses this Kodak KLIC-7003 Li-lon Rechargeable Battery and I think it last for about 250 shots.I... » Read More GET THE Z950 NOW! The price listed today (6/15) is crazy! Sorry I'm excited lol, 139.99 is awesome. I've been eyeing this camera for a while. I'm all in for this price and free two day shipping for non prime members is bacon on the burger....... Back on topic!The z915 uses AA batteries so the more you spend for batteries the longer they will last and there's some decent rechargeables out there. The z950 uses this Kodak KLIC-7003 Li-lon Rechargeable Battery and I think it last for about 250 shots.I like the z950 battery option more but I'm no camera pro so hopefully someone has better advice for ya. « Show Less
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I would bother with uhs1 cards just go for a 32gb extreme pro UHS 3. It's faster and more reliable with bursts
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I was all set to buy the SX200 and have been a die-hard Canon fan for many years, but I am not ready to dismiss the ZS3. Yes the camaralabs.com review (http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_TZ7_ZS3/index.shtml) talks about the focus issue on the ZS3 but overall the review is very favorable and it is unclear whether it is an issue in all situations or just the challenging scene in the sample video. Furthermore the Canon SX200 not only does not zoom during video, but auto focus is disabled altogether in this mode. I think I would rather have my focus hunt a little than go completely out of focus as the subject moves. I was all set to buy the SX200 and have been a die-hard Canon fan for many years, but I am not ready to dismiss the ZS3. Yes the camaralabs.com review (http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_TZ7_ZS3/index.shtml) talks about the focus issue on the ZS3 but overall the review is very favorable and it is unclear whether it is an issue in all situations or just the challenging scene in the sample video. Furthermore the Canon SX200 not only does not zoom during video, but auto focus is disabled altogether in this mode. I think I would rather have my focus hunt a little than go... » Read More I was all set to buy the SX200 and have been a die-hard Canon fan for many years, but I am not ready to dismiss the ZS3. Yes the camaralabs.com review (http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_TZ7_ZS3/index.shtml) talks about the focus issue on the ZS3 but overall the review is very favorable and it is unclear whether it is an issue in all situations or just the challenging scene in the sample video. Furthermore the Canon SX200 not only does not zoom during video, but auto focus is disabled altogether in this mode. I think I would rather have my focus hunt a little than go completely out of focus as the subject moves. « Show Less
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Well, thanks for trying. I hope they reply! I noticed they merged those two models with their description as well which makes it hard to figure out the differences. If you dont get a response I'll definitely try to call and find out.
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Ok. I ended up trying both Canon SX200 and Panasonic ZS1. I didn't get the ZS3 because the price is much more for functions that aren't important to me. I decided that I am still better off with a point and shoot so I returned SX200 and kept ZS1. Although some of the shots came out great from the SX200 after doing some manual adjusting, I can't afford to take that much time for every shot on my trips. The auto function of Canon is very poor and that makes it rather inconvenient. ZS1 quality is similar but easier to use when there isn't enough time to take pictures. I like it so far.
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I actual still have both the H20 and the ZS3 - I really love them both, but if you make me choose - the Panasonic wins! Four factors, stereo vidoes, the auto lens cap, smaller size, and SD Card instead of the Sony cards. I think you will really like the Panasonic!
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*facepalm*Cuz the Verison one has less megabits? Wow man.... I dunno how to answer this...
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Thank you, Chad. What an excellent site. I wound up buying the MK3008GAL (30gb ZIF 40 5mm) which was like the original replacement. It worked just fine of course but next time around, I wonder how large I could go and still conform to the built-in firmware limitations?
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I have both so I show how both compare in a video I uploaded, hope this helps eveyone: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3H93U55IRPTZ4