Can you see pics thru viewfinder, not just LCD One thing that has driven me nuts on my otherwise great G6 is that the optical viewfinder isn't electronic/doesn't see what the lense does (both exposure and framing), and i can't view pics i've taken thru it, can review them only on the LCD. Since i'm often in high light situations, both items are a serious pain. My much cheaper Fuji had this capability and i loved it. So- can you see thru the viewfinder on the G7? I've heard you can, but i don't see it specifically in the specs. That and the higher ISO and IS alone would make me upgrade. Can you see pics thru viewfinder, not just LCD One thing that has driven me nuts on my otherwise great G6 is that the optical viewfinder isn't electronic/doesn't see what the lense does... » Read More Can you see pics thru viewfinder, not just LCD One thing that has driven me nuts on my otherwise great G6 is that the optical viewfinder isn't electronic/doesn't see what the lense does (both exposure and framing), and i can't view pics i've taken thru it, can review them only on the LCD. Since i'm often in high light situations, both items are a serious pain. My much cheaper Fuji had this capability and i loved it. So- can you see thru the viewfinder on the G7? I've heard you can, but i don't see it specifically in the specs. That and the higher ISO and IS alone would make me upgrade. « Show Less
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No. The G7 also uses an optical viewfinder, not an EVF. It's just like the G6, and the A710IS.
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NewEgg.com lists the Viewfinder as EVF in the Specifications: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16830120081
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I have had my Df for only a short time (about 30 days) and have only been able to shoot a limited number of photos. I haven't used live view, nor do I know if it is available on the Df. I'm still learning of all the features. Autofocus is very fast... image quality is excellent. I also own a D7000.
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All of Olympus' viewfinders work. I have the vf2. The vf1 is not much of a viewfinder as it is only for one lens and is optical, unable to adjust to different lenses. The others are electronic and show the same as the screen. Given the choice and considering what I have already spent, I would probably choose to spend the extra money for the Panasonic GX7, which has a built in viewfinder and flash and has integrated wifi while retaining the hot shoe, but I still love the pm2.
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NO, this camera doesn't have a physical view finder. I know it is a pain looking at the LCD in the sunlight. Had I known this before, I would have gotten the one with the view finder.The one you are looking for has 32 GB of memory inside it. The one I have has 16 GB and is the middle range Video Camera.
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Photos are excellent - just as good as Canon G12 and it has a lot of advanced features that G12 doesn't. The excellent touchscreen let you tap on the screen and camera focuses instantly on where you tap and takes the photo. Very intuitive. Sensor is advance backlit CMOS and with the 1.7 lens you can do much better in low light than the Canon. I've had at least five of the G's and I think the XZ-2 is every bit as good. The only thing missing that might tilt in the G12's favor is the lack of an optical or electronic viewfinder on the Olympus. However, I bought the hotshoe mountable viewfinder and use it when I need it in bright daylight. If you want good photos at a reasonable price point, the XZ-2 is a good choice.
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Yes, the camera does shoot in the Raw mode and the RAW and jpeg mode as well, it makes a very sweet file. As for the viewfinder, there is not optical viewfinder made by Panasonic, there is a HD electronic View finder, the LVF-2 and I have one and it works well enough for critical framing and is a vast improvement over the external viewfinder that was used with the GF-1.
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Thanks very much. By the way, we have a Canon G12. I feel it too distorting both colours and proportions and of course slow between 2 clicks. What would you suggest to improve on "fidelity" and speed: A. Canon S100 over Nikon P7100 (and Olympus XZ-1?)?B. Olympus E-PM1 over Nikon J1? C. or Nikon V1 solves everything? PS. I have no Nikon lenses so I am not stuck on Nikon. Thanks
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I haven't used a G9 etc but have it's baby brother the 12Mp AS650 IS.The sensor is apparently the same but it overexposes the highlights and is too slow to autofocus and shoot. BUT love the twisty screen. It is so useful for high/low shots. That is what will sell me on the G11. I love the idea of the panorama on the Sony HX1 but apparently the image quality on the panorama is not great and the camera is bulky. If you have handled a G10 you will see just how easy and accessible the controls are. Totally right for an SLR user. The G11 will have better image quality than the G10 due to reduced Mp count and upgraded tech. Hopefully the G12 will have HD video and everyone will be happy. I haven't used a G9 etc but have it's baby brother the 12Mp AS650 IS.The sensor is apparently the same but it overexposes the highlights and is too slow to autofocus and shoot. BUT love the twisty screen. It is so useful for high/low shots. That is what will sell me on the G11. I love the idea of the panorama on the Sony HX1 but apparently the image quality on the panorama is not great and the camera is bulky. If you have handled a G10 you will see just how easy and accessible the controls are. Totally right for an SLR user. The G11 will have better image quality than the G10 due to... » Read More I haven't used a G9 etc but have it's baby brother the 12Mp AS650 IS.The sensor is apparently the same but it overexposes the highlights and is too slow to autofocus and shoot. BUT love the twisty screen. It is so useful for high/low shots. That is what will sell me on the G11. I love the idea of the panorama on the Sony HX1 but apparently the image quality on the panorama is not great and the camera is bulky. If you have handled a G10 you will see just how easy and accessible the controls are. Totally right for an SLR user. The G11 will have better image quality than the G10 due to reduced Mp count and upgraded tech. Hopefully the G12 will have HD video and everyone will be happy. « Show Less
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As other have found though the S90's f/2 is only at the widest setting and the G11 is brigher at full zoom and the zoom is longer. So there are a few tradeoffs with the lenses. I'm actually in the same boat I got the G11, but fell in love with the s90 so I got that as well to replace my SD20 pocket camera. Sorry I have not had them long enough or shot enough pictures to give any real comparison. Coming from the SD20 I have a lot of catching up to do on the cameras and the software. I will say I think the rear dial on the s90 and G11 are too easy to rotate, I like the rear dial on the Canon SLRs, these little ones feel cheap and really are not the break through they represented for the SLRs. The s90 control ring on the lens seems very nice, but if it was all metal it would feel much nicer; still that feature is going to work well. I already put an egrips pad on the front of the s90 and a couple other carefully placed so I can hold onto the camera. First pocket camera I've put the hand-strap on as well (very nice one is supplied with camera). They should have included a slim slip case for the camera. I agree the Articulating LCD is a very nice feature and one of the main reasons I'll hold onto the G11, I know the new screens are better but often I'm shooting blind with my SD20. Coming from SLRs still nothing beats a great view finder or angle finder, but the articulating LCD can be very very handy. Now I have two cameras to learn (well actually 3 I replaced my film SLR with a digital as well), it maybe the G11 won't get a lot of use as the s90 will almost certainly be my pocket camera. Still It will be nice to have and after learning to operate these new digitals it should not be to hard to switch between the s90 and the G11.
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Thank Canon for giving you a choice; several of their digital cameras of this size have a viewfinder ......so if you are at the Pyramids or the summit of mount kilimanjaro ...you can work around that situation---- and you don't have to buy the G series to get that option !
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I replaced my Canon 60d and smaller Sony A55 with an Olympus E-P3. I've owned several intro/mid-level dSLRs, and I would say the E-P3 was my favorite camera of all time. My pictures were amazing, it was fast, and best of all was that it was truly portable - perfect for my hiking trips. Were you mainly using the camera in auto mode? I always used it in manual, so can't really tell you how good or bad the camera did in 'A' mode - but in manual mode it was nearly perfect. The lenses you use may also play a role. My favorite lens of all time had been (maybe still is) the Canon 24-70mm lens, and I thought I would never find something that worked just as well, but I came across the Panasonic 14-140mm lens, which is super amazing, and became my favorite and main lens for the E-P3. The lack of viewfinder was never an issue for me, since I used the VF-2 view finder by Olympus. Sure, I was never happy using the E-P3 without the viewfinder, so I kept it on most of the time. I did sell the E-P3 on Ebay soon after the OM-D was announced. I figured that if the E-P3 had become my favorite camera of all time, getting the OM-D would be a no brainer since the specs are better than the E-P3 and it included a built in viewfinder. I have used an NEX-5 (first gen) in the past, and I must say I hated that camera due to how hard it made to shoot in 'M' mode; however, Sony released the NEX-7, a nearly perfect camera targeted towards potential dSLR owners. Deciding between the NEX-7 and the OM-D is a challenge, and they each have their pluses and negatives; however, those looking to replace a dSLR for some trips, shouldn't consider anything other than the OM-D(m4/3) or NEX-7(e-mount) for the time being; although, I bet Panasonic has something in the works to compete with Sony and Olympus.
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Dear Stan,I just purchased the S10 as a replacement camera and generally love it. However, the lack of an eyelevel viewfinder is a huge drawback. I spent a week in Mexico at the beach and just couldn't for sure see what I was shooting. The good news is that I shot anyway and got some really awesome action shots of sea birds and ocean wildlife. I've learned to view from the side so I don't see a bright reflection of myself in the LCD. I'm sure it does not help that I need reading glasses (the I generally don have on outside) to see close objects so that blurs the LCD too.
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There is only the LCD viewfinder. In the conditions of higher backlight - often what is sought to illuminate the subject - it is too washed out to accurately compose the pic. I understand this to be a universal complaint with LCD-only finders.
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Yes, the P7100 has a viewfinder, but when I say viewfinder, its basically a viewing area of our shot only, no display of settings etc. It does work for me when i want o look through it to set the composition of my shot.
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I've been flipping back and forth between the SD800 and the A710. And, your pics are now making me lean towards the A710. Two must-haves for my first digital camera are a view finder and image stabilization. Just one question for you, cjw333. I noticed that a couple of your motion shots were blurry. Was the stabilizer on? Thanks for sharing your photos. They're awesome.
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Hello Mary: To begin with, the camera you have is a Point & Shoot model (P&S), or all-in-one type. These kind of cameras are convenient because you can take them anywhere - in a pocket, purse, or whatever. But they have tremendous image quality tradeoffs and they employ a very, very small sensor. They often wind up displaying more levels of image noise and other artifacts than more advanced models. The GX1 is a Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Model of camera. It employs a much larger sensor and this translates into much larger per pixel sizes. As a result, the GX1 displays much less noise and does very, very well at much higher ISO scenarios. Yet it is still a very light camera, and depending on the type of lens you put on it, it can also be very compact. Now, most people who have a small P&S camera and want to "move up" tend to initially be leery about getting a larger, more advanced model. But you shouldn't be. This GX1 (I have two of them because it is such a nice model) will net you pictures that can knock your socks off - it's that good. When you get one, you can just put your camera into Program or Automatic mode, which means the camera makes all the decisions for you. But as you gain more knowledge, the camera grows with you, and once you really know what you're doing (assuming you're an amateur), the GX1 will really open up your eyes to what it can do. I can't speak highly enough of it and I do lots of photo work in various scenarios. I currently use around 20 different advanced cameras, yet the GX1 is one of my favorite models. And lately, with the almost "give-away" prices, you'd be a fool not to get one. If you want to see some photo samples taken with the GX 1, you can just email me at: benherrmann@centurylink.net and I'll gladly send you some so you can see the rich color tonality and nice definition of photos that this camera can generate. Ben Herrmann Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
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As an owner of a XE1, the biggest draw to the system has been the lenses. They are simply great performers. The upcoming lenses are even better. The other is the larger sensor and it's design. It's ability to take great pictures at high ISO just opens up a welcomed flexibility to many shooting situations. Also, larger viewfinders allow the photographer to become more immersed in the shot. It's a big plus that I mistakenly forgot when purchasing the XE1. To top it all off, the X line has a solid, made in Japan feel to (like the older Nikon SP rangefinders. I anticipate the X-T1 to feel just as robust. As an owner of a XE1, the biggest draw to the system has been the lenses. They are simply great performers. The upcoming lenses are even better. The other is the larger sensor and it's design. It's ability to take great pictures at high ISO just opens up a welcomed flexibility to many shooting situations. Also, larger viewfinders allow the photographer to become more immersed in the shot. It's a big plus that I mistakenly forgot when purchasing the XE1. To top it all off, the X line has a solid, made in Japan feel to (like the older Nikon SP rangefinders. I anticipate the X-T1 to feel just... » Read More As an owner of a XE1, the biggest draw to the system has been the lenses. They are simply great performers. The upcoming lenses are even better. The other is the larger sensor and it's design. It's ability to take great pictures at high ISO just opens up a welcomed flexibility to many shooting situations. Also, larger viewfinders allow the photographer to become more immersed in the shot. It's a big plus that I mistakenly forgot when purchasing the XE1. To top it all off, the X line has a solid, made in Japan feel to (like the older Nikon SP rangefinders. I anticipate the X-T1 to feel just as robust. « Show Less