Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 OR Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (Black)?

Question

Hi Which one of these is a better camera.

Resolution 9 Effective Megapixels 8 Effective Megapixels

Imager 1/2.33" CCD 1/2.5" CCD

Zoom 10x Optical & 4x Digital 3.8x Optical & 4x Digital

Lens f/4.6 - 46mm Leica DC Vario-Elmar™ f/4.6 - 17.3mm

Viewfinder LCD Preview Only LCD Preview Only

LCD Screen 3" 460k-pixel Polycrystalline TFT 3" 230k-pixel Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFT

Video 848 x 480 30fps, QuickTime Motion JPEG 640 x 480 30fps, AVI

Flash Automatic and Manual w/Red-Eye Reduction Automatic and Manual w/Red-Eye Reduction

Focus Auto Focus: Continuous AF Auto Focus: TTL

Exposure ±2 Stops in 1/3 Incraments ±2 Stops in 1/3 Incraments

Image Stabilization Optical Optical

Special Modes 19 Shooting Modes, Self-Timer 10 Shooting Modes, Self-Timer

Memory / Storage Secure Digital/SDHC, 27MB Internal Memory Secure Digital/SDHC

Answer 1

panasonic = better quality

Answer 2

Absolutely no question Panasonic DMC TZ5 is a better choice. It packs this superb LEICA lens, 10x Zoom all in its compact body. I’d definitely go for Panasonic. Panasonic DMC TZ5’s natural rival would be Canon SX100 IS and sill I’d go for Panasonic. If you prefer a super zoom camera you’ll have plenty of options to choose from like Olympus SP 570 (20x zoom), Canon S5 IS (12x zoom), the newly Sony DSC H50 (15x zoom) and Panasonic DMC FZ18 (18x Zoom). Personally, I have Sony DSC H7 and I’m not happy with it at all. Barrel distortion seems to be a pretty serious problem with Sony’s latest cameras. Again in this super zoom category there are two that in my opinion is worth a closer look, they would be Panasonic DMC FZ18 and Canon S5 IS.