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Originally Posted by richlevy
$4800 
I just broke down and bought a Canon 540 to replace my missing Canon A10, as well as upgrade from 3.1 to 6 MP in a compact camera.
Pluses: Low price (under $200). I bought a tabletop tripod and camera case to put myself over $199 and get %10 back as a gift card. Smaller in size than my A10, but with familiar shape and buttons. This will mean a smaller learning curve for Marci and me.
Minuses: For about the same price I could have gotten a Panasonic Lumix LZ5 with anti-shake and a 6x zoom.
What decided me against the Lumix were the CNet ratings, with the A540 tagged at 7.6 and the Lumix 6.6. I was concerned about low light performance and I was counting on the Lumix anti-shake, but the review specifically downgraded the Lumix low light performance. I'm still not sure if I wrote the Lumix off too soon, but so far I like the new Canon as much as I liked the old one. Short of finding and borrowing an LZ5 from someone, there really is no way to try one out to make the comparison on my own. |
CNET is not exactly the best reviewer of cameras towards the upper range.. You should stick to DPreview or Steve's DigiCams for the best information and most thorough testing and comparison.