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Rhonda (dakotamom85) 1 pts

December 14, 2007 8:16 PM

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Olympus? Canon? or Panasonic?

I like shooting my kids in motion - many times on a playing field/court of one type of sport or another. Had the Canon S2IS and was not pleased with the results. I'm not a professional photographer, just a mom w/an interest in her kids. I am looking at the Canon S5, the Panasonic Lumix F18 and the Olympus SP-560. Which would you recommend would be the easist to use in the sports mode?

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts

December 15, 2007 1:42 AM

Well, of the three, I've shot with the SP560UZ and once you get your sea legs with it, it's a hell of a camera. You just have prefocus and pan with the action, but nothing new there. that 18x zoom is aces. Presets are the strength of it. Work holding and firing off a few frames.

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