FZ100 vs SX30IS
For law enforcement purposes, I need to take clear photos of suspects from over 500-yards away. And since I hand-off my photos to others in the field, I need to print my photos on a portable printer with no opportunity for computer software enhancements. For budgetary and practical purposes, the camera also needs to be light in weight, inexpensive and simple to use.
While hunting for the best camera meeting my above criteria, I compared the Canon SX10IS, Fujifilm HS10, Nikon P100, Panasonic FZ100 and Canon SX30IS compact zoom lens cameras. I compared these cameras by taking photos of a car license plate from 512-yards (the same car is parked in the same spot all the time). I measured the 512-yard distance with a Bushnell Yardage Pro. At 512-yards, I received the best IQ of the license plate numbers from my SX10IS set at 20x zoom + 4x digital zoom and mounted with a 1.7x TCON teleconversion lens. I mounted the TCON-17 to the SX10's and SX30's 52mm lens filter threads using a 52mm to 55mm step up ring.
Although I found that the SX30IS gives me better IQ than the HS10, P100 and FZ100 at distances over 500-yards, the IQ of the SX10IS at these extreme ranges still reigns supreme. I also learned if the Canon SX10IS packs a 20x zoom lens configuration, then the SX30IS seems to be packing no more than 25x at best and not 35x as advertised.
Why does the 2-year old SX10IS take better pictures than the new SX30IS from 512-yards away? Don't ask me, it just does.
With today's technology, we can't expect any one camera to be everything to everyone, so if you need a camera to take a closeup photo of a war painted tribal chief eating roasted grasshoppers off a banana leaf under triple canopy in low light for a national magazine, then you probably should be packing a Nikon D3X or Canon Mark IV together with your new Canon SX30IS or older SX10IS.
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