P&S Camera question .
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OK I know that this comes across as a “which 5 weight is the best” type of question . (It’s between a 50DF and Dickerson 8013 by the way lol) but I’m going to ask anyway’s
I’m looking at an Olympus Tough 6000 for a waterproof P&S primarily for fishing . I’ve asked JohnB here for his valued opinion and have read the dpreview .
Hey DD.
Ive got the specs for both up in front of me.
PnSs Im really not up to speed on but here are some things I would look at in making my decisions.Sensor size is the same at 1/2.3.
So all else being equal I would expect the WP to have more noise at higher ISOs as its squishing more pixels on the smaller sensors. For what you want to do, 10MP is more than enough. Point fo rthe OLY imo.LCD size. The oly is slightly larger. Point for there as well
FPS: The oly is higher at 4.9 fps (surprised its that high) another point for the OLY
Focal length equiv. Both basially the same, slightly more “zoom” on the pentax
Both have IS (image stabalization)
Max aperture: F3.5 for both
MFD (minimum focas for macro) Not 100% sure but looks like.
OLY 3.9 inches
Pentax .33 feet or basically 4 inches.Picture quality: Both should be about the same with the excption of the noise possiby, which is true of any PnS really.
Try to go to henrys and see if handling one or the other seems more intuitive. Squishy little buttons under big fingers can be awkward. if one feels better to handle I might go that route. The again alot of guys really like the WP series, its a popular series which might make it a safer buy.
All else being equal and having looked at the specs while nothing really jumps out at me as bein deal breakers one way or the other the OLY did score a couple points.
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