tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454169405531020653.post162255540379375252..comments2023-07-07T08:27:56.306+01:00Comments on Sony HX9V Insider: Sony HX9V vs Casio Exilim EX-ZR100Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454169405531020653.post-9179992358939040442011-04-27T14:32:52.022+01:002011-04-27T14:32:52.022+01:00I think this Casio ZR100 may have the potential to...I think this Casio ZR100 may have the potential to be a Panny "TZ/ZS killer" even more so than the travel zoom offerings from Fuji/Canon/Sony.<br /><br />From my adventures across the net looking at various pics from all the new flagship travel zooms (those that are out already anyway)... the image quality of the ZR100 is right up there with the best of them and Casio doesn't seem to be quite as aggressive with smearing out details like some others are. <br /><br />The Casio looks like it's priced right under that magic $300 mark as well whereas the top end models from Canon, Fuji, Panasonic and Sony are well above that. <br /><br />It's an interesting year in travel zooms because it appears to be a much more wide open market, no longer dominated by only Panasonic. <br /><br />There's probably a half dozen alternatives now that you could argue are at least as good and probably better when you look at overall factors like price/video/high speed/image quality etc.<br /><br />I'm also waiting to see what the Samsung WB700 will be like with its good looking specs but it's a CCD design so in a way I don't think it's really competing fully with the rest of the high speed CMOS travelzoom crowd.<br /><br />It taking on the ZS8/TZ18 with its CCD sensor and looking at the specs I'd say the Samsung should be able to compete well... if they can release it before next January.Darrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454169405531020653.post-86895296745415591442011-04-07T17:42:19.828+01:002011-04-07T17:42:19.828+01:00Do you know if the panorama function can be used w...Do you know if the panorama function can be used with the camera in landscape or portrait position (portrait position for taller images). My Sony lets me set the direction of the slide.Nikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525769159204667563noreply@blogger.com