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I hope this is not a tired topic, but I did search for Camcorder and came up empty...
I currently carry a Sony HDR-HC3 and Canon PowerShot A2100 IS.
My goal is to replace both of these with a single device without compromising video quality or still picture quality.
The obvious choice from Canon from my point of view is the replacement to the SX30 IS. That will most likely bring the video up to 1080p which should match or exceed the 1080i 60 that my camcorder does. I would say the SX30 already far surpasses my little dinky point-and-shoot.
But I suspect that the Sony probably will still take better video... so my question to the community is: Is there a camera out there now (or in the near future) that can exceed the quality of both my camcorder and still camera without getting into expensive DSLRs with multiple lenses? Do you think the SX40HS could possibly do that?
I am fairly patient. I have been watching the SX series since the CMOS SX1 IS with 1080p (wish they had not stopped that line). So if the SX40 doesn't cut it, I might be willing to wait another year.
I currently carry a Sony HDR-HC3 and Canon PowerShot A2100 IS.
My goal is to replace both of these with a single device without compromising video quality or still picture quality.
The obvious choice from Canon from my point of view is the replacement to the SX30 IS. That will most likely bring the video up to 1080p which should match or exceed the 1080i 60 that my camcorder does. I would say the SX30 already far surpasses my little dinky point-and-shoot.
But I suspect that the Sony probably will still take better video... so my question to the community is: Is there a camera out there now (or in the near future) that can exceed the quality of both my camcorder and still camera without getting into expensive DSLRs with multiple lenses? Do you think the SX40HS could possibly do that?
I am fairly patient. I have been watching the SX series since the CMOS SX1 IS with 1080p (wish they had not stopped that line). So if the SX40 doesn't cut it, I might be willing to wait another year.