http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nikon-kicks-out-new-s-and-l-series-cams/ Engadget Comments for Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nikon-kicks-out-new-s-and-l-series-cams/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nikon-kicks-out-new-s-and-l-series-cams/Apr 6th 2010 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nikon-kicks-out-new-s-and-l-series-cams/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nikon-kicks-out-new-s-and-l-series-cams/I hear ya. Do they just not think people NEED and optical viewfinder anymore? Does anyone offer it on a digital camera?]]>Apr 6th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nikon-kicks-out-new-s-and-l-series-cams/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nikon-kicks-out-new-s-and-l-series-cams/
My newer choice is a Nikon p6000. It's also got an optical viewfinder, wide 4x zoom, is 13.5 MP and includes GPS, though it's slow to get a fix (it almost always does eventually). It's bigger than the little canon, but it's also got a bigger (1/1.7" vs 1/2.3") sensor. The little Canon's pix are excellent, but the Nikon's are better.

What I'm waiting for (greedy, huh?!) is a compact with 10 or 15x zoom and optical VF. A large sensor, relatively speaking, would be a plus, as would be the GPS.

Four upcoming cameras (Panasonic DMC-ZS7, Samsung HZ35W, Sony DSC-HX5V and Casio EX-10HG) offer 24 or 25mm wide, 10 to 15X zooms and GPS. They have small sensors like the canon 800 but milk higher res out of them and most if not all offer HD video. For small cameras (and sensors) they're an appealing bunch, but ALL lack the optical VF. It's unfortunate. ]]>Apr 6th 2010 11:25AM