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I've been comparing user reviews and getting more and more confused, re digital cameras. Each one i like that i look up reviews for, has good and bad and my own opinion of the cameras have plusses and minuses too. One is a Panasonic 5 mp with a 10x zoom which i really do like. The drawbacks are that there is no optical viewfinder and it's a lithium ion battery pack. The other one is a Canon A710 IS. It's 7 MP, a 6x zoom and it uses regular AA batteries (rechargeables) which i like. But on the minus side, it has a lot more features than i need, and no on screen battery monitor, also has no "last photo review" unless you change the mode to replay and i do like that feature. The user reviews on dpreview.com have an equal amount of "i love this camera" and "the low light photos have too much noise". I looked at the user manual for both and the one for the Canon seems a lot more complicated than it needs to be. I"m leaning to the Panasonic for the Zoom especially. The battery pack does put me off a bit and a spare one ain't cheap. The Panasonic is on a clearance price for $299.99 at The Source (though i'm reluctant to buy from them) or $329.99 from Future Shop though they'll meet the other price. The Canon is a bit more expensive but .... it's a Canon. Both have Image stabilizer.

Confused.

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FWIW, Tim and I have both been very happy with our Panasonics. Granted, they're different models, and I am not sure which one you are looking at. Is it one of the FZ models?

yes it's the TZ1 i think. it's discontinued now which is why the price is good. The thing that's the biggest drawback is the battery pack vs. the AA availability. Another drawback is the panasonic doens't have a fixed lens covering. They give you something to thread it to the wrist strap thingy, but still has more potential to get lost. I'm kind of leaning to the Canon if only i wasn't seduced by the 10x zoom lol

I'm not sure what sort of battery pack that one has, but I usually get 50 - 100 shots off one of my batteries (depending on how much I'm using the flash). Also, I have some non-Panasonic batteries which are less expensive.

It's a lithium-ion pack, not AA rechargeables which my current one has and which the Canon has. It's a plus that you can buy regular alkaline batteries in a pinch and they don't have to be panasonic brand like the battery pack does.