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I have a Panasonic GH2 and the Panasonic/Lumix G Vario 100-300mm F/4.0-5.6 OIS Lens

Took this handheld in the Umkomaas of Kwa-Zulu Natal this past June:





The bushbuck were a few hundred yards away.

Young Kudu bull at a couple hundred + yards:

AA batteries are a real bonus. I have four sets of NiMHy for my camera. The flash unit also uses four AA's.



I keep a 12 volt car charger in the truck and can recharge batteries in the field if needed.

Also, long zoom requires the use of tripod and remote release. The Fugi SH20 uses a remote cable which plugs into the USB port and works electronically.

That feature is prevalent among DSLR's but seems harder to find with point and shoot models.

Dang, the Fuji has a really small sensor... I have a lightweight tripod ready to go... still looking for the right camera...

ain't many options that use AA batteries... the Fuji is back in the hunt...

I am less informed than a lot of folks around here when it comes to photography equipment. So I may be mistaken.

But I was informed that the SH20 has a very good sensor in the CMOS rather than using a CCD.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...ords/CMOS/Search/true/Re_Fujifilm_EXR_CM

The LCD it uses for the view finder has been mentioned by some as being a weak point. In that it has a rather small number of pixels when compared to other cameras. On the other hand, I do not know what the price point was of the cameras to which it was being compared.

Send a PM to Joel at CameraLand. He will fill you in on the matter.