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<blockquote data-quote="kyteflyer" data-source="post: 39034" data-attributes="member: 635">Thanks for the comparo, Andy.&nbsp; I don't see the F550 even being anywhere near the same class as XZ-1 or X10.&nbsp; For one, it has a smaller sensor by a long shot, and its zoom is 15x...10x more than either of the others.&nbsp; Its a P&amp;S in the truest sense, and probably is not aimed at the same market as the others, don't you think?&nbsp; I see it more in comparison to (for example) the TZ series from Panasonic, or the SX compacts from Canon etc.&nbsp; And I think its performance would at least equal those.&nbsp; Of course the G3 is streets ahead of both the XZ and the F550.The one thing which will get me buying the X10 is its viewfinder.&nbsp; I bought my G11 for that and found it to be a halfbaked thing... it wasn't even a very good tunnel VF.&nbsp; I have not looked at the P7000 so no idea what that one is like but I imagine not much better.The good thing about a zoomable VF which is larger than the average is that, even without info in the VF itself, it will still be more useable than anything else on the market currently.&nbsp; And, it, and the X100, are likely to have an influence on the market in general.&nbsp; I sometimes wonder if we will see similar offerings from Canon, Nikon, Olympus et al over the next year or two.&nbsp; But thats for another discussion, I guess.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kyteflyer, post: 39034, member: 635"] Thanks for the comparo, Andy. I don't see the F550 even being anywhere near the same class as XZ-1 or X10. For one, it has a smaller sensor by a long shot, and its zoom is 15x...10x more than either of the others. Its a P&S in the truest sense, and probably is not aimed at the same market as the others, don't you think? I see it more in comparison to (for example) the TZ series from Panasonic, or the SX compacts from Canon etc. And I think its performance would at least equal those. Of course the G3 is streets ahead of both the XZ and the F550. The one thing which will get me buying the X10 is its viewfinder. I bought my G11 for that and found it to be a halfbaked thing... it wasn't even a very good tunnel VF. I have not looked at the P7000 so no idea what that one is like but I imagine not much better. The good thing about a zoomable VF which is larger than the average is that, even without info in the VF itself, it will still be more useable than anything else on the market currently. And, it, and the X100, are likely to have an influence on the market in general. I sometimes wonder if we will see similar offerings from Canon, Nikon, Olympus et al over the next year or two. But thats for another discussion, I guess. [/QUOTE]

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