Hi all,

It seems that most people here are asking about DSLR recommendations. I hope I'm in the right place even though I would like to get a prosumer camera instead. I need some recommendation as to which camera to buy for superzoom category.

I just got myself interested in cameras recently and I kinda figured pictures look best when taken with proper camera instead of phone cameras. I like taking sceneries (which i believe the term would be wide angle), also close up pictures of computer components or nature (which i believe the term would be macro) and at random times candid or street photos.

Type of camera/lens/accessories : Superzoom Prosumer
Budget: around RM 1500
Your Location: KL
Preferable brand : Panasonic or Canon
Type of photography u want to do : Macro and some paparazzi like photos
Any specific models in mind? : Panasonic Lumix FZ-40, Panasonic Lumix FZ-100, or Canon SX30 IS
Any specific features u want? : very close to DSLR features but not a DSLR yet.

I'm in a bit of a dilemma not sure which of the above cameras to buy. I would like to get the latest versions which are FZ-100 or the SX30 IS. However, after seeing the image quality comparison HERE, I'm not sure if newer means better in terms of photo quality.

Please do advice.