Canon g10 or Canon SX20 IS?

[Fat-G]

They both have their benefits. g10 has 14 megapixels, but the SX20 has 20x optical zoom.

I'm lost! Any suggestions?

Will mostly be used for close-mid range photography.

Lots of fish pics, baseball action plays, and wildlife.

Thanks!

P.S.- I'm leaning towards the SX20. It's $100 cheaper, and the 20x optical is nice.

[Fat-G]

Forgot to add, the SX20 has the vari-angle screen, can that flip so I could line (see) myself up for a fish pic?

[Tokyo Tony]

Search Google for reviews on each (e.g. "Canon SX20 reviews"), then make a decision based on what fits your needs better. Can't go wrong doing that. There are tons of reviews out there.

[Glenn]

Get a Shimano. 

Oops, wait.  Wrong forum. my mistake!  ;D ;D

All kidding aside, it sounds like the SX20 is for you.  Unless you're making large pictures (i.e. posters), I don't see the need for 14mb resolution.  My Cannon has 8mb and it looks great up to 8x10 prints.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Get a Shimano.

Oops, wait. Wrong forum. my mistake! ;D ;D

All kidding aside, it sounds like the SX20 is for you. Unless you're making large pictures (i.e. posters), I don't see the need for 14mb resolution.  My Cannon has 8mb and it looks great up to 8x10 prints.

Agreed.  We have a Nikon D40 w/ 6mp and we have crystal clear prints as big as 11 X 14.

It's all in the quality of the camera, not the MP rating.

Think of it as the Modulus rating on graphite.  Higher quality materials (not the inflated numbers of manufacturers) are what you are looking for.

[Marty]

I'll just echo what's already been said. The megapixel difference between the two cameras can be ignored unless you have some overpowering need for the higher amount, which is unlikely to do much anyways.

Also, do take advantage of the many camera review sites. You can learn an awful lot from reading them carefully.

[moby bass]

One advantage of more megapixels is better separation in the the highlights, shadows, midtones, etc which make for smoother looking prints.  However, if you are shooting action, no shutter lag and more frames per second should be your main concern.  Higher ISO settings are also helpful here.  If you are shooting handheld, Image Stabilization lenses will give you an advantage of about 2 stops, particularly useful in low light situations.

[GLADES]

I have a Nikon D90 and we love it.

[swilly78]

Forget em' both and go with a Sony.  The a300 is awesome.