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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 278552" data-attributes="member: 8705">Well I'm now back from my trip to Paris and due to baggage weight restrictions the DSLR's were not an option. So for three days my wife and I strolled around Paris with our P7100's and our Iphone 5s cameras. When we look at pictures they are either 1. Acceptable (Does the job and records the event)2. Good (Almost but not quite a cigar) 3. Excellent (I expect nothing less when I'm using several thousand pounds worth of gear). In reality we are not really interested in the Good category as it's something that could have been Excellent but isn't and never would be due to the constraints of the camera.Having now reviewed our pictures our conclusion is that the Iphone 5s is probably acceptable for this type of casual requirement. On a bright day (as we had for the whole trip) the P7100's had the edge over the phone and delivered some "Good" pictures, albeit the Iphone was not far behind. At night the Iphone was actually better than the P7100. This was a surprise as the Iphone4 was useless at night but the 5s is pretty impressive.My initial thought was that we need better compacts, however given that they don't get a lot of use, would cost a lot for a model with an APS-C sensor and still wouldn't return DSLR quality I think we are going to stick with the Iphones for casual use. As ever with my ramblings I reserve the right to change my mind at any time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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