SX50 HS vs DC-TZ200

A brief comparison of photos from the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS and Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200. The Canon has a 50x optical zoom and a 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3″ sensor. The Panasonic has a 15x optical zoom and a 20.1 megapixel 1″ sensor. The following were both taken at full zoom, indoors and in auto mode. The…

New camera – test 1

A shot taken with my new camera – the Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200. Purchased because it’s a decent quality and portable. I might still get the Sony RX10 mark IV at some point.

Lanzarote to home

Our coach pick-up was at 11:40am so we had enough time to walk along the promenade to the lighthouse and back. We definitely took the scenic route back to the airport, with pick-ups at a number of hotels after ours. It took over an hour to reach the airport and once there it took us…

Lanzarote day 7

We walked along the promenade to the Playa Blanca harbour and booked tickets for the 11:30 Water Bus. Before boarding we bought some sandwiches from a small supermarket. We stayed on the boat past Marina Rubicon and on to Playa del Papagayo. Along the way the boat stops and everyone is ushered down to the…

Lanzarote day 6

The weather wasn’t so great today so we took advantage of our one free trip to the spa at the hotel. We spent the morning trying out the very warm salt-water pool, lemon bath, flower bath, turkish bath, sauna and cold spray shower. We booked in for a couple’s massage just before lunch. We spent…

Lanzarote day 5

Today we walked from the hotel to the West along the main road and then Avenue Faro Pechiguera to the derelict hotel at Los Charcones. We then walked back around the coast, taking in some of the huge rock pools below the cliffs along the way, and cut off the corner by going along Calle…

Lanzarote day 3

This morning we walked from the hotel along the promenade to the East as far as Marina Rubicón. We had a later lunch and again lazed around for the rest of the day.

Lanzarote day 2

In the morning we walked from the hotel along the promenade to Faro Pechiguera and then on to close to Caleta Negra. We walked back around the coast. We had a late lunch at the hotel and lazed around for the afternoon.