"G" lens versus Vario Tessar lens?

Which of the following qualities are better among the following two sony cameras?

• 1)DSC-T99/G 14.1 Mega Pixel T Series 4x Optical Zoom Cyber-shot (Green) # 25mm wide angle Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar lens # BIONZ Image Processor # Sweep Panorama # 720p HD Movie Recording # Intelligent Auto Mode # 3.0 (7.6 cm) Clear Photo LCD Plus touch screen 2)DCR-SX21E/B Standard Definition Memory Stick™ Camcorder (Black) # SD Shooting on Memory Stick™ # 880k CCD Sensor # 57x Optical Zoom / 67x Extended Zoom Lens # Steady Shot - Electronic Image Stabilisation # Face Detection # Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO) Mode

• Answer:

  You are comparing a Digital Still Camera - designed to capture still images and happens to capture video as a "convenience feature" with a camcorder - designed to capture video/audio and happens to capture still images as a "convenience feature". First you need to decide which is more important to you - still images or video/audio. Once you make that decision, then pick the camera or camcorder for which it was designed. It should be noted that the 720p high definition video from the DSC-T99 is VERY compressed - and the standard definition video captured by the DSC-SX21 is also very compressed - but it is standard def, only. If high def is a requirement, you need to be looking at the Sony HDR series.