Digital Camera News and Reviews

Canon Powershot SD3500 IS / Canon Digital IXUS 210

Photography Blog has reviewed the new Canon Powershot SD3500 IS (also know as Canon Digital IXUS 210) digital compact camera. This camera from Canon has an enormous LCD with touchscreen abilities. It also has 14 megapixels and a wide angle zoom lens.

Some key features for the Canon Powershot SD3500 IS / Canon Digital IXUS 210:
-3.5″ touchscreen LCD with 460k resolution
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-5x optical zoom lens (24-120mm)
-Optical image stabilization
-Able to shoot 720p HD movies
-HDMI output

Photography Blog ends up giving the Canon Powershot SD3500 IS a pretty mediocre rating with an overall score of 3.5 stars, “Above Average”. The camera scores highest on design while scoring a little lower on features and ease of use. It scores lowest on image quality and value for your hard earned money. The reviewer find the touchscreen to be really nice, but the price tag is very high for a compact camera in this class and when the image quality has not improved from earlier models you really need to love touchscreen (there is no other way to control the camera) to invest in this camera.
Read the full review of the Canon Powershot SD3500 IS / Canon Digital IXUS 210 camera here.

Epson Stylus Office BX610FW

Trusted Reviews has tested the Epson Stylus Office BX610FW All-in-One inkjet printer. The Epson printer is able to print, fax, scan and copy so it should fit most needs.

Some key features for the Epson Stylus Office BX610FW:
-4 in 1 printer: prints, scans, copies and faxes
-Print speeds up to 15 ppm in black and 9.3 ppm in color
-6.3 cm LCD viewer
-30-page Automatic Document Feeder
-Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity

Trusted Reviews gives the Epson Stylus Office BX610FW a very good rating with an overall score of 9 out 10 points. The printer even gets a “Trusted Reviews Recommended” award and scores highest on print speed and value. It scores a little lower on print quality and features, but still high scores. It seems like an excellent and fast inkjet printer for the office if you do not need massive volumes of prints.
Read the full review of the Epson Stylus Office BX610FW all in one inkjet printer here.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

CNET UK has reviewed the pocket friendly digital camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11. This small camera from Panasonic features 14.1 megapixels and 5x optical zoom lens in addition to 40MB of internal memory.

Some key features for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11:
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-5x optical zoom lens (28-140mm)
-2.7″ LCD screen
-Records 720p videos
-Uses SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards
-40MB of internal memory

CNET UK ends up giving the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 an overall score of 6.7 points out of 10 possible. The reviewer finds the camera to have a solid construction and easy controls, but on the downside they find that the pictures have a lot of noise and the FS11 do not have any manual controls. Overall it seems like the Panasonic camera fits people who are inexperienced and people that do not care about the technical aspects, but if you want something more out of your photography you might want to look elsewhere.
Read the full review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 digital camera here.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Photography Blog has tested the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 digital camera. This camera from Panasonic features lots of megapixels and a large touchscreen.

Some key features for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3:
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-4x optical zoom lens
-Optical image stabilization
-3″ LCD touchscreen
-HD movie recording (1,280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps)
-Compatible with SDXC memory cards

Photography Blog ends up giving the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 out of 5 stars. The camera scores highest on value for your money, ease of use and design while scoring lower on features and image quality. The FP3 comes at a very nice price tag, but it is by no means revolutionary and does not give you very good pictures at ISO levels above 400. Still, it seems like a nice touchscreen camera if that is what you are looking for.
Read the full review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 compact digital camera here.