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.

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.

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CNET UK has reviewed the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 compact digital camera. This small camera from Sony has over 14 megapixels and a wide angle lens with 5x optical zoom.

Some key features for the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380:
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-Wide angle 5x optical zoom lens (24-120mm)
-2.6″ LCD screen
-ISO sensitivity 80 to 3200
-Face detection
-Uses Memory Stick Duo, SD and SDHC memory cards
-Able to shoot 720p high-definition movies

CNET UK ends up giving the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 a good review with an overall score of 8.5 points out 10 possible. The reviewer likes the design on the camera and find it to take pictures of high quality. The W380 also has a lot of good features and fast autofocus. There are a few downsides like cumbersome menu systems and the panorama mode could be better, but overall this Sony camera seems like a good choice.
Read the full review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 digital camera here.