Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus VR-310

Photography Blog has reviewed a cheap travelzoom camera from Olympus called Olympus VR-310. This Olympus camera has 14 megapixels and a useful 10x optical zoom lens starting at 24mm.

Some key features for the Olympus VR-310 camera:
-14 megapixel image sensor
-10x optical zoom lens (24-240mm)
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD movie capture
-Dual image stabilization
-Magic Filters

Photography Blog ends up giving the VR-310 a pretty poor review with an “Average” rating and an overall score of 3 out of 5 possible stars. The digital camera scores highest on value for your money, while it scores a bit lower on image quality, features, design and ease of use. The price on this camera from Olympus is pretty low, but that does not help when the image quality is poor. It might be worth putting some extra money into getting a better camera.
Read the full review of the Olympus VR-310 budget travelzoom camera here.

Samsung ST96

Samsung seems to be working hard to be a popular camera brand. Here Photography Blog has reviewed a new compact digital camera from Samsung called Samsung ST96 that has over 14 megapixels and a wide angle zoom lens starting at 26mm.

Some key features for the Samsung ST96:
-14.5 megapixel image sensor
-5x optical zoom lens (26-130mm)
-2.7″ LCD screen
-1080p HD video recording at 30 frames-per-second
-Advanced Samsung Smart Filter technology
-Digital and optical image stabilisation

Photography Blog ends up giving the ST96 a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 stars out of 5 possible. The Samsung camera scores highest on value for your money, features and ease of use, while it scores a little lower on image quality and design. If Samsung had worked a bit harder on the image quality I’m sure this cheap compact camera would be a hit, but right now it is just another budget camera out there on the packed market.
Read the full review of the Samsung ST96 compact digital camera here.

Nikon Coolpix S6150

Photography Blog has reviewed a digital camera from Nikon targeted at regular consumer photographers. The camera is called Nikon Coolpix S6150 and comes with 16 megapixels and 7x zoom, in addition to HD movie recording.

Some key features for the Nikon Coolpix S6150 camera:
-16 megapixel image sensor
-7x optical zoom lens
-3″ LCD screen
-HD movie recording at 720p
-USB and HDMI port
-Available in black, pink, red and purple

Photography Blog ends up giving the Coolpix S6150 a “Above Average” rating with a total score of 3.5 stars out of 5 possible. The Nikon camera scores highest on value for your money and design, and a little lower on image quality, features and ease of use. Overall this Coolpix is a good camera but it does not really excel compared to other cameras in this class. Maybe it is worth spending a few more extra dollars to get an even better camera.
Read the full review of the Nikon Coolpix S6150 digital compact camera here.

Pentax Optio RZ18

Photography Blog has reviewed a new travel-zoom camera from Pentax that starts at 25mm and ends at 450mm. The camera is called Pentax Optio RZ18 and comes with 16 megapixels and a large 3″ LCD screen in addition to be able to record HD movies.

Some key features for the Pentax Optio RZ18 camera:
-16 megapixel image sensor
-18x optical zoom lens (25-450mm equivalent)
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD movie recording
-Face detection
-Sensor shift image stabilization

The reviewer over at Photography Blog ends up giving the Optio RZ18 a “Above Average” rating with an overall score of 3.5 out of 5 possible stars. The Pentax camera scores highest on value for your money, a little lower on ease of use and features, while it scores lowest on image quality and design. This Optio camera comes with a pretty low price tag, but the average image quality and long processing times hinders it from getting a top score. Pentax really needs to work on the image quality if they want to play with the top camera brands.
Read the full review of the Pentax Optio RZ18 travel-zoom compact digital camera here.