Digital Camera News and Reviews

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS33 / DMC-FH22

Photography Blog has tested the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS33 (known as DMC-FH22 in some markets) digital camera. The Panasonic camera has over 14 megapixels, a nice zoom range and image stabilization to help you keep your images steady.

Some key features for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS33 / DMC-FH22:
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-8x optical zoom lens (28-224mm)
-Optical image stabilization
-3″ touch-screen LCD
-HD video recording in 1280 x 720p at 30fps
-Intelligent Auto mode
-Venus Engine IV image processor

Photography Blog ends up giving the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS33 / DMC-FH22 a “Recommended” rating with 4 out of 5 stars. The Panasonic Lumix camera scores highest on value for your hard earned money while scoring a little lower on features, image quality, design and ease of use. Overall the FS33 seems like a good camera with good specifications that should fit most needs and you get the camera at a good price tag. The only shortcomings are no HDMI output and that you can zoom while using the video mode.
Read the full review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS33 / DMC-FH22 digital camera here.

Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR

CNET UK has reviewed a new compact digital camera from Fujifilm with a large touch-screen. The camera is called Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR and has a 3.5″ touch-screen combined with face recognition and Facebook tagging.

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR:
-12 megapixel image sensor
-3.5″ LCD touch-screen
-5x optical zoom lens (36-180mm)
-HD movies in 720p quality
-Face recognition
-Facebook tagging

CNET UK ends up giving the Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR an overall score of 6.7 points out of 10 possible. The reviewer likes the large LCD screen and touch-screen functionality can be very useful. On the downside we find several things like that the EXR sensor is not all that good and it makes more problems than gains. In addition the image quality is just average and zoom range is not at all wide making the camera less useful when photographing landscapes. Overall the Z700EXR seems like a capable digital camera, but there are better cameras on the market.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR compact digital camera here.

Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR

CNET UK has reviewed a new compact digital camera from Fujifilm. The camera is called Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR and feature a 12MP Super CCD EXR image sensor.

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR:
-12MP Super CCD EXR sensor
-10x optical zoom lens (27-270mm)
-3″ LCD screen
-Able to record 720p HD movies
-Pet Detection mode

CNET UK ends up giving the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR a pretty good review with an overall score of 7.7 points out of 10 possible points. The reviewer likes the nice zoom range, the dynamic range modes and that you are able to use autofocus and zooming while using the video mode. What the reviewer does not like is that the F80EXR produces some pixel artifacts, that you get a drop in resolution while using EXR mode and the EXR setting is not fully integrated while shooting in normal mode. Overall the Fujifilm camera is nice looking camera that might have benefited from having a “normal” image sensor instead of the EXR one.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR digital camera here.

Canon IXUS 300 HS / Canon SD4000 IS Digital ELPH

Photography Blog has reviewed the new Canon IXUS 300 HS (known as Canon SD4000 IS Digital ELPH in some markets digital camera. This compact contains a 10 megapixel back-illuminated image sensor that seems to focus more on image quality than the amount of pixels. Let us hear what the reviewer thinks about this new Canon camera.

Some key features for the Canon IXUS 300 HS / Canon SD4000 IS Digital ELPH:
-Back-illuminated 10 megapixel CMOS sensor
-3.8x optical zoom lens (28-106mm)
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD movie recording with stereo sound
-HDMI port
-Aperture and Shutter Priority exposure modes

Photography Blog ends up giving the Canon IXUS 300 HS / Canon SD4000 IS Digital ELPH a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The IXUS scores highest on image quality and features, a bit lower on design and ease of use while scoring lowest on value for your money. When it comes to image quality the camera is very good with a nice image sensor and excellent lens, but there are a few shortcomings hindering getting a top score. The downsides are no external controls, slow fps and the price tag is pretty high compared to other similar cameras.
But kudos to Canon for thinking about image quality in their cameras!
Read the full review of the Canon IXUS 300 HS / Canon SD4000 IS Digital ELPH digital camera here.