Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus Stylus-9000 / Mju 9000

Lets Go Digital has reviewed the Olympus Mju 9000 (also known as Stylus-9000) compact digital camera. This Olympus camera feature 12 megapixels and 10x optical zoom.

Some key features for the Olympus Stylus-9000 / Mju 9000:
-12 megapixel sensor
-10x optical zoom lens (28-280mm)
-2.7″ LCD screen
-Dual image stabilization

Lets Go Digital ends up giving the Mju 9000 a “Good” 72 rating. It gets an average score because there are many similar cameras on the marked and the Mju 9000 scores moderately compared to them. There is visible noise from ISO 200 and there is some lens blur. On the positive side the camera scores high on design.
Read the full review of the Olympus Mju 9000 camera here.

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Digital Camera Review has tested the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS digital compact camera. This Canon compact contains 10 megapixels and 10x optical zoom.

Some key features for the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS:
-10 megapixel image sensor
-10x optical zoom lens (36-360mm)
-Optical image stabilization
-3″ LCD screen
-Manual controls

Digital Camera Review ends up giving the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS a good review especially if you do not own the earlier SX110. The SX120 has good optics, manual controls, good image quality and a big LCD screen. On the downside we find a bit of purple fringing and chromatic aberrations, and some noise at higher ISO levels. Overall this Canon camera seems like a good choice.
Read the full review of the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS camera here.

Casio EXILIM Zoom EX-Z90

CNET UK has reviewed the Casio EXILIM Zoom Z90 compact digital camera. This budget camera comes with lots of features like 12.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom and intelligent autofocus in addition to 32 scene modes.

Some key features for the Casio EXILIM Zoom EX-Z90:
-12.1 megapixel image sensor
-3x optical zoom lens (35-105mm)
-ISO sensitivity 64-1600
-2.7″ LCD screen
-37.5MB built-in memory
-32 Best Shot scene modes

CNET UK gives the Casio EXILIM Zoom Z90 a pretty low “Average” 5.2 out of 10 score. The camera has good build quality and has a low price tag, but it also has a poor lens, no zooming while shooting videos and the ‘continuous shutter’ is not good. Overall the reviewer is disappointed with this Casio camera.
Read the full review of the Casio EXILIM Zoom Z90 camera here.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8

Digital Camera Review has reviewed the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 compact digital camera. This Lumix camera features a 4.6x zoom lens that is foldable and does not show through its zoom range.

Some key features for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8:
-12 megapixel image sensor
-4.6x optical zoom lens (28-128mm)
-Optical image stabilization
-2.7″ LCD screen
-40MB built-in memory
-HD video capability (720p)

Digital Camera Review ends up giving the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 a pretty good review as the reviewer find the camera to have very good autofocus and shutter lag. Since the camera also has good image quality it seems like a good choice. The only downside is a lot of noise in pictures taken at ISO 400 and up.
Read the full review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 compact camera here.