Digital Camera News and Reviews

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f2.8

About.com has reviewed a mid-range zoom lens from Tamron that can be used for Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony cameras. The Tamron lens has a fast F/2.8 constant aperture that is useful and it also features compact size and non-rotating internal-focus (IF).

About.com ends up giving the Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f2.8 a very good review with an overall rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 possible. The reviewer finds the lens to be fast, has good auto focus and the f2.8 aperture is useful. There are some negative sides including corner softness and reports of inconsistency between individual lenses. Overall this Tamron lens has got a lot to offer, especially if you at the price tag.
Read the full review of the Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) lens here.

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Photography Blog has reviewed a compact camera with some very impressive specifications. The camera is called Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR and has a zoom range that ranges from 24mm to an astonishing 720 making the lens 30x optical zoom. The Fujifilm camera comes with a 16 megapixel sensor and is able to record full HD movies with stereo sound. The specifications are impressive, but is the camera able to perform?

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR:
-30x optical zoom lens (24-720mm)
-16 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-Full 1080p HD movie recording
-ISO sensitivity 100-12800
-Supports RAW-format

Photography Blog ends up giving the FinePix HS20 EXR a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The compact camera scores highest on features where it gets a perfect score, almost as high on design and ease of use, while it scores lowest on value for your money and image quality. The HS20 is a good camera with many useful features, but it seems like Fujifilm have crammed too many megapixels into the image sensor as ISO noise comes visible even at low levels. If you mostly photograph at ISO 100 this should not be a problem, but let us hope they work more on image quality with their next camera in this line.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR digital camera with 30x optical zoom here.

Kodak ESP Office 2170

About.com has reviewed an inkjet printer from Kodak. The printer is called Kodak ESP Office 2170 and is able to print, scan, copy and fax. In addition it is able to print directly from smartphones and able to print borderless 4 × 6 in. photos in less than 38 seconds, or so Kodak claims.

Some key features for the Kodak ESP Office 2170:
-Able to print, copy, scan and fax
-150 sheet paper tray
-25-page automatic document feeder (ADF)
-Prints borderless 4 × 6 in. photos in about 38 seconds
-Smartphone printing

About.com ends up giving the ESP Office 2170 an overall rating of 3 out of 5 possible stars. On the positive side the reviewer finds aspects such as it is cheap to refill the ink, able to make good photo prints and the wireless connectivity is useful. There are some negative aspects too including slow print speeds and only manual duplexing. If you need a fast printer this Kodak printer is not your choice, but if you do not print too much you might want to look at this inkjet printer.
Read the full review of the Kodak ESP Office 2170 All-in-One (AiO) inkjet printer here.

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Imaging Resource has reviewed a new compact digital camera from Canon. The camera is called Canon PowerShot A3300 IS and has plenty of megapixels, 16 to be exact, and a nice 5x optical zoom lens starting at 28. One other cool feature with the Canon camera is “Discreet Mode” that disables the sound, flash and auto focus beam.

Some key features for the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS:
-16 megapixel image sensor
-5x optical zoom lens (28-140mm)
-Optical image stabilization
-High-definition 720p video
-3″ LCD screen
-Discreet Mode

Imaging Resource ends up giving the A3300 a good review and it even gets a “Dave’s Pick” reward. On the positive side the reviewer find the camera design to be nice, it has many good features and great image quality. There are some negative points too including poor battery life, only digital zoom while filming movies and no HDMI output. Overall Canon has produced another good compact camera that should make photographers happy.
Read the full review of the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS 16 megapixel compact camera here.