Digital Camera News and Reviews

Samsung NX11

Photography Blog has reviewed the newest mirrorless interchangeable lens camera from Samsung. The camera is called Samsung NX11 and has a big 14.6 megapixel sensor that should make this Samsung camera a worthy competitor to the successful Micro Four Thirds cameras.

Some key features for the :
-Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
-14.6 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor
-3″ AMOLED screen
-Records 720p HD movies
-Supersonic Dust Reduction

Photography Blog ends up giving the NX11 a “Highly Recommended” rating and an overall score of 4.5 out of 5 possible stars. The digital camera scores highest on image quality and value for your money where it gets a perfect score. It scores a little lower on ease of use and design, while it scores lowest on features. The reviewer finds the NX11 to be the best system camera from Samsung yet and it seems like Samsung is handling the competition from Panasonic and Olympus very well. The feature looks very good if the interchangeable systems keep on producing such good cameras.
Read the full review of the Samsung NX11 large-sensor mirrorless interchangeable lens camera here.

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Trusted Reviews has tested a waterproof digital camera from Fujifilm that lets you do photographing down to 5 meters below the water surface. The camera is called Fujifilm FinePix XP30 and also has 14 megapixels and 5x optical zoom lens.

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix XP30:
-14 megapixel image sensor
-5x optical zoom lens
-Waterproof down to five meters
-Shock proof up to 1.5 metres,
-Freeze proof to -10 degrees Celsius
-GPS Geo-Tagging Function
-HD video recording
-Uses SD and SDHC memory cards

Trusted Reviews ends up giving the XP30 an overall score of 7 out of 10 possible points. The FinePix camera scores highest on design and value for your money and a little lower on features, image quality and performance. The XP30 has many nice features including GEO tagging and nice price tag. The camera would scored even higher if Fujifilm had worked a bit more on image quality and put a better lens into the camera body.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix XP30 waterproof digital camera here.

Canon Pixma MX420

PC Magazine has tested a printer in the Canon Pixma line. The printer is called Canon Pixma MX420 and is a color inkjet printer that is able to print, copy, fax and scan.

Some key features for the Canon Pixma MX420:
-Multifunction inkjet printer (Printer, Scanner, Copier & Fax)
-Wireless printing
-Full HD Movie Print
-30-sheet auto document feeder
-Print resolution up to 600 dpi

PC Magazine ends up giving the MX420 an overall score of 3.5 stars out of 5 possible. On the positive side we find aspects such as automatic document feeder and the printer is easy to use. There are however a few downsides to the Canon printer including only manual duplexing and the black ink is expensive. Overall the MX420 has some nice features and a low price tag, the ink is too expensive and the paper handling could be better.
Read the full review of the Canon Pixma MX420 color inkjet multifunction printer here.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Imaging Resource has reviewed a new compact digital camera from Panasonic with built-in GPS function. The camera is called Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 (known as DMC-TZ20 in some markets) and also has over 14 megapixels and nice wide angle zoom lens starting at 24mm.

Some key features for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10:
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-16x optical zoom lens (24-384mm)
-Nano Surface Coating Technology
-Optical image stabilization
-3″ touchscreen LCD
-Built-In GPS Function
-Able to record full-HD 1920×1080 60i videos

Imaging Resource ends up giving the DMC-ZS10 a recommended rating. On the positive side the reviewer finds aspects such as a useful zoom lens, GPS, large touchscreen and it is able to record full HD-movies. There are also some negative points including not the best image quality, poor battery life, the touchscreen can be hard to use and no support of RAW. If Panasonic had worked a bit harder (or used another type of image sensor) on image quality this camera would probably have scored higher. We hope that Panasonic uses a bit more time on image quality with their next camera in this series.
Read the full review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 / DMC-TZ20 digital camera here.