Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus SP-565 UZ

Digitalcamerareview.com has reviewed an ultrazoom compact camera from Olympus, the Olympus SP-565 UZ. This camera features a 20x optical zoom lens and a 10 megapixel sensor.

Some key features for the Olympus SP-565 UZ:
-20x optical zoom lens (26-520mm, f/2.8-4.5)
-10 megapixel sensor (1/2.33″ CCD)
-2.5″ LCD screen
-image stabilization
-33 shooting modes including manual controls

Digitalcamerareview.com ends up giving the Olympus superzoom camera a pretty good rating as the camera is able to take pretty good pictures and the camera has a nice price. Since the SP-565 UZ has manual controls it is suitable for more experienced photographers too.
The only downsides are some distortion at the longest focal lengths, some high light clipping and some purple fringing at high contrast edges.
Read the full review of the Olympus SP-565 UZ camera here.

Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

The acclaimed website DIWA Labs has tested a superzoom camera from Fujifilm with 15x optical zoom called Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD. The camera also supports high definition (HD) format so you can watch photos and videos on HD televisions for clearer pictures.

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD:
-15x optical zoom (27.6-414mm, f/3.5-5.4)
-10 megapixel sensor
-2.7″ LCD screen
-Dual image stabilization
-High definition 16:9 format suitable for full wide-screen display

Read all the test of the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD camera here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Fujifilm FinePix S100FS

DIWA Labs has tested Fujifilm’s flagship compact digital camera model, the superzoom Fujifilm FinePix S100FS with an impressive 18x optical zoom (28-400mm equivalent).
Some key features for the FinePix S100FS:
-14.3x Fujinon manual optical zoom lens
-11 megapixels
-2.5″ tiltable LCD screen
-Image stabilization

DIWA Labs seems to be impressed by the quality of the pictures this camera is able to produce.

Read the full tests of the Fujifilm FinePix S100FS here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Olympus E-420 DSLR

DIWA Labs has tested 3 new Olympus cameras; the new compact DSLR E-420, the superzoom compact camera SP-570UZ with a staggering 20x optical zoom and the compact µ 1020 (known as Stylus 1020 in USA) that have 7x optical zoom.

Read the full tests of the Olympus E-420 DSLR, SP-570UZ and µ 1020 here.

The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.