Digital Camera News and Reviews

Nikon Coolpix S6150

Photography Blog has reviewed a digital camera from Nikon targeted at regular consumer photographers. The camera is called Nikon Coolpix S6150 and comes with 16 megapixels and 7x zoom, in addition to HD movie recording.

Some key features for the Nikon Coolpix S6150 camera:
-16 megapixel image sensor
-7x optical zoom lens
-3″ LCD screen
-HD movie recording at 720p
-USB and HDMI port
-Available in black, pink, red and purple

Photography Blog ends up giving the Coolpix S6150 a “Above Average” rating with a total score of 3.5 stars out of 5 possible. The Nikon camera scores highest on value for your money and design, and a little lower on image quality, features and ease of use. Overall this Coolpix is a good camera but it does not really excel compared to other cameras in this class. Maybe it is worth spending a few more extra dollars to get an even better camera.
Read the full review of the Nikon Coolpix S6150 digital compact camera here.

HP Photosmart 7510

Trusted Reviews has tested an inkjet All-in-One printer from HP called HP Photosmart 7510. The HP printer is able to print up to 13.5 pages per minute, or so HP claims.

Some key features for the HP Photosmart 7510 printer:
-Print speeds up to 13.5 pages per minute black and up to 9 pages per minute in color
-25-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF)
-4.33” color touchscreen
-Automatic duplexing
-Wireless connectivity

Trusted Reviews ends up giving the Photosmart 7510 a good review with an overall score of 8 out of 10 possible points. The inkjet printer scores highest on features, a little lower on print quality and value for your money, while it scores lowest on print speeds. This HP printer has a lot of nice features and makes prints of good quality. It seems the only thing hindering it from getting a top score is the relatively slow print speeds.
Read the full review of the HP Photosmart 7510 All-in-One printer here.

Pentax Optio RZ18

Photography Blog has reviewed a new travel-zoom camera from Pentax that starts at 25mm and ends at 450mm. The camera is called Pentax Optio RZ18 and comes with 16 megapixels and a large 3″ LCD screen in addition to be able to record HD movies.

Some key features for the Pentax Optio RZ18 camera:
-16 megapixel image sensor
-18x optical zoom lens (25-450mm equivalent)
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD movie recording
-Face detection
-Sensor shift image stabilization

The reviewer over at Photography Blog ends up giving the Optio RZ18 a “Above Average” rating with an overall score of 3.5 out of 5 possible stars. The Pentax camera scores highest on value for your money, a little lower on ease of use and features, while it scores lowest on image quality and design. This Optio camera comes with a pretty low price tag, but the average image quality and long processing times hinders it from getting a top score. Pentax really needs to work on the image quality if they want to play with the top camera brands.
Read the full review of the Pentax Optio RZ18 travel-zoom compact digital camera here.

Canon PIXMA MG3150

Trusted Reviews has tested a very cheap photo printer from Canon called Canon PIXMA MG3150. This All-in-One color printer is able to print up to 9 images per minute, or so Canon claims.

Some key features for the Canon PIXMA MG3150 printer:
-Print speeds up to 9.2 images per minute in mono and 5.0 images per minute in color
-Able to print 10x15cm borderless photo in about 44 seconds
-Prints with up to 4800dpi
-Full HD Movie Print
-Auto Duplex Printing

Trusted Reviews ends up giving the PIXMA MG3150 an overall score of 7 out of 10 possible points. The Canon printer scores highest on features and print quality, a little lower on value for your money, while it scores pretty low on print speeds. The reviewer finds that printer has some very annoying pauses during photo printing. Let us hope that Canon works on this issue with the next printer in the series.
Read the full review of the Canon PIXMA MG3150 All-in-One color printer here.