Digital Camera News and Reviews

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Photography Blog has reviewed a travel-zoom camera from Nikon. The camera is called Nikon Coolpix S9100 and features a nice wide angle zoom lens that starts at 25mm. It also has a 12 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor.

Some key features for the Nikon Coolpix S9100:
-12.1 megapixel image sensor
-18x optical zoom lens (25-450mm)
-3″ LCD screen
-Full HD 1080p video
-Sensor-shift Vibration Reduction
-In-camera HDR imaging

Photography Blog ends up giving the Coolpix S9100 a “Highly Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4.5 out of 5 possible stars. The Nikon camera scores highest on value for your money, design and features, and a little lower on image quality and ease of use. If you are looking for a travel zoom camera this one from Nikon is one of the best in this marked segment. One negative side that more serious photographers might miss is the lack of manual controls.
Read the full review of the Nikon Coolpix S9100 travel-zoom camera here.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Photography Blog has tested a budget digital camera from Panasonic. The camera is called Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 and comes with over 14 megapixels and lens that starts at 28mm which is pretty wide.

Some key features for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3:
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-4x optical zoom lens (28-112mm)
-Optical image stabilization
-2.7″ LCD screen
-720p movie recording

Photography Blog ends up giving the S3 a “Recommended” rating and an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The Panasonic camera scores highest on value for your money where it gets almost a perfect score, a little lower on design, ease of use and image quality, while it scores lowest on features. The reviewer finds the price tag of the Lumix DMC-S3 to be very nice and it is able to produce pictures of good quality. In addition the camera has a stylish design and it is easy to use. If you are looking for a cheap and capable compact camera this might be your choice if you are not looking for too many fancy features.
Read the full review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 digital 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.

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.