Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus VG-170

Photography Blog has reviewed a compact camera from Olympus called Olympus VG-170. The VG-170 has a powerful flash with a Guide Number of 8.8. In addition it has 14 megapixels and capability to record HD movies.

Some key features for the Olympus VG-170 camera:
-14 megapixel image sensor
-5x optical zoom lens
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD Movie recording
-Powerful and big built-in flash

Photography Blog ends up giving the VG-170 an overall score of 4.5 stars of 5 possible and a “Highly Recommended” rating. The Olympus camera scores highest on value for your money where it gets a perfect score, a little lower on image quality and features, while it scores lowest on ease of use and design. The reviewer really enjoys this camera. While it is not the most beautiful camera body, it is able to take pictures of good quality and it has a lot of nice features.
Read the full review of the Olympus VG-170 digital camera with powerful flash here.

Fujifilm X-S1

Photography Blog has reviewed a new super-zoom camera from Fujifilm that comes with a large 12 megapixel image sensor. The lens on this digital camera starts at a wide 24 mm and ends at 624mm.

Some key features for the Fujifilm X-S1 camera:
-12 Megapixel EXR CMOS image sensor
-3″ LCD screen that tilts
-24x optical zoom lens (24-624mm)
-Mechanical image stabilisation
-1080p HD movie recording with stereo sound

Photography Blog ends up giving the X-S1 a “Highly Recommended” an overall score of 4.5 out of 5 stars. The Fujifilm scores highest on features where it gets a perfect score, a little lower on image quality, ease of use and design, while it scores lowest on value for your money. This seems like an excellent bridge camera and about the only thing the reviewer finds a bit negative is the high price tag. If you have the money this Fujifilm camera is a good choice!

Read the full review of the Fujifilm X-S1 super-zoom bridge camera here.

HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275

Printer Comparison has tested a multifunction printer from HP with a pretty original feature. The HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 is able to do 3D scanning of objects. This sounds like a gimmick, but is it actually useful? Let us hear what the reviewer over at Printer Comparison thinks.

Some key features for the HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275:
-Ability to scan 3D objects
-Overhanging arm with a high resolution camera
-Print speeds up to 17 pages per minute in black and 4 pages per minute in color
-Print resolution up to 600 x 600 dpi
-3.5-inch touchscreen control panel
-150-sheet paper tray

Printer Comparison ends up giving the TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 an overall score of 3 out of 5 possible stars. The HP printer scores highest on print quality, a little lower on ease of use and operational costs, while it scores lowest on features. The 3D scanning part of the printer is actually quite good, but the reviewer finds it to be a bit useless. The print speeds are pretty slow especially color printing. Even though this is a very niche printer there might be someone out there that find this model attractive.
Read the full review of the HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 multifunction printer with 3D scanning here.

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100

Trusted Reviews has tested a portable scanner from Fujitsu. The scanner is called Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 and measures only 273 x 48 x 34mm.

Some key features for the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100:
-Able to scan thick postcards, greeting cards, and plastic ID cards
-Scans a letter size page in about 7.5 seconds
-Able to produce PDF files directly
-Powered by USB

Trusted Reviews ends up giving the ScanSnap S1100 an overall score of 8 out of 10 possible points. The mobile scanner scores highest on scan speeds, scan quality and features, while it scores a little bit lower on value for your hard earned money. On the positive side the reviewer finds the software that comes with this scanner to be good, it scans in high resolution and the quality of photo scans are pretty good. There are a few negative points keeping it from getting a top score including that it is not able to scan from books or magazines and you do not get a case for the scanner.
Read the full review of the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 mobile scanner here.