Digital Camera News and Reviews

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.

Pentax Q

CNET UK has tested the smallest interchangeable lens camera on that is currently on the market. The manufacturer of this camera is Pentax and the camera itself is called Pentax Q.

Some key features for the Pentax Q:
-12.4-megapixel CMOS sensor
-Interchangeable lens system
-3″ LCD screen
-1080P high-definition video at 30 fps
-HDR capture
-Bokeh control

CNET UK ends up giving the Pentax Q an overall score of 3 out of 5 possible stars. The reviewer really like the compact size of the camera and the pictures it produces has good colors. But there are some point keeping the Pentax camera from getting a top score including pretty high price tag and while shooting video you can not change focal length. The Pentax Q seems like a nice camera, but at that price you might want to look at cameras with larger sensors.
Read the full review of the Pentax Q compact camera with interchangeable lens system here.

Epson Stylus NX430

Printer Comparison has tested a so called Small-in-One printer from Epson. The inkjet printer is called Epson Stylus NX430 and has a pretty small footprint, but does it produce prints of good quality?

Some key features for the Epson Stylus NX430:
-Print speeds up to 6.2 pages per minute in black
-2.5” color LCD and touch panel
-Built-in card slots
-Wireless printing
-100-sheet paper tray
-Small footprint

Printer Comparison ends up giving the NX430 an overall score of 3 out of 5 possible points. This wireless printer gets praise from the reviewer on aspects such as small size, low price tag and it is energy efficient. There are a few negative sides keeping the Epson printer from getting a better score including high ink costs and scanning can be a bit difficult.
Read the full review of the Epson Stylus NX430 color inkjet wireless printer here.