Digital Camera Reviews

For a pocket camera to have 20x zoom is nothing great these days, but a 20x optical zoom is really out of the box.

The Canon Powershot SX260 HS sticks out from the competition with its three-tier telescopic lens which protrudes almost six inches out of the body at full zoom.

Another gimmick you might say. Well, no. This is a zoom that actually works, despite all the shake a telescopic lens brings into the picture. At full zoom it is very hard to avoid tremors, but the image stabilization in the camera takes care of most of it, at least in good light. In low light you will need to hold your breath in and hope that your hands are steady enough for the job. Else, switch to easy mode where you get assistance from the flash. So, one way or the other, you are sure to get good pictures even at full zoom. Read the rest of this entry »

The D20 stands out from the pack with a rather unique design, somehow reminiscent of a shark. The buttons are designed to be very usable in various outdoor situations. Those on the rear are well spaced-out, and are raised high enough that you won’t need to press down too hard in order to operate the camera. The D-pad in particular is well-designed, with separate buttons for each direction making it easy to navigate the menus even when you’re wearing gloves. The D20 sports a ridged thumb rest that provides a good grip too, unlike the rest of the rugged cameras (with the exception of the Nikon AW100′s unique locking system), the D20 has a single latch for the battery compartment. While the D20′s menus are simple enough, having three separate menus (shooting settings, mode and camera setup) accessed via three different buttons can be a little troublesome.

The Powershot SX260 HS manages to stick to the traditional square lines of a compact camera while still sporting a contemporary look. While there’s no thumb rest on the rear, the strategically-placed mode dial actually helps to keep your thumb wedged in place between the LCD screen and the dial itself. The mode dial requires some effort to rotate, and while we’re sure that’s to prevent users from accidentally switching modes with their thumb while shooting, it does require one to have both hands on the camera if you intend to switch modes. The SX260 HS offers aperture, shutter priority, manual mode and even a discrete mode that disables all sounds when you need to shoot silently.

The PowerShot G-series has always been the flagship, ‘serious’ digital compact camera from Canon – the camera for those willing to sacrifice the ‘compact’ part for a chunkier camera because it comes with manual controls and brilliant images.

The PowerShot G1 X, the successor to the two-year old G12, warrants a break-away from the G numbers, not because number G13 would make an unlucky name, but because the G1 X comes with a brand-new 14MP CMOS sensor. It’s the largest sensor ever in a G-series camera, six times larger than the one in the G12, and slightly larger than the Micro Four Thirds sensor in Panasonic and Olympus’ mirror less system cameras. Read the rest of this entry »

Canon’s follow-up to the popular S95, the PowerShot S100 is priced slightly higher but improves on the S95 in many ways. Its zoom lens starts at a wider focal length and delivers a longer zoom range, recycle time has been cut drastically, and a GPS has been added. That’s enough for it to replace the S95 as our favorite high-end pocket camera.

The 12-megapixel S100 is almost identical in size and design to its predecessor. At 2.3 by 3.9 by 1.1 inches (HWD) and 7 ounces, it is a bit larger and heavier than competing compact cameras.

The lens covers a 24-105mm (35mm equivalent) field of view, which is a 5x zoom range. At the wide end it opens up to f/2, which lets quite a bit of light in, but the aperture narrows to f/5.9 at the telephoto end of its zoom.

The 3-inch LCD is packed with 460k dots, and even though it is as crisp and bright as the screen found on the S95, it is no longer the best you’ll find on a point-and-shoot camera. Other pocket models, including the Samsung TL500, now employ twice-as-sharp 920k-dot screens. Read the rest of this entry »

After the unveiling of Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 HS everyone is looking up to its features, and to fulfill the expectations this unit comes with 12-MP CMOS sensor, HS system from Canon, and many other exposure and adjustment options. To come down to the hardcore specification, you will get DIGIC 4 image processor, 3.0-inch LCD screen, 8× optical zoom, HD video recording of 1080p as well as intelligent IS. Some of the added features that this camera has on offer include optical image stabilization, HDMI output, Smart Auto mode, high-speed burst mode, and last but not the least its metal body made quite a nice impression, and you can get it in six different metallic shades.

Canon PowerShot S100 is a 12.1 mega pixel camera with lots of amazing features. One of the best features of this camera is the low light sensitivity that it has; this feature is possible in this camera with the help of the HS system. This camera comes with a GPS tracker and a 3 inch screen, which is simply very clear. There are not many buttons clubbed together, hence you can easily operate Canon PowerShot S100. It uses DIGIC 5 processor; hence the clarity of the image you take from this camera is very high. This is a must buy camera of its segment and you should not miss on this one.

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS is one of cameras that combine small weight of the device and its compact size with the great quality of the picture. The device has only 306 gr, it has comfortable streamlined shape, so it will be very pleasant to take it into your hand.

The design of Canon PowerShot SX150 IS is stylish, besides an elegant black color of the device makes it the product of the highest grade.

Technical Characteristics

From the technical point of view, the camera has everything to make the clients content. It has 3-inched LCD display, powerful battery and memory slot SD/SDHC/SDXC. The camera has a wonderful price that is really affordable especially if we speak about the product of such kind.

A good image quality and convenience of use is what you will get with Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS. Other than this, the list of features is long. This include 12.1 megapixels resolution, 4 × digital zoom, frame movie mode, DIGIC 4 image processor, optical image stabilizer, maximum shutter speed of 1/1500 per sec and various shooting modes. Well, the list does not end here, as you will also get spot, center-weighted, and evaluative exposure metering, face detection, presets for white balance and even quality video capture. All these features make this camera pretty interesting. You cannot miss out the in-built flash and flash modes.

If you are in search of a high-end compact camera, then Canon PowerShot SX120 IS will be the best option for you. You will get higher resolution with the 10× optical zoom as well as Smart Auto mode and DIGIC 4-image processing. All these features make it super easy to click quality pictures. A few other specifications include image stabilization, AF assist lamp, ISO sensitivity up to 1600, 3.0-inch TFT monitor, as well as 2.0 USB high seed connectivity. When it comes to print compliance, you will get PictBridge with this camera. You will also get various shooting modes and different kinds of metering.

The unique selling point of Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS is its being very thin in width and having good performance. You can catch some brilliant photos and also record videos at 1080p HD. You will get an excellent video and image quality. This excellent video and image quality is because of its 12.1 megapixel camera which is outstanding. You will also get 5x 24mm optical zoom. The camera incorporates HS system for better performance. Make it your buy and let the photographer in you go wild. The LCD is very good and the playback superb. The reliability of cannon is unquestionable.

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a 12.1 mega pixel camera. It has a water proof casing, and a very compact yet elegant look. The built of this camera is very attractive and impressive. It has a 14 x zoom, the camera is full HD. It has 32 scenes modes that enable user to select the appropriate scene mode according to his need. The user can vary the size of images that this camera takes. It has a unique image stabilizer that eliminates blurring of images it has auto flash a 3 inch LCD monitor. The camera also has a GPS.

This is an aim and shoot camera, it belong to the PowerShot group. The camera has a DIGIC 4 processor. Canon PowerShot A1200 has a 12.1 mega pixel camera, which   uses CCD sensors. The body of the camera is quite sleek, its dimensions are 97.5 x 62.5 x 30.7 mm. the lens of this camera is having a focal length of 5.0 – 20.0 mm. the camera has a 4x Digital and 5x optical zoom there are lots of in-build scene modes in the camera. Some of them are foliage, snow, light beach, pet, kid, landscape and portrait. The features of the camera are quite attractive and impressive.

Canon PowerShot S2 IS is a power packed camera that delivers the best a digital camera can give in its range. The camera is effective to 5 million pixels. It uses DIGIC 2 for image processing. One can vary the resolution of the snaps and movies according to his needs. The image format used by the camera is JPEG, the max optical zoom attained by this camera is 12x, it has an in-build image stabilizer. It is equipped with auto focus, one or multiple. There are many predefined shooting modes available in this camera. The camera is equipped with many other features that a professional camera has.

Canon Powershot A50, a digital camera designed with handy user controls as always is one of the advanced digital cameras. Canon Powershot A50 is very convenient to use and its enhanced features helps an individual to get a superior image quality. This nice camera is very well built and extremely sturdy.

Canon Powershot A50 provides excellent image quality with its 1.3 mega pixel that captures 1280×960 images. Having a compact body type, this trendy camera has compact flash storage types.  The 8MB Compact Flash card can hold twenty five images at a default resolution.This camera can also be connected with Macs and PCs.