Articles on Optical Zoom, Canon Powershot

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Review Canon seems to have an "if it ain't broke" attitude when it comes to its PowerShot SX series. The SX120 IS is the latest iteration of the company's 10x pocket megazoom and it is nearly identical to its predecessors, the SX110 IS and SX100 IS. The 10-megapixel SX120 IS uses Canon's Digic 4 image...

Canon PowerShot G11

Review The Canon PowerShot G series cameras have always received rave reviews for their high-quality offering. In addition to extensive controls, the image quality from these shooters is top-notch for a compact. However, when the G11 was announced, it raised several eyebrows. Not only does it have a lower...

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Review The SX1 IS is Canon's HD-video sibling to the superzoom PowerShot SX10 IS which we reviewed a few months ago. The two share the same body and button configuration for the most part, but inside things are definitely different. At the heart of the SX1 is a CMOS sensor, something which is normally...

Canon PowerShot G10

Review One of the highlights of Canon's offerings at Photokina in Germany was the update to its pro-level compact shooter, the PowerShot G9. When its successor, the PowerShot G10, was announced, it looked set to take on challenger Panasonic's Lumix DMC-LX3. However, through our few days of testing, we...

Nikon Coolpix P80

Review Frequent travelers will know the importance of needing a camera with both wide-angle lenses and telephoto optics. While a dSLR may come to your mind now, there is a class of shooters in-between point-and-shoots and its interchangeable lens siblings: Megazoom cameras. Typically, these snappers were...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Review Earlier this year, Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-TZ7 along with five other shooters at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) tradeshow in January. The compact megazoom TZ7 succeeds the TZ15, and features an upgraded zoom range and HD video encoding which enthusiasts will appreciate. However,...