Articles on Optical Zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ15

Review Successor to the DMC-TZ3, Panasonic ramps up the specifications for its new flagship model, the TZ15. The sensor resolution has been increased from 7 to 9 megapixels, but still keeps the large 3-inch LCD display. A 10x optical zoom with a 28mm wide-angle lens sets this point-and-shoot to be one of...

Nikon Coolpix P6000

Review Although geotagging was one of the hot features seen at PMA earlier this year, somehow it didn't really take off with the bigger brands. But Nikon has now incorporated this feature into its pro-level point-and-shoot, the Coolpix P6000. One of the first shooters to feature inbuilt geotagging...

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Review When the Cyber-shot DSC-W300 was introduced, it wowed the crowd by squeezing 13.6 megapixels into the sensor, making this shooter the highest resolution point-and-shoot available in the market at the time of this review. There were initial concerns that the image quality may suffer as a result of...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36

Review Announced at the annual photo trade show PMA earlier this year, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FX36 lets you capture more with an ultra-wide 25mm lens. This point-and-shoot not only delivers 10-megapixel images, it is also able to record video at 720p HD quality. Shutterbugs will like the new improved...

Samsung NV9

Review Since the conception of its NV-series of compact cameras, Samsung has always been experimenting with various design aspects to make the shooters stand out from the crowd. One of its latest cameras, the NV9, has two analogue gauges which is reminiscent of dashboards in cars. The snapper also has...

Nikon Coolpix S710

Review Point-and-shoots these days seem to be following two key trends: Higher resolution and wide-angle optics. The Nikon Coolpix S710 has both of them, which is an upgrade from what its predecessor, the Coolpix S700, had to offer. What has remained unchanged is the full array of shooting modes and the...

Nikon Coolpix S60

Review The Coolpix S60 marks several firsts for Nikon. Not only is it the company's first touchscreen shooter, it is possibly the only digital camera to date that has only two hardware buttons. While the innovative interface did score brownie points with us, there are certain things such as the zoom which...

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

Review Sony's Cyber-shot lineup has recently been updated with the introduction of three new shooters, and one of the most eye-catching units has to be the Cyber-shot DSC-T77. Touted as the slimmest T-series point-and-shoot in the family, the T77 can fit well into any pockets or small bags. This...