Pocket/Compact/Advanced Zoom Camera Reviews
Choosing a Pocket/Compact/Advanced Zoom Pocket Camera
Well there are quite literally hundreds of digital cameras on the market today offering a myriad of features and specifications. Start researching this area yourself and pretty soon you will realize the only thing you will get is a headache...not a camera!
#1. Canon Powershot A1100 IS
#2. Panasonic DMC-FS25
Another 12.1 megapixel camera that gets consistently high ratings from photography sites. Aside from face detection and intelligent ISO control, the Panasonic DMC-FS25 allows the user to lock focus on a moving subject.
The shutter release is ultra-fast, with a time lag as little as 0.006 seconds. At the ISO 6400 setting, you can take pictures even in almost total darkness.
#3. Casio EX-FC100
So to cut to the chase here are the digital cameras that are the cream of the crop. We are not going to list all the features and specifications because that would just go for pages and pages.
They are all good cameras so our advice here is to choose the size you like, the shape you like, the price you like...
Hey! You can even choose the one you like the look of and still get a good camera!
#4. Sony Cybershot DSC-W290
#5. Nikon Coolpix L100
This is a 10.0 megapixel camera with 15x optical zoom. The Smart Portrait System lets users take portraits without the dreaded red-eye, which the camera fixes automatically.
It also has face-finding technology, so faces are always in focus, a Smile Mode, which shoots the picture when the subject smiles, and a Blink Warning, which lets the user know when the subject blinked.
Other features include image stabilization, high-speed shooting, low-light shooting, and Sport Continuous Scene Mode of up to 13 frames per second.
A top choice on many digital photography sites. It takes 12.1-megapixel photos and includes all the features a beginner will appreciate, such as shooting modes that automatically select the right settings.
It has Face Detection Technology, and Intelligent Contrast Correction. Other modes will allow the shooter to select his own settings for exposure, shutter speed and other variables. And at only a little over $100, this is one affordable yet powerful camera.
This 9.1 megapixel camera boasts of high-speed burst shooting, which lets the user take 30 shots per second - great for sports and other action-packed photography. It also records HD video and features fast uploading to YouTube.
This camera's Intelligent Auto Mode, Intelligent Scene Recognition and Face Detection Technology make picture-taking foolproof even for the rank beginner.
It even has Anti-Blink Function, which helps keep subjects from blinking, and warns the photographer when a subject has blinked. It has a range of other features, including 13 photo modes, image stabilization and a 9-point autofocus. This 12.1 megapixel camera also takes HD video.
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