A solid, feature-packed camera with a well-endowed zoom… Size isn’t everything, but this Nikon boasts a 26x optical zoom: just look at the protuberance on that. The ten-meg resolution is not class-leading, but perfectly adequate. Your fingers sink comfortably into the large-ish rubberized grip, and the P100 is reassuringly rather than prohibitively weighty at 481g. [...]
Sony describes the 14.2-megapixel A33 as an SLT (Single Lens Translucent) not an SLR camera because, uniquely, its internal mirror mechanism is see-through. The result, says Sony, is faster, more accurate auto focus, continuous bursts of up to 7fps and no need to wait for a traditional mirror mechanism to flip out of the way [...]
A feature-packed 24x zoomer that feels slightly overpriced… The FZ100 flatters to deceive, with a spec list that all but matches the test-winning Fujifilm HS10 but slightly disappointing performance for the price. It incorporates just about everything required at this level:a stereo mic, hotshoe for external flash, integral pop-up flash, uncompressed Raw images and a [...]
A chance to live the Olympus PEN dream for less cash is the lure here. But the original digital PEN was based on exceptional build quality and desirability, some of which has been lost in the cost-cutting process. Annoyingly, so has the thumb wheel on the back that was used for swift tweaks to aperture [...]
