Just posted: 2010 Travel Zoom Group Test
Just Posted: Our group test of the latest travel zooms. The pocketable long zoom camera has been one of the great growth sectors in recent years, packing immense flexibility into small, easy-to-use cameras. We've taken 13 compact superzoom cameras from the leading manufacturers and subjected them to a selection of our usual tests to help you decide which deserves a place in your luggage this summer. So which do we think makes the best travel companion?
We've reviewed the following cameras:
- Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
- Casio Exilim EX-FH100
- Fujifilm FinePix F80 EXR
- Fujifilm FinePix JZ500
- Kodak EasyShare Z950
- Nikon Coolpix S8000
- Olympus Mju-9010
- Panasonic DMC-ZS5 / TZ8
- Panasonic DMC-ZS7 / TZ10
- Ricoh CX3
- Samsung HZ35W
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Click here to read our 2010 travel zoom group test
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Just Posted: our group test of travel zoom compact cameras. The travel zoom/compact super zoom category is one of the great success stories of recent years, with all the major manufacturers offering at least one small camera with at least a 10x zoom. And that success is understandable - few other camera types offer such a balance between size, price and flexibility. We've looked at fourteen of the latest models and narrowed these down to a shortlist of six for the full review treatment. Our 18-page grouptest shows how these six perform in a variety of situations, but all fourteen have both real-world samples and studio comparisons. Click here to find out what we thought and which cameras prevailed.
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