DP Review has posted a second roundup of compact cameras for photography enthusiasts. This article format is a way to recycle reviews of cameras that were previously published individually, and compare them head to head.
The marketplace of compact zoom cameras is enormous. It ranges from simple pocket-size point and shoot models with short zoom lens, up to large and heavy models with long zooms. These cameras do share one characteristic: None has a removable lens.
In this roundup, DPReview editors recommended the Canon S110 and Sony RX100 as cameras you can slip easily in your pocket. The Canon wins on price, the Sony in all other ways.
If you're looking for a fixed lens camera with a long zoom and lots of manual controls, the editors recommend the Nikon P7700 and the Canon Powershot G15. The G15 offers an optical viewfinder; the P7700 offers a longer zoom and an LCD view screen that tilts.
If Goldilocks were buying a camera, the S110 and RX100 might occupy the "too little" category. The P7700 and G15 fall in the "too big" area. What's left is the "just right" category, also known as the all-rounders. In this category, DP Review editors select the Olympus XZ-2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. Both have smallish size, fast lenses, and lots of manual controls.
Looking across all three categories, the DP Review editors select the Sony RX100 and the Olympus XZ-2. The Sony gets the nod due to its superior image quality, the result of an extra-large sensor and good lens. The Olympus scores with a longer zoom, excellent ergonomics, range of customization, very good image quality, and lower price.
USA street price for the Sony RX100 is around $650. The Olympus XZ-2 can be found around $550.
Read the full review at http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2367736880/roundup-enthusiast-zoom-compact-cameras
And be sure to scan the reader comments about the review, which are lively.
The marketplace of compact zoom cameras is enormous. It ranges from simple pocket-size point and shoot models with short zoom lens, up to large and heavy models with long zooms. These cameras do share one characteristic: None has a removable lens.
In this roundup, DPReview editors recommended the Canon S110 and Sony RX100 as cameras you can slip easily in your pocket. The Canon wins on price, the Sony in all other ways.
If you're looking for a fixed lens camera with a long zoom and lots of manual controls, the editors recommend the Nikon P7700 and the Canon Powershot G15. The G15 offers an optical viewfinder; the P7700 offers a longer zoom and an LCD view screen that tilts.
If Goldilocks were buying a camera, the S110 and RX100 might occupy the "too little" category. The P7700 and G15 fall in the "too big" area. What's left is the "just right" category, also known as the all-rounders. In this category, DP Review editors select the Olympus XZ-2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. Both have smallish size, fast lenses, and lots of manual controls.
Looking across all three categories, the DP Review editors select the Sony RX100 and the Olympus XZ-2. The Sony gets the nod due to its superior image quality, the result of an extra-large sensor and good lens. The Olympus scores with a longer zoom, excellent ergonomics, range of customization, very good image quality, and lower price.
USA street price for the Sony RX100 is around $650. The Olympus XZ-2 can be found around $550.
Read the full review at http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2367736880/roundup-enthusiast-zoom-compact-cameras
And be sure to scan the reader comments about the review, which are lively.
