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Best4Reviews, Top Rated, Digital Cameras, Best Buys
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| Digital Cameras | | Key Features:
Tiltable, electronic viewfinder, 12.3-megapixel Hi-Speed LiveMOS sensor, AF LiveView, SSWF dust filter, Micro FourThirds lens mount, 100% filed of view on 3-inch screen and EVF, Sensor Shirt Image Stabilisation, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F/3.5 – F/5.6 zoom lens, Art Filters, TruePic V image engine.
| We Liked:
Image quality, handling, Super Control Panel, Creative feature set, iAuto mode, Dust reduction system, Styling, Build, Art filters, Lens, EVF.
| We Didn't Like:
No (built-in) viewfinder, EVF needs hot shoe, No built-in flash, Price, Screen in brighter conditions. |
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12.1 megapixel effective resolution, 12x optical zoom equivalent to 25-300mm in 35mm film terms plus 16x Intelligent zoom option
| We Liked:
Ease of use, broader than average focal range, reliability, sharp and colourful results on almost every occasion
| We Didn't Like:
No dedicated video record button, playback needs a separate button |
| | | | Key Features:
Redesigned 12.1-MP, Full-Frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor, ISO 200 - 12,800 (ISO 100 - 102,400 – extended), 720p/24 fps HD movie mode, Larger buffer for more than 30 RAW frames in one burst, In-camera RAW processing, supports DX lenses, viewfinder automatically masks (5.1 megapixels with DX lens), 14-bit A/D conversion, 12 channel readout, Nikon EXPEED image processor, Super fast operation (power-up 12 ms), Auto-focus tracking by colour.
| We Liked:
Excellent image quality, particularly at very high sensitivities, great ergonomics, design and control layout, menu system, comprehensive feature set and HD movie capability with external audio.
| We Didn't Like:
Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode, Price (the D3s is £800 dearer than the D3 at launch), Low light AF hunting, bulk/weight. |
| | | | Key Features:
Micro FourThirds system camera, 12.3MP LiveMOS sensor, Art Filters, Olympus TruePic TruePic V imaging engine, Up to ISO 6400 sensitivity, Dual lenses used here (17mm F/2.8 prime lens and 14-42 F/35-5.6 zoom), iAUTO mode, Face Detection AF, RAW + JPEG capture (even in Art Filter mode), 720i HD movie capture,
| We Liked:
Image quality, handling, Super Control Panel, Comprehensive, creative feature set, Good dust reduction system, Retro styling, Build, Lenses.
| We Didn't Like:
No (built-in) viewfinder, No built-in flash, Price, screen hard to see in brighter conditions. |
| | | | Key Features:
21.1-megapixel D-SLR with CMOS sensor, HD 1080p video capture, 9-zone AF system with six “invisible AF assist points”, 35-zone metering linked to any AF point, Magnesium alloy & plastic body, ISO 100 to 3200, boosted to ISO 50 (L1) 12800 (H1) and 25600 H2) sensitivity range, DIGIC 4 image processor, CF Type I/II storage, 3-inch 920,000-dot LCD, Live View with Quick AF.
| We Liked:
Excellent image quality, good ergonomics and build, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability, Info panel, Responsive, HD Movie capture.
| We Didn't Like:
Excellent image quality, good ergonomics and build, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability, Info panel, Responsive, HD Movie capture. |
| | | | Key Features:
Stylish compact digital camera with a 9.29-megapixel CMOS sensor, 3-inch, 920,000-pixel colour LCD, High Dynamic Range mode, 7.1x optical zoom lens, SD/SDHC storage, Smooth Imaging Engine IV, Easy mode, Smooth Imaging Engine IV, High Speed shooting and Multi-Pattern Auto White Balance.
| We Liked:
Low ISO image quality, Features, Handling, LCD, Easy to use, Build, Auto level indication.
| We Didn't Like:
High ISO image noise, No optical viewfinder, Complex menu system, No Image Stabilisation. |
| | | | Key Features:
24.5-megapixel FX Format D-SLR with large, 920k-dot 3-inch colour LCD, Live View with dual AF, Revised EXPEED Image processor, Active D-Lighting, Dual CF Type I/II UDMA storage, 3D tracking AF.
| We Liked:
Build and handling, Superb image quality, Ergonomics, Screen size, AF performance, White Balance control, EXPEED image processing and noise control.
| We Didn't Like:
No Anti dust system. |
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10-megapixel high end compact digital camera with ultra wide-angle F/2 Leica lens, 2.5x optical zoom, optical image stabilisation and revised high dynamic range 1/1.63-inch CCD.
| We Liked:
Handling, design, build, iA, Image quality, Lens, Manual control.
| We Didn't Like:
Slight image softness (a pre-production foible, hopefully) so it's a bit early to tell. However, on this showing, there's not much else wrong. |
| | | | Key Features:
Sony digital SLR with APS-C sized 14.2-megapixel CCD sensor, Super Steady Shot anti-shake, Anti dust system, Eye Start and Live View.
| We Liked:
Excellent specification for price, Great image quality, Super Steady Shot, Anti Dust system, Eye Start, D-Range Optimiser, Ergonomics.
| We Didn't Like:
LCD cannot be swiveled back into the body (for protection), “Fn” function button replaces hard buttons for some controls, No direct manual focus control; Spot metering via menu selection only. |
| | | | Key Features:
Photo Edit mode in-camera, Face Priority AF, Enhanced Shake Reduction system, 12-megapixel Sensor.
| We Liked:
Image quality, Comprehensive auto focus settings, Good portrait mode, Clever photo/movie editing options, Face and Tracking AF.
| We Didn't Like:
Poor performance in low light, High ISO image noise.
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Full “FX” format professional digital SLR, 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, 1080i HDMI output, 51-zone AF system, Ruggedised build, Expanded sensitivity range: ISO 100 to ISO 25,600, EXPEED image processor, Dual CF Type I/II external storage, built-in vertical grip/battery housing.
| We Liked:
Image quality, ergonomics, design and control layout, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability.
| We Didn't Like:
Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode, Low(ish) resolution compared to its Canon competition the EOS 1Ds Mk III. |
| | | | Key Features:
12.3-megapixel professional digital SLR with 3-inch colour LCD, RAW, RAW+JPEG and TIFF capture, Live View, magnesium alloy body, Nikon F lens mount.
| We Liked:
Excellent image quality and excellent ergonomics, excellent design and control layout, very good menu system with “Help” feature, good combination of usability, control and custom modes, value for money.
| We Didn't Like:
Slight issues over white balance control, modest continuous shooting frame rate, otherwise not much else. |
| | | | Key Features:
12 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor, CompactFlash & Memory Stick storage, 3-inch, 912k pixel LCD screen, built in Super SteadyShot image stabilisation (any attached lens immediately becomes stabilised), eye start AF system, mode dial and custom settings
| We Liked:
Eye start AF, user friendly feel despite level of complexity, well saturated, reasonably sharp and detailed images
| We Didn't Like:
Blocky, chunky styling, lack of top plate mounted LCD status display (though such shooting settings are accessed via the main LCD) |
| | | | Key Features:
8 megapixels, 10x optical zoom (equivalent to 36-360mm in 35mm terms), image stabilised lens, full range of shooting modes
| We Liked:
Image stabilsiation actually seems to work - and Canon's solution is here implemented better than most we've seen - allowing for naturalistic, candid imagery
| We Didn't Like:
Non rechargeable AAs supplied, no optical viewfinder or separate EVF, four way controller is fiddly to operate |
| | | | Key Features:
12.1 million pixel effective resolution, 35-123mm (3.5x) zoom lens, ISO3200, optical image stabilisation aka Vibration Reduction (VR), 2.5-inch LCD with 230k pixel resolution, optical viewfinder, SD storage and 52MB of built-in memory, weighs 200g without battery or (optinal) memory card, 640x480 (VGA-quality) movies with sound
| We Liked:
Rugged magnesium alloy body gives the impression that this is a DSLR that has been shrunk - crisp packet style - in an oven, DSLR-like command dial, quick start up and generally responsive in operation - even when shooting at maximum 12.1 effective megapixels, crisp, richly detailed, naturally coloured images, easy to use though with layers of sophistication to delve into further if you wish to do so
| We Didn't Like:
Images display noise if you creep above ISO400, though 'VR' is a help to avoid camera shake it's not 100% reliable (but then what is?), 4cm macro mode is 'so so', lens noisy in operation (buzzes like a gnat) |
| | | | Key Features:
8MP resolution, Intelligent auto Mode, Optical Image Stabilisation, large 3-inch, 230k pixels resolution LCD screen, ISO1600 manually selectable (ISo6400 via High Sensitivity mode)
| We Liked:
Solid feel, metal build body, built-in optical image stabilisation, well metered, well exposed colour and detail rich images, large LCD screen, ease of use, compact size
| We Didn't Like:
Could be faster committing maximum resolution stills to memory, no removable media supplied in the box... but not much else! |
| | | | Key Features:
6 megapixel resolution, 18-55mm standard zoom lens included in price, KAF2 bayonet lens mount, 2.5-inch LCD, 11-point auto focus system, ISO3200 light sensitivity, RAW and JPEG image capture
| We Liked:
Results similar to those offered by some 10 megapixel rivals, 11-point auto focus system is quick to determine its target and the metering is similarly spot on, uncluttered ergonomically placed controls and sturdy build to the body despite the budget price, easy to use 'beginner' DSLR, inexpensive bargain price
| We Didn't Like:
If you opt to power the K100D Super with four alkaline AAs you only get a day and a half's shooting at best out of the camera |
| | | | Key Features:
10 megapixel Live Mos sensor, built-in image stabiliser (sensor shift type), Live View function for image composition, Supersonic Wave Filter (dust avoidance), plus new image processing engine, Four Thirds lens mount
| We Liked:
Four Thirds system allows for physically smaller lenses that offer twice the focal range of their 35mm equivalents, making for a lighter camera all round, built-in stabilisation allows for steadier shots in low light avoiding image blur, plus a better, more rounded grip than the E-410 makes holding and using the DSLR easier
| We Didn't Like:
Physically bulkier than its E-410 baby brother, meaning that it cannot similarly lay claim to 'smallest DSLR in the world', auto white balance is sometimes inaccurate |
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Fuji's proprietry Super CCD SR Pro sensor comprising 12 million paired photo diodes – six million larger ‘S’ photodiodes and 6.17 million smaller ‘R’ photo diodes, light sensitivity up to ISO3200, new Real Photo Processor Pro, 11-point auto focus system, simultaneous RAW + JPEG capture, six dynamic range settings plus three 'negative film' presets
| We Liked:
Rock solid build means that the Fuji S5 will withstand a few knocks in the heat of the action, improved speed of operation, impressive exposure latitude whether shooting landscapes or portraits, image noise unproblematic up to ISO1600, vivid colours with bags of detail
| We Didn't Like:
You'll have to budget for your own compatible Nikon F-mount lens on top of the price of the camera itself, plus the body is bulky. Expensive if considered from a consumer rather than a professional/enthuiast perspective and there are some question marks over whether the SR chip's photo diode set up is really the equivalent of a standard 12 megapixels - though these are familiar and recurrent gripes |
| | | | Key Features:
10x optical zoom with Leica optics, 7.2 megapixels, up to ISO3200, 20 scene modes, 3-inch LCD screen for shot composition and review
| We Liked:
Solid performance, good quality build, extended zoom range, fair price given the level of specification on offer
| We Didn't Like:
Rather uninspiring design, bulkier and weightier than more slimline compacts |
| | | | Key Features:
10.2 megapixel resolution, 3 frames per second continuous capture, light sensitivity starting at ISO100, long life rechargable battery (good for up to 520 shots)
| We Liked:
Four million more pixels to play with than its baby brother the Nikon D40, improved capture rate (up fom 2.5fps), plus longer life battery (up from 470 shots from a single charge)
| We Didn't Like:
These upgraded features are not particularly significant to existing users and don't make a massive difference to operation or image quality, though they do bring the product into sync with the line ups of its rivals (notably Canon's 400D). |
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Pentax digital SLR with 6.1-megapixel CCD sensor, Pentax CCD-Shift Shake Reduction system, digital depth of field preview, 11-point AF set up, 2.5-inch LCD and (up to) 3200 ISO sensitivity setting.
| We Liked:
Handling, image quality, ease of use, price
| We Didn't Like:
Pentamirror viewfinder, indistinct finder info display, some key controls only in menus |
| | | | Key Features:
6MP resolution, power comes courtesy of two AA batteries, larger than average (at this price level) 2.5-inch screen, 10 scene modes, 5cm clsoe ups
| We Liked:
Some of the sharpest and most naturalistically coloured images seen from a pocket snapshot camera at this price
| We Didn't Like:
Boring, boxy design, plastic feel, no removable media included (so budget extra for a card) |
| | | | Key Features:
12x optical zoom (36-432mm equivalent), 2.0-inch LCD screen, ISO1000 light sensitivity, super macro mode, 30MB internal memory plus optional memory Stick Duo & Memory Stick Pro storage, powered by two AAs
| We Liked:
Zoom capability, backed up with built in Super SteadyShot image stabilisation to avoid the blurring effects of camera shake at the extreme telephoto end of the focal range. Plus the vividly colourful and sharp images that we expect from Sony
| We Didn't Like:
Mainly plastic build. AA power rather than dedicated lithiuim ion cell (though AAs are rechargeable). No removable media supplied with the camera 'out of the box'. |
| | | | Key Features:
Update of the world’s smallest and lightest D-SLR, 10-megapixel sensor, Live View, Four Thirds system, 2.5-inch colour screen, anti-dust system, dual storage.
| We Liked:
Image quality, handling, ease of use, excellent kit lenses, very responsive.
| We Didn't Like:
Pentamirror viewfinder is small and quite gloomy, bright conditions hamper Live View, barrel distortion on 14-42mm standard zoom. |
| | | | Key Features:
World’s smallest and lightest D-SLR on launch, 10-megapixel resolution sensor, FourThirds system, 2.5-inch colour screen, anti-dust system, dual storage.
| We Liked:
Impressive image quality, ease of use and handling (despite compact size), nice kit lens, and it's responsive.
| We Didn't Like:
Pentamirror viewfinder is gloomy and small. |
| | | | Key Features:
10.2-megapixel professional digital SLR camera with 2.5-inch colour LCD, RAW+JPEG simultaneous capture, magnesium alloy body, Nikon F lens mount.
| We Liked:
Excellent image quality, excellent ergonomics, design and control layout, great menu system, good combination of customisable controls and custom shooting options.
| We Didn't Like:
Default sharpening level is low, intrusive image noise over ISO 1600. |
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Nikon 6.1-megapixel Digital SLR with interchangeable Nikon F lens mount, built in pop-up flash and SD memory card storage.
| We Liked:
Good price, good handling, build and design, large 2-inch colour LCD, USB 2.0 connectivity, great image quality.
| We Didn't Like:
The 18-55mm kit lens is quite limiting, as is a single command dial. |
| | | | Key Features:
Digital SLR using the Four Thirds standard full frame sensor, 8-megapixel resolution, comprehensive controls, Supersonic Wave Filter dust protection.
| We Liked:
Lightweight and easy to use, excellent image quality, comprehensive control options.
| We Didn't Like:
Styling is a bit on the chunky side. |
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10.2-megapixel “prosumer” digital SLR with 2.5-inch colour LCD, simultaneous RAW+JPEG capture, Nikon F lens mount, customisable Auto ISO control, 11-area AF.
| We Liked:
Image quality, fast start up, customisable control, USB 2.0 connectivity, programmable “FUNC” button, build, ease of use, in-camera editing, help menu system.
| We Didn't Like:
Pricier than competition, slower (than D70s’) top shutter speed, but not much else! |
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