Sony’s Cyber-shot H400 is a bridge super-zoom camera with a huge 63.3x optical range. This ranks it only a fraction below the industry leader, Canon’s SX60 HS, but at a much lower price point. As such you won’t find an articulated screen, support for RAW, a big viewfinder nor video at 1080p, but the core specification remains good for the money: 20 Megapixels, a small but usable viewfinder, 3in screen, 720p movies and of course that massive zoom range. In our Sony H400 review, we compared it against Canon’s SX520 HS and Nikon’s P530 to see which will be the best budget super-zoom for you!…
Canon’s PowerShot IXUS 265, or ELPH 340 as it’s known in North America, is a 16 Megapixel point-and-shoot compact with a 12x optical zoom, 1080p video and Wifi with NFC. The 25-300mm zoom range is what sets it apart from camera phones or more basic compacts, and the built-in Wifi makes it easy to transfer and share images. All this in a stylish and affordable body make the latest IXUS / ELPH a desirable buy, but to make sure we’ve compared it against Sony’s WX350 and the Lumix SZ8. Find out which is the best budget compact for you in our Canon IXUS 265 ELPH 340 review!…
Nikon’s COOLPIX P530 is a mid-range super-zoom camera with a 42x optical range – taking you from 24mm all the way to 1000mm. It has a 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 3in screen, electronic viewfinder, PASM shooting modes and 1080p video at a keen price. It’s up against models like Canon’s PowerShot SX520 HS and Sony’s Cyber-shot H400, so it’s those two models we’ve compared it to in our Nikon P530 review! Find out which mid-range super-zoom will be best for you!…
Canon’s PowerShot SX520 HS is a compact DSLR-styled ‘bridge’ camera with a 42x optical zoom range equivalent to 24-1008mm. It features a 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 1080p movies, but lacks the Wifi of its predecessor, the SX510 HS. The key selling point here is packing a big zoom into a relatively compact body, but there’s other options to consider including Sony’s H400, Nikon’s P530 and of course Canon’s own SX510 HS from last year. We’ve compared them all in our Canon SX520 HS review to help you find the best superzoom!…
Fujifilm’s XT1 Graphite Silver Edition is an updated version of the best-selling XT1 mirrorless with a classy new coating. Find out more in my preview.…
The Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 is a DSLR-styled superzoom with a 16x 24-400mm f2.8-4 lens, 1in sensor and 4k video recording capabilities. The zoom range may be shorter than the 24x of the FZ200 or 60x of the FZ70 / FZ72, but the FZ1000’s sensor boasts four times the surface area for better quality. The FZ1000 also has an articulated screen, the same OLED viewfinder as the Lumix GH4, 12fps shooting, built-in Wifi with NFC and support for 1080p video at up to 120fps depending on region. Find out how it compares against Sony’s RX10 in my Lumix FZ1000 review!…
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