The exterior of the camera is all metal  and looks quite rugged. It will sit in your pocket comfortably, it is compact and slim. The camera is 9.1 MP, the photos don’t look like they have been shot from a 9.1 MP rated camera. Photos could have been better. There are options on the camera which support high speed, but they consume extra battery and the resolution drops. Casio Exilim EX-FC100  has 5X optical zoom and we were glad with it, but then we realized that this option was not available for video shooting. In the video mode there are three options high speed, normal or slow shooting. In the slow shooting mode the video is captured in slow motion and you can click a specific picture. For example, a person is running to catch a bus, you are capturing the video in slow motion. You can run the video later and then click the picture where the person gets on to the bus. In the high speed mode, there are options for high speed anti shake and high speed night scene. The results  [...]

This device has all the features that one looks in a camera. The lens of the camera bulges out for finer pictures. This camera doesn’t have a view finder though and so this disappoint the people who are use this feature. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 feels great on your hand and it is comfortable to hold it, the Nikon Coolpix S70 which we reviewed earlier had a lot of issues while handling and we ended up getting our finger in between the lens most of the time. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is simple to use in basic controls and basic photography. There is a camera memory where in you can store up to six faces along with their names and birthdays. There are also settings to change the aperture and shutter speed and see the effects in advanced, just like “print preview” in computers. Storing of video content is available in formats of AVCHD or Motion JPEG MOV files. You will find that the AVCHD is better than the motion JPEG format. It also has four levels of intelligent exposure  [...]

Nikon is a well known name in the camera industry and has been known to make good digi-cams. Nikon Coolpix S70 won’t disappoint you either. The camera looks really cool. You have to slide down a thin metal lens cover and it reveals the lens inside. The back of the device has a big 3.5 inch, 288k dot resolution and it is all touch screen. Now this may be good for people who love touch screen technology but it adds to the cost of the camera. If you are crazy about touch screen and don’t mind shelling out a few more bucks for it then go for this one. The touch screen big screen takes up the entire back panel and the lens are located at the top. So when you are clicking the photos you are bound to get a finger in between them and spoil your photos. So make sure you handle the camera right before clicking. We had some problems with this, the finger or the shadow of the finger  [...]

The smaller screen on the front is a very nice touch and don’t be fooled with the simplicity. It also can display your countdown for clicking photos on timer, and can display animation to grab attention of babies while clicking pictures. It surely is a very clever thought and a truly interesting feature. The image stabilization helps in self portraits too. It seems like the whole camera has been designed around the front screen, and the final result is pretty interesting and attractive. The touchscreen at the back hides a whole pot load of menus and selections. There are some very interesting features and one of them is focusing in program more. You can touch your desired point of focus on the screen and the camera focuses and shoots, keeping your point of focus as priority. There are thirteen screen types which you can manually choose and a further eleven in auto shoot mode that the  [...]

When I saw the SD980, I first noticed that it was a modified version of the SD960 IS. To begin with, the design and features are not all that impressive. However, the long zoom lens and wider touch screen make up for the design and features shortcomings. The photography and videography quality are good. The performance is also pretty impressive .But it does call for plenty of improvisations. If you are seeking touch-based controls, this Camera is worth your money. As you can expect of the Digtial Elph series, the SD980 is an attractive and small camera that is available in the beautiful hues of silver, purple, blue and gold. The 3 inches wide touch screen display is apt for HD video capturing but for clicking still photographs it is not recommended. If you want to use the full screen in the best possible way for shooting, you’d better drop the resolution from 12 megapixel to 4,000 X 2, 248.Its not necessary that you use the touch screen for all your shooting purposes. You can use  [...]

If you like to control the aperture and the shutter speeds, than, sorry, this is not the camera you’d like! It is heavy on auto-focus, so newbie shutterbugs would prefer it to the amateurs. Whilst you can control the focus, light metering, color effects, white balance, exposure and ISO in Normal Picture mode, you can exercise limited control over the settings in other modes. The ISO settings help you click photos in very low light conditions although the pictures turn out too noisy and at ISO 1600 are almost unusable. A max ISO of 800 is recommended for low light shots. The FS15 again asserts that it is a camera for those relatively new to digital photography by offering us 26 scene modes. Apart from the usual modes like landscape, portrait and night mode, there are some new modes to play around with. You can try the pin-hole and the film-grain modes, although you’ll be restricted to 3 megapixel in these modes. The movie mode helps you capture clips at VGA quality. Keeping  [...]

The Nikon Coolpix S570 is a good bargain given the average price of just $199.99. The chic but simple looks of the camera are going to woo you. Wide-angled lens with 5 X zoom set this camera a class apart from the rest. The image quality is good below ISO 400. For higher ISOs the quality delivered is not as hyped. Though there is a specialty mode for shooting portraits the quality is just ordinary and good enough for still landscape photography. Though the camera might shoot at its highest resolution of 3200 pixels, its not guaranteed that you’ll be satisfied with the output. A slender and light camera available in four trendy colors of pink, blue, red and black, this can easily fit into your pant pockets without any hassles. Owing to the sturdy body with a metallic finish, an onlooker might mistake the S570 for a phone belonging to a classier category than a $ 199.99 phone. The controls are standard and you’ll learn to operate them in a jiffy. The buttons on the body of the camera  [...]

Essentially a compact megazoom camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 is quite similar to the older versions of the genre on the outside. The inside is revamped of course. The auto-focused ultra-compact lens with a wide angled coverage and 8 times the normal zoom and reengineered optical image stability yields high quality photographs. The camera is a speedy performer too. Given the presence of a   long 8 X mega lens, you might find the camera disproportionately small. You generally expect the lens to be thick as its mega zoom, but you’ll be surprised to see that this has an ultra-thin megazoom lens of 0.3 mm thickness which keeps the body light. Though the hues of silver, blue, black and red for the body are impressive, this phone is no stunning beauty. One-handed shooting is made convenient with a well rounded right side. The camera works well especially the zoom output is good. I didn’t have to spend hours reading the camera manual for operating it for the first time. The controls  [...]

How many cameras have you come across that can shoot well in dim light even without a flash? I haven’t seen many. The Sony Cyber- shot DSC WX1 is one of those that have achieved this to an impressive degree. A novel sensor design, sophisticated lens and a speedy image processor help it do that. You get good snaps fast, but you’d better be complacent with that. Those of you expecting high quality images might be disappointed. The technological infrastructure of the WXI is simply amazing - so much in such a small and lightweight body. The Exmor R CMOS sensor and G f2.4 wide-angle lens give it the same capabilities as the HX1. The sensor and G lens quality are the same as the dSLR and prosumer camcorder. The controls are laid on the rear of the camera and are neatly organized. You can hold the camera with a single hand but there’s no chance for pressing buttons or dial mode changers accidentally. The power, shutter release and high speed shooting buttons on top make essential handling  [...]