Announced sometime in June 2011, the 12.3 megapixel Olympus E-PL3 is very similar to the Olympus’ flagship model E-P3 (see SP, August 2011). The design is Micro Four Thirds, Interchangeable Lens Compact Camera (ILCC). The camera is also known as PEN Lite. Design And Build QualityAs mentioned above, the E-PL3 is an ILCC, based on the Micro Four Thirds System. The external … [Read more...]

Announced in end August 2011, the Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ150 appears to be the replacement for the FZ100 which was launched about 16 months ago. The FZ100 had a reputation for ‘soft images’, which could be the reason for this new avatar. Whilst Panasonic has taken care of that issue, they have added some new features to make the FZ150 a most sought-after ‘all-in-one’ camera. … [Read more...]

The 14-megapixel Olympus VR-310 was announced worldwide in February 2011 and features 10x optical zoom. Olympus has categorised this camera in the ‘Smart’ line-up, which include compact point-and-shoot cameras featuring easy-to-use automatic functions such as smart filters and intelligent Auto mode. Design and Build QualityThe Olympus VR-310 features a metal casing at the … [Read more...]

Announced in August this year, the 16-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S6200 is a high-power zoom camera in Nikon’s ‘Style’ series of compacts. The camera boasts of superior low-light noise control with the help of an EXPEED C2 image processing engine and advanced noise-reduction algorithm. Design and Build QualityThe Nikon Coolpix S6200 has a sturdy finish. The outer body is made of … [Read more...]

Canon’s PowerShot A-series compact cameras are their budget line-up of fast moving devices. These are made easy to use so that they appeal to people who need a simple good quality camera that is not very expensive. True to this, the A-series cameras we tested so far, have delivered excellent image quality without any complicated settings. The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS joins … [Read more...]