maanmo

the battle of high zoom continues

last years high zoom models

the olympus sp550  7 mp  18x
Olympus SP-550 ultra zoom .... $580 ... London Drugs .. 2007 aug 06
...............................$480 .... London Drugs .. 2007 sep 04
------------------------------ $340 --- London Drugs ---–2007  dec 01

-------------------------------$350 ---- kerrisdale camera -2007 dec

now ............................$250  ---  future shop 2008 apr 10

compare with others

kodak z712 ...  7mp .12 x  $200  .. future shop .. 2008 apr 10
canon s5is..... 8mp  12 x  $370
panasonic fz18  8mp. 18x  $430

fujifilm s8000fd    18x  $270  best buy 2008 apr 3

( sears sell the canon s5is for $350)

maanmo

camera price watch resumes in 2009

the standard camera today is
the canon sx10 is

10mp 20x optical zoom

$340 at broadway camera

in early december 2008 its $447... $397 at staples

last year we waited for the canon s5 is to drop below $300, i guess it never did
now the s5is is history




http://www.steves-digicams.com/2008_reviews/canon_sx10.html

What we think: A competent but unremarkable superzoom with a frustratingly flawed controller... according to cnet
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/digitalcameras/0,39030233,49299818,00.htm

[ 本帖最後由 maanmo 於 2009-1-2 16:21 編輯 ]

maanmo

the olympus  sp 570 uz   10 megapixel  20x zoom

  a dream camera  maano has been watching since its introduction  early last year

as shown above  $500   london drugs   april 2008
    now.....................$300   lens & shutter  aug  2009

what steve says
"""
Bottom Line - the Olympus SP-570 UZ is a very capable 10.1-megapixel Ultra-zoom camera that offers a variety of very nice features, including an awesome 20x Wide zoom lens. The image quality was excellent both indoors and out. The one disappointment is that its performance has not gotten any better from the previous model
http://www.steves-digicams.com/c ... p-570-uz-review.htm[/url]

in any case
after several years of shooting with digital cameras , in the last 2 and a half years with
the olympus c740  3 megapixle 10 zoom ,
maanmo feels  maanmo does not need a more advanced camera
maanmo is now dreaming of  a camcorder
with 60 to 70 x zoom, like a telescope   that takes high defintion vidio as well as  nice photos,  
maanmo's dream price $300

maanmo

At the bottom of Nikon's photographic food chain sit the Coolpix L20 and L19, 3.6x zoom cameras that run off 2 AA batteries. The L20 is a 10-megapixel model with a 3-inch LCD, while the L19 uses an 8-megapixel sensor, and 2.7-inch LCD. Both ship this month; the L20 will cost $129.95, while the L19 will run $109.95, making it the cheapest Nikon ever.

    * By: Lori Grunin
    * Published on: 02/02/2009

Nikon CoolPix L19 (bright silver)
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital- ... 501_7-33517679.html



the cheapest nikon ever...
Nikon basic   $99   london drugs   2009 sept 1

only cannon left,   waiting for a connon  basic to drop below $100

maanmo

the state of the art  $100  camera

  its a Kodak !  ... again

congradulations to  STAPES  

kodak  Z915  10 megapixel, 10x zoom    $100  ,  june 1 , 2010

thanks steve,  the best website  for best review
http://www.steves-digicams.com/c ... ysical-views-1.html

maanmo

reference
olympus sp 570 us

20x optical zoom (equivalent to 26-520mm)
10 Megapixels

$500 at london drugs  (april 2007 )

now ...

for half the price

$250

olympus sp 800z

30x zoom

14 mp

at london drugs again

for a review of this camera
steve's digicam

http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/olympus/sp-800-uz/olympus-sp-800uz-review.html