Beyond the Megapixel
With megapixels quickly becoming passe', the next frontier in point-and-shoot technology is high zoom -- not some rinky-dink 5x or 8x, but Really High Zoom. Like 18x or, in the case of Olympus, a whopping 20x.
And with Panasonic, Fuji and Sony already in the game, Nikon's new, 18x (and for those of you who have to know, 10.1-megapixel) Coolpix P80 completes the circle of top manufacturers with an impressive high-zoom offering.
So what does it all mean? Everything, for enthusiasts who aren't up for toting around a digital SLR plus additional lenses whenever they think the perfect picture might present itself (like a ballgame, or the beach). It's a boon for the casual photographer, too, since tweaking the settings on these models is far easier than manipulating the bells and whistles of a DSLR. Throw in the fact(s) that most high-zoom cameras are fairly compact, feature image stabilization, Face Detection and a plethora of Auto modes, and you have plenty of great reasons to venture beyond the world of pocket-sized point-and-shoots.
--Chris C.
Cinthiafpm369 on May 04, 2011 at 12:52 AM
i know its a lense flare never claimed anything else just stated i tried the experiment..and again what did you do ? how do you contribute anything to the debate .you obviously didnt read what i put in the description .."MUPPET"!! but again thanx foir wasting your time commenting.
donghanjin on August 16, 2011 at 02:26 AM
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