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Little cameras, big zoom

With a growing number of compact cameras in the 3x to 12x zoom range that combine portability with distant-shooting goodness, we select the cream of the crop in our round-up.

Olympus SP-590 UZ

Aside from a debatable, but useful, 26x zoom lens, there's little that's notable about the Olympus SP-590 UZ.

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Reviews

  • Nikon Coolpix S230

    The Nikon Coolpix S230 is a decent ultracompact camera with a little extra wow factor of a touchscreen interface.

  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

    Plentiful features with all manner of adjustable options, entertaining gimmicks and rock-solid shooting make us like this camera a lot. If you could stick an SD card slot in there, it'd be one of the best superzooms we've seen. Sadly, it loses marks for the proprietary connections.

  • Nikon Coolpix P80

    One of the better 18x megazooms, nevertheless you should consider the Nikon Coolpix P80's sluggish performance before you commit to it.

  • Samsung NV11

    The Samsung NV11 can produce some very nice-looking pictures, but its unique interface isn't for everyone.

  • Canon Digital IXUS 90 IS

    When a camera is this good-looking and takes respectable pictures, we'll forgive the lack of features.

  • Nikon Coolpix P5100

    Pleasing image quality and a wealth of manual controls make the SLR-styled Nikon Coolpix P5100 a good compact choice but its slow performance disappoints.

  • Kodak EasyShare M853

    The Kodak EasyShare M853 is cheap and takes presentable pictures in decent lighting conditions. There isn't much else to say about this massively underwhelming compact.

  • Nikon Coolpix S9

    Nikon's Coolpix S9 has an attractive price, but its feature set and image quality could be better.

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