Seven affordable compact cameras to the test

Seven affordable compact cameras to the testIn the pre-Christmas sales fast the cheaper compact cameras on a regular basis in the height. But which one is correct? Seven models 75-170 € to the test.

As a test engineer or editor of a magazine photo, you can be sure that they are increasingly in demand before Christmas to buy recommendations. An opportunity to think about colleagues, relatives and friends also out of decision aids for the reader. The offer of cheap compact models is of course enormous. When selecting no-name cameras were ignored. Instead, the newer models are the focus of well-known manufacturer.

All candidates belonging to the price category below € 200. Among these, the leaderboard category “entry-level compact cameras,” assigned to find some models that can thoroughly recommend. But even those who studied only a convenient snapshot camera, you should know exactly what matters to him: Except on a pace perhaps even long battery life? And if you only photographed outdoors as indoors or rely on high ISO values. What can those of us in the test lab fetched favorable brand models, can be found on the following pages.


Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 und Sony NEX-C3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 und Sony NEX-C3Mini-cameras in the test system

The new mirror-less system cameras continue to shrink. Both Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3 compact yet come as easily and your predecessors. The two cameras in the test.

Send in their little boxes resemble loose mirror and mini-system cameras like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 and the Sony Alpha NEX-C3 increasingly stylish models of the compact camera class. The dimensions are shrunk in comparison with the previous models and is held on the continued operation very simple. By contrast, the functionality or new modes-automatic Worden optimized further.

The focus is primarily for the manufacturer photography beginners and all those who flirt with a switch to a more ambitious model of their compacts. The goal is to convince the interested amateur photographers to purchase a higher quality camera, without any need to fear handling these complicated. One problem, as in ice before switching to the more complex of the simple compact SLR model was frequently the case. Continue reading


For everyone the right digital camera

For everyone the right digital cameraTwelve or 24 million pixels? Image stabilizer and face detection? SD card or memory stick? Or rather have a camera system? What is important when buying camera.

Constantly bringing new digital compact cameras, the manufacturers on the market. Who wants to buy a device that quickly lose track. There are entry-level models with and without an image stabilizer, professional equipment and cameras with large zoom factor, the trigger, if not the photographed winks. Only the big manufacturers like Nikon, Canon, Casio, Panasonic and Olympus 2011 have already brought more than 50 compact cameras on the market, in addition there are the SLR models. Continue reading


Pentax Q

Pentax QSystem camera in pocket format

With the new Q-system shrinks the Pentax camera with interchangeable lenses to pocket size. But what are the advantages of such a mini-camera system over a compact camera?

The smaller camera makers are especially dependent differ significantly with their products from Nikon, Canon ranks: “Me too” cameras but just then the customer buys the same for the number-one brands. This explains why unusual concepts come from the little ones. Ricoh GXR about the modular system of Pentax and now the Q-system. How it works is simple: Take a digital camera to provide them with an interchangeable lens. Continue reading