List Price : $199.99 Price :
Olympus SZ-12 14MP Digital Camera with 24x Wide-Angle Zoom (Black)
List Price : $199.99 Price :
Product Description
Be ready for every close-up with the ultra-compact SZ-12 long zoom camera. Stunningly sleek & stylish with a powerful 24x optical zoom and 3D Photo Mode, this camera is perfect for family and sporting events alike.
- 14 Megapixel
- 24x wide-angle zoom
- 3" LCD
- HD Video
- Dual Image Stabilization
Olympus SZ-12 14MP Digital Camera with 24x Wide-Angle Zoom (Black) Reviews
Olympus SZ-12 14MP Digital Camera with 24x Wide-Angle Zoom (Black) Reviews
| 94 of 96 people found the following review helpful  A remarkably competent long-zoom camera that costs very little, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Olympus SZ-12 14MP Digital Camera with 24x Wide-Angle Zoom (Red) (Electronics) It's absolutely remarkable how far digital cameras have come. And how much camera you can get for the money these days. And that's precisely the problem camera makers face today: it's hard to make a profit as prices drop ever lower. And, adding insult to injury, almost all of today's smartphones already have increasingly competent high res still/video cameras built in.That's why we're seeing the traditional camera makers get into specialties and niches that the smartphone cameras can't touch (yet). Things like tough cameras that can go underwater, or, as is the case with the SZ-12 from Olympus, a very long optical zoom. Most inexpensive cameras have 3X to 5X optical zooms. The SZ-12 has 24X. That means you can get really close to far-away objects, and unlike digital zoom that multiplies the reach of most digital cameras, optical zoom results in much better and sharper pictures. And the SZ-12's rather sophisticated image stabilization works remarkably well. The... Read more 68 of 69 people found the following review helpful  Superb Digital Camera Can Do it All, By This review is from: Olympus SZ-12 14MP Digital Camera with 24x Wide-Angle Zoom (Silver) (Electronics) My perspectives on the Olympus SZ-12 camera derive from my extensive photographic experience--mostly and formerly with 35-mm technologies (last century)--in photographing biological and scientific subjects; wild plants, vegetation communities, etc. I am an accomplished photographer of such subjects.In summary, the Olympus SZ-12 digital camera is unsurpassed in almost every regard. It is relatively inexpensive, it is feature-packed (and the features actually function well), it is small, and the camera is easy to use. It is superbly designed. For those who wish to utilize advanced telephoto lenses (this camera has a 35-mm equivalent 600mm lens--which is a gigantic telephoto), along with wide-angle shots (this camera has a 35-mm equivalent 25mm lens, which is a wonderfully broad wide-angle, seldom found on cameras of this size and price), the lens capabilities, alone, set this camera apart. But more important than the long telephoto lens is the camera's dual image... Read more 58 of 63 people found the following review helpful great little camera, This review is from: Olympus SZ-12 14MP Digital Camera with 24x Wide-Angle Zoom (Silver) (Electronics) I just got this camera a few days ago. I didn't buy it online...ran across it in Walmart of all places....and it was $10 cheaper. Most stores don't even stock this camera yet. I was looking for a small pocket camera that I could carry around w/ me. This camera is a gem! I love the filters on it.....the reflection and sparkle are great. But it is a great camera in general. I've had Olympus cameras in the past and been happy with them. I wasn't sure what I wanted, but what I didn't want was to spend too much.....this camera packs so much in for the price...buy it, you won't regret it. |
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