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Olympus SZ-14
Olympus SZ-14
| STORES | £ |
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| Amazon mark... | 136.50 |
| Amazon mark... | 136.99 |
| Amazon mark... | 139.99 |
| Amazon mark... | 149.95 |
| Amazon mark... | 159.99 |
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Canon Ixus 115 HS
| STORES | £ |
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| Amazon mark... | 139.00 |
| Amazon mark... | 149.99 |
| Amazon mark... | 199.99 |
| Amazon mark... | 497.10 |
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Canon Ixus 115 HS
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Conclusion
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While the Olympus SZ-30 MR was a pleasant camera with good performances, our tests merely confirmed our suspicions about this mid-range version with its scaled-down specs: it's not as good. You're therefore better off looking for a cut-price SZ-30 before it disappears off shelves, as you'll get a better-quality camera with interesting MR modes for a similar price. |
The Canon Ixus 115 HS is a nice surprise, boasting good internal electronics, a pleasant build and a sleek design, all for a price at which basic CCD sensors, harsh plastics and TN screens are still the order of the day. Canon just needs to improve the video mode and lens quality at wide-angle settings. |
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Pros
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+ Good lens + Compact and light + Powerful zoom (24x) + Pleasant to handle |
+ High-quality build and materials used + Good picture quality up to 800 ISO + Good picture quality at telephoto settings + 1080p HD video mode with sharp picture quality + Easy to use |
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- TN screen with tight viewing angles - Lens quality could be more consistent at wide-angle settings - Low-quality mono sound - Digital noise is controlled with heavy smoothing |
- Lens could be sharper at wide-angle settings - No stereo sound or optical zoom in video mode - Could be more responsive - Low-def screen - Flat buttons set flush into the casing aren't always practical |
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