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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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Sony Cyber-shot HX20V
| STORES | £ |
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| Amazon.co.uk | 179.97 |
| Amazon mark... | 194.99 |
| Amazon mark... | 267.36 |
| amazon.co.uk | 355.00 |
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Sony Cyber-shot HX20V
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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 Sony HX20V is a very nice camera indeed. It has plenty of features, offers good performances, and takes great pictures ... so long as you don't mind their slightly 'processed' look. The lens, however, could deliver more consistent levels of sharpness across the frame, as it's no better (and in some situations actually a bit worse) than the lenses in the HX10V and some other competitors. |
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Pros
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+ Good lens + Compact and light + Powerful zoom (24x) + Pleasant to handle |
+ Good build quality, design and handling + Good screen with relatively accurate display quality + Full HD video at up to 50p with stereo sound + Advanced image processing, digital noise kept in check + Very good general responsiveness |
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Cons
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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 |
- No RAW mode and Jpeg shots are quite heavily processed—too processed for some users - Lens quality could be more consistent, especially at mid and long focal lengths |
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