Olympus SZ-14
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13 years ago
Olympus SZ-14
Back last year, the 24x (25-600 mm) zoom lens in the SZ-30 MR stood out in a market in which even high-end superzooms maxed out at 18x.
Pros:
- Good lens
- Compact and light
- Powerful zoom (24x
- Pleasant to handle
Cons:
- 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
14 years ago
my review
Just bought this camera today it is an awesome little camera, you get a bang for you buck, it works well in no light and in the light also very lightweight and portable.
14 years ago
If you are looking for a smart digital camera to add more glory to your trips and social gatherings then just turn your attention to Olympus SZ-14 mind blowing piece of technology from the house of Olympus.
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-14 review
A big zoom in a slim body makes for a versatile, convenient camera, and Olympus currently holds the record with this 24x zoom model. Its lens and overall shape is shared with the pricier Olympus SZ-31MR , and we're amazed to find these features in a camera that costs just £165.
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-14
Sitting mid-way up the Olympus range of travel-friendly compact cameras, the Olympus SZ-14 sports a good range of features for a pocket-friendly price. A 14-megapixel CCD sensor should provide ample resolution, even for large prints.
Pros:
- 24x zoom range
- Effective image stabilisation
- Easy to use
- Thin
Cons:
- Proprietary USB connection
- No manual exposure
- Only 720p HD video
- Slippery finger grip
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-14 review
The stylishly sculpted 14-megapixel Olympus SZ-14 slots into Olympus' Super Zoom range between the SZ-11 and SZ-20 and features a 24x zoom lens in a compact highly specified metal body. But does a big lens and stylish design make a decent camera?
Pros:
- Price
- 24x optical zoom lens
- Compact metal body
- Magic filters
- Fast high-speed shooting modes
- Image quality
- In-camera panorama stitching
Cons:
- HD Video recording limited to 720p
- Noise at higher ISOs
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-14
The SZ-14 is a fun camera to shoot with, offering a long, 24x optical zoom lens and plenty of creative filters to boot. Image quality is not good enough to make this a wholehearted recommendation, however, as there are some serious noise problems as the sensitivity climbs, and the...
Pros:
- 24x optical zoom
- Lightweight construction
- Fun magic filters
Cons:
- Screen not particularly colour accurate
- Image stabilisation can't compensate for camera shake when shooting video at the telephoto end
- Very noisy images over ISO 200
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-14
The Olympus SZ-14 is likely to appeal to you if you are looking for lots of lens power without paying out for one of the top of the range cameras in this sector. By dropping some of the more advanced features Olympus have kept the price down.
Pros:
- Lots of zoom for the price
- USB battery charge
- movie image stabilisation
Cons:
- Picture quality
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-14 Review
This review camera dropped out of the box - in bright red! Talk about making a statement! I'm not sure how you all feel about CICs - cameras in colours. It's not that important to me, except for the benefit of making the control IDs more visible.
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-14 review
The travel zoom compact is still proving popular and Olympus is building a raft of small-bodied, big-zoom, low-cost cameras for 2012. Setting sail in the wake of the SP-620UZ ‘Ultra Zoom' we reviewed a few weeks back (16 megapixels and 21x optical zoom) comes the more slender SZ-14 ‘Super Zoom'.
Pros:
- Broad focal range
- relatively compact dimensions
- good value pricing
- reasonably consistent performance from shot to shot
Cons:
- Scroll wheel at the back is very slippery and it's hard to arrive at the setting you want without much back and forth
- battery life is so-so
3.8
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