Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Dpreview Reviews Four 8MP Cameras
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 06:00 AM
Dpreview.com has just posted reviews of four of the latest 8-megapixel cameras. Wow! The ones that are reviewed are as follows -
• Canon PowerShot Pro1
• Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2
• Nikon Coolpix 8700
• Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom
In brief, they say that 1) "The Canon Powershot Pro 1 features a 2/3" type eight megapixel CCD sensor combined with a Canon "L-type" 7x optical zoom lens which provides a wide zoom of 28 mm to 200 mm."; 2) "the Konika DiMAGE A2 shares its body design, lens and control layout with the five megapixel DiMAGE A1 but pushes the megapixel count up to eight and includes several 'under the hood' improvements."; 3) "The Nikon Coolpix 8700 is visually identical to the Coolpix 5700 as it shares that camera's body and lens, however there have been quite a few changes inside the camera. This is Nikon's offering to the eight megapixel prosumer market which is now made up of five cameras."; and 4) "the Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom combines a brand new five times optical wide zoom (28 - 140 mm) lens with a 2/3" type eight megapixel CCD. The C-8080 also sports a new body design and comprehensive control system."
But this is quite literally the tip of the iceberg. The reviews are very extensive and very good. The comparison testbed comprises of these four camera going head to head against each other, with one additional camera - Sony DSC-F828 - thrown into the lot. This has lead to some interesting conclusions where the Sony DSC-F828 is the clear leader in terms of performance while the Olympus gave the best image quality. I highly recommend reading these reviews, especially if you are in the market for the 8MP range cameras.
• Canon PowerShot Pro1
• Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2
• Nikon Coolpix 8700
• Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom
In brief, they say that 1) "The Canon Powershot Pro 1 features a 2/3" type eight megapixel CCD sensor combined with a Canon "L-type" 7x optical zoom lens which provides a wide zoom of 28 mm to 200 mm."; 2) "the Konika DiMAGE A2 shares its body design, lens and control layout with the five megapixel DiMAGE A1 but pushes the megapixel count up to eight and includes several 'under the hood' improvements."; 3) "The Nikon Coolpix 8700 is visually identical to the Coolpix 5700 as it shares that camera's body and lens, however there have been quite a few changes inside the camera. This is Nikon's offering to the eight megapixel prosumer market which is now made up of five cameras."; and 4) "the Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom combines a brand new five times optical wide zoom (28 - 140 mm) lens with a 2/3" type eight megapixel CCD. The C-8080 also sports a new body design and comprehensive control system."
But this is quite literally the tip of the iceberg. The reviews are very extensive and very good. The comparison testbed comprises of these four camera going head to head against each other, with one additional camera - Sony DSC-F828 - thrown into the lot. This has lead to some interesting conclusions where the Sony DSC-F828 is the clear leader in terms of performance while the Olympus gave the best image quality. I highly recommend reading these reviews, especially if you are in the market for the 8MP range cameras.
