Super zoom camera

The zoom range of digital cameras with built-in zoom lenses between 2004 and 2017.

As super-zoom camera , Monster zoom camera or all-in-one camera is called a camera equipped with a so-called superzoom features. As a rule, these are compact or viewfinder cameras for the prosumer and consumer segment. Superzoom cameras are most often used in non-professional travel and nature photography because these cameras are considered a good compromise between focal length range and weight.

In 2010, typical superzoom cameras had an 8x to 26x focal length range of around 35 to 400 mm in the 35 mm format . Often the focal length range can also be enlarged by using wide-angle and teleconverters . The Nikon Coolpix P900 with 83x zoom, announced in 2015, has even sparked discussions about privacy and stalking. In 2018 the successor P1000 appeared with 125x zoom, including its own mode for photographing the moon. The device weighs 1415 g ready for use. With these cameras, the image sensor diagonal is just 1 / 2.3 inches, the size usual in the consumer segment. Superzoom bridge cameras with 1 inch sensors are also available in the prosumer area . Cameras with this sensor size have up to 25x zoom ( Canon Powershot G3 X , Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III and IV) and can weigh around one kilogram.

In order to get sharp images in the extreme telephoto range without a tripod , the cameras are often equipped with electronic or mechanical image stabilization systems. Such systems enable sharp images with a focal length of 400 to 500 mm with an exposure time of 1/200 second.

Products

• Canon (e.g. PowerShot G3)
• Fuji ( S5600 , S6500fd , S9600 ...)
• Kodak ( P850 , Z740 , PixPro AZ521 with 52x optical zoom ...)
• Konica Minolta Dimage series Z1 , Z2 and Z3 with 10x zoom lens and 38-380 mm focal length .
• Kyocera (e.g. Finecam M410R )
• Leica (e.g. Leica V-Lux 1 )
• Nikon (e.g. Coolpix -P series, the Coolpix P1000 is 2018's most powerful super zoom camera with 125x zoom and a focal length range of 24 to 3000 mm)
• Olympus (e.g. C-750 Ultra Zoom , C-2100 Ultra Zoom , SP-560 Ultra Zoom )
• Panasonic (z. B. DMC-TZ7 , DMC-FZ1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 50 / all 12x optical zoom, DMC-FZ72 with 60-times optical Zoom )
• Sony (e.g. Cyber-shot DSC-HX100 with 30x optical zoom or DSC-HX400V with 50x optical zoom)

See also

• 35mm camera , medium format camera , large format camera , APS camera , pocket camera , Instamatic camera
• Lens , interchangeable lens , zoom lens , telephoto lens

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Digital cameras in the test: Here you can find the best camera , test.de from March 2, 2018, accessed on April 19, 2018
2. ↑ DPReview: Nikon Coolpix P1000 shoots for the moon with 3000mm equiv. zoom , July 10, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018.