I spent a great amount of my time traveling, and I have visited many great places, and have not done justice to my personal book of memories, especially when friends and relatives ask for pictures from any recent trip. I tell them, I have none. They gasped in great surprise assuming that I would at least have lugged a camera with me when I traveled. Yes, they like to meet people in a very different way. And, I’d rather meet them in person and leave the memory at that.

So, it was time to get myself a compact camera, I just couldn’t find any cool ones before this until I stumbled upon a new edition by Canon (loving their camera creations off late!), the Canon SD780 Camera! Check it out in black!!

Canon SD780 Camera Front Shot

Just from a product design stand point, I quickly fell in love with the camera itself, solid build with a nice black finishing, and slides easily into your pocket boasting at 12.1 megapixel and going by the Power Shot series by Canon, it would stand a great chance being a hot seller. It sold me, that’s for sure!

Strikingly small and slim, fast and reliable auto focus with innovative features and optical image stabilization are the cool compact features for the Canon SD780 Camera and the new booster is the high definition movie capability (ability to capture 1280 x 720 pixel movies). Think YouTube.

Product Features

Canon SD780 Camera Back Shot

Olympus E30 Camera

I have not had much experience with Olympus cameras but truth be told, they are a significant player in the SLR camera category alongside with top notch brands like Nikon & Canon. It was only fair to give it a review when I had a chance to play around with the Olympus E-30 which happens to be the newest addition within the Olympus E-System lineup.

Competing features such a 12.3 megapixel, a solid body to match and positioning as a mid-level model, this camera engraves the ability for anyone intending to express visual creativity through captured moments, regardless of experience. Simply being, it was an easy pick up and go, because of its variety of new features, allowing you to position pictures in grain filled settings, sepia overtones to other extremes, in terms of colors.

A snapshot of technical details served  here.

• 12.3-megapixel Live MOS imager for photo-quality prints up to 30 x 40 inches
• Includes 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
• 6 Art Filters; enjoy photographs that ordinarily require the use of special lenses, add-on filters, or the use of complex processing techniques
• 270-degree swivel 2.7-inch HyperCrystal II LCD; Autofocus Live View with Face Detection
• Dual card slot; compatible with UDMA-Type I, Type II, MicroDrive and xD Media Cards (not included)

This will give you a quick overview on the Olympus E30 Camera and I’ll also integrate my personal user experience that will help serve you better when considering whether the Olympus E30 Camera is up your alley. First up, I am impressed with the excellent out-of-camera JPEG results with good Dynamic Range, pleasing color and subtle tonality and that marks a quality that is much desired for any user today. The bright clear viewfinder is another compliment to picture quality as it far better than most Four Thirds cameras. The kit lens didn’t disappoint because of its solid build quality and excellent handling, sturdy enough, a well thought through dynamics when developing the camera. It has a decent battery life to boot with easy to use controls with a range of variety color tuning features that makes it easy for anyone to handle.

However, during high ISO situations, the Olympus Camera E30 doesn’t compare well to its competitors. Unless, you’re big on high ISO, I wouldn’t worry to much because it’s a still a decent camera and you can definitely stretch this new baby with its multi-varied functions.

I think after all, that is the positioning that Olympus is trying to achieve, a camera with a whole range of possibilities and in this regard, they have not disappointed. Enjoy the technology behind the Olympus E30.