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Old August 20th 07, 10:47 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.zlr
David J Taylor[_4_]
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Default Canon SX100 Ultra-zoom

Wayne J. Cosshall wrote:
David J Taylor wrote:
Wayne J. Cosshall wrote:
Hi All,

Canon's just announced the SX100 with a 10x zoom:
http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=1073

Cheers,

Wayne


Thanks for the announcement, Wayne. It's a pity that the article
doesn't mention what the actual zoom range is, rather than "10x". A
one-to-one comparison with the excellent Panasonic Lumix TZ3 would
be interesting. David


36mm - 360mm

Wayne J. Cosshall


Thanks, Wayne. Ah, so no wide-angle extension, then. I discovered a
photo he

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07...nonsx100is.asp

and the camera is obviously not in the same class as the TZ3, with its
compact size and 28mm wide-angle:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonictz3/

Probably sell on the brand name alone, of course!

Cheers,
David