7x and 10x ultra compacts as small as the Sony? Which models? I searched high and low and settled on Canon, which I favor, but could only get 4x zoom in such an ultra compact size. Sure I could get 10x zoom if I went bigger, but I thought the CyberShot was small like Canon's Elph series? I'm talking shirt pocket size.
Ricoh R6 is an ultracompact with 7x zoom. Also has 28mm wide angle and OIS (long zoom is useless without this), which I'm not sure if this Sony has as the specs are not posted.
I've got the tiny Casio Exilim EX-V7 in my hands right now with a 7x zoom. Even smaller is the Ricoh R6 which has a wide angle 7x zoom lens, while the smallest 7x zoomer currently available is the Samsung L77.
For a shirt pocket sized 10x zoom try the dual lensed Kodak V610. Panasonic's Lumix TZ1 and TZ3 and Nikon's S10 also have 10x zooms but are a bit bigger (still compact).
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Rick Lyon @ Apr 27th 2007 11:01AM
7x and 10x ultra compacts as small as the Sony? Which models? I searched high and low and settled on Canon, which I favor, but could only get 4x zoom in such an ultra compact size. Sure I could get 10x zoom if I went bigger, but I thought the CyberShot was small like Canon's Elph series? I'm talking shirt pocket size.
Manuel @ Apr 27th 2007 12:28PM
try lumix tz3 fits on large t-shirt pockets
FT @ Apr 27th 2007 1:23PM
Ricoh R6 is an ultracompact with 7x zoom. Also has 28mm wide angle and OIS (long zoom is useless without this), which I'm not sure if this Sony has as the specs are not posted.
Dan @ Apr 27th 2007 1:25PM
I've got the tiny Casio Exilim EX-V7 in my hands right now with a 7x zoom. Even smaller is the Ricoh R6 which has a wide angle 7x zoom lens, while the smallest 7x zoomer currently available is the Samsung L77.
For a shirt pocket sized 10x zoom try the dual lensed Kodak V610. Panasonic's Lumix TZ1 and TZ3 and Nikon's S10 also have 10x zooms but are a bit bigger (still compact).