Somewhere, someone decided that there is a gap between relatively inexpensive, automatic and shoot digital cameras, and the somewhat more sophisticated digital SLR cameras, used by many professional photographers. The main function between the two cameras zoom lens was. Thus was born the Ultra Zoom, zoom digital cameras or extended. They are a little bigger, but in general much better lenses on the sport compact and ultra compact, and shoots. In addition, they are not required claws dancing was a case of supporting gear around, how many of the SLR cameras do.

With more than 20x optical zoom, these cameras are impressive, and is the perfect camera for certain situations. What if you are late for the wedding, and plug into the back benches. With these cameras, you can still great pictures of the bride and groom kiss thick, without being mistaken for the official wedding photographer. As a general reference for all these cameras, image stabilization is a Gotta-have, unless you have the rock steady hands of a surgeon.

Panasonic Lumix FZ28

The Panasonic model has a 18X zoom lens, and applies to approximately $ 350 or less. the IA (Intelligent Auto) works quite well. The automatic settings are important for many photographers the camera objectives as manual fine-tuning is generally not something a lot of casual photographers do. Of course, for those who like an adaptation, the possibility is there. The LCD is a nice large 2.7 inch. The zoom control seems to be the opposite of what I would have expected, but after a little time with her, I am sure that most people get used to it.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Canon is one of my personal favorite brands, and the camera is one of the reasons why. The Canon is in the price (around $ 350) to the previously reviewed, Panasonic Lumix, but with a 20x zoom, instead of only 18th Even a few Die Hard SLR owners, I hear swear by this camera. A series of 28-560mm lens is nothing to sneeze at. Especially with the clarity and noise free images from the camera, even at higher ISO settings. Of course, you can better picture clarity and sharpness with a good SLR, but also go, that they at least twice as high as the price to reach. Not to mention haul around more gear for a SLR. The other nice thing about this camera is the ability to capture video files, even if they are in the somewhat confusing. Mov format from Apple.

Olympus SP-565 UZ

You should be able to show them for Olympus under $ 300 in those days. What is good when you consider the quality of the 20x zoom lens, with her. Some would argue that is the successor to the somewhat botched Olympus SP565UZ. It is a much better camera, a little lighter, and includes an auto-zoom and auto focus function. The zoom is a joy to work with, and somewhat ahead of the facial features and shadows adjustments as advertised. It has a cool feature, call recording, that I suppose is the answer to the Mans poor burst mode high prices of many SLRs. Basically allows you to create up to 10 pictures in rapid succession, and then select the ones you want to keep.

Getting the perfect digital zoom camera, is never a simple matter because of the constantly changing technology. Fortunately, there are many helpful sites online, your search, and help you with all the camera functions you need.