Learn about Super zooms

Super-zoom cameras, as the name implies, offer the most optical zoom of any digicam. We're talking more than 20X zoom in reasonably sized cameras. Now, by no means are these cameras small - they typically fall on far end of the size spectrum but that is a perfectly normal sacrifice for the huge amount of glass packed into these cameras. This much zoom is great for shooting subjects that are incredibly long distances away, such as capturing sports action from the sidelines, animals at a distance, etc. Superzoom cameras also tend to offer more pro features than average: such as raw shooting and larger sensors.

Snapsort's definition of super-zooms is a little bit flexible to recognize that every year the amount of zoom seems to increase, in the past 10x zoom would have been called a superzoom, but now travel zooms have more zoom than that. Snapsort defines a superzoom as any camera with 15x or more optical zoom, or any camera that is significantly larger than most cameras.

Recent Super zooms by manufacturer

Here is an overview of the manufacturers of super zooms, the most popular shown first.

Nikon

Snapsort has found 4 recent super zooms from Nikon.

	Nikon Coolpix P500 from $339	Great zoom 36x Flip-out screen Great for movies Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix P500
	Nikon Coolpix P510 from $429	Great zoom 41.7x Flip-out screen Great for movies Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix P510
	Nikon Coolpix L120 from $227	Great zoom 21x High resolution screen 920k dots Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix L120
	Nikon Coolpix L810 from $368	Great zoom 25.4x Wide angle lens 23 mm In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix L810

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Fujifilm

Snapsort has found 14 recent super zooms from Fujifilm.

	Fujifilm FinePix HS20 from $305	Great zoom 30x High ISO 12,800 ISO Flip-out screen Great for movies Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR
	Fujifilm X-S1 from $940	Large sensor 1/1.7" 8.8x6.6mm External mic jack Record higher quality audio with a microphone Great zoom 26x Learn more about the Fujifilm X-S1
	Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR from $643	Great zoom 30x Flip-out screen Great for movies Great battery life 600 shots Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR
	Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR	Great zoom 30x Flip-out screen Great for movies Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

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Canon

Snapsort has found 2 recent super zooms from Canon.

	Canon Powershot SX40 from $379	Great zoom 35x Flip-out screen Great for movies 24p movies For that film look Learn more about the Canon Powershot SX40
	Canon PowerShot SX30 IS from $375	Great zoom 35x Flip-out screen Great for movies Wide aperture f/2.7 Learn more about the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

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Panasonic

Snapsort has found 4 recent super zooms from Panasonic.

	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 from $470	Great zoom 24x Flip-out screen Great for movies Full HD 1080p @ 60fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48 from $426	Autofocuses shooting video Phase detection Great zoom 24x Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 from $611	Great zoom 24x Flip-out screen Great for movies Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 from $411	Great zoom 24x Wide aperture f/2.8 Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40

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Sony

Snapsort has found 1 recent super zoom from Sony.

	Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v from $428	Great zoom 30x Flip-out screen Great for movies Full HD 1080p @ 60fps Learn more about the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

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Kodak

Snapsort has found 2 recent super zooms from Kodak.

	Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX	Great zoom 30x Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Wide aperture f/2.8 Learn more about the Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX
	Kodak EashShare Z5120 from $278	Great zoom 26x Image stabilization Lens In-camera panoramas Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama Learn more about the Kodak EasyShare Z5120

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Olympus

Snapsort has found 3 recent super zooms from Olympus.

	Olympus SP-810 UZ from $329	Great zoom 36x Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Olympus SP-810 UZ
	Olympus 720UZ from $325	Great zoom 26x CMOS Sensor Better in low light In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Learn more about the Olympus SP-720UZ
	Olympus SP-610 UZ from $308	Great zoom 22x Great macro 1 cm Learn more about the Olympus SP-610 UZ

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Leica

Snapsort has found 1 recent super zoom from Leica.

	Leica V-Lux 2 from $1,177	Great zoom 24x Flip-out screen Great for movies Wide aperture f/2.8 Learn more about the Leica V-Lux 2

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Pentax

Snapsort has found 1 recent super zoom from Pentax.

	Pentax X90 from $265	Great zoom 26x Wide aperture f/2.8 High ISO 6,400 ISO Learn more about the Pentax X90

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Samsung

Snapsort has found 1 recent super zoom from Samsung.

	Samsung HZ50W	Great zoom 26x Wide aperture f/2.8 Shoots RAW Better editing Learn more about the Samsung HZ50W

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