Learn about Travel zooms

Travel zoom cameras are a compromise between a superzoom and ultra compact. Most ultra compacts offer very little in the way of zoom and most super-zooms offer little in the way of pocketability. The travel zoom fits in between - offering a small compact size and great zoom at the same time. The travel zoom class is one of the most versatile, providing rich functionality, such as wide angle lenses, GPS and good optical zoom and the convenience of a small package. For most people the travel zoom class offers the perfect compromise and is a great place to start your digital camera search.

Snapsort's definition of a travel zoom camera is any compact camera (who's definition is based on the size of the camera) that has at least 8x optical zoom.

Recent Travel zooms by manufacturer

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

Canon

Snapsort has found 16 recent travel zooms from Canon.

	Canon PowerShot SX260 HS from $245	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel 24p movies For that film look Learn more about the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
	Canon PowerShot SX280 HS from $299	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
	Canon PowerShot SX240 HS from $207	Great zoom 20x 24p movies For that film look Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Canon PowerShot SX240 HS
	Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS from $129	Really small Ultra compact 87x54x19 mm High speed movies 240 fps Great macro 1 cm Learn more about the Canon ELPH 520 HS

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Sony

Snapsort has found 16 recent travel zooms from Sony.

	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V from $300	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel High resolution screen 921k dots Learn more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V from $430	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 30x High resolution screen 921k dots Learn more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V
	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V from $366	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel High resolution screen 921k dots Learn more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V
	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V from $413	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 16x High resolution screen 921k dots Learn more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

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Panasonic

Snapsort has found 11 recent travel zooms from Panasonic.

	Panasonic Lumix ZS20 from $299	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20
	Panasonic Lumix ZS30 from $349	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix ZS30
	Panasonic Lumix ZS25 from $248	Great zoom 20x High resolution screen 920k dots High speed movies 220 fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix ZS25
	Panasonic Lumix TZ37	Great zoom 20x Wide angle lens 24 mm High resolution screen 920k dots Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix TZ37

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Nikon

Snapsort has found 10 recent travel zooms from Nikon.

	Nikon Coolpix S9500 from $327	Great zoom 22x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S9500
	Nikon Coolpix S9300 from $205	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 18x High resolution screen 921k dots Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S9300
	Nikon Coolpix S9200 from $123	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 18x High resolution screen 921k dots Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S9200
	Nikon Coolpix S800c from $247	Built-in GPS Great for travel Large screen 3.5" OLED Screen Bright and vivid Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S800c

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Samsung

Snapsort has found 8 recent travel zooms from Samsung.

	Samsung Galaxy Camera from $69	Large screen 4.8" External mic jack Record higher quality audio with a microphone Great zoom 20.9x Learn more about the Samsung Galaxy Camera
	Samsung WB850F from $271	Great zoom 21x Wide angle lens 23 mm Built-in GPS Great for travel Learn more about the Samsung WB850F
	Samsung WB800F from $258	Great zoom 21x Wide angle lens 23 mm Wide aperture f/2.8 Learn more about the Samsung WB800F
	Samsung WB150F from $149	Great zoom 18x Wide angle lens 24 mm Image stabilization Lens Learn more about the Samsung WB150F

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Olympus

Snapsort has found 13 recent travel zooms from Olympus.

	Olympus SZ-31MR from $254	High resolution screen 920k dots Great zoom 24x Touch screen Less buttons Learn more about the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS
	Olympus SZ-12 from $149	Great zoom 24x Takes 3D photos View photos in 3D on 3D televisions In-camera panoramas Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama Learn more about the Olympus SZ-12
	Olympus Stylus SH-50 iHS from $269	Great zoom 24x Touch screen Less buttons In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Learn more about the Olympus Stylus SH-50 iHS
	Olympus SH-25MR from $226	Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Touch screen Less buttons Learn more about the Olympus SH-25MR

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Fujifilm

Snapsort has found 13 recent travel zooms from Fujifilm.

	Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR from $265	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR
	Fujifilm Finepix F600 EXR from $125	Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Great zoom 15x Learn more about the Fujifilm Finepix F600 EXR
	Fujifilm FinePix F750 EXR from $300	Great zoom 20x Wide angle lens 25 mm High speed movies 320 fps Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix F750 EXR
	Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR from $370	Great zoom 20x Wide angle lens 25 mm Shoots RAW Better editing Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR

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Casio

Snapsort has found 7 recent travel zooms from Casio.

	Casio Exilim EX-ZR300 from $329	High speed movies 1,000 fps Wide angle lens 24 mm Great battery life 500 shots Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-ZR300
	Casio EX-Z3000	Great battery life 560 shots 24p movies For that film look Large screen 3.2" Learn more about the Casio EX-Z3000
	Casio Exilim ZR700 from $464	High speed movies 1,000 fps Great zoom 18x Rapid fire 30 fps Learn more about the Casio Exilim ZR700
	Casio Exilim ZR-200 from $259	High speed movies 1,000 fps Rapid fire 30 fps Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-ZR200

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Leica

Snapsort has found 1 recent travel zoom from Leica.

	Leica V-Lux V-Lux 40 from $701	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Leica V-Lux 40

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Pentax

Snapsort has found 2 recent travel zooms from Pentax.

	Pentax Optio VS20 from $290	Barely any delay taking photos 24 ms shutter lag High ISO 6,400 ISO Fast shutter speed 1/2500 of a second Learn more about the Pentax Optio VS20
	Pentax Optio RZ18	Great zoom 18x Wide angle lens 25 mm Great macro 1 cm Learn more about the Pentax Optio RZ18

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Ricoh

Snapsort has found 1 recent travel zoom from Ricoh.

	Ricoh CX6 from $335	High resolution screen 1,230k dots Great macro 1 cm CMOS Sensor Better in low light Learn more about the Ricoh CX6

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