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 9 recent travel zooms from Canon.

	Canon PowerShot SX230 HS from $219	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 14x 24p movies For that film look Learn more about the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
	Canon PowerShot SX220 HS from $305	Great zoom 14x 24p movies For that film look Full HD 1080p @ 24fps Learn more about the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS
	Canon ELPH 310 HS from $199	24p movies For that film look Full HD 1080p @ 30fps High speed movies 240 fps Learn more about the Canon ELPH 310 HS
	Canon ELPH 510 HS from $269	Great zoom 12x Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Large screen 3.2" Learn more about the Canon ELPH 510 HS

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Nikon

Snapsort has found 5 recent travel zooms from Nikon.

	Nikon Coolpix S9100 from $179	Great zoom 18x Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S9100
	Nikon Coolpix S9300 from $480	Great zoom 18x Built-in GPS Great for travel Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S9300
	Nikon Coolpix S8200 from $219	Great zoom 14x Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S8200
	Nikon Coolpix S8100 from $300	Full HD 1080p @ 30fps High resolution screen 921k dots High speed movies 240 fps Learn more about the Nikon Coolpix S8100

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Sony

Snapsort has found 4 recent travel zooms from Sony.

	Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v from $289	Great zoom 16x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v
	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v from $219	Built-in GPS Great for travel Full HD 1080p @ 60fps Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V
	Sony Cybershot H70 from $170	Wide angle lens 25 mm Great zoom 10.8x Image stabilization Lens Learn more about the Sony Cybershot DSC-H70
	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 from $200	Wide angle lens 25 mm Image stabilization Lens Long exposures 30 seconds Learn more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

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Panasonic

Snapsort has found 8 recent travel zooms from Panasonic.

	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 from $196	Great zoom 16x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
	Panasonic Lumix ZS20	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20
	Panasonic Lumix ZS15	Great zoom 16x Wide angle lens 24 mm Full HD 1080p @ 60fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 from $170	Great zoom 16x Wide angle lens 24 mm Image stabilization Lens Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

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Fujifilm

Snapsort has found 14 recent travel zooms from Fujifilm.

	Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR from $482	Great zoom 20x Built-in GPS Great for travel Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR
	Fujifilm Finepix F600 EXR from $229	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 15x Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Fujifilm Finepix F600 EXR
	Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR from $196	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 15x Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR
	Fujifilm FinePix F750 EXR	Great zoom 20x Full HD 1080p @ 30fps High speed movies 320 fps Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix F750 EXR

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Olympus

Snapsort has found 10 recent travel zooms from Olympus.

	Olympus SZ-30MR from $362	Great zoom 24x Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Olympus SZ-30MR
	Olympus SZ-12	Great zoom 24x Wide angle lens 25 mm Takes 3D photos View photos in 3D on 3D televisions Learn more about the Olympus SZ-12
	Olympus SZ-20 from $292	Great zoom 12.5x Wide angle lens 24 mm Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Olympus SZ-20
	Olympus SZ10 from $222	Great zoom 18x Great macro 1 cm Learn more about the Olympus SZ-10

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Samsung

Snapsort has found 4 recent travel zooms from Samsung.

	Samsung WB750 from $309	Great zoom 18x Wide angle lens 24 mm Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Samsung WB750
	Samsung WB210 from $199	Large screen 3.5" Wide angle lens 24 mm Great zoom 12x Learn more about the Samsung WB210
	Samsung WB700 from $269	Great zoom 18x Wide angle lens 24 mm Image stabilization Lens Learn more about the Samsung WB700
	Samsung PL210 from $170	Really small Super compact 100x58x19 mm Image stabilization Digital, Lens Thin 0.8" Learn more about the Samsung PL210

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Casio

Snapsort has found 7 recent travel zooms from Casio.

	Casio Exilim ZR100 from $354	High speed movies 1,000 fps Rapid fire 40 fps Great zoom 12.5x Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-ZR100
	Casio Exilim EX-H20g from $200	Built-in GPS Great for travel Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-H20G
	Casio Exilim ZR-200 from $402	High speed movies 1,000 fps Rapid fire 30 fps Great zoom 12.5x Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-ZR200
	Casio EX-Z3000	Great battery life 560 shots 24p movies For that film look Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Casio EX-Z3000

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Pentax

Snapsort has found 3 recent travel zooms from Pentax.

	Pentax Optio VS20 from $320	Great zoom 20x High ISO 6,400 ISO Barely any delay taking photos 24 ms shutter lag Learn more about the Pentax Optio VS20
	Pentax Optio RZ18 from $199	Great zoom 18x Wide angle lens 25 mm High ISO 6,400 ISO Learn more about the Pentax Optio RZ18
	Pentax Optio RZ10 from $262	High ISO 6,400 ISO Great macro 1 cm Learn more about the Pentax Optio RZ10

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Ricoh

Snapsort has found 3 recent travel zooms from Ricoh.

	Ricoh CX5 from $384	High resolution screen 920k dots Great zoom 10.7x CMOS Sensor Better in low light Learn more about the Ricoh CX5
	Ricoh CX6 from $493	High resolution screen 1,230k dots Great zoom 10.7x CMOS Sensor Better in low light Learn more about the Ricoh CX6
	Ricoh CX4 from $320	High resolution screen 920k dots Great zoom 10.7x CMOS Sensor Better in low light Learn more about the Ricoh CX4

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Leica

Snapsort has found 1 recent travel zoom from Leica.

	Leica V-LUX 20 from $742	Built-in GPS Great for travel Great zoom 12x Wide angle lens 25 mm Learn more about the Leica V-LUX 20

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