Best 12x Zoom Digital Cameras - Manual Focus Focus Type, 1 to 215 Images Battery Life

'Massive focal range'

'built-in image stabilizer'

'secure and stable grip'

'$999 Manufacturers are quick to claim their products are innovative and groundbreaking, but the Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 is the real deal.'

'most futuristic camera'

'The EX-F1 is capable of up to 1200 frames per second.'

'This camera is basically a very solid point-and-shooter, producing great shots in good light but noisy ones in low-light '

'The SX1 IS is a great camera for those who don't want the bulk of an SLR but desire the flexibility of different shooting modes and customisable options, with a long lens.'

'We actually dropped the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS right after unboxing it and the camera emerged unscathed by the hardwood floor. '

'The SX1 IS produced generally good results and is a pleasant camera to use.'

'high sensitivity sensor'

'Colours are full, warm and vibrant, without any oversaturation.'

'the menus are easy to navigate.'

'sharp, vivid images'

'the Canon PowerShot S3 IS's combination of features, performance, and relatively compact design certainly gives megazoomers a compelling alternative.'

'S3 shooters have a fast, accurate, and very quiet ultra-zoom digital camera that's capable of capturing reasonably sharp handheld shots at shutter speeds that are beyond the ability of other (non IS) long zoom digital cameras.'

'It offers just about everything you want in a camera, from a big zoom lens to optical image stabilization to manual controls to a fancy movie mode.'

'The S3 IS fit well in my hand and felt sturdy, though it's light and fairly compact.'

'The DiMAGE Z3's newly developed GT APO lens offers strikingly clear, high-contrast, high-resolution images thanks to Konica Minolta's G lens optical technology.'

'flexible exposure control'