mm zoom lens," but will have much less understanding of the esoteric 17.4-34.33 mm lens. Thus, for the promotional launch the EOS 300D is being supplied with a 18-55 mm although the exact 24x36 equivalent would be 28.8-88 mm. To generalize, the zoom produced...

on new compact digital cameras (PowerShot, Dimâge X, etc.), all of which certainly look very exciting.. Like the S200, the Dimâge X has proved to be quite faithful when restoring colors. Also like the S200, the Dimâge X is fitted with an optical zoom lens,...

of lenses: "Super High Grade," "High Grade" and "Standard"—each with different focal lengths and lens speeds. Our test camera came with the "Standard" Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm, ƒ3.5-5.6 zoom lens, which is equivalent to a 28-84mm lens on a 35mm camera. It...

when purchased separately, and so it's preferable to buy it as a kit with the body, unless you've made a firm choice in favor of another model. Note that Nikon has just begun offering a new economy zoom lens for their digital SLRs - the AF-S DX 18-55 f/3.5/...

to zoom in on a small detail without dropping down to a very low resolution. Nikon's digital zoom works like this, and you can go from a full-size 14.5 Megapixel image down to a tiny detail with just 3. This gives the equivalant of a 101-404 mm zoom lens. With...

• -Canon PowerShot G10
• -Panasonic DMC-FX37

zooming can easily be accomplished by using a zoom lens with whatever zoom level you prefer. Typically, Digital SLRs will have an optical zoom of about 3x to 5x with their default lens and the Pro EX-F1 is technically a bridge camera, not a full-fledged DSLR....

and from f/4.7 to f/7.6 in telephoto. With a focal length of 4.8 mm to 29 mm, the lens is equivalent to a 36 mm to 180 mm zoom lens on a true 35 mm camera. It supports ISO settings of 50, 100, 200 and 400, plus an auto exposure setting mode, which is adequate...

left side is taken up by the LCD display; on the right side from top to bottom: zoom rocker switch (zooms lens in photo mode / zooms images in image view mode), multipurpose indicator lamp (tiny hole to the left of 7 tiny holes), playback button (with triangle),...