Olympus SZ-30MR

The Olympus SZ-30MR is a new travel-zoom compact camera, featuring a 24x lens that provides a focal range of 25-600mm, yet is still small enough to fit into your pocket. Other key features offered by the SZ-30MR include a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor, 1080p HD video recording, 3 inch LCD screen, 9fps high-speed continuous shooting, sensor-shift image stabilisation and a range of Magic Filters. Priced at £250 / $350, we find out if the Olympus SZ-30MR is the best travel zoom camera that money can buy.

Olympus SZ-30MR review, find out how the SZ-30MR stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

The market for travel compact cameras is expanding, with most manufacturers launching their iteration of the camera ...

They keep gettin’ longer and longer: compact maxi zoom digicams, that is. No-one else has touched Canon with its 35x zoom in the SX30 IS model but this one maxes out Olympus’ lineup with a 24x optical zoom. That means you can zoom from a 35 SLR equivalent of 25mm wide out to a 600mm

Review posted 09/08/2011Quick TakeProsCompact, yet comfortable bodyCaptures nice 16-megapixel photosStrong built-in flash unit Awesome 24x optical zoom is extremely versatileDual IS seems to work quite well for handheld telephoto imagesDedicated video record button for shooting HD video in any shooting

With a 24x optical zoom and ridiculous 15 frames per second continuous shooting speed, the SZ-30 is a promising superzoom.

Olympus SZ-30MR is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CMOS sensor and 25-600 mm F3.0-6.9 lens. Read our SZ-30MR review to find its pros and cons.

Olympus's new SZ-30MR boasts world-first Multi-Record imaging technology, as well as an impressive specification. The question is, however, how does it shape up on the WDC testing bench?

Olympus's new SZ-30MR boasts world-first Multi-Record imaging technology, as well as an impressive specification. The question is, however, how does it shape up on the WDC testing bench?

This is a capable and compact camera, offering a larger than normal zoom, which won’t make too much of a hole in your pocket. But ultimately it

Olympus has maxed out the specifications, particularly with the 24x zoom, but it also gets the basics right with nippy performance, commendable image quality and superb videos