Dirt Cheap Cameras Reviews

Pentax Optio WG-2 Review

The camera feels much lighter in the hand than it looks, and at 0.39 pounds it’s certainly not going to weigh you down on the trail. The body features a locking waterproof door covering its Mini HDMI and Mini USB ports, allowing the camera to be submerged up to 12 meters.

The other new addition is the GPS module, which records your location data, as well as your route information in KML format, allowing you to retrace your footsteps when you get home using services like Google Earth and Google Maps. Overall, we’d say the WG-2 has all the makings of a great companion for your next mountainboarding or cross country zorbing trip.

Canon PowerShot D20 Review

Fully sealed against moisture and dirt, and using a fully-enclosed folded lens design, Canon claims the D20 is waterproof to 10m. Should you want to dive even deeper then an optional WP-DC45 casing is also available, and for around £175 this will increase the D20’s useable depth to 40m.

In addition to waterproofing, the Canon PowerShot D20 has also been shock tested to a height of 1.5m, although Canon does not offer any guarantee against breakage should you actually drop – and break – your brand new D20 from such a height. Last but not least in the ruggedised department is freeze-proofing that enables the D20 to be used in temperatures as low as minus 10˚C.
The more eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that so far, so very D10.

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS Review

Canon’s PowerShot SX260 HS and PowerShot SX240 HS feature 25mm wide-angle 20x optical zoom lenses with 4-stop optical Image Stabilizer (IS). Canon’s ZoomPlus further extends the reach of each lens to 39x.

The new Intelligent IS technology selects the most appropriate IS settings from seven (Intelligent IS modes include: Normal IS, Panning IS, Macro IS, Dynamic IS, Powered IS, Dynamic & Macro IS, and Tripod Mode) modes for steady, blur-free shots. While Canon’s acclaimed Smart Auto mode which now detects up to 58 different scenes to determine the most appropriate settings to achieve the best possible result. The camera’s also feature Advanced Multi-area White Balance technology which detects multiple light sources and corrects the colour balance for each, removing unsightly colour casts to give more natural results.

Nikon COOLPIX 6200 Review

The S6200 has a 16 megapixel and a 10x optical zoom lens, offering a 35mm equivalent of 25 – 250 mm. There are 18 scene modes as well as Scene Auto Selector. Other features include special effects and filters and smart portrait system with Smile Timer, Skin Softening and in-camera red-eye fix.

To help take blur free images there is Lens-shift VR (Vibration Reduction), ISO up to 3200 and Best Shot Selector (BSS) which automatically selects the sharpest of up to 10 sequential shots. There are also some dedicated light modes to take images in low light even without a tripod including Backlight scene mode, Night Portrait and Night Landscape.

Movie recording is in 720p HD with stereo sound, optical zoom and autofocus available. You can also take a picture while filming. There is also a built-in HDMI connector with HDMI-CEC support for output to an HDTV.

The front of the camera is made of metal with a plastic rear and is very compact considering it has a 10x optical zoom lens packed in. The buttons are generally easy to press with the exception of the power button which does need a more concentrated effort to activate, at least you won’t accidently switch the camera on! There is a dedicated video record button and the d-pad allows you to go up, down, left and right and also rotates in a circular direction in order to toggle through camera menus.

Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Review