A compact as cute as the SZ-15 really has no right to a 24x super wide optical zoom lens. Most cameras of this size just cant find room for that sort of magnifying power, let alone the flexibility to shoot in 16-megapixel quality at super-wide angles. & they certainly dont have space for super-resolution zoom, which doubles still photo magnification to 48x with none of the pixilation that usually makes digital zooms so ineffective. One of the reasons to get a camera with this sort of magnifying capability is to capture macros with those eye-popping colors & details that mostly go unseen. But macro shooting isnt always easy. If you get too close, the camera casts a shadow. Or you startle tiny creatures & before you get the shot. Thats why the SZ-15 has telephoto macro. This clever feature lets you shoot macros up to 40 cm from your subject
- with all the power of a 600 mm telephoto (35 mm equivalent). & in case youre worried about blur, dont be. Dual image stabilization takes care of that. For getting creative on-camera, the SZ-15 gives you 11 magic filters. Plus a great canvas: HD movies or stills captured close-up.