About the SP-590UZ, there is also an optional TCON-17N Teleconverter that one can attach using the CLA-11 Adaptor Ring, resulting in a 130x zoom ratio, and an insane 1149mm maximum focal length!
Of course, I'll be waiting to see what DPReview.com thinks of the image quality provided by the diminutive sensor, and what they have to say about the actual quality of the lens. With a zoom like this, it's pretty much a given that the lens will suffer from some pretty ugly chromatic aberration, and fairly severe distortion, especially at the extremes of the enormous zoom range. Also, I would be surprised if the telephoto end of the range doesn't show an irritating amount of vignetting. Oh, and all these points also apply for the Kodak Z980 (link below). http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodak-delivers-z980-24x-megazoom-m380-point-and-shoot-cameras/
The X-Fi3 keeps with the company's commitment to audio fidelity, thanks to the apt-X codec, which supposedly offers audio quality similar to a wired connection when streaming. On that front, the device also handles FLAC files.
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About the SP-590UZ, there is also an optional TCON-17N Teleconverter that one can attach using the CLA-11 Adaptor Ring, resulting in a 130x zoom ratio, and an insane 1149mm maximum focal length!
Of course, I'll be waiting to see what DPReview.com thinks of the image quality provided by the diminutive sensor, and what they have to say about the actual quality of the lens. With a zoom like this, it's pretty much a given that the lens will suffer from some pretty ugly chromatic aberration, and fairly severe distortion, especially at the extremes of the enormous zoom range. Also, I would be surprised if the telephoto end of the range doesn't show an irritating amount of vignetting. Oh, and all these points also apply for the Kodak Z980 (link below).
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodak-delivers-z980-24x-megazoom-m380-point-and-shoot-cameras/