Superzoom

Panasonic has announced the addition of two new Lumix cameras, which are all about the zoom. The FZ1000 II marries a big sensor with 16x zoom capabilities, while the pocket-friendly ZS80 goes from 24 mm wide angle to 720 mm at the telephoto end.

​Canon has announced an upgrade to the now four year-old SX60 HS compact superzoom. Though the focal length remains unchanged, the image sensor and processor of the PowerShot SX70 HS have been updated, along with the electronic viewfinder and video recording capabilities.

​Back in 2015, Nikon revealed a bridge camera boasting a whopping 83x optical zoom lens – the Coolpix P900. Now the company has announced a new flavor, the P1000, which (ahem) zooms past its predecessor's telephoto capabilities to bring far-flung objects into sharp focus with its 125x optics.​

One camera to rule them all, that’s the dream. One rig that can handle any situation, without needing to carry a bunch of heavy, expensive lenses around. That’s the idea behind Panasonic’s DC-FZ80, a superzoom camera with a built-in lens that offers a ludicrous 20-1200 zoom range.

Olympus has taken choice features from its OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera, the PEN Series and the XZ-2 compact and thrown them into a 12 MP premium compact superzoom called the Stylus 1.

Sony claims that its 20-megapixel Cyber-shot HX50V compact is the world's smallest and lightest 30x zoom camera currently available.

JK Imaging has launched the first of a new Kodak PIXPRO line of digital imaging products, the Astro Zoom AZ361 bridge camera.

Olympus Imaging has announced the new 14-megapixel flagship STYLUS SP-820UZ iHS Ultra Zoom compact camera.

Nikon has announced the COOLPIX L610 compact camera featuring a 16 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor and 14x optical zoom lens.

Fujifilm has unveiled a new addition to its premium X Series camera family - the X-S1 12 megapixel superzoom.

Panasonic continues to expand its super-zoom LUMIX FZ-Series with the LUMIX FZ150 that boasts a 24x optical zoom and takes the title of the flagship of the FZ series.

Olympus has announced a successor to its SP-800UZ compact superzoom - the SP-810UZ, with more telephoto end zoom, improved media card support and even more creativity options.