Top 6 Best GPS Travel Zooms

We recently compared four of the latest GPS Travel Zoom cameras, or Pocket Zooms with GPS, but unfortunately we couldn't cover all of them in one review, so we thought we'd run through the Top 6 GPS Travel zooms available, to give you a quick overview of each camera, and hopefully help point out the best camera for you:


Sony Cybershot HX9v

The Sony Cybershot HX9v impressed us in every area, with high speed 10fps shooting, 16x optical zoom lens, great image quality, and an impressive sweep panorama mode that creates a massive 42.9 megapixel image! Full HD video quality is excellent as well. Read our full Sony Cybershot HX9v review.



Panasonic Lumix TZ20 (aka ZS10)

The Panasonic Lumix TZ20 has 10fps shooting, 16x optical zoom lens, and some of the most advanced GPS features, including the ability to leave GPS on, even when the rest of the camera is off, this means that GPS is ready instantly so that it's always attached to your photos. If GPS is paramount and you don't want to have to wait for the signal to lock on, then this would be the one of to go for. Read our full Panasonic Lumix TZ20 review.



Sony Cybershot HX7v

The Sony Cybershot HX7v is the mini-brother to the Sony Cybershot HX9v and offers a cut down feature set, such as a 10x optical zoom lens instead of a 16x optical zoom, and a few less features, as well as a lower price, but image quality and performance of the camera was very good and the lower price also made it very appealling. Read our full Sony Cybershot HX7v review.



Fujifilm FinePix F600 EXR

The Fujifilm FinePix F600 EXR has one of the most jam packed compact bodies, with a 15x optical zoom lens, 3 inch screen, and high speed shooting of 8fps at full resolution, and 11fps at 8 megapixels, the F600 also has a clever EXR sensor that helps with dynamic range, and low light, low noise photography. The F600 is also the only camera to offer RAW support, and is one of the lowest priced cameras with a 15x optical zoom lens or higher. The F600EXR has updated GPS navigation built in and a rubberised body. Read our full Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR review, it updates the Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR.



Canon Powershot SX230 HS

The standout feature of the SX230 is it's image quality, with a lower resolution 12 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor this camera offers the best low noise images. Although continuous shooting isn't as fast as some of the others at 2.5fps, the camera is one of the smaller models. The Canon Powershot SX230 HS is one of the smallest cameras available, and is available in a number of colours. Read our full Canon Powershot SX230 HS review.




Casio Exilim H20G

The Casio Exilim H20G features a 10x optical zoom lens, and is one of the lowest priced pocket zooms with GPS built in. Read our full Casio Exilim H20G review. Another reason to have a look at this camera is that Casio are offering £20 cashback on this model, more details here.

If you don't want to have GPS, but like the idea of having a lot of zoom in a compact camera, then have a look at our other reviews here. Updated: 02/12/2011.