Aside from simply feeling more solid that the cheaper model, the SX500 also offers up features like Zoom Framing Assist, which can be accessed via a devoted button on the front of the camera, letting you zoom out to help find your shooting subject -- a function it performs quite quickly.

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By simply pressing the Zoom Framing Assist button located on the lower front left of the camera, the lens will quickly zoom out to help you re-locate and frame your subject.

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If they wanted to make Superman appear to be flying, they would film Reeve against blue screens and zoom the camera in and out around him to simulate the actor in motion.

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They will be able to zoom in and out, virtually steer the camera from side to side, rewind, and fast forward as they check out areas and things of interest on Earth.

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Next up is the Nikon Coolpix 8800, an eight megapixel camera with a 10x optical zoom lens and a 1.8-inch flip-out LCD screen that's the first consumer camera from them that uses their Vibration Reduction anti-shake system.

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Never did we feel like the camera was going to slip out of our hands, feeling very well-balanced with the included power zoom.

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