No compact here costs less and still offers a genuinely optical zoom with an optical stabilisation mode, running on AA batteries rather than a proprietary cell — and stopping at 720p video.
The bottom line A modest, honest camera: real optical zoom, real optical stabilisation, AA batteries, and 720p video that places it a generation behind everything else on the shelf. The two different pixel counts on one page are careless; the rest of the specification is what it says it is.
On the listing
A 16 megapixel sensor for detailed, sharp pictures; a 4× optical zoom for distant subjects; HD video up to 720p; a 2.7 inch LCD that can be angled to compose from difficult positions; and an optical stabilisation mode for sharp, precise images. The title adds 16.44 megapixels, a white finish, and AA batteries in the box.
Two words that separate it from half this shelf
Optical zoom, and optical stabilisation. Five listings on this shelf quote a zoom factor and one of them admits in brackets that it is digital; this one states 4× and calls it optical. The same word appears again in the stabilisation bullet.
Four times is a small range beside the 30× on the Panasonic, and it is four times of real reach rather than a crop. The hub above compares this family on the lens, and no listing here costing less describes one at all.
AA batteries, on purpose
The title lists them as included. There is no rechargeable cell, no charger and no cable, and that is the point: a set of AA cells is available in any shop, and the camera never waits for a socket. It is a design decision that dates the camera and makes it useful for travel at the same time.
Where it falls behind
720p video is the lowest figure on this shelf by a long way, and every unbranded camera here claims 4K or more. Against that, the 720p is stated plainly rather than dressed up.
One carelessness is worth naming: the title says 16.44 megapixels and the first bullet says 16. Both describe the same sensor, and a page should not give two figures for one thing.
Availability
Between 110 € and 116 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was last checked.
The American and British Amazon stores carry it too, priced in local currency. Those amounts are deliberately absent from the range above, which reads euro stores only.
Everything in this section is the figure Keepa carried on the day of the last update to this page. Availability and prices shift without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 13 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
What it does well, and what it gives up
Strengths
The zoom is optical, stated as such, so its 4× gathers real detail rather than cropping the frame
Stabilisation is described as optical, which none of the unbranded cameras on this shelf can claim
Runs on AA batteries, so a spare set is available anywhere in the world with no charger to carry
Compromises
Video stops at 720p, the lowest figure on this shelf by a wide margin
The title says 16.44 megapixels and the first bullet says 16, which are two numbers for one sensor
No focal length and no aperture, so a 4× zoom cannot be placed against the 30× and 8× claims around it
Specifications
Sensor type
Not published on the listing — the first bullet names a 16 megapixel sensor, and the title gives 16.44 megapixels, without stating the sensor type or its size. The two pixel counts on one page differ slightly from each other
Focal range
Not published on the listing — the second bullet gives a 4× optical zoom without a focal length at either end, so the angle of view cannot be read from the page
Aperture at both ends
Not published on the listing — no f-number is given for either end of the zoom, which the hub above names as the figure that separates one compact from another
Viewfinder provision
Not published on the listing — the 2.7 inch LCD is the only means of composition described
Screen articulation
Tilts — the fourth bullet describes the 2.7 inch LCD as able to be angled to make composition easier from awkward positions. Touch is not claimed
Stabilisation
An optical stabilisation mode, stated in the fifth bullet. Optical rather than electronic distinguishes it from the unbranded cameras on this shelf, though no stop figure or protocol is published
Dimensions
Not published on the listing — five bullets describe resolution, the lens, video, the screen and stabilisation, and give no measurement or mass
Charging
AA batteries, included and named in the title. There is no rechargeable cell and no charging method, which is a deliberate design rather than an omission
Amazon reference
B0B8PD8TTP (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0819900014051
What people ask before they commit
Is 4× optical zoom worse than 20× digital?
They are not the same kind of thing. An optical zoom moves glass and gathers detail the sensor has not yet seen; a digital zoom enlarges what it already captured and discards the rest. A 4× optical range therefore delivers real reach across its whole span, while a 20× digital figure is a crop at the far end. The optical figure is the smaller number and the more valuable one.
Why would a camera use AA batteries in 2026?
Because they can be bought in any shop on earth and need no charger, cable or socket. The cost is bulk and weight, and the benefit is that the camera never stops for want of a particular cell. It is an unfashionable decision that suits travel and suits a camera lent to someone who will not think about charging it.
20.2 MP stated · 12× OPTICAL zoom · no aperture published · Full HD video · WLAN and NFC · metal body · no sensor size, screen movement or dimensions published
A slim metal point-and-shoot with a 12× optical zoom and wireless sharing, listed at 369 € to 400 € across euro stores — the same money as cameras on this shelf that offer 4K and a one-inch sensor.
Best for: Someone who specifically wants a slim metal Canon in a pocket and will use the 12× reach and the phone transfer.
No sensor type published · 20× zoom stated as digital, not optical · no aperture published · 2.7 inch LCD · 4K video claimed · 56 MP stated image size · autofocus · tripod thread · 32 GB card included
A thirty-euro compact whose second bullet states in the maker’s own words that its 20× zoom is not optical, and which publishes a tripod thread and a webcam mode where dearer cameras here publish neither.
Best for: A cheap second camera for a desk, where the tripod thread and the webcam mode matter more than any figure on the page.
20.3 MP MOS sensor · 24-720 mm stated, 30× optical · Leica DC lens · five-axis hybrid OIS · 4K 30p and 4K photo · 7.6 cm flip touch monitor, 1.84 million dots · WLAN and Bluetooth · manual ring, manual focus, focus peaking, RAW · aperture not published
A travel zoom that publishes its focal range in millimetres, 24 to 720, with five-axis stabilisation and a manual control ring — and never states the aperture at either end of it.
Best for: Travel where one camera must cover a landscape and a distant roofline, by someone who will use the manual ring and shoot RAW.
