Detailed, hands-on digital camera tests by experienced, professional photographers. All digital camera pro reviews include high resolution sample photos at all ISO settings, links to related resources, a list of pros and cons, and an in-depth report by the photographer on how the camera worked in real-life photographic situations.

2010 Camera Of The Year

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 It’s June of 2011 and I’m adding a little update to our 2010 Camera Of The Year article. I originally wanted to create a little suspense in the introduction but since we’re well past the end of 2010 and we now have a full review up I’ll just go ahead and say the camera is […]

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Olympus XZ-1 Premium Compact Camera Preview Video

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Olympus steps up to the premium compact camera plate with their new XZ-1 camera. The Olympus XZ-1 digital camera is designed to compete with high-end compact cameras like the Canon PowerShot G12, Nikon Coolpix P7000 and the Panasonic Lumix LX5. To do that it has a large, 1/1.63-inch 10-megapixel sensor, a 4x f/1.8 iZuiko zoom […]

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Olympus E-PL2 Hands-On Sneak Peek Video

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 Olympus has announced the E-PL2, the second generation of their entry-level E-PL Pen Micro Four Thirds camera. They sent me an E-PL2 a few days ago so I could get to know it and post a hands-on intro when it was announced. Compared to last year’s E-PL1, the Olympus E-PL2 is more of a refinement […]

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Nikon Coolpix S8100 Camera Preview Video

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 Nikon sent me their latest pocket superzoom camera, the 12-megapixel Coolpix S8100, a few weeks ago. Like other pocket superzooms it has a 10x zoom lens and it fits in a pants or shirt pocket. Besides the 30-300mm Nikkor ED VR zoom lens, the S8100 also has full HD video, a 5 frames-per-second full-resolution burst […]

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Leica D-Lux 5 – Featured User Review

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 Thanks to PhotographyREVIEW.com member Chris Kilham for posting our first Leica D-Lux 5 digital camera review. The D-Lux 5 is Leica’s red-dot version of the Panasonic Lumix LX5 premium compact digital camera. In both cases it’s a 10-megapixel camera with a 3.8x Leica zoom lens, HD video and RAW capability. So why would anyone pay […]

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Nikon D7000 Preview Videos

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 A Nikon D7000 digital SLR showed up for review a couple weeks ago. I immediately made a preview/demo video and now I’m updating this page with a sample video showing off the video performance of the D7000. If you’ve been in a cave for a while, the D7000 is a 16-megapixel DX-format (APS-C) digital SLR […]

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Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS Camera Review

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 The Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS is a pocket point-and-shoot digital camera with a 10x zoom lens and 1080p HD video. It has a 10-megapixel “HS System” CMOS sensor similar to that used in Canon’s high-end compact cameras, the PowerShot S95 and G12. The HS System delivers improved image quality – especially in low light situations. […]

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Nikon D7000 – Featured User Review

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 The Nikon D7000 started showing up in stores a couple of weeks ago and it’s been the most popular DSLR on PhotographyREVIEW.com for over a month now (see the Top Five DSLR list on our Home page). Yesterday I threw out a line on Twitter to get some D7000 user reviews. Two reviews got posted […]

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Canon PowerShot G12 – Featured User Review

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 Jake posted on Twitter about how much he loved his new Canon PowerShot G12 camera. I invited him to share his G12 love with the world by writing a user review here on PhotographyREVIEW.com. He outdid himself on the review with tons of details on the camera’s performance, features and specs. Since his review was […]

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Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS Pocket Superzoom Preview Video

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 Consider this video a sneak preview of the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS (IXUS 1000 HS outside North America) camera review I’m working on right now (Final Canon PowerShot SD 4500 IS Pro Review). The SD4500 IS has a 10x optical zoom lens, a 10-megapixel “HS System” CMOS sensor (the G12 and S95 also use the […]

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Olympus E-5 Sample Photos

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 Below you’ll find high-resolution studio sample photos taken with the Olympus E-5 pro digital SLR. The E-5 is a 12-megapixel Four Thirds format digital SLR and Olympus claims they’ve done a bunch of stuff to improve the image quality over other 12-megapixel cameras that use the same sensor (that includes other Olympus DSLRs as well […]

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Sony Cybershot TX5 Waterproof Camera Review

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 The TX5 is Sony’s first waterproof point-and-shoot camera. Actually, I’ve been told there was a 2-megapixel model a few years ago. That makes this their first modern, rugged camera, with really useable features and resolution. The Sony Web site calls the TX5, “So rugged, it’s practically everything-proof.” It’s waterproof to 10 feet (3m), shockproof from […]

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Sony Cybershot WX1 Camera – Featured User Review

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 Professional photographer drg, gives us a ton of information about the new Sony Cybershot WX1 point-and-shoot camera in this review. The WX1 is one of Sony’s latest high-end pocket cameras and this is a great review I thought deserved some extra attention. Please write your own review if you own a Sony Cybershot WX1 – […]

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Olympus E-PL1 Review – The Ultimate Travel Camera

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 I started out writing a short piece on traveling to Mazatlan with the Olympus E-PL1 digital camera. However, that short article turned into a full review. That’s just as well since the E-PL1 and Olympus’ other Micro Four Thirds cameras deserve more attention. The Micro Four Thirds camera design eliminates the mirror and optical viewfinder […]

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Olympus E-PL1 Studio Sample Photos

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  High-resolution studio sample photos taken with the 12-megapixel Olympus E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds Pen camera. All sample photos were shot RAW with the Olympus Micro Four Thirds 14-42mm kit lens at f/6.3 in aperture priority using the tungsten white balance preset. The images were converted to TIFF with Adobe Lightroom and the logo, text […]

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