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The Pentax X-5 – New 26x Superzoom DSLR Lookalike
Pentax just announced a new superzoom camera, the 16-megapixel X-5. It looks pretty much just like a digital SLR except it has a long 26x 22.3-580mm (equivalent) zoom lens and an electronic viewfinder. There’s no digital SLR that comes with a kit lens like that – no one even makes a digital SLR zoom lens […]
Read More »New Nikon Coolpix P7700 Updates High-End Compact Line
Nikon has updated their popular P-Series high-end compact camera with the new P7700 – “”the ultimate go-to travel camera or D-SLR companion.” The Nikon Coolpix P7700 bumps resolution from 10 to 12-megapixels, increases video resolution to 1920 x 1080 full HD and replaces the P7100’s tilting LCD screen with a fully articulated 3-inch display. But […]
Read More »Nikon’s New Android-Powered Coolpix S800c Point-and-Shoot Camera
Nikon has taken the Wi-Fi camera concept to a new level with their new Android-powered Coolpix S800c digital camera. The Nikon Coolpix S800c looks more like a Smart Phone than a camera from the display side and with a touch screen OLED display, Internet connectivity and an Android operating system, it’s just one step short […]
Read More »New Nikon Mini Coolpix – The Ultra-Compact Nikon Coolpix S01
Looking for a smaller digital camera? Nikon has a new “Mini Coolpix” super compact point-and-shoot digital camera that’s smaller than a standard business card (excluding camera depth) so you can carry it in your pocket all the time. The Nikon Coolpix S01 has a 10-megapixel CCD sensor, a 3x 29-87mm optical zoom lens and it […]
Read More »New Canon PowerShot SX500 IS With 30x Zoom Lens
The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS, a 16-megapixel compact camera with a huge 30x 24-720mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens, was announced today. The SX500 IS superzoom camera’s 30x zoom lens makes it a great all-purpose choice for families, small businesses and travelers who want as much flexibility as possible. To help keep long zoom and low […]
Read More »Canon PowerShot SX160 IS – Affordable New 16x Superzoom Camera
Canon announced an affordable new compact superzoom camera today, the PowerShot SX160 IS. The 16-megapixel Canon PowerShot SX160 IS has a 16x 28-448mm (equivalent) zoom lens with Canon’s Intelligent IS system to help keep things steady in low light and when zoomed in for long telephoto shots. The SX160 IS has DIGIC 4 image processing, […]
Read More »Nikon Coolpix L610 – Affordable 14x Superzoom Camera
Looking for a powerful point-and-shoot camera for a technophobe friend or family member? The Nikon Coolpix L610 is an affordable new compact superzoom camera with an image-stabilized 14x 25-350mm optical zoom lens, 1080p full HD video and a state-of-the-art 16-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor. Taking good pictures is simple thanks to Nikon’s Easy Auto Mode, which […]
Read More »The Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR Puts Wi-Fi, a 500mm Zoom & Expert Features In Your Pocket
Adding to the growing list of Smart Phone compatible digital cameras with built-in Wi-Fi, Fujifilm recently announced the FinePix F800EXR pocket superzoom. The F800EXR is a pocket-sized compact camera with a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 20x 25-500mm optical zoom lens, full HD video, RAW shooting and manual exposure modes – basically the F800EXR trades the […]
Read More »Canon PowerShot D20 Waterproof Camera Studio Sample Photos
I haven’t been able to do much with the Canon PowerShot D20 rugged, waterproof camera yet. But looking at the studio samples has me thinking I’m going to need to re-evaluate the camera recommendations in my 2012 Outdoor & Waterproof Camera Guide. A quick comparison with my current top waterproof camera pick, the Olympus Tough […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix LX7 – Premium Compact Camera With f/1.4 Zoom Lens
Last week, Panasonic announced their latest high-end compact camera, the Lumix LX7. It’s been two years since the LX5 was introduced and there’s some serious competition in the high-end compact camera space so an update was long overdue. The Panasonic Lumix LX7’s new 3.8x 24-90mm f/1.4-2.3 Leica zoom lens has the largest aperture of any […]
Read More »New Panasonic Lumix FZ200 Superzoom Sports 24x f/2.8 Leica Zoom Lens
Panasonic just announced the 12-megapixel Lumix DMC-FZ200, the world’s first superzoom camera with a large, f/2.8 aperture – a fixed f/2.8 aperture, I mean. The FZ200’s Leica zoom lens can open up to f/2.8 across the whole 24x zoom range, from 25 to 600mm (equivalent). That’s an impressive achievement for a compact, consumer-level superzoom camera. […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix SZ5 Wi-Fi Pocket Superzoom Camera
Wi-Fi-enabled cameras have been around for quite a while but it’s only recently that I believe they’ve matured into something really useful. Case in point – Panasonic’s new SZ5 pocket superzoom camera makes it easier to share photos on the Web by using a smartphone as a wireless router so you can transfer images to […]
Read More »Samsung EX2F Wi-Fi Smart Digital Camera
Samsung has announced the new EX2F Smart camera, the sucessor to their popular EX1. The Wi-Fi Smart EX2F camera features a 12.4-megapixel 1/1.7″ BSI CMOS sensor, 24mm f/1.4 3.3x lens, a swivel 3.0-inch VGA AMOLED LCD display, 1080 Full HD video recording, ISO extended mode of 6400-12800, RAW shooting, full manual controls and Samsung’s Smart […]
Read More »Sigma Announces Availability and Pricing of the DP2 Merrill
Sigma has announced that the DP2 Merrill compact digital camera will be available July 12th for $999. The DP2 Merrill is named after Richard “Dick” Merrill who co-created the Foveon X3 Direct Image Sensor technology that is used in Sigma’s cameras. This upgraded version features a 46-megapixel APS-C image sensor, a fixed 30mm f/2.8 lens […]
Read More »Nokia’s 41-Megapixel Smartphone Available In US
Earlier this year Nokia announced the 808 PureView smartphone, which has a large 41-megapixel 1/1.2-inch sensor, an f/2.4 Carl Zeiss lens and full HD video. The phone uses that huge number of pixels to create lower resolution images with very low noise (better low light quality) and to zoom (technically, it’s a crop) without any […]
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