Digital Cameras Reviews

Archive for June, 2008

Eye-Fi, maker of the noted Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card, has added two new products to its lineup. More…

Canon’s classic box and circle takes another trip around the block in the snap-happy Canon PowerShot SD770 IS. More…

We get a first look at one of the most highly anticipated pro lenses of the year, the impressive and imposing Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM. More…

In a press release from its U.K. division, Fujifilm has announced the launch of a full line of ultra-fast CompactFlash cards. More…

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Sony just outed its newest HD camcorder dubbed the HDR-CX12. We’re looking at 1,920 x 1,080 AVCHD video from a 10 megapixel ClearVid 1/3.13-inch CMOS sensor, BIONZ image processing, image stabilized Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 12 optical zoon lens, a 2.7-inch LCD, 5.1 surround sound mic, and Memory Stick PRO Duo (4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2) in the box) storage. It’s not the world’s smallest, but it’s only the size of a soda can, AKA, pop can for you mid-westerners. This camcorder also packs Sony’s Smile Shutter tech which automatically throws the shutter (even when in standby) when your subject smiles… or grimaces at having to stand around taking yet another family photo. Smiles can even be prioritized by children or adults. $900 starting tomorrow or early August for brick-n-mortarers.

Update: Another glamor shot and now video of Smile Shutter working on the Japanese CX12 posted after the break.

[Via Akihabara News]

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Ready for some new terminology? Good, try on “3MOS” — Panasonic’s newest sensor adaptation which, judging by machine translated text, is a trio sensors capturing twice the light of a single CMOS of the same 1/6-inch size. Think 3CCD applied to CMOS sensors. The result is said to be superior image quality and impressive low-light recording capability — twice the sensitivity of its own 3CCD camcorders thanks to what Panny calls its new “heavy lifting iA” enabling them to shoot in a mere 2 lux of available lighting. That’s just a glimpse at what you’ll find inside the solid state HDC-SD100 (supporting up to 32GB of SDHC) and the HDC-HS100 hybrid offering both SDHC and a 60GB hard disk for storage. These 1080i AVCHD camcorders also features Panasonic’s improved optical image stabilization, a 12x optical zoom, 5.1-surround mic, and HDMI-out.The 130,000 (about $1,205) SD100 and 150,000 (about $1,390) HS100 should hit the Japanese retail block on July 12th.

Update: English press release now available.

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LaCie has announced the launch of its latest Little Big Drive portable storage solution, the 1TB Little Big Drive Quadra. More…

With its 12x zoom, the Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd is almost small enough to qualify as a “pocket ultrazoom.” Unfortunately, this tiny camera struggles to make a big impression. More…

PowerShot. Cyber-shot. This month’s Head to Head comparison pairs two heavyweights of the lightweight camera world. More…

Eye-Fi, maker of the noted Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card, has added two new products to its lineup. More…

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, Displays

If you’re not snoozin’ by the end of this one, clearly you haven’t been paying attention to just how many humdrum digiframes have been pumped out over the past six months or so. Nevertheless, NuTouch’s 7-inch Touch Frame does manage to stand out somewhat in the legions of mediocre alternatives, as the sleek, glossy black frame gets complemented with an array of touch-sensitive controls, built-in stereo speakers and integrated MP3 player. The panel packs a 800 x 480 resolution, and furthermore, you’ll find 128MB of storage, a multicard reader, internal battery, clock / calendar functions and USB connectivity. Still, we can’t help but balk at the 139 ($273) price tag — then again, we are dealing with the declining-by-the-second greenback here.

[Via GeekAlerts]

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Some photographers are on a quest for the perfect shot. Others of us would be happy just to find the perfect camera bag. Read More…

Mountainsmith’s new DSLR gear hauler walks away with the award for ruggedness in our bag review torture tests. Read More…

The Kodak EasyShare Z1012 IS packs a long zoom, plenty of resolution, and SLR-like styling. So what’s not to like? Read More…

If you’re looking to move into a DSLR and aren’t wedded to any particular brand, there’s a lot to like about the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. Read More…

Take everything you know about digital camera sensors and turn it around. That’s what Sony is doing in developing a new 5 megapixel CMOS imager. Read More…

This one’s stretching the limits of plausibility, but stranger things have happened: images of an alleged mid-level, full-frame DSLR – the Nikon D10 – surfaced this week and are currently making the rounds on the tech blogs. Read More…

Version 1.03 of the Sigma DP1 firmware adds an ISO 50 capability and display icons while in Grid Display mode. Read More…

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We don’t have much to go by, but the image above image might just be the Nikon D90, successor to the well-received D80 — then again, it might be a photoshop, too. (The more we look at it, the more the area in/around the D90 badge looks pretty sloppy.) According to Nikon Rumors, it might be due as early as tomorrow; we’ll let you know if the kit goes from rumor to reality.

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, Misc. Gadgets, Portable Video

This certainly isn’t the first time anyone has mounted a video camera to an RC car and taken it for a spin, but the new system from Fat Shark to do so is certainly the most comprehensive yet. A set of wireless VR goggles provide the display, and there’s a built-in accelerometer in the goggles to control the tilt and pan of the camera installed on the car. You can buy the system with the car, or purchase the components separately to hook onto a plane or for some other nefarious purpose. No word on price, but we would’ve traded our NES and two good tubs of Legos for a shot at this growing up. Somebody has to keep that up-to-no-good sister of ours and her dastardly playmates in check. Video is after the break.

[Via Autoblog]

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You know the drill: open wide and ingest some salt before proceeding further. All done? Alright. The above image is clearly pretending / hoping / wanting to be the supposedly forthcoming Nikon D10, but we’re not so sure what we’re seeing is the real deal. Granted, rumors have been flying that a so-called mid-range full frame DSLR would be surfacing from the company, but even if said unicorn is eventually dubbed the D10, will it really look like this? What say you, eagle-eyed readers?

[Via PhotographyBay]

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Goodnight XT and XTi, hello EOS Rebel XS — we’ve been expecting you. Companion to the more recent XSi new DSLR has a larger 2.5-inch screen 10 megapixel sensor, live view display, 3fps burst shooting, DIGIC III image processor, seven point AF, and a bundled EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. Unfortunately this is only going live in Japan today — we’ll be stuck waiting until next month for the US launch, which will supposedly place it in the $600-800 price range (we know, it’s wide, we’ve got very little to go by right now). One more shot of the rear after the break.

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