And the new camera announcements just keep rolling along.
The Canon PowerShot G12 is a mild update to the G11 and the SX30 IS is nothing more than a tweener with a superduper telephoto lens.
Not much is different about the G12 since it has the same sensor but now it records HD (720p) video and has a high sensitivity mode. Oh, and …
Following up on the NX10, Samsung has announced the NX100, a mirrorless 14.6-megapixel shooter with an i-Function lens. It looks a heck of a lot like the Olympus Pen series, doesn’t it?
According the Samsung, the NX100 shares many attributes with the NX10 from the APS-C sensor to the 3-inch AMOLED screen to the HD (720p) video …
Olympus has finally unveiled the long-awaited replacement to its E-3 DSLR camera, the E-5. It’s a 12-megapixel four thirds camera that’s due out in October with a starting price of around $1,700 for just the body.
The E-5 is compatible with both CompactFlash and SD cards, features 720p video recording at 30 frames per second, HDMI
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What could make a wearable hands-free full HD camera better? How about GPS?
Seattle-based Contour announced just that this morning with the Contour GPS. Like its predecessor, the ContourHD, the GPS model records in full HD at 30fps with a 135-degree (110-degree at 1080p) viewing angle. A built-in GPS module updates a few times per …
One of the first features touted for point-and-shoot digital cameras is the megapixel count. For most people, though, megapixels don’t matter much. Here’s why, along with some other features to consider instead.
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Building on the momentum of the K-x and K-7 DSLRs, Pentax has just announced the K-r DSLR. The latest entry-level DSLR, however, isn’t an update to the K-x. It’s a bit of mix between Pentax’s entry-level and high-end models with a 3-inch LCD, 720p video recording (25fps) and ISO up to 25600. …
The S8100 and S80 aren’t as impressive as the P7000 but they each respectively have features worth mentioning.
A 12.1-megapixel backside illumination CMOS sensor (ISO up to 3200), 10x Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens, 1080p video recording and 10fps full resolution high-speed shooting make up the majority of the $300 price tag on the …
The Coolpix P7000 from Nikon is the point-and-shoot camera we’ve all been waiting for. Nikon’s latest flagship compact drops the megapixels in favor of better low light performance and an overall polished package that has us lusting over it.
A 10.1-megapixel CCD sensor (1/1.7”), 7.1x wide angle optical zoom lens (28-200mm …
Twenty-five years ago to the day, oceanographer Robert Ballard and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discovered the wreckage of the R.M.S. Titanic 2.5 miles under the water’s surface. Since its discovery, the Titanic has become a international fascination, but our time with this underwater wonder is limited. Researchers familiar …
The Playtouch is the third or fourth video camera from Kodak that may actually be worth its weight in gold. As far as pocketable video cameras go at least.
It shoots in full HD (built-in digital image stabilization!) and has a 3-inch capacitive touch-screen but the external mic jack for stereo recording is the one bright spot on a …
Don’t look now, but Sanyo may have just jumped to the head of the pocket camcorder pack with the PD2—a hybrid camcorder and digital camera with a 3x optical zoom, flash, and 1080p video recording. It’ll be available next month for around $170, according to DVICE.
The big feature here is the 3x optical zoom, which is not commonly
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Shaking up the DSLR market is something Nikon does extremely well. And they’ve just done it again with the D3100, the first DSLR to record video at 1080p with persistent auto-focus. Retailing for only $700 is another reason to consider the Nikon as your first DSLR.
The 14.2-megapixel (CMOS) D3100 records 1080p video at 24fps in …
