Archive for the 'Digital Cameras' Category

Samsung NX10 Review

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

There is obviously no need to remind anybody about Samsung’s “hybrid DSLR” shooter — It is not everyday that you hear of a 14.6 megapixel APS-C sensor strapped inside a mirrorless body. Competing with the kings of the market; Olypus and Panasonic at the game of tempting camera users up in price class and SLR [...]

Canon Rebel T2i / 550D Receives Plaudit-heavy Reviews

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

We’ve seen plenty of the headline 1080p / 30fps video mode on the Rebel T2i, but what’s been missing till now are the equally comprehensive reviews of this new 18 megapixel shooter’s other talents. Starting off with image quality — still the bread and butter of any DSLR — Camera Labs informs us that “the [...]

Pentax Makes All-Weather Optio W90 And Superzoom X90 Official

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Pentax is going for broke with its take on the rugged camera, the W90, which is unlikely to ever be confused for a svelte and stylish point-and-shoot. What it loses in looks, it gains in usability, however, as the 12.1 megapixel shooter can withstand shocks from a height of four feet, go nearly 20 feet [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Photo viewers have been around for centuries (give or take a few score), but few have offered the capacity and speed found on the HyperDrive Album. Produced by none other than Sanho — the same dudes and dudettes responsible for those spectacular HyperMac batteries — this here device is essentially a 640GB pocket hard drive [...]

Olympus PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds Camera Now Shipping For $600

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Next month? Psshh. For those hankering for a slice of that oh-so-tempting Micro Four Thirds pie, Olympus’ new and improved PEN E-PL1 is now shipping (in blue and gold, anyway) from Amazon. If you’ll recall, the company told us that it wouldn’t be available until March when it launched three weeks ago, but hey, you [...]

Nikon Kicks Out New Coolpix S- And L-series Cams

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Keeping with the pre-PMA announcements, Nikon also launched the S and L series of cams just now — the S stands for “Style,” and L stands for “Life.” The Ls are the low-end of the bunch — Life is apparently cheaper than Style — and you’ve got two choices: the $280 L110 superzoom, which has [...]

Sony DSC-TX5 Waterproof Camera Sprung From A Lak

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Think Sony would be happy with just making its latest shooter waterproof and calling it a day? Not a chance. Early information on this as yet unannounced compact indicates a 10fps burst mode, 4x optical zoom with optical image stabilization, an intriguing image stacking mode for reduced noise in high ISO [...]

RED ONE Getting Mysterium-X Sensor Upgrade Next Week

Friday, January 15th, 2010

If you’re a small business customer or very serious about your reality TV habit, you just might want to take a look at Via’s newest. The M’Serv S2100 mini server is the first to rock Via’s new 64-bit Nano CPU (in this case the 1.3+GHz at 1.6GHz) – but that ain’t all! The case measures [...]

Philips Cam, Muse And Ariaz Mark A Renaissance For The Boring PMP

Friday, January 15th, 2010

This is soon enough to market that it’s hard to blame the iPod nano specifically for its appearance, but either way it seems that the Philips Cam is the newest member to the oh-so-small club of MP3 / camera combos. The new player is joined in its life of crime by the new Muse and [...]

Casio EX-10HG ‘Hybrid GPS’ Prototype Taps Into Accelerometers For Pinpoint Accuracy

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

It’s not a completely new idea, accelerometers have been enhancing GPS devices for a while now with additional velocity and directional information when the GPS signal is weak, but now Casio is giving it a shot in its new Exilim EX-H10 prototype camera. The “hybrid GPS” shooter does the regular geotagging thing with its onboard [...]