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Best of the new Nikon Coolpix announcements

Nikon busted out eight new cameras yesterday, including two megazooms (one high-end, one budget), four S-series ultra compact models, and two sub-$130 cheapies. by Janice Chen

Tags: Nikon Corp., LCD, Camera, Optical Zoom, P90, Coolpix P80, Sports Continuous Scene Mode, Coolpix S230, L19, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-02-03

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Sony announces two new line-topping cameras: Cyber-shot DSC W300 and DSC-H50

Apparently announcing 10 cameras at PMA wasn't enough for Sony. Today the electronics company announced two more cameras to top off its Cyber-shot W and H series: the Cyber-shot DSC-W300, a 13.6 megapixel compact point-and-shoot and the Cyber-shot H50, a 9.1 megapixel megazoom model.Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 Showing no signs...

Tags: Sony Corp., Camera, Noise Reduction, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2008-02-25

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7

Sony changed quite a few details, inside and out, between last year's H5 and this year's megazooms, the Cyber-shot DSC-H9 and DSC-H7. An f/2.7-4.5 31mm-465mm 15x supersedes the 12x zoom on last year's, and the resolution kicks up a notch from 7 to 8 megapixels. Say goodbye to AA batteries...

Tags: Sony Cyber-Shot, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-01-16

Canon DC50

Typically, when shooting still photos, camcorders offer few exposure options and turn out low-quality images. Conversely, most dedicated still cameras tend to offer disappointing video, and are best left to only take pictures. The Canon DC50 manages to avoid these limitations, to an extent. This standard-definition DVD camcorder not only...

Tags: Canon Inc., Canon DC50, camcorder, camera

Product reviews 2007-11-19

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

One of the best reasons to consider a megazoom is the fact that you get a big zoom range in a small package, so you don't have to carry around huge SLR lenses and, more importantly, you don't have to pay the huge prices for those SLR lenses. Fujifilm's FinePix...

Tags: FinePix S8000fd, camera, stabilization

Product reviews 2007-11-19

Canon HR10

Photo gallery:Canon HR10The DVD-recordable child in Canon's nursery of consumer HD camcorders, the HR10 has the distinction of being my least favorite of the lot. Because it records to DVDs in the AVCHD format, it lacks the speed and compatibility of the less-expensive HV20, the recording capacity of the hard-disk-based...

Tags: Corporate communications, DVD, Consumer electronics, Canon HR10, camcorder, photograph, Canon Inc.

Product reviews 2007-10-29

Fujifilm FinePix F50fd

Ever since Fuji introduced the FinePix F10, the company's double-digit-named F-series has been all about low noise at higher ISOs. Over the years, though, Fuji has developed the line into the very compact, classy-looking FinePix F50fd under review here. The F50fd sports a 12-megapixel Super CCD imaging sensor, 3x optical...

Tags: ISO standards, Fuji, camera, F50fd, ISO

Product reviews 2007-10-09

Canon PowerShot SD950 IS

Sometimes, when we find ourselves running full speed forward toward what we think is the pinnacle of achievement, we suddenly realize that we've flown closer to the sun than our wings can stand. In the current state of market-driven capitalism, we do this constantly, but luckily, our high-flying, boundary-pushing experiments...

Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Monitors & displays, Face Detection, SD950 IS, Canon Inc., finder, ISO, Canon PowerShot, rocker

Product reviews 2007-09-19

Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS Digital Camera

Some model names make no sense, but others, such as Kodak's EasyShare Z712 IS reflect specific details of the product. This Kodak is part of the company's line of superzoom cameras, hence the big Z. It includes a 7.1-megapixel sensor, so the model number starts with a 7. It's long...

Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Monitors & displays, Kodak EasyShare, digital camera, ISO, camera, Z712 IS, Eastman Kodak Co.

Product reviews 2007-08-02

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

It's no secret that Fujifilm models its dSLRs on Nikon bodies, but its latest model, called the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro, may as well be a clone of the Nikon D200--from the outside at least. Inside, Fujifilm swaps out the Nikon guts for its own array of electronic imaging machinery....

Tags: Engineering, Nikon Corp., Nikon D200, S5 Pro, Fuji, battery, camera

Product reviews 2007-05-18

Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom

With one or two exceptions, superzoom cameras have topped out at 12x optical zoom lenses in recent years. However, Olympus is pushing that boundary with its new 7.1-megapixel SP-550UZ, which sports an 18x optical zoom lens. The camera marks a shift back toward the company's older wide-zoom models since, like...

Tags: camera, Olympus Corp.

Product reviews 2007-03-19

Nikon D2Xs

Nikon likes incremental upgrades. Just as the company issued the D70s before moving from the D70 to the D80, they made a handful of upgrades to the 12.4-megapixel D2X to create the D2Xs. In addition to improving the LCD viewing angle and tweaking the autofocus performance, the battery life, and...

Tags: Nikon Corp., D2X, camera

Product reviews 2007-02-09

Nikon Coolpix S10

Nikon has been making swivel-body cameras dating back to its successful 900-series of Coolpix cameras in the late 1990s. Lately, in addition to the main benefit of allowing extreme low- and high-angle shooting, the company has taken advantage of the design as a way to build longer zoom lenses into...

Tags: video, Nikon Corp., camera, S10

Product reviews 2006-10-18

Canon PowerShot SD900

The 10-megapixel Canon PowerShot SD900 manages to be stylish without being inconvenient or awkward. Its sturdy metal body, an attractive matte-gray with black accents, is smooth and slightly curvy, and at 6.7 ounces and 1.1 inches thick, it's just the right size to fit into a jacket pocket. All the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Canon PowerShot SD900, SD900, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot, camera

Product reviews 2006-10-05

Kodak EasyShare C643

The step-up model from the EasyShare C533, the equally basic Kodak EasyShare C643 sports a 3X optical zoom lens, a 2.4-inch LCD screen, and a 6-megapixel CCD. Unfortunately, its mediocre image quality should make you think twice before buying.Like the C533, the chunky, inexpensive Kodak EasyShare C643 seems cheaply...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Kodak EasyShare C643, Kodak EasyShare, Eastman Kodak Co., camera, ISO

Product reviews 2006-06-16

Canon PowerShot A530

Though the Canon PowerShot A530 is a modest 5-megapixel step down from its 6-megapixel sibling, the PowerShot A540, it still has almost all of the same handy features. Unfortunately, it lacks the zippy performance and the large LCD that help elevate the A540 above the crowd.The PowerShot A530's plastic body...

Tags: PowerShot A530, PowerShot A540, Canon Powershot A530, camera, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot

Product reviews 2006-04-11