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Viewfinder: The preview window on a camera that is used to frame, focus and take the picture. On analog cameras, the viewfinder is an eye-sized window that must be pressed...; Full Viewfinder Definition >>

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Think the MacBook Air is thin? Check out the thinnest 8-megapixel digital camera.: Think the MacBook Air is thin? Check out the thinnest 8-megapixel digital camera.I won't buy a camera without a viewfinder...NTRE: Think the MacBook Air is thin? Check out the thinnest 8-megapixel digital camera.to be that thin - what power source does it use?sexy device, but doubts about quality. price pribably...; Tags: display, camera, viewfinder, Check-Out, photograph, video, Apple MacBook, digital camera; Discussion threads 2008-01-17
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
Canon PowerShot SD600: A lot of cameras in the crowded and competitive digital point-and-shoot market are all flash and no substance. They add all sorts of extra gimmicks such as fancy slide shows and colorful borders that don't actually contribute to the cameras' pictures. Canon thumbs its nose at that design philosophy...; Tags: Powershot SD600, camera, Canon Inc., ISO, Canon PowerShot; Product reviews 2006-04-26

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Virgin Mobile Arc: Photo gallery:Virgin Mobile ArcVirgin Mobile is known for its entry-level phones with catchy names, and the Arc by UTStarcom is no different. The Arc sets itself apart from the rest of Virgin Mobile's lineup with a unique and very appealing curved design. Otherwise, it has a decidedly basic feature set,...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, ArC, Virgin Mobile, phone, Virgin Mobile Arc, camera; Product reviews 2008-07-22
LG Chocolate 3 (Verizon Wireless): One could argue that as the Razr was to Motorola, the Chocolate was to LG. It was the first real iconic phone from LG, gaining plenty of hype because of its slender look and candy bar moniker. The Chocolate was also one of the first to really showcase Verizon's V...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, display, menu option, Verizon Wireless, LG Electronics Inc., Chocolate 3, phone, LG Chocolate, LG Chocolate 3, scroll wheel; Product reviews 2008-07-15

Nokia 2760 - blue (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Nokia 2760It's been a busy month for T-Mobile. The carrier may not have the iPhone, but it has been releasing new handsets at rapid pace. The Nokia 2760 isn't as exciting as the Motorola Rokr E8, but it keeps it simple with functional features and respectable call and photo...; Tags: keypad button, Nokia 2760, T-Mobile, Nokia Corp., toggle, photograph, display, phone; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Casio announces super-slim, wide-angle digital camera with 4x zoom and 3-inch LCD: Casio announces super-slim, wide-angle digital camera with 4x zoom and 3-inch LCDDoesn't anyone shoot outside anymore?I have never talked to anyone with one of the LCD panel only cameras who did not feel that they were pretty much useless for outdoor photography in sunlight. I would not even consider...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Digital cameras, Digital photography, camera, LCD, Casio Inc., digital camera; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
Canon PowerShot SD790 IS: Photos and image samples:Canon Powershot SD790 ISThe Canon PowerShot SD750 is one of the most popular cameras on CNET; how do you top it? Well, with a couple of the standard enhancements, for one: for the PowerShot SD790 IS, Canon adds image stabilization and ups the resolution to 10 megapixels...; Tags: Digital music, Canon PowerShot SD750, Canon Inc., SD790 IS, SD890 IS, camera, Canon PowerShot; Product reviews 2008-07-08
Samsung SGH-T339 (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T339Several months after it came out with its HotSpot @Home service, T-Mobile introduced two new Wi-Fi-equipped cell phone, the Nokia 6301 and the Samsung SGH-T339. Though the features between the two phones are largely similar, the SGH-T339's red flip design calls more attention to itself. Call quality...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, WIRELESS, T339, Samsung SGH-T339, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T-Mobile, phone; Product reviews 2008-07-03
LG LX400: LG is typically more known for its consumer-level handsets like the LG Voyager and the LG Chocolate. So it was a pleasant surprise to us when we found out LG was partnering with Sprint to come up with the LG LX400, one of the first phones to support QChat, a...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, LG LX400, LG Electronics Inc., phone; Product reviews 2008-06-23
Samsung Z400 - black (Sprint Nextel): Photo gallery:Samsung Z400Though Sprint Nextel has been a combined company for three years, the carrier has pursued a rather circuitous post-merger strategy. At first, the carrier said it would move all voice calls to Sprint's CDMA technology, while keeping Nextel's iDEN network for push-to-talk communication. But when customers failed...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Sprint Nextel Corp., Samsung Z400, QChat, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Product reviews 2008-06-19
Samsung MyShot SCH-R430 - black (MetroPCS): MetroPCS is a regional carrier known for its array of affordable midrange phones, and the Samsung MyShot is no different. As its name suggests, the MyShot is also one of the few megapixel camera phones in MetroPCS's stable; just don't expect anything fancy like a music player or high-speed browsing....; Tags: volume rocker, Samsung MyShot, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., MetroPCS; Product reviews 2008-06-12
Nikon Coolpix P80: For megazoom shooters, the Nikon Coolpix P80's 18x zoom, 27-486mm-equivalent f/2.8-4.5 lens likely sits at the top of the list of the P80's attractions. The range provides a good combination of wide-angle and telephoto views at relatively wide maximum aperture values. Nikon supports the lens with an agreeable and functional...; Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, P80, ISO, aperture, Nikon Corp.; Product reviews 2008-06-09
Canon PowerShot SD890 IS: Whether human or camera, it's always hard following in the footsteps of a popular sibling, and the near-universally well-liked Canon PowerShot SD850 IS is a harder act to follow than most. Rather than simply bump up the resolution and zoom range for the SD890 IS--it's now 10 megapixels, up from...; Tags: Canon PowerShot, SD890 IS, Canon Inc., SD850 IS, camera; Product reviews 2008-05-14
Olympus E-520 dSLR debuts: Cue "The Price is Right" music -- Olympus E-520 dSLR, come on down! In today's news, Olympus announced their E-520 this morning, the replacement for the E-510. Notable improvements in the new body include sensor-shift stabilization (including an updated system with a mode that...; Tags: Body, Olympus Corp., ISO, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Pricing, Quality, Business Operations, Marketing, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-13
LG Vu: Photo gallery:LG VuThe LG Vu has been a long time coming. Ever since we saw the LG Prada early last year, we wanted a similar handset for the U.S. market. Not soon after, we grew jealous of our international cousins for having access to the LG Viewty, the 5.0-megapixel successor...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, display, LG Vu, LG Electronics Inc., touch screen; Product reviews 2008-05-01
Samsung Muse SCH-U706 - blue (Alltel): As a longtime purveyor of basic cell phone with simple features, Alltel's reputation wasn't built on offering fancy, feature-laden handsets. But in the last year, the carrier has come a long way toward challenging its larger rivals. A few weeks ago it added the LG Glimmer to its lineup, and...; Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, rocker, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Alltel Corp.; Product reviews 2008-04-30
LG enV(2): We'll admit that the LG enV(2) was a bit of a surprise to us when we first heard about it. We had initially thought the LG Voyager was the final successor to the high-end messaging phone line from LG and Verizon Wireless. (As you'll recall, the original was the LG...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, LG enV, LG Electronics Inc.; Product reviews 2008-04-23
Ricoh announces G600 ruggedized camera in the U.K.: I'm always on the lookout for a good waterproof camera so the announcement of the new Ricoh G600 caught my eye, even if it's only for our cousins across the pond. The 10-megapixel G600 is not the sleekest looking compact camera out there, but it sure looks...; Tags: Ricoh Corp., Olympus Corp., Camera, 1030SW, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Ricoh GR Digital II: Zoom lenses have become so ubiquitous in cameras these days that a lot of people take them for granted, despite the fact that they have no trouble using a one-time-use camera at a wedding or on an action-packed vacation. Ricoh is banking that there are enough people who can skip...; Tags: GR Digital II, camera, Ricoh Corp., adapter; Product reviews 2008-04-04