Rumors regarding Nikon's upcoming digital single-reflex camera, the D90, have been going around the Internet for the past few weeks, the device popping up (and then being immediately withdrawn) on various websites, online vendors in particular. So, in order to put an end to this long streak of leaks, Nikon has finally decided to get official with the new D90, which builds upon the successful platform of its predecessor, the D80, while adding some features that will most likely draw even more fans (or alienate others). First and foremost, let's see what the major improvements and innovations brought by Nikon's new DSLR ar... [read more >>] Rumors regarding the EOS 50D have been "floating" around the Internet for quite a while now, the most important confirmation being a more or less "accidental" leak on Canon's Chinese website, a few days ago. However, Canon has finally decided to put an end to speculations and officially announced the launch of EOS 50D, a rather expected upgrade of the previous 40D model that offers quite an interesting set of features for the advanced amateur digital SLR photographers. According to the company's own statement, the EOS 50D builds upon the platform of the 40D, with a few visible enhancements. For example, its 15.1-megapixel CMOS APS... [read more >>] Since camcorders capable of shooting videos in full high-definition resolution tend to become the standard nowadays, it was to be expected that HD recording would soon be implemented in digital cameras as well. And one of the first companies to go down this road is FujiFilm, which has just announced the FinePix S2000HD, a bridge/long zoom digital camera whose main points of attraction include the 10 megapixel CCD sensor, the 15x optical zoom lens, as well as the HD movie recording and output capabilities. Before going deeper into the issue of HD recording, let's take a look at the imaging system of the S2000HD. The digital camera has b... [read more >>] Following some more or less disappointing financial results for Q1 posted yesterday, the Japanese company Nikon has decided that it's about time to boost its sales and launched no less than 6 new models, most of them targeting especially mainstream photographers. The new digital cameras are all members of the COOLPIX family, Nikon's point-and-shoot family of cameras, with the P6000 being crowned at the top of the current (and future) line of products. Since the P6000 is touted to be the new flagship of the entire COOLPIX series, we'll take a closer look at what this particular device has to offer. According to Nikon's s... [read more >>] Sure, we live in a world where high-definition has become the main concept behind just about any piece of A/V gear, but the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of people out there who simply shoot video clips in order to upload them to YouTube, the world's most famous video sharing website. And it's no wonder that quite a lot of consumer electronics manufacturers have begun launching all sorts of "YouTube-ready" devices, the latest being none other than the Korean giant Samsung, which has just unveiled its SC-MX20 camcorder, designed especially for the exploding generation of consumers uploading video content to the Intern... [read more >>] As most expected, Nikon has announced today the latest incarnation of the company's most advanced technologies in the form of the new D700, a full-frame version of the D300. Apart from the main dish, the manufacturer has also introduced the new SB-900 Speedlight and two perspective control lenses, the PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED and PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D.Let's start off with the D700, which is basically a D3 with a smaller form factor. The new digital single lens reflex camera incorporates an FX-format CMOS 35mm full-frame sensor with the same resolution as the aforementioned D3, namely 12.1 megapixels. The imaging s... [read more >>] Time is not exactly on the side of potential RED SCARLET buyers, of which I count myself as one. Finding out details on Jim Jannard's new pocket cam turned out to be an unbearably long wait, and now that NAB 2008 has opened its doors and the news is out, we're subjected to a new and unplanned pause in our unusual quest for details: red.com servers can't handle the influx of traffic. After a handful of refreshes, I found out that that the three new products are the 3K RED SCARLET (obviously), a new 5K camera called the RED Epic, and the RED Ray, a digital player that supports a maximum resolution of 4K. They're all due in... [read more >>] Jim Jannard is having a good time. On the discussion forums of his most daring project to date, his customers are having similar amounts of fun. Theirs is an almost childish brand of fun - mostly grown men, quite a few already established in the film and broadcast business, many just starting out - all of them sharing love for a visual toy, love that almost goes beyond the geeky. Right now, in what is the beginning of a golden age for visual self expression, the liberation of moving pictures from the cost of film and the control of marketing executives, this forum is ground zero. Jim is RED's founder slash 'inventor' (it'... [read more >>] Just four days before the 2008 NAB Show, Canon decided to release full details about their new XL H1S and XL H1A camcorders. Taking their top prosumer model and fiddling with it based on the desires and recommendations of their customers, Canon's new models inherit the XL H1's shoulder-mounted size and professional looks, while adding a lot of functionality to the base lens, clearing up the blunders that marred the audio features of their predecessor, and getting the software details right in all the right places. With a smart price reduction to boot!The H1S has an MSRP of $8999, and the H1A comes in at a cheaper $5999, losing onl... [read more >>] Nikon's D3 and D300 digital single lens reflex cameras (or DSLRs, as most people know them) have reinforced the company's position on this market and for the first time since...well, since a long time ago, Canon photographers have begun to jump ship. Unfortunately, while Nikon's DSLRs are selling like hot cakes, its bridge models are not nearly as popular as those from Fujifilm, Canon and Olympus. This might change, however, since Nikon has just announced the Coolpix P80, an advanced camera packed with features. The new model is powered by a 10.1 megapixel sensor and comes with a VR-stabilized 18x optical zoom lens yielding a... [read more >>] | 
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