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Shoot Steady Videos With Your Compact Digicam and the Zacuto Point’n'Shoot Pro

Given the fact that just about every new compact digital camera released onto the market nowadays is capable of recording at least 720p videos, there's also an increased need for various solutions that will grant these tiny devices a higher level of stability, and this is exactly the type of product you'll ...

30 March 2011
09:26 GMT

Patriot Unleashes the Speedy LX PRO Series SDHC Memory Cards

The number of device that rely on SDHC memory cards for storage purposes has literally skyrocketed over the past couple of years, this being the reason why most flash storage solutions' manufacturers (including here Patriot Memory) having a solution of this type included in their lineup.The reason why we've...

28 March 2011
09:15 GMT

Sony Unleashes NEX-FS100 Professional Camcorder with Interchangeable Lenses

Sony's been one of the first companies to introduce consumer-grade camcorders featuring interchangeable lenses (the NEX series), but it seems that the Japanese company has now decided to take everything to a whole new level by introducing the NEX-FS100UK, the professional version of the aforementioned imaging de...

24 March 2011
03:49 GMT

'Infinitely Customizable' Optio RS1500 Compact Digicam Revealed by Pentax

Although the possibility of customizing the look of their digital camera is not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when deciding to purchase such a product, it seems that Pentax considers it quite a major feature, because it turned it into the major selling point of their new Optio RS1500 model.According to P...

17 March 2011
05:17 GMT

Wi-Fi and Impressive Zoom Provided by HD ESee Full HD Camcorder from Philips

Philips has launched quite a large number of interesting new products lately, and now, it's about time to check out their official return to the camcorder segment, namely the ESee HD.According to Tweakers, who've somehow managed to get a hold of a photo of this yet unannounced camcorder, the ESee HD certain...

15 March 2011
06:13 GMT

Canon Halts Production In Multiple Facilities Affected by the Japanese Earthquake

It really seems that Canon will be one of the companies seriously affected by the tragic events that have occurred (and are still occurring) on the northeastern coast of Japan, but that's not stopped them from taking quite a few steps in order to ensure the fact that things will get back to normal as soon as pos...

15 March 2011
05:06 GMT

BenQ Rolls Out New C1430 Compact Digital Camera

BenQ has rolled out, over time, quite a serious lineup of compact, point-and-shoot digital cameras, the latest addition to their family of imaging products being the C1430 model.Now, despite of the fact that BenQ's cameras typically offered quite a good value (price/performance ratio), they're not exactly k...

14 March 2011
11:33 GMT

Thunderbolt-Equipped Canon Camcorders Might Become a Reality

The official launch of Intel's Thunderbolt technology in the 2011 MacBook Pro systems from Apple has been one of the most interesting surprises in terms of connectivity solutions since the appearance of USB 3.0, and it seems that this high-speed tech might start to get some supporters in other areas of the consu...

11 March 2011
05:08 GMT

HAMA's New Battery-Operated LED Slim Panel Brings Extra Brightness to Your Photos

Although most photographers attach external flash units to their DSLRs in order to obtain a better level of light within their shots, the people over at Hama have come up with a slightly different solution, that still delivers quite an impressive level of lighting, while in the same time requiring just a low amount o...

10 March 2011
02:38 GMT

Three New Powerflex Compact Digicams Revealed by Rollei

Rollei has outed quite a few compact digital cameras over the past couple of months, but that's not stopping the company from presenting even more such products, as they've recently unveiled three new additions to their Powerflex series.As PhotographyBlog informs us, the models in question are the Powerfle...

9 March 2011
04:46 GMT

95 MB/s SDHC UHS-I Memory Cards Introduced by Panasonic

Panasonic has released some pretty OK SDHC cards to accompany its numerous digital cameras over the past couple of years, and now, the company's back with yet another such product, namely a series of UHS-I Memory Cards.Without a doubt, Secure Digital memory cards have become a lot more popular these days than th...

8 March 2011
15:01 GMT

JVC's Full HD 3D Camcorder Goes on Sale

JVC joined the select club of mainstream 3D camcorder manufacturers back at CES 2011 and now it's finally starting to ship its JVC GS-TD1 3D imaging device, that will prove to be quite a serious contender on this market.Before moving forward and talking a bit about the camera's features (especially for thos...

8 March 2011
07:43 GMT

Future Olympus Camera to Create HDR Images with Single Shot, Rumors Say

Olympus has really managed to establish itself as one of the top innovators in the field of digital cameras over the past few years, and now, it seems that the company's working on a new camera that will make HDR photos a whole lot easier to take.We're not sure just how many of you have ever tried out HDR f...

4 March 2011
09:35 GMT

Olympus SZ-30MR and SZ-20 Compact Digicams Also Make Appearance

Beside the new Tough camera we've talked about yesterday, Olympus also brought to the market two other new models, the SZ-30MR and the SZ-20, both of which offer some pretty impressive zooming capabilities, while retaining a fairly compact form factor.The first model we'll talk about as follows is the SZ-30...

3 March 2011
08:28 GMT

Pentax Optio S1 Compact Digicam Makes Surprise Appearance

Pentax has come up with quite a few interesting surprises back at CES 2011, and now, the company's back with yet another addition to their line of Optio compact digital cameras, namely the S1 model.The Optio S1 is what we'd like to call a fully-packed, yet fairly affordable point and shoot digital camera, t...

3 March 2011
05:01 GMT

New Olympus TOUGH TG-810 Is World's First Digicam to Be Crushproof up to 100 Kilos

Without a doubt, Olympus' Tough cameras have really managed to make a name for themselves, due to their enhanced level of resilience when subjected to adverse external conditions, and now, the camera maker is back with yet another product of this type, the TG-810.However, the TG-810 really manages to stand out f...

2 March 2011
09:47 GMT

Sony Axes the NEX-3 Pocket DSLR

Back in 2010, Sony decided to tackle the increasingly popular segment of pocket, mirrorless DSLR cameras with its NEX series, comprising the NEX-3 and NEX-5 models, one of which we sadly won't be seeing around anymore.So, it seems that at least one of the cameras in this series, the NEX-3, was quite short-lived,...

23 February 2011
04:31 GMT

Thanko's Video Pen HD Does 720p in Ultra-Thin Form Factor

Miniaturization has reached quite an impressive level of complexity over the past couple of years, and one of the devices that best portraits this trend is Thanko's brand-new Video Pen HD digital camcorder.Without a doubt, the main selling point the device from Thanko has in store is represented by its highly-co...

21 February 2011
16:11 GMT

Samsung Unveils New 2011 NX Series Lenses

Samsung's NX series of pocket DSLRs has really managed to make a name for itself back in 2010, and in order to offer photographers more creative options, the Korean company has just announced a couple of interesting additions to its 2011 NX Series Lens lineup.So, for 2011, Samsung has prepared no less than 5 new...

21 February 2011
10:23 GMT

Nikon L120 and L23 Compact Digicams Also Unveiled

As you've been able to see for yourselves yesterday, Nikon really went overboard with its Spring 2011 lineup, but the list of announcements it not yet over, given the fact that we'll also have to talk about the latest additions to the company's L-Series, the L120 and L23 compact digital cameras.The COO...

10 February 2011
05:22 GMT

Nikon Rolls Out Coolpix P300 and P500 High-End Compact Digital Cameras

Beside the super-thin ultra-zoom camera we've already talked about, Nikon's Spring 2011 lineup also includes the P500 and P300 high-end compact digital cameras, both of which offer advanced photo shooting capabilities, designed for those wanting to learn more about photography without taking the step to a f...

9 February 2011
15:21 GMT

Nikon Coolpix S3100, S4100 and S5100 Also Make Appearance

Beside the Nikon S9100 model we've already talked about earlier, Nikon added three extra S-Series models to the Coolpix family, namely the S3100, S4100 and S6100, each bringing some interesting new feature and completing the comprehensive lineup the company has in store for its customers.The first model we'...

9 February 2011
10:09 GMT

Sigma DP2x Compact Camera Packs APS-C Sized 14-Megapixel Foveon X3 Sensor

Over the past couple of years, we've witnessed the appearance of plenty of compact-sized digital cameras capable of providing DSLR-grade image quality, and that's exactly what Sigma's doing right now with their brand-new DP2x digital camera, that comes equipped with an APS-C sized sensor and multiple e...

9 February 2011
04:50 GMT

Olympus Debuts the VG-110 Entry-Level Compact Digicam

After announcing the entry-level VG-120 model back at CES 2011, Olympus decided to offer users an even more affordable compact digital camera and introduced the VG-120 camera, targeting roughly the same market segment and coming at a price point even customers on a very tight budget will certainly find to be quite in...

9 February 2011
03:39 GMT

New Nikon Coolpix S9100 Packs 18x Zoom, Full HD Video Recording in Thin Body

It really seems that the trend among compact digital camera manufacturers in early 2011 is to pack a very serious zoom in a very slim and portable form factor, and thus it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Nikon also released such a product, namely the COOLPIX S9100 compact digital camera. Without a d...

9 February 2011
01:48 GMT

Olympus VR-330 and VR-320 Compact Digital Cameras also Make Appearance

Beside the slim ultra-zoom camera we've already talked about in a previous article, Olympus decided to also push onto the market two new additions to its VR Series, namely models VR-330 and VR-320, both of which built on the platform of the VR-310 model, introduced back in January, during CES 2011.The two camera...

8 February 2011
16:21 GMT

New Olympus SZ-10 Ultra-Zoom Compact Camera Packs 3D Photo Mode, HD Recording

While Olympus brought plenty of interesting new products at CES 2011, that's not stopped them from pushing even more attractive cameras onto the market, one of the latest novelties brought forth by the company being the SZ-10 digital camera, that offers ultra-zoom capabilities and quite a few other extras in a v...

8 February 2011
15:31 GMT

Pentax Goes Rugged with New Optio WG-1 and WG-1 GPS Compact Digicams

Since rugged, weatherproof digital cameras are always popular with people leading a more adventurous lifestyle, Pentax has just released two new such products in its Optio lineup, namely the WG-1 and WG-1 GPS models, that will really be able to take a beating, while in the same time producing good quality photos and ...

8 February 2011
06:56 GMT

Sony E-Mount (NEX) Specifications Go Open Source

It's been somewhat of a habit for most digital camera manufacturers to come up with proprietary mount types for their lenses, which they later on license to accessory manufacturers for some pretty serious fees, but it seems that Sony's decided to take a slightly different road as far as its E-mount technol...

8 February 2011
05:48 GMT

Fujifilm FinePix X100 Premium Compact Camera Gets Pricing, Availability, Extra Details

As some of you might remember, Fujifilm's FinePix X100 premium digital camera was announced way back before Photokina 2010, but the company sure took its sweet time before actually pushing it onto the market, pricing and availability details being kept under some pretty tight wraps up until now.As a quick remind...

8 February 2011
04:25 GMT

Samsung Ushers-in PL20 and ES80 Entry Level Compact Digital Cameras

Although launching a couple of new entry-level, low-cost compact digital cameras the same day one of your most important competitors has a major DSLR launch is not exactly a grand idea, at least as far as we're concerned, that's not stopped Samsung from taking exactly this path, as the company has just intr...

7 February 2011
10:51 GMT

Carl Zeiss Jumps On the Micro Four Thirds Bandwagon

The Micro Four Thirds standard has become quite popular ever since its introduction, quite a few digital cameras built on this technology making their way onto the market (the most notable coming from Olympus and Panasonic, co-developers of this standard), but it seems that the format might have just gained another v...

7 February 2011
09:48 GMT

Canon Also Releases Four New PowerShot Compact Digital Cameras

Beside rolling out the Rebel T3i (also known as EOS 600D in other parts of the world) and T3 DSLR cameras, Canon has also outed today no less than four PowerShot compact digital cameras, three of which, however, are mostly just slightly improved rebadges of some of the models Canon already had in store.So, first and ...

7 February 2011
05:57 GMT

Canon Unveils the EOS Rebel T3i and EOS Rebel T3 DSLR Cameras

It's been a while since Canon brought forth an interesting new addition to its DSLR lineup, and in order to make up for the lost time, the company's decided to now launch not one, but two such cameras at the same time, namely the EOS Rebel T3i and EOS Rebel T3, the latter being a more budget-friendly versio...

7 February 2011
01:38 GMT

Take a Look Inside Your Mouth with the Wireless Dental Camera

We're pretty sure that none of us really love going to the dentist (I mean, having someone drilling your teeth is not exactly the most pleasurable possible experience), and in order for us to be able to constantly check the status of out teeth, the people over at Chinavision are offering the Wireless Dental Came...

4 February 2011
06:09 GMT

Sony NEX Meets Camcorder in New JVC GC-PX1 Hybrid Camera

The boundary between high-definition camcorders and high-end digital cameras is becoming more and more blurred, and this trend is also quite visible in the case of the latest hybrid digital camera from JVC, model GC-PX1, that offers a host of very attractive features and functions, all hosted in a rather unusual form...

3 February 2011
09:27 GMT

Ultra-Rugged GoPro HD Hero Camcorder Gets a Detachable LCD Screen

GoPro has managed to make quite a name for itself with the rugged, wearable, POV-type HD Hero camcorder, and now, the company's further extending the level of versatility provided by this imaging solution by rolling out the LCD BacPac, a detachable LCD screen designed specifically to work with this camera.As the...

3 February 2011
05:49 GMT

Panasonic Lumix GF2 Mirorless DSLR Pricing and Availability Revealed

Back in early November 2010, Panasonic brought forth the latest addition to its Lumix G series of mirrorless, interchangeable-lens cameras, the GF2, but the Japanese company sure took its sweet time before making it officially available on the market, not to mention providing some pricing details.However, it seems th...

1 February 2011
09:40 GMT

New Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V and HX9V Digital Cameras Offer 1920x1080 60p Recording

Although one would normally believe that Cyber-shot still digital cameras from Sony are designed mostly to take good quality photos in almost any conditions, it would seem that this is not really the case with the company's latest such products, models DSC-HX100V and HX9V, whose main selling point is actually re...

1 February 2011
01:45 GMT

Ortery Launches 3D and 360-Degree Photo Capturing Solutions

Right now, there's an increase demand on the market for imaging solutions able to capture certain objects either in 360-degree or 3D (hemi-spherical or spherical) modes, and in order to make things easier for professionals involved in this field, a company called Ortery has launched a set of tools for simplifyin...

28 January 2011
15:11 GMT

New Ricoh CX5 Compact Digital Camera Makes Appearance

Ricoh's managed to establish itself as quite a serious manufacturer of compact digital cameras over the past couple of years, and now, the company's back with yet another item of interest, namely the CX5 digital camera, providing a rather interesting set of features at a mid-range price point.As Photography...

26 January 2011
07:45 GMT

Rugged Panasonic LUMIX TS3 Compact Digital Camera Also Makes Appearance

Panasonic's been quite active today, releasing no less than four digital camera models, namely the ZS10 and ZS8, the FX78 and, last but certainly not least, the particular model you'll read about as follows, namely the ultra-rugged Lumix TS3 model.First and foremost, it's important to point out that th...

25 January 2011
16:01 GMT

3D-Capable Ultra-Compact LUMIX FX78 Digital Camera Also Outed by Panasonic

Since rolling out just one compact digital camera capable of taking 3D photos simply didn't feel OK with Panasonic, the Japanese company has decided to also unveil today yet another addition to the LUMIX FX family, namely the FX78 model that, despite of its ultra-compact form factor, packs plenty of attractive f...

25 January 2011
14:11 GMT

80 Megapixels and USB 3.0 Available on New Phase One IQ Series Digital Backs

Phase One is a very well-known manufacturer of digital backs for professional camera systems, and now, the company's back with the IQ Series of medium format digital camera backs, that manage to combine high-end imaging and data transfer capabilities.The new IQ Series includes the IQ180, IQ160 and IQ140 models, ...

25 January 2011
06:38 GMT

New Panasonic Lumix ZS10 Digicam Offers 3D Photo Mode, Full HD Video Recording, GPS

Despite rolling out quite a large number of Lumix compact digital cameras at CES 2011, it really seems that Panasonic had some more such products up its sleeve, and that's because it has just unveiled the latest addition to its ZS series, namely the ZS10 model, that comes equipped with plenty of attractive featu...

25 January 2011
02:12 GMT

New Samsung ST95, ST90 and ST65 Compact Digicams Also Pop Up

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that, when Samsung releases a product, they don't usually stick to just one model, but rather offer plenty of versions to cater for just about every single market niche's needs, and that's also the case right now, since, beside rolling out the ST6500 model, ...

20 January 2011
04:38 GMT

Samsung Adds 16-Megapixel ST6500 to Stylish Compact Digicam Lineup

Although it brought plenty of new digital camera models at CES 2011, it seems that Korean company Samsung still has plenty of such “aces” up its sleeve, since, only a couple of weeks after the aforementioned Las Vegas event, they've already outed yet another compact digital camera, the ST6500 model. ...

20 January 2011
01:20 GMT

New 32GB microSDHC Memory Card Launched By Silicon Power

Given the fact that the amount of content available for smartphone owners nowadays is quite impressive, the need for extra storage space becomes more and more dire, and that's exactly the reason why Silicon Power has just officially released yet another addition to their series of microSHDC memory cards, this ti...

18 January 2011
08:38 GMT

New 128GB 600x CompactFlash Card Released by Atremex

The need for improved performance and more storage space seriously manifests itself in the memory cards' segment as well, larger and faster CF cards, such as the brand new 128GB 600x CompactFlash card from Axtremex, making their way onto the market over the past few months.As PhotographyBlog reports, the new sto...

17 January 2011
15:01 GMT

WB210 and PL210 Compact Super-Zoom Cameras Revealed by Samsung

As if they hadn't released enough new cameras at CES 2011, Samsung decided to add two super-zoom compact digicams to their lineup, namely the WB210 and PL210 models.The WB210 comes equipped with a long 12x optical super zoom lens, accompanied by an 1/2.3″ (Approx. 7.76mm) CCD, 14.0 Mega pixel sensor, as we...

16 January 2011
13:04 GMT


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