PRESS RELEASE CANON USA ANNOUNCES THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EOS 5D MARK III DIGITAL SLR CAMERA Featuring Improved Image Quality, a 61-Point High Density Reticular AF, Six fps High-Speed Continuous Shooting and Enhanced HD Video Recording Features LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 2, 2012– On the 25th anniversary of its world-renowned EOS System, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a… Continue reading »
Feb
13
Sigma Puts Its Huge DSLR Sensor Into Small Digital Cameras
You probably know Sigma for its inexpensive alternatives to brand-name lenses, but the company also makes some fine digital cameras. The newly rebooted DP-series compact cameras pack the same sensor technology as the company’s excellent $3300 SD1 DSLR. The new DP Merrill cameras feature the company’s proprietary Foveon x3 46-megapixel, APS-C sensor, which sounds like… Continue reading »
Feb
09
Nikon D800: a 36-Megapixel Beast
Nikon’s new D800 SLR is a study in expectations and identity. Laid bare, the $3000 D800 is an impressive camera. But it’s probably not the D800 that a lot of Nikon fans have been waiting for—what some feel they’d been virtually promised. Here’s what it’s not: a tiny D4, a pint-size, light-eating dynamo. It’s not… Continue reading »
Feb
08
Olympus’s OM-D
The camera blogs have discovered what appear to be full-size images of Olympus’ new OM-D-series E-M5 mirrorless camera. While we can’t be sure the photos are real, we can’t help but wonder if they indicate that Olympus is heading towards a DSLR-free future. The new photos were discovered by 43 Rumors on Amazon Japan, and… Continue reading »
Feb
07
Canon Powershot ELPH 530 HS: With Wi-Fi Inside
The new Canon Powershot ELPH 530 HS will be the first Canon camera with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. That means you’ll be able to wirelessly upload photos to the Internet as well as to transfer media directly to mobile devices. The new camera uploads images to the Canon Image Gateway using a wireless network connected to… Continue reading »
Feb
06
42x Optical Zoom Makes Nikon’s P510 the Zoomiest Compact Camera Ever
Nikon’s new P510 superzoom crams 1000mm and 42x optical zoom of super telephoto capability into a compact camera, the longest optical zoom ever stuffed into a compact camera. The P500 the 510′s replacing is 36x, and Canon’s PowerShot SX40 HS comes in at 35x. The other particulars include a 16.1MP BSI CMOS sensor, a f/3.0-5.6… Continue reading »
Feb
03
Samsung NX200 Lightning Review: It Has More Megapixels, But…
The NX200 could almost be a DSLR camera, with its giant image sensor and fat lenses. And it’s priced like one $900. It’s not, since it doesn’t have a mirror in its heart—but it doesn’t fit in your pocket like most other mirrorless cameras. HMM! What Is It? A mirrorless, interchangeable-lens camera with a big… Continue reading »
Feb
02
Nikon Coolpix P310
The Nikon Coolpix P310 is another point and shoot—except it’s completely gorgeous. The boxy design is a matte slate of black perfection. Everyone line is clean, every centimeter accounted for, every button well-placed. Make more things like this. Inside, the P310 is no dinky shooter: 16 megapixel stills, 1080p video recording, an assignable front function… Continue reading »
Jan
23
Hands-on: A Preview of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 Camera System
By Bob Rose While the recent 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (January 10-13) was the setting for a number of new camera introductions, Fujifilm decided to take a revolutionary step in their recent evolution by introducing a completely new interchangeable lens camera system. The Fujifilm X-Pro1 was designed for wedding, portrait, commercial and… Continue reading »
Jan
12
Samsung’s Zoomy Wi-Fi Camera
It’s not news that smartphone cameras have gotten so good that even tiny, excellent point-and-shoot cameras for all their benefits can seem, well, a little unnecessary. Samsung’s WB850F hopes to change your mind with an incredibly zoomy lens and improved Wi-Fi integration. Your smartphone doesn’t and probably won’t ever have optical zoom, and if that’s… Continue reading »