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Olympus rumours: black E-P2 compact kit, new lenses and E-5 dSLR coming up

August 30th, 2010 2:31pm Lee J. No comments

Olympus rumours: black E-P2 compact=

Currently sizzling away on the 43rumors site are some hot rumours of a mini-flurry of new Olympus camera-related launches coming up.

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Panasonic Lumix LX5 vs Canon Powershot S95 – low light, size comparisons and other questions

August 28th, 2010 10:30am mike s 11 comments

Panasonic Lumix LX5 vs Canon Powershot S95 - your questions answered

Our recent article comparing the new Panasonic Lumix LX5 and Canon Powershot S95 high end cameras has resulted in us getting a fair bit of email, so we thought we’d post a follow up article answering some of the points raised.

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Canon EOS 60D dSLR offers fold out screen and HD video

August 26th, 2010 12:19pm mike s No comments

Canon EOS 60D dSLR offers fold out screen and HD video

Canon has announced their  new Canon EOS 60D dSLR, a mid-priced camera offering an 18megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and articulated LCD display.

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Sony SLT-A55V and SLT-A33 Alpha dSLRs offer ‘Translucent Mirror Technology’

August 24th, 2010 12:35pm mike s No comments

Sony SLT-A55V and SLT-A33 Alpha dSLRs offer 'Translucent Mirror Technology'

Unleashed from Sony’s ever-busy factory is their new A55 and A33 Alpha dSLR cameras sporting the intriguing sounding, “Translucent Mirror Technology.”

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Mobile phone photo tips and tricks using HTC Desire and Vignette app

August 23rd, 2010 10:30am mike s 1 comment

Android Vignette app + HTC Desire = awesome photo shooting combo

After enthusing wildly about the photographic capabilities of the HTC Desire’s built in camera combined with the superb Vignette photo processing app, we thought we’d show you some more results – and hand over a few tips.

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Canon Powershot S95 vs Lumix LX5 – which is the compact top dog?

August 20th, 2010 2:30pm mike s 12 comments

Canon Powershot S95 vs Lumix LX5 - which is the compact=

Its predecessor, the PowerShot S90, came a close second to the superb Panasonic Lumix LX3 in our high-end compact camera shoot-out last year, but is Canon’s freshly announced PowerShot S95 now good enough to take the top dog crown?

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Nikon D3100 budget 14.2MP SLR packs full HD video recording

August 20th, 2010 10:45am Lee J. No comments

Nikon D3100 budget SLR packs full HD video recordingNikon has shown off its shiny new D3100 camera, an entry-level dSLR replacing the budget Nikon D3000 which proved to be something of a hit with cut-price snappers.

Billed as the smallest and lightest Nikon D-SLR yet, the diminutive D3100 packs a DX-format, 14.2 megapixel CMOS image sensor, with a new image processing engine doing all the clever stuff behind the scenes.

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Canon Ixus 1000 HS 10MP compact packs beefy 10x zoom and 1080p video

August 19th, 2010 1:00pm mike s No comments

Canon Ixus 1000 HS 10MP compact=Canon has decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Ixus range in style, with the launch of the Ixus 1000 HS compact camera.

Not only is their new pocket snapper a rather splendid looking affair, available in hues of silver, brown and pink, but it’s the first Ixus to pack a 10x optical zoom and be able to shoot 1080p video.

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Android Vignette app + HTC Desire = awesome photo shooting combo

August 11th, 2010 10:15am mike s 5 comments

Android Vignette app + HTC Desire = awesome photo shooting combo

There’s no shortage of photo effects software available on the Android platform, but we think we’ve found our absolute favourite in the shape of the Vignette app created by the homely-sounding “neilandtheresa” developers.

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Panasonic Lumix LX3 Version 2.2 firmware upgrade released

August 2nd, 2010 9:40am mike s 2 comments

Panasonic Lumix LX3 Version 2.2 firmware upgrade released

It’s been our favourite digital compact camera for around two years now, and it’s good to see Panasonic still supporting this venerable high end snapper, even after its replacement, the Lumix LX5 has been announced.

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Panasonic announce 3D lens for Micro Four Thirds and HDC-SDT750 3D camcorder

July 28th, 2010 11:53am mike s No comments

Panasonic announce 3D lens for Micro Four Thirds and HDC-SDT750 3D camcorder

In case you hadn’t noticed, the world’s going 3D-tastic, with TV, video, gaming and camera manufacturers all scrambling to grab a piece of the action.

After announcing the world’s first 3D consumer camcorder (see below), Panasonic have now unveiled its plans to release an interchangeable 3D lens for the Micro Four Thirds system.

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Astonishing 71 Gigapixel photo panorama sets new world record

July 27th, 2010 4:56pm Pete Railton No comments

Astonishing 71Gigapixel photo sets new record

We’re not sure where this gigapixel madness is going to end, but we are rather enjoying seeing the incredible results of this latest record breaker, in the shape of a mahoosive panorama from Budapest.

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Canon 5D Mark II shoots incredible stop motion movie [video]

July 26th, 2010 9:30am Lee J. No comments

Canon 5D Mark II shoots incredible stop motion movie

The video may be called “Guy Walks Across America,” but it seems he didn’t literally cover every step, but what the hell: it’s still a great piece of creative cinematography, and nicely shows off what the current generation of Canon dSLRs are capable of.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 touch-screen compact with HD movie recording

July 22nd, 2010 9:25am mike s No comments

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 touch-screen compact=

Another flurry of product shunting activity at Panasonic has seen the company announcing their new Lumix DMC-FX700 touch-screen digital compact.

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Fujifilm FinePix S2800HD is the world’s smallest 18x zoom camera

July 21st, 2010 12:07pm Pete Railton No comments

Fujifilm FinePix S2800HD is the world’s smallest 18x zoom camera

With chests puffed out, Fujifilm have proudly announced themselves to be the creators of the world’s smallest 18x zoom camera in the shape of FinePix S2800HD.

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