Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 – Review @ Trusted Review
Cliff Smith has posted his review (with some full-res pictures) on Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1, a 8.4 Megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with 4x optical zoom and a 2.5″ LCD Screen. He gives the camera 7 out of 10 and writes:
“In terms of picture quality, the LX1 comes very close to being superb, but it does have a few annoying flaws that really let it down. The resolution of the big 8.4MP sensor is excellent, and there’s no doubt that the 16:9 format works extremely well for a wide variety of subjects. The AF system is a little on the slow side, especially in low light, but it is usually accurate, as is the multi-point metering system. Colour rendition is very good, and it almost goes without saying that the Leica lens provides outstanding edge-to-edge clarity and a minimum of barrel distortion even at wide angle.”
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Fujifilm FinePix F650 Zoom
Fujifilm FinePix A650 Zoom is a point-and-shoot digital camera (released on 14.02.06), featuring a 6.0 megapixels (super CCD sensor) with 5x optical zoom (equivalent to 36-180mm) and a huge 3″ LCD screen. It’s measuring 104.7 x 60.6 x 30.8 mm (4.1 x 2.4 x 1.2 in), 170 g (6.0 oz) and running on a rechargeable NP-40N Li-ion battery
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Fujifilm FinePix A600 Zoom
Fujifilm FinePix A600 Zoom is the latest entry level point-and-shoot digital camera (released 14.02.06). The camera equipped with 6.3 megapixels (super CCD sensor) with 3x optical zoom (equivalent to 36-108mm) and a 2.4″ LCD screen. It’s measuring 93 x 60 x 30.1mm, 128 g and running on 2xAA alkaline or NiMH batteries
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Canon PowerShot SD30 – Review @ Photoxels
Photoxels has recently posted their review on Canon PowerShot SD30 Digital ELPH, a 5.0 Megapixels (CMOS) point-and-shoot digital camera with a 2.4x optical zoom and 1.8″ LCD Screen
“The Canon PowerShot SD30 Digital ELPH is ultra compact and fashionable. It’s built solid, looks elegant and the different textures give this camera a nice tactile feel. It can easily be carried in a jeans pocket and small fashion handbag. Startup and shot to shot time is fast at just above 1 sec., and there is no practical shutter lag. Autofocus is fast and precise.
We find the overall image quality of the Canon PowerShot SD30 to be good to very good, with highlights tending to be blown, and excellent flash portraits.”
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Sony CyberShot DSC-W30
Sony has announced the release of Sony CyberShot DSC-W30, a 6.0 megapixel (CCD) point-and-shoot digital camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom lens (38 – 114mm equivalent), a 2.0″ LCD Screen and it is only 23″ thick. The camera will be priced at $230 and with $20 more you can buy Sony CyberShot DSC-W50, the same camera with 0.5″ larger LCD screen.
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Canon EOS 5D Dust Problem
There has been an ongoing discussion at Canon EOS 5D forums regarding dust found in the Canon EOS 5D viewfinder. Below is the sample of Canon EOS 5D viewfinder with dust (not the sensor dust) that sits inside the finder and can not be removed with usual cleaning technique
One 5D user also has compared his experience with dust on EOS 5D and EOS 300D:
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Ricoh Firmware Updates
Ricoh has announced the release of their latest firmware updates for Ricoh Caplio R3 and Ricoh GR Digital. The new firmware version 1.09 will improve the exposure level when using Sigma external flashes with Ricoh GR Digital. While the new Ricoh Caplio R3 firmaware version 1.29 will improve the stability at turning on the camera.
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Nikon D200 Banding Issue FAQs
Nikon USA and Europe has officially published a FAQs regarding Nikon D200 banding issues that have been found by several Nikon D200 users. Here’s our previous post regarding Nikon D200 banding issues.
Question 1: Why do I occasionally see vertical lines in my images?
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Ricoh Caplio R30 – Review @ BiosMagazine
Bios Magazine has just posted their review on Ricoh Caplio R30. The Ricoh Caplio R30 equipped with a 5.7x optical wide zoom equivalent to 28-160mm in 35mm camera format with 5.13 megapixels CCD and 2.5-inch large-scale LCD
“Ricoh’s Caplio R30 is a relatively powerful digital camera packed into a very compact metal body. The 5-Megapixel model is very good feature wise, with quick access to options and speedy performance, but is let down by average image quality – expect high noise, soft focus, and purple fringing.
Pros: Solid build; easy to use; long & wide zoom; excellent macro mode
Cons: Average image quality; no image stabilisation; zoom locked to 7 steps”
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Pentax Optio WPi – Review @ Trusted Review
TrustedReview has posted their review on Pentax Optio WPi, a 6.0 Megapixel point-and-shoot water resistant digital camera with 3x optical zoom and 2.0″ LCD screen.
“If you have a camera-killing lifestyle but enjoy taking pictures, then the WPi is the ideal solution. It is well made, looks superb, handles well, has reasonably good image quality and can survive and take pictures in conditions that would destroy any other camera. There’s nothing else on the market like it.”
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