Pentax has renewed their waterproof digital compact line at the occasion of the opening ceremonies of the Japanese photo salon CP+ with a trio of cameras. The first two being The WG-3 and WG-3 GPS waterproof to 14m (46 ft.+/-) and equipped with a backlit CMOS sensor. The third is a more affordable variant in [...]
For the event of CES 2013 Sony has reworked their line of digital compact waterproof cameras and announced theTG-2, TG-830 and TG630. Olympus has taken a leap forward with their waterproof level with the TG-2 which resists water to depths of 15 m.(+/- 48 ft.). On the basis of the TG1 iHS which I had [...]
I appreciated the Fujifilm X10 in my review of thi nice traditional camera for its user interface, its 2/3″sensor and its high quality fast lens. Today, Fujifilm is back with the replacement camera of the X10 unveiling the X20 which brings many improvements to the concept of high-end digital compact optical zoom camera, an area [...]
Panasonic’s 2013 waterproof digital camera, the new Lumix DMC-FT5 follows the lead set by the TZ40 in replacing the TZ30: boosting connectivity with new Wi-Fi and NFC technologies. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT5: a tough player The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT5 is quite a rugged device. Panasonic is announcing it can dive 12 meters under water, [...]
As every year or so, Leica borrows a few cameras to Panasonic which in return gets some lens production and design certification by the German company. This year, for the Photokina 2012, Leica unveiles two cameras which are also available under the Panasonic brand : The Leica D-LUX 6 : this camera has a 24-90mm [...]
January 2011, Las Vegas, CES, Consumer Elctronic show: Olympus unveils a sensational camera, the XZ-1 whose lens offers an impressive maximum aperture of f/1.8 in wide angle, but also in telephoto with an appreciated f/2.5 at 112mm. Today, as the 2012 Photokina kicks off, Olympus sharpens its enthusiast amateur photographer compact lcompact camera and unveil [...]
Hi everyone. As a starter of this Photokina 2012 D-Day, after the X-E1, Fujifilm fires the X-F1. Summing the premium compact camera Fujifilm X-F1 up is fairly easy : it is directly inspired by the X10, but in a more compact format, very compact, believe me, I saw it 2 weeks ago, and not designed [...]
As you may know, I spent 3 days with Fujifilm France staff in Malta to review the X-Pro1 and the X-S1. They confirmed that all X10 owner who would experience this white dot problem (sensor blooming) can now send its camera to Fujifilm’s support department. They will repair it free of charge. Note that this [...]
Before I publish the full review of the Canon Powershot G1 X, here is a little preview of what it is capable of in terms of low-light image quality. The huge sensor of this compact camera is undoubtedly responsible for the performance you can see by yourself bellow. I have paste 100% crops of images [...]
This was Canon’s early 2012 surprise announcement. As we were expecting a Powershot G13 or G14, as we were anxiously waiting for canon to unveil the EOS 5D Mark III, Canon came with something brand new on the premium compact camera market : the Powershot G1 X. We announced it here and previewed it there. [...]
I know you like it. The Canon Powershot G1 X is going a must-have camera this year. It ships on March 31st. To be among the firsts to own it, remember I’ll organize a contest giving you an opportunity to win a Canon G1 X. Till then, you can check my Canon G12 vs G1 [...]
You can already pre-order your copy of probably-the-best-compact-digital-camera-ever, the Canon G1 X. B&H as well as Amazon and other online chains take pre-orders of the huge sensor compact camera from Canon, a camera that we hope Canon will produce in a sufficient quantity because the demand is going to be huge. I will be one [...]
It took 2 months to DxO Labs to figure out how the sensor of the Fuji X10 was behaving, they told me. But they finally did break the code and went through the 2/3″ CMOS sensor secrets of this serious amateur camera, the Finepix X10. They have benchmarked the sensor and this gives us a [...]
Our friends from Seattle just publish an extensive image gallery of photos taken with the Canon Powershot G1 X, the large CMOS sensor based compact camera announced mast week by Canon and that we could preview here on Canon’s booth during the CES 2012. Andy Westlake took a full bundle of images with the G1 [...]
I just got back from the Convention Center (over crowded today !) and the Canon booth, which was quite busy, as always. I could put my hands on a preproduction sample of the G1 X, therefore, I could not take any picture with it. I tried, but the Canon guy did really not want stating [...]
Mirrorless cameras are usually aimed towards amateur photographers which are disappointed by their point-and-shoot camera image quality and are lured by the ISO sensitivity, low noise images of the huge sensors and by the nice bokeh effect which gives your images a quick professional look. But quite often, these amateurs don’t really intend to change [...]
We announced the X10 in september, a nice camera designed with the X100′s spirit…. but it had no price… It now has one. It will be sold $599. That is not a cheap camera as expected. It is actually slightly cheaper than Canon’s G12 and Panasonic’s LX5. It counts on its 2/3″ MOS sensor, its [...]
The acclaimed Fuji X100 now has a little brother. The X10. Its target : the Canon G12, the Olympus XZ-1, the Panasonic LX5…
