Ahead of my full review of the Sony HX300 which had a small place in my camera bag for my trip to the FWI in the Caribbeans, and to answer some of your questions and comments about the huge and insanely wide focal range fo its lens, here are significant images that show what it [...]
Pentax Ricoh announced a new compact digital APS-C sensor camera : the Ricoh GR. It receives an APS-C CMOS sensor (16-megapixel), a fixed lens of 28mm equivalent and pretty fast ( f/2.8) and the new GR Engine V image processor. Here is a new player in the segment of compact cameras equipped with an SLR [...]
For the experiment, American wedding photographer Brian Kraft has covered a weeding as the backup of photographer Mark Alison who was the official photographer for the day which enabled him to attempt the adventure of covering the wedding with only the Fuji X100S, a camera with a 35mm wide-angle lens he liked in order to [...]
Minox has made a specialty of digital cameras with both a miniature size and a retro look to perfection. Today Minox launches a new Digital Classic Camera with a new 14 megapixel sensor. This small compact which really reminds me of a 50′s spy camera only weights 113 grams and will be available at $239 [...]
It’s rare in photography that image quality doesn’t suffer the more compact the camera becomes. The two just don’t work well together. It’s a purely physical thing. It’s this very enigma that camera makers have set out to resolve in recent years. They’ve succeeded so far in offering a largely improved quality of image in [...]
The Nikon Coolpix P330 receives the latest Backside Illuminated CMOS sensor of 12 megapixels in 1/1.7 “. Its sensibility ranges from ISO 200 to 3,200 and is expandable up to ISO 12,800. The sensor’s signal is processed by the EXPEED C2 processor which allows the P330 to reach burst shooting mode rate of 10 fps. [...]
The least one can say is that this camera was highly anticipated. After the successful Fujifilm X100 and other large sensor digital compact cameras like the Leica X1 / X2, or the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX1, I was expecting anxiously that Nikon would unveil its vision of a premium marge sensor compact camera. And it is [...]
The world of digital photography is on the move, and there’s no stopping it! This fall, Samsung unveiled the first 3G + Wi-Fi enabled camera operating under Android. The new Samsung Galaxy Camera combines most of the advantages of a true smartphone with those of a camera. In fact, on the camera end, it greatly [...]
“A rugged all terrain compact camera in a precious compact body” here’s how Sony introduced the new Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 announced today, the new waterproof compact digital camera (10m deep). The camera is also shock resistant, can work in cold cold temperatures as is dust dust resistant. It features a CMOS sensor “Exmor R” (BSI) of [...]
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V is replaced in 2013 by the DSC-HX300V in the range of Sony bridge cameras. The HX300 will be upscale, and the flagship of the range unless Sony have reserved a surprise for the rest of the year like a bridge camera with the 1″ sensor of the Cyber-shot RX100 for example [...]
Samsung today unveils a new smartcamera based on the Galaxy Camera but wthout its 3G connectivity : the Samsung Galaxy Camera Wi-Fi. It is also a 21x compact camera with a CMOS BSI sensor of 16MP / 1080p video recording. It inherits of the huge multitouch screen (OLED !!!) of its bigger brother 3G. The [...]
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 [...]
In a video posted on YouTube, Sony is showing us how the gorgeous Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 is assembled, by hand, like a Leica in a German Leica factory or a precious watch made in Switzerland. The video is interesting if you are into technics as it will show you which parts go where, how they are [...]
In this short video edited by Fujifilm Global, you will have a quick glance at how the new peaking focus display works on the new Fujifilm X100S premium compact camera works and how this new feature will help you get extra sharp in focus subjects on your photos. THe great thing is that this new [...]
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 [...]
Sigma launches its new enthusiast compact camera featuring a Merrill generation Foveon X3 sensor and now equipped with a 50mm f/2.8 lens, optimized for macro and close-up photo shooting. 50mm f/2.8 lens Sigma’s announcement during this CES 2013 comes as a bit of a surprise. The new addition to the Foveon X3 Merrill [...]
Here it is finally ! The long awaited successor of the famous Fujifilm X100 comes to reality. While one might have expected a Fuji X200, Fujifilm is actually unveiling the new X100S which is taking over the premium compact digital camera that made Fuji glorious again ! With a 23mm fast prime lens and an [...]
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 [...]
Fujifilm is refining the concept of “DESLR-like” bridge camera and unveil today the FinePix HS50EXR, a bridge camera featuring an impressive 42x zoom lens which makes a giant leap in seconds between 24 mm and 1000 mm. Fujifilm also equiped the new travel camera with the company’s new “Intelligent” hybrid autofocus system which takes advantage [...]
Here is the new waterproof compact camera of Fujifilm’s range : the FinePix XP60. This year, Fujifilm has focused on shooting speed and Full HD video performance of its tough camera. XP60 resistance The Fujifilm FinePix XP60 is waterproof till 6 m deep. The designers of this compact waterproof camera have also endowed the [...]
