July 4th is this weekend! Have you gotten your camera ready? If you’re planning to dart out there today or tomorrow and get a new camera, take it easy and do some reading up first (so you don’t regret your purchase decision). Here are four cameras you may want to consider:

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I’ve just finished writing my review of the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Digital ELPH aka Digital IXUS 990 IS; a stylish little camera with a large 5X zoom lens and 3 inch LCD. It also has blink detection, auto scene detection and several other fancy features. Do visit the Canon SD970 Digital ELPH/Digital IXUS 990 IS photo gallery as well. Hit the link and check out the full review of the camera now!

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Here’s the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Digital ELPH aka Digital IXUS 990 IS Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Digital ELPH/Digital IXUS 990 IS review for more about the camera.

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I’ve just posted my review of the Sony Cyber-shot HX1, a super zoom camera that uses a CMOS sensor and has a 10 FPS burst mode. As you would expect, I also have a bunch of full-sized photos taken straight out of the camera ready in the Sony Cyber-shot HX1 photo gallery.

What are you waiting for? The full review of the Sony Cyber-shot HX1 awaits you after the link.

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There were three new digital cameras announced today, seemingly out of nowhere by three camera manufacturers. The star of the day has got to be Casio’s Exilim H10 compact super-zoom camera which features 12 megapixels, a 10X optical zoom lens with sensor-shift image stabilization, large 3 inch LCD, high-speed modes and Casio claims this camera’s battery life is rated at 1000 shots per charge. The other two cameras are from Fujifilm and Samsung respectively. The Fujifilm FinePix Z300 is an ultra-thin camera with a 3 inch touchscreen on the back (think Sony T-series) while Samsung’s WB1000 is a regular compact with 12 megapixels, a 5X lens that starts out at 24 mm, HD movie mode and a pair of unique battery charge/available memory gauges on the top.

I’ve just posted the Sony Cyber-shot HX1 Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Sony Cyber-shot HX1 review too.

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Hey, we need more variety in our camera reviews… so here’s my review of the Fujifilm FinePix Z33 WP; a waterproof, bubbly looking digital camera from Fujifilm. Visit the Fujifilm FinePix Z33 photo gallery for full-sized photos, or hit the link for the full review of the camera.

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Here’s the Fujifilm FinePix Z33 WP Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Fujifilm FinePix Z33 WP review for more about the camera as well.

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The Olympus SP590 Ultra Zoom currently holds the title of having the world’s largest zoom lens on a fixed lens camera. Here’s my review of this super-zoom camera with a huge 26X lens, 12 megapixels, full manual controls with a bulb mode and lots of playback tools. You can check out full-sized photos taken straight out of the camera in the Olympus SP590 photo gallery.

What are you waiting for? The full review of the Olympus SP590 awaits you after the link.

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I’ve posted the Olympus SP590 Ultra Zoom Photo Gallery which contains full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Olympus SP590 Ultra Zoom review for more about this relatively compact super zoom with a huge 26X optical zoom lens.

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Pentax announced their new mid-range K7 digital SLR today. The new Pentax K7 is more compact than the K20D it replaces and has several new features, including a new image sensor and 720p movie mode:

Pentax K7
(Mid-range digital SLR camera)

• 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor (1.5X crop factor)
• Sensor-shift image stabilization
• Weather sealing
• Dust reduction
• Pentax K lens mount
• Viewfinder with 0.92X magnification, 100% frame coverage
• 11 point AF
• 3 inch super-high resolution LCD
• Live view with contrast detection AF
• Full manual controls with hotshoe, RAW and wireless flash
• Shutter+aperture and sensitivity priority modes
• Distortion and chromatic aberration reduction; built-in HDR and multi-exposure features
• 5.2 FPS burst mode (take up to 40 JPEG or 15 RAW photos)
• 720p (1280 x 720) at 30 FPS movie mode with sound; external microphone port available
• Takes SD/SDHC cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in July for $1300 (body only)

Pentax also announced two new lenses today, both are weather-sealed:

• 18 - 55 mm, f3.5 - f5.6 AL WR; available for $200
• 50 - 200 mm, f4.0 - f5.6 AL WR; available for $250

I’ve just published my review of the Nikon Coolpix P90, Nikon’s latest ultra-zoom camera with a huge zoom lens, manual controls and all. As usual, full-sized photos taken straight out of the camera are available in the Nikon Coolpix P90 photo gallery.

What are you waiting for? The full review of the Nikon Coolpix P90 awaits you after the link.

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