With the first wave of camera announcements for the year over and more to come as we approach PMA 2009 in March, here are some digital camera trends we’re gonna see this year:
12 megapixels is the new “10 megapixels” and 18 megapixels will be the new “15 megapixels”. Remember all those 10 megapixel ultra-compact cameras we saw last year? Well, that’s out of fashion now and this year we’ll be seeing new 12 megapixel ultra-compact cameras… and well, I hope [...]
Here’s my review of the Olympus FE370, a budget camera with a 5X zoom lens, 2.7 inch LCD and “Perfect Fix” features trickled down from some higher-end models. There’s also the Olympus FE370 photo gallery, which you may wanna check out at the end of the day as well. Hit the link for the review.
I’ve also posted the Olympus FE370 Photo Gallery along with the Olympus FE370 review. Remember to check out both.
Panasonic announced six new compact cameras today, many of them sound really interesting/impressive (especially the Lumix ZS3/TZ7) and I look forward to getting my hands on them for review. Also, Panasonic seems to be entering the “camera name-game”, like another certain Japanese camera company by giving all the cameras announced today different names, depending on where in the world you live (oh, fantastic).
Panasonic Lumix ZS1 (aka TZ6) and ZS3 (aka TZ7)
(Compact super-zoom cameras)
10 and 12 effective megapixels (though the ZS3/TZ7 [...]
I’ve just published my review of the Canon PowerShot E1, the “stylish twin” to the A1000 IS which also features a 4X zoom lens, 2.5 inch LCD and an optical viewfinder. I’ve got the Canon PowerShot E1 photo gallery online too.
I’ve also posted the Canon PowerShot E1 Photo Gallery along with the Canon PowerShot E1 review. Remember to check out both.
Fresh out of the DPInterface review oven is my review of the Panasonic Lumix LX3 – a compact prosumer camera with a full suite of manual controls and an ultra-wide angle zoom lens. Be sure to check out full-sized photos taken straight out of the camera in the Panasonic Lumix LX3 photo gallery too. Hit the link for the full review of the camera.
Here’s the Panasonic Lumix LX3 Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Panasonic Lumix LX3 review too.
Panasonic announced four compact cameras today – merely updates to last year’s low-end models which probably won’t get any “oohs” and “aahhs” from the crowd but people who want a small, affordable camera might consider looking at these.
Panasonic Lumix FS6 and FS7
(Point-and-snap cameras)
8 effective megapixels (FS6)
10 effective megapixels (FS7)
33 – 132 mm (f2.8 – f5.9) 4X optical zoom lens
Optical image stabilization
2.5 inch LCD for FS6, 2.7 inch LCD for FS7
No manual controls
Intelligent Auto mode (camera picks a mode automatically) with [...]