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Just posted: Samsung ST700 photo gallery which contains photos taken using the camera. Be sure to check out the Samsung ST700 DualView review to read about this ultra-compact camera with two displays.
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Read our full review of the Panasonic Lumix ZS10 (also known as the Lumix TZ20!). The camera has 14 megapixels of resolution, 16X optical zoom, built-in GPS and plenty more stuffed into a compact, easy-to-bring around design. Also head on to the Panasonic Lumix ZS10 photo gallery to view photos taken using the camera. Otherwise, hit the link to start reading the review.
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Panasonic has announced their new 1.1 firmware which updates seven of their Lumix G series lenses with the ‘HD’ designation. The HD update is a software one and promises better lens performance while recording HD movies on your Lumix interchangeable lens camera: autofocus that is silent and better at tracking focus, better exposure control and improved operation of optical image stabilization while recording video.

The 7 Lumix G lenses that will benefit from this update include:

• Lumix G 8 mm f3.5 fisheye
• Lumix G 14 mm f2.5 pancake
• Lumix G 7-14 mm f4.0
• Lumix G 14-42 mm f3.5-5.6 Mega OIS
• Lumix G 14-45 mm f3.5-5.6 Mega OIS
• Lumix G 45-200 mm f4.0-5.6 Mega OIS
• Lumix G 100-300 mm f4.0-5.6 Mega OIS

Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

Canon also made available a new super-zoom digital camera today, which doesn’t give you a ‘prosumer’ experience like the S100 (things like RAW mode and GPS are missing), but still has plenty of manual controls and a very versatile 35X optical zoom lens.

Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

• New DIGIC 5 image processor promises better processing and noise reduction
• 12 effective megapixel (1/2.3 inch CMOS sensor; smaller and different versus the PowerShot S100′s sensor)
• 24 – 840 mm (f2.7 – f5.8) 35X optical zoom lens
• Optical image stabilization (Intelligent IS changes stabilization mode depending on shooting situation)
• 2.7 inch flipout and rotate LCD (230,000 pixels)
  Electronic viewfinder EVF (202,000 pixels)
• Smart Auto and scene modes
  Full manual controls (but no RAW)
• Zoom Framing Assist button allows quick and temporary zooming out for photo recomposition
• Continuous shooting at 2.4 FPS (unlimited) or 10 FPS (up to 8 shots) at full resolution
• 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080) 24 FPS movie mode with stereo sound and optical zoom
• Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in September for $430

Canon PowerShot S100

Canon just announced a new pocket prosumer digital camera today. The long awaited successor to the PowerShot S90/S95 brings about a brand new sensor, processor, lens, GPS functionality and several software features to the table, as well as an old name, PowerShot S100 (Canon made a PowerShot S100 Digital ELPH something like 11 years ago)

Canon PowerShot S100

• New DIGIC 5 image processor promises better processing and noise reduction
• 12 effective megapixel (1/1.7 inch Canon-made CMOS sensor)
• 24 – 120 mm (f2.0 – f5.9) 5X optical zoom lens
• Optical image stabilization (Intelligent IS changes stabilization mode depending on shooting situation)
• 3 inch LCD (461,000 pixels)
• Smart Auto and scene modes
  Full manual controls with RAW
• Built-in GPS functionality
• New HDR mode
• Customizable function ring around lens
• Continuous shooting at 2.3 FPS (unlimited) or 9.6 FPS (up to 8 shots) at full resolution
• 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080) 24 FPS movie mode with stereo sound and optical zoom
• Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in November for $430
• Comes in your choice of silver or black

Here’s the Panasonic Lumix ZS10 AKA Lumiz TZ20 photo gallery filled with photos taken straight out of the camera. Be sure to check out the Panasonic Lumix ZS10 / Lumix TZ20 review to read about this compact travel-zoom camera.
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Here’s our in-depth review of the Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR. This compact super-zoom camera sports a big 15X optical zoom lens, a familiar 16 megapixel CMOS (which is found in Fuji’s high-end ‘big’ ultra-zoom, the FinePix HS20 EXR we reviewed last month), 3 inch display, full manual controls and Full HD movie mode. Remember to head on to the Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR photo gallery to check out photos directly from the camera. Find out more about the FinePix F550 EXR after the jump!
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Samsung NX200

Samsung just announced a new compact interchangeable lens camera. The new Samsung NX200 looks to be a brand new competitor to the likes of the Olympus PEN cameras, Panasonic GF3 and Sony NEX 5N.

Samsung NX200

• 20.3 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor (made by Samsung)
  1.5X crop factor
• Samsung NX lens mount; supports i-Function lenses that let you use the focus ring to adjust settings
• 3 inch AMOLED display (614,000 pixels)
• Full manual controls with RAW mode and flash hotshoe (no built-in flash)
• ISO range 100 – 12800
• 7 FPS continuous shooting mode
• 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080) 30 FPS movie mode with stereo sound
• Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Availability and price to be announced