Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Steve’s Digicams has posted a review of the Pansonic Lumix DMC-TZ4.
The image quality from our outdoor images are excellent for a camera in this category. Our photos show good overall exposure and natural color saturation. The Leica 10x zoom lens offers a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28-280mm, and is an outstanding feature on this camera.
Steve’s Digicams has posted a review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8.
Image quality when using 8M Fine mode was average when compared to similar models in this class. When shooting outdoors, the camera produced crisp, clear images with good exposures and colors. The Leica 5x optical zoom lens has a 35mm equivalent of 32-160mm, giving you an excellent wide angle end as well as a good telephoto coverage.
Trusted Reviews has posted a review of the 10.1 megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS20.
The Lumix FS20 is a companion model the the FS5, offering a larger LCD screen and slightly better handling. Build quality is excellent, and the overall design is functional but attractive. It is a point-and-shoot camera with a limited but sensible range of features, and performs well in most situations, with good low light capabilities.
Photo Review has posted a review of the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs.
Photographs taken with the test camera in bright lighting were colour accurate with more restrained saturation than we’re accustomed to in digicams. They also showed a significantly wider-than-average dynamic range. In our shooting tests we found increasing the dynamic range expansion settings tended to reduce overall image contrast.
Trusted Reviews has reviewed the Casio Exilim EX-Z80.
The Casio Exilim EX-Z80 is a remarkable camera in many ways. Not only is it the smallest 8-megapixel camera on the market, it has a number of advanced technical features not found on rival models. Design, build quality, performance and handling are all very good, and the AF system is amazing, but these attributes are somewhat let down by rather sub-standard image quality. Nonetheless, as a convenient pocket snapshot camera it’s hard to beat, and represents good value for its low price.
Cnet has posted a review of the Pentax K200D.
Pentax’s K200D entry-level SLR gives a lot of bang for the buck and has better performance than last year’s model. Despite low noise and pleasingly detailed images, technically inaccurate colors keep it from capturing the gold medal for image quality.
Click here for more Pentax K200D reviews and news.
DCResource has posted a review of the Ricoh R8.
The R8 was generally a good performer. It starts up in about two seconds, which is on the slow side, though the camera has a good-sized zoom to extend. Focusing speeds were about average, ranging from 0.2 – 0.4 seconds at wide-angle, to around twice that at full telephoto.
For more news and reviews for the Ricoh R8 and some nostalgic thoughts from yours truly, visit Photography Bay’s Ricoh R8 Reviews & Resources page.
PhotographyBLOG has published a review of the new 14.6 megapixel Pentax K20D.
Pentax have made some notable improvements with the K20D in terms of it’s responsiveness and ease-of-use, in particular offering much quicker file write times that really speed up using the camera. If you have a collection of Pentax lenses, you’ll love the new AF Adjustment custom function, which allows you to precisely calibrate each one to the K20D, and the Dust Alert feature shows you exactly where the dust is on the sensor. Studio photographers can now seriously consider the K20D because of the welcome addition of an X-sync socket, and the camera still offers dust and water-resistance and effective anti-shake and dust-removal systems.
Click here for more news, reviews and info on the Pentax K200D.
DPReview has posted a review of the 11.1 megapixel Fuji Finepix S100FS.
It represents an awful lot of camera for comparatively little money and one that is more flexible than a DSLR kit for the same outlay. Its feature set, including very respectable RAW performance and dynamic range optimization is impressive. It’s nice to see a flash hot shoe, even if it isn’t as sophisticated as the ones found on most DSLRs.
Interested in a new Canon camera, lens or other accessory? Well, the price is going up for dealers on May 1, 2008. The price adjustment on the consumer end is sure to follow. Thinking of grabbing a new Canon lens or flash? Maybe you should speed up the process, eh?
Note, the price increase does not affect Canon DSLR bodies or kits.
(via Rob Galbraith)