Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The Fuji FinePix Z90 is a 14MP compact camera with a 3-inch touch screen. The Z90 has a 5x optical zoom lens and captures 720p HD video.
The FinePix Z90 should be available in mid-January 2011 at an initial retail price of $169.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Fuji FinePix JX300 and JX350 are two new compact cameras featuring a 14MP and 16MP sensor, respectively. Both cameras pack a 5x optical zoom lens and 720p HD video capture.
The JX300 should be available in mid-February at an initial retail price of $129.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
The JX350 should be available in April at an initial retail price of $159.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Fuji FinePix AV200, AX300 and JV200 are a trio of budget cameras introduced at CES 2011. All three cameras feature a 14MP image sensor and can capture 720p HD video. The AV200 and AX300 feature a 3x optical zoom lens, while the JV200 offers a 5x optical zoom.
The AV200 should be available in February 2011 at an initial retail price of $89.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
The AX300 should be available in February 2011 at an initial retail price of $99.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
The JV200 should be available in February 2011 at an initial retail price of $109.95. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The new Kodak Pulse digital frame is a Wi-Fi enabled frame with some interesting (or perhaps, odd) features. The Pulse frame has its own email address, which allows other people to email photos to the frame, which are then displayed.
Once new photos are received, you can use the frame to contact the sender with comments on their photo and (as Kodak puts it) “includes options like Such a Kodak Moment, LOL!, OMG!, Congrats! and Wish I were there!”
A 7-inch version of the frame is $130, while a 10-inch version will cost $200. Both should be available in Spring 2011. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Lexar has announced new Lexar Professional 133x SDXC cards in 128GB and 64GB flavors. The new cards offer a transfer speed of 20MB per second. The new 64GB and 128GB cards will be available in the first quarter of this year at initial retail prices of $399.99 and $699.99, respectively.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Sony has a press conference set for Wednesday evening this week at CES 2011, which should lead to the unveiling of numerous new tech products. Photo Rumors has it on good word that Sony will be dropping the following new point and shoot cameras:
Stay tuned for the official words and hands-on reports with all the new cameras at CES 2011.
[via Photo Rumors]
Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware.
Sigma SD15 version 1.01 – “Adds the selected function of Quick Set. Improves the display quality of the Color LCD monitor. Addition to the Key Sound cancellation function.” [Sigma Website]
With CES 2011 coming up next week, the rumor mill is picking up for new camera models to be released at or around the show. Near the top of the rumor list is an Olympus E-PL2 with a new high-res display, sensitivity up to ISO 6400 and a direct video record button.
If the above image is the real deal, it looks quite similar (if not a little sleeker) to the popular Olympus E-PL1, for which this new camera should serve as a direct replacement. Let’s hope they add in a peppier autofocus too…
[via Photo Rumors]
The Samsung NX11 is a follow-up to the Samsung’s first NX-series camera, the NX10. The new NX11 features a 14.6MP CMOS sensor, a 3-inch AMOLED screen, and can capture 720p HD video.
The NX11 also features the new i-Function, which was introduced in the recent, more compact NX100 model. The NX11 is packaged with an 18-55mm i-Function kit lens.
Alongside the NX11, Samsung is introducing two new i-Functions lenses: a 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens and a 20mm f/2.8 prime.
The Samsung NX11 kit carries an initial retail price of $649 and should be available in February 2011. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
I just got a tip that the Syl Arena’s Speedliter’s Handbook is now shipping from Amazon.
If you aren’t familiar with it, this book is all about learning to shoot with Canon’s E-TTL flash system. In Syl’s words, “It’s almost 400 pages, includes 800 photos, 100 diagrams, and 39 shoots detailed on 2-page spreads. If you shoot small flash (any brand), then 70% will be of interest. If you shoot Canon Speedlites, then 110% of the book will be of interest.”
The Speedliter’s Handbook retails for $49.99, but it’s currently up for grabs on Amazon for $31.49.