Category: Digital Compact Cameras
Steves Digicams have just published a review of the Olympus C-470 ZOOM (also known as the D-590), a digicam with four megapixels, 3x optical zoom and a 1.8” anti-glare LCD screen.
“We were pleased with the overall image quality when using highest SHQ 2272x1704 image quality mode. Our outdoor images were consistently sharp, well exposed, and richly saturated. Its 3x optical zoom lens offers enough field of view in the wide-angle range for composing landscape shots, while still providing plenty of magnification in the telephoto range to bring your subjects closer.”
Steves Digicams have just published a review of the Olympus C-470 ZOOM (also known as the D-590), a digicam with four megapixels, 3x optical zoom and a 1.8” anti-glare LCD screen. “We were pleased with the overall image quality when using highest SHQ 2272x1704 image quality mode. Our outdoor images…
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have just reviewed the new slimline 5 megapixel Casio EXILIM Card EX-Z55 digital camera.
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have just reviewed the new slimline 5 megapixel Casio EXILIM Card EX-Z55 digital camera. Website: Index Digicam - Casio EXILIM Card EX-Z55 Review Check the Latest Prices for the Casio EXILIM Card EX-Z55
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have just reviewed the 5 megapixel Pentax Optio S5i.
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have just reviewed the 5 megapixel Pentax Optio S5i. Website: Index Digicam - Pentax Optio S5i Review Check the Latest Prices for the Pentax Optio S5i
Slovenian website e-fotografija have just reviewed the compact 4.1 Megapixel Fuji FinePix F450 Zoom (which is the bigger brother of the F420 that I reviewed a couple of months ago).
Slovenian website e-fotografija have just reviewed the compact 4.1 Megapixel Fuji FinePix F450 Zoom (which is the bigger brother of the F420 that I reviewed a couple of months ago). Website: e-fotografija - Fuji FinePix F450 Zoom Review Check the Latest Prices for the Fuji FinePix F450 Zoom
CNET has reviewed the Kodak Easyshare CX7530, a 5-megapixel digital camera with a 3X optical zoom lens, selling for US$299.
“Compared to its sibling, the CX7430, the Kodak EasyShare CX7530’s photos had a lot more contrast and snap, and there was less tendency for whites to blow out. Many images were a little soft, however, and lacked the sharpness we expected from a 5-megapixel camera. However, flesh tones were pleasing, and the camera did a good job of preventing red-eye.”
Website: CNET - Kodak Easyshare CX7530 Review
CNET has reviewed the Kodak Easyshare CX7530, a 5-megapixel digital camera with a 3X optical zoom lens, selling for US$299. “Compared to its sibling, the CX7430, the Kodak EasyShare CX7530’s photos had a lot more contrast and snap, and there was less tendency for whites to blow out. Many images…
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the new 3 megapixel Casio EXILIM Card EX-S100.
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the new 3 megapixel Casio EXILIM Card EX-S100. Website: Index Digicam - Casio EXILIM Card EX-S100 Review Check the Latest Prices for the Casio EXILIM Card EX-S100
PCMagazine have taken a look back over the last year of new products and published their Best of the Year guide. The 8-megapixel Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom (pictured) is their recommended model in the Camera—Enthusiast category.
“Other models have longer zoom lenses and more intuitive menus, but the Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom’s excellent picture quality, deep feature set, and solid construction make it a great choice for enthusiasts. It boots up and recycles very quickly. In testing, flash shots showed well-saturated colors and strong, balanced illumination. Exposure and colors were good in our simulated daylight shots.”
Other photography-related winners include the Leica Digilux 2, Nikon D70, Canon EOS 20D, Canon i9900 Photo Printer and Epson PictureMate.
PCMagazine have taken a look back over the last year of new products and published their Best of the Year guide. The 8-megapixel Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom (pictured) is their recommended model in the Camera—Enthusiast category. “Other models have longer zoom lenses and more intuitive menus, but the Olympus C-808…
DCResource have just posted their full review of the new 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8800.
“The Nikon Coolpix 8800 is a high resolution ultra zoom camera that I can recommend to everyone except action shooters. That’s because I found the 8800’s performance to be, shall we say, a little lacking. This is especially noticeable in terms of focus speed (average at best), shot-to-shot delays, and image playback speed. Continuing shooting was frustrating due to LCD blackouts between shots. If these things aren’t critical, then the 8800 is a heck of a camera.”
DCResource have just posted their full review of the new 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8800. “The Nikon Coolpix 8800 is a high resolution ultra zoom camera that I can recommend to everyone except action shooters. That’s because I found the 8800’s performance to be, shall we say, a little lacking…
I say quietly, because there has been no press release or the usual fanfare for this new addition to the Konica Minolta range of digital cameras, the entry-level DiMAGE E40. Costing around £150 in the UK and actually in the shops right now, the E40, as DigiCamReview.co.uk point out, bears an uncanny resemblance to a couple of other budget models in terms of its looks and specification.
Website: DigiCamReview.co.uk - New Konica Minolta Dimage E40
I say quietly, because there has been no press release or the usual fanfare for this new addition to the Konica Minolta range of digital cameras, the entry-level DiMAGE E40. Costing around £150 in the UK and actually in the shops right now, the E40, as DigiCamReview.co.uk point out, bears…
HP Press Release
HP Grabs Top Awards Across Its Consumer Electronics Portfolio; Nine Innovation Awards from Consumer Electronics Association among 21 Garnered in Last Three Months
PALO ALTO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dec. 15, 2004—HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ)today announced that it has won 21 industry awards over the last three months, including prestigious innovation and design awards from the Consumer Electronics Association and iF International Forum Design.
Demonstrating the company’s broad leadership in the digital entertainment market, every product category in HP’s consumer electronics portfolio—digital cameras, PCs, handhelds, displays, printers and digital entertainment products—received recognition during the period.
Consumer Electronics Show honorees include the HP Photosmart R707 Digital Camera (pictured), HP LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling Technology and the HP z545-b Digital Entertainment Center.
HP Press Release HP Grabs Top Awards Across Its Consumer Electronics Portfolio; Nine Innovation Awards from Consumer Electronics Association among 21 Garnered in Last Three Months PALO ALTO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dec. 15, 2004—HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ)today announced that it has won 21 industry awards over the last three months, including prestigious innovation and…
Hungarian website Index Digicam have posted a review of the new 5 megapixel Panasonic DMC-LC80 digital camera.
Hungarian website Index Digicam have posted a review of the new 5 megapixel Panasonic DMC-LC80 digital camera. Website: Index Digicam - Panasonic DMC-LC80 Review
Spanish website Quesabesde have just reviewed the new slimline 5 megapixel Casio EXILIM Card EX-Z50 digital camera.
Spanish website Quesabesde have just reviewed the new slimline 5 megapixel Casio EXILIM Card EX-Z50 digital camera. Website: Quesabesde - Casio EXILIM Card EX-Z50 Review
PC Magazine have published a round-up of 7 megapixel cameras, including the Canon PowerShot G6 (pictured).
“If you wanted an enthusiast or compact camera with a bit higher resolution than 6 megapixels but didn’t want to spend around $1,000 for an 8MP camera, you were out of luck—until the recent release of a slew of 7MP cameras. For just $500 to $700, there is now a wide range of cameras that can produce images of up to 3,072-by-2,304 pixels, suitable for making razor-sharp 11-by-17 prints—even after some cropping. In this batch we also include the Fujifilm Coolpix E550, which uses Fujifilm’s own SuperCCD HR sensor, which is rated at 6MP and has a 12MP hardware interpolation mode that brings its images in line with those of the 7MP cameras.”
PC Magazine have published a round-up of 7 megapixel cameras, including the Canon PowerShot G6 (pictured). “If you wanted an enthusiast or compact camera with a bit higher resolution than 6 megapixels but didn’t want to spend around $1,000 for an 8MP camera, you were out of luck—until the recent…
Nikon has released a new firmware version for the 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8400.
Issues addressed with firmware version 1.2:
Digital zoom up to 2x is now possible when the [Lens] option in the shooting menu is set to [Telephoto].
A problem that caused pictures taken continuously at an image-quality setting of [RAW] to have a magenta tint overall when viewed in PictureProject or Nikon Capture has been corrected.
A problem that caused recording problems for pictures taken continuously at an image-quality setting of [EXTRA] has been corrected.
Website: Nikon Coolpix 8400 Firmware - Windows
Website: Nikon Coolpix 8400 Firmware - MAC
Nikon has released a new firmware version for the 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8400. Issues addressed with firmware version 1.2: Digital zoom up to 2x is now possible when the [Lens] option in the shooting menu is set to [Telephoto]. A problem that caused pictures taken continuously at an image-quality…
PhotographyBLOG reader Craig Coussins has alerted me to a potential issue with the Nikon MB-E5700 Battery Pack, and it seems with Nikon’s customer support. Craig is a Coolpix 8700 owner and recently experienced the problem outlined below when he tried to use some new NiMH 2400 mAh batteries.
“I thought that you would like to know this. Whether or not the Nikon 8700 is better than other digital cameras, I have one and use the 8700 battery pack (MB-E5700) with this. I recently upgraded the batteries from 2000 to 2400 but they did not work. I bought a new and expensive charger thinking that my old charger was not doing the job. Despite this the batteries still did not work I returned all 18 batteries to the vendor and they exchanged them. The new ones still did not work. I then asked Nikon about this and they replied that their cameras don’t take larger than 2000 rechargeable and if I did get them to work they would seriously damage the camera. Funny how most dealers are selling these higher grade batteries but neglect to inform us that a major company like Nikon can’t actually use these new higher grade batteries. I spent a fortune for nothing. I mentioned this issue to Jessop’s recently and they were amazed and completely unaware of this fact.”
Reader comments (see below) indicate that it is almost certainly an issue with the electrical contact between the batteries and the contacts in the battery pack. Have any other Nikon owners experienced something similar? Leave a comment and let me know.
PhotographyBLOG reader Craig Coussins has alerted me to a potential issue with the Nikon MB-E5700 Battery Pack, and it seems with Nikon’s customer support. Craig is a Coolpix 8700 owner and recently experienced the problem outlined below when he tried to use some new NiMH 2400 mAh batteries. “I thought…
Samsung Camera Press Release 13/12/04
December 13, 2004—Samsung Camera is pleased to announce the availability of a $50 rebate on its Digimax V50, Digimax V6, Digimax, V5, Digimax U-CA 4 and Digimax U-CA 3 digital cameras. The offer is valid through January 31, 2005, giving shoppers yet another great reason to choose Samsung Digimax digital cameras for everyone on their gift lists this year.
Customers who purchase any of the above mentioned cameras at participating stores can redeem the rebates by sending a complete certificate, a copy of the original cash register receipt with the price circled and the original UPC code on the camera box to Samsung Digimax Digital Camera Production, P.O. Box 9087, Bridgeport, NJ 08014.
Samsung Camera Press Release 13/12/04 December 13, 2004—Samsung Camera is pleased to announce the availability of a $50 rebate on its Digimax V50, Digimax V6, Digimax, V5, Digimax U-CA 4 and Digimax U-CA 3 digital cameras. The offer is valid through January 31, 2005, giving shoppers yet another great reason…
Nikon have released a new firmware version for the Coolpix 3100, a 3-megapixel digital camera that was first announced back in February at PMA 2003.
Issues addressed with firmware version 1.3
The camera’s transfer button can be used with PictureProject to transfer pictures to a computer.
A problem that caused pictures of bright subjects taken with firing of the built-in Speedlight to be under-exposed has been corrected.
Website: Nikon Coolpix 3100 Firmware - Windows
Website: Nikon Coolpix 3100 Firmware - MAC
Nikon have released a new firmware version for the Coolpix 3100, a 3-megapixel digital camera that was first announced back in February at PMA 2003. Issues addressed with firmware version 1.3 The camera’s transfer button can be used with PictureProject to transfer pictures to a computer. A problem that caused…
The Spanish website Quesabesde have published their review of the 8 megapixel Canon EOS 20D DSLR.
Website: Quesabesde - Canon EOS 20D Review
The Spanish website Quesabesde have published their review of the 8 megapixel Canon EOS 20D DSLR. Website: Quesabesde - Canon EOS 20D Review Check the Latest Prices for the Canon EOS 20D
Imaging Resource have published their review of the 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8400.
“Image noise on the 8800 was interesting: At the ISO 50 and 100 settings, image noise was visible but quite tolerable, particularly at ISO 50, where what noise there was, was very fine-grained. At ISO 200, details were slightly obscured by the anti-noise processing, the noise levels were higher, and the noise was less fine-grained, but still within a range that I think most users would consider acceptable. At ISO 400, the noise was much stronger, more subject detail was lost, and the noise pattern became much coarser, although it was still tighter than that in many cameras. I personally wouldn’t consider the Coolpix 8400 to be usable at ISO 400 for large prints, but it would be fine for 4x6 snapshots.”
Imaging Resource have published their review of the 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8400. “Image noise on the 8800 was interesting: At the ISO 50 and 100 settings, image noise was visible but quite tolerable, particularly at ISO 50, where what noise there was, was very fine-grained. At ISO 200, details…
Imaging Resource have reviewed the 5 megapixel Pentax Optio S5i.
“Overall, the Optio S5i is amazingly full-featured for a subcompact model, delivering good (although slightly understated) color and tone in an incredibly tiny package. If you’re looking for an ultra-compact camera with a full feature set, the Optio S5i is hard to beat. The camera’s 5.0-megapixel CCD produces very high resolution images, and the camera offers a wide range of preset shooting modes and exposure control options to suit a range of user levels. Excellent for travel and as a “take anywhere” camera, the Pentax Optio S5i arguably packs more photographic capability per cubic inch than anything else on the market.”
Imaging Resource have reviewed the 5 megapixel Pentax Optio S5i. “Overall, the Optio S5i is amazingly full-featured for a subcompact model, delivering good (although slightly understated) color and tone in an incredibly tiny package. If you’re looking for an ultra-compact camera with a full feature set, the Optio S5i is…