Fuji S5100 reviewed I've posted my review
of the Fuji FinePix S5100 (known as the S5500 in
some countries). This is a competent, low-cost ultra zoom camera.
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Apple introduces iPod Photo Apple's new iPod Photo is a new version of the famous portable music player which can also be used to share your photos.
It has a 2-inch LCD display which can show one image at a time, or 25 small thumbnails. It can also be hooked into a television by using the included A/V cable or photo dock. Images get transferred to the iPod via the iTunes 4.7 software or the optional Belkin Media Reader, and the albums you've
created in iPhoto or Adobe Photoshop Elements/Album are brought over.
The iPod Photo is available in 40GB and 60GB sizes and is priced at $499 and
$599, respectively.
New higher capacity memory cards from SanDisk SanDisk has introduced new
higher capacity Memory Stick Pro and SD memory cards. Memory Stick Pro cards now come as large as 4GB (but at a cost of $799 -- ouch!),
while the smaller MS Pro Duo cards are now 1GB ($205). Those of you with camera that use Secure Digital (SD) cards will be pleased to hear that a 2GB card will be available next month for $199.
{ Monday, October 25, 2004 }
Monday's photo gallery update I've got four brand new photo galleries for you today:
Epson introduces world's first rangefinder digital camera I didn't get a chance to mention these two new Epson cameras last week, so here they are today. One is a pricey rangefinder camera, while the other is something for us regular folks.
R-D1
6.1 Megapixel CCD
EM lens mount, compatible with M-mount lenses directly, as well as L-mount
lenses with an adapter
1.53X focal length conversion (crop factor)
Classic rangefinder design; magnesium alloy exterior and aluminum die
cast body
1.x viewfinder gives you a sharp, unmagnified view of the scene; auto parallax
correction
2-inch LCD display
Full manual controls
RAW format supported
Uses proprietary lithium-ion battery and SD memory cards
Ships next month for $2999, body only
Epson L-500V The other camera is a 5 Megapixel with a big 2.5" LCD display:
L-500V
5.0 Megapixel CCD
F2.8-4.9, 3X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 34 - 102 mm
2.5" high resolution LCD display
Can shoot at 3 frames/second until the memory card is full; high speed
card required
VGA / 30 fps movie mode, with sound
Users can easily add a digital frame to their photos right on the camera
Can print directly to compatible Epson printers
Uses SD memory cards; 16MB card included
USB 2.0 High Speed supported
Ships in November for $399
{ Thursday, October 21, 2004 }
Canon PowerShot SD300 reviewed! I've posted my review of the brand new Canon PowerShot SD300 Digital ELPH. While it suffers from the same image quality issues as the S60/S70, it's still a great little camera.
Fuji sets price of FinePix S3 Pro Fuji has finally set the price of their FinePix S3 Pro digital SLR, a camera which was originally announced way back in February. The camera body will be priced at $2499 and it will ship in December.
{ Tuesday, October 19, 2004 }
PowerShot SD20 review posted After all those big zoom cameras it's nice to review something small! The camera
in question is the Canon
PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH, an ultra-compact camera
without a zoom lens.
{ Monday, October 18, 2004 }
Update on two reviews Since a few people have asked, I figured I should just post a note here about it. First, I am waiting for the new EF-S lenses to arrive before I complete my final review of the Canon EOS-20D. Second, I decided not to review the Fuji FinePix F810 because it's so similar to the E550 which I already reviewed -- plus my schedule is overloaded at the moment. You can find a detailed review of the F810 over at DP Review.
{ Saturday, October 16, 2004 }
Review of Nikon Coolpix 4800 posted Today I'm posting my review of the Nikon Coolpix 4800, an ultra zoom camera that I was pretty lukewarm about.
{ Thursday, October 14, 2004 }
Photo gallery update I've got four updated photo galleries for you today:
Sony DSC-T3 won't be sold in the USA Sony has informed us that the Cyber-shot DSC-T3 will not be sold in the U.S., citing continuing strong sales of the DSC-T1. I'm sure this will disappoint a lot of people who were excited about this camera!
{ Wednesday, October 13, 2004 }
DiMAGE Z3 review posted With today's review of the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3, I've completed my trio of
stabilized ultra zoom camera reviews (the Panasonic FZ3 and FZ20 were the other
two).
Olympus introduces new camera, printer, hard drive system Added 10am: Olympus today introduced a new "Total Imaging Solution" centered around a uniquely-designed 4 Megapixel camera known as the IR-500. The whole point of the system is that you can do record and store photos and then print them without ever touching a PC. Here are the highlights:
IR-500
4.0 effective Megapixel CCD
F2.9-4.8, 2.8X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 40 - 112 mm
2.5" LCD display can rotate 360 degrees front-to-back
Users can create and organize photo albums right on the camera
Numerous scene modes
Digital anti-shake function for movie mode
Connects to optional 40GB hard drive ($299); also supports future CD/DVD
burner
Connects to optional dye-sublimation photo printer ($199), which can print
a 4 x 6 inch print in under 90 seconds
Camera uses xD Picture cards; 16MB card card included
FZ3 review posted, another updated I've posted my review
of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3. While not as nice as its
big brother (the FZ20), this is still a very capable ultra zoom camera that
costs less
than $400.
In addition to that, I updated the PowerShot
S70 review with a sample movie
and a note about vignetting while using the flash.
{ Friday, October 8, 2004 }
Quick photo gallery update Today I have four fairly small photo gallery updates:
Another easy review: Canon PowerShot S70 I just love writing about cameras that are near-clones of ones that I've already
reviewed! That lets me crank them out really quickly. For today I've reviewed the Canon PowerShot S70, which is the same as the S60 except for the CCD, body color, and continuous shooting performance. If nothing else, check out the review to see a really cool panoramic shot taken with the S70!
Canon updates EOS-20D firmware and gets it right this time Canon has released a firmware
update for the EOS-20D, which fixes the same things
as the one a few days ago, without crashing your camera. The update fixes a problem
with the shutter release not working and improves compatibility with certain
CompactFlash cards as well. If you did manage to install v 1.0.4 a few days ago,
Canon recommends updating to 1.0.5 "just to be safe".
Consumer Reports on cameras I've never been a huge fan of Consumer Reports magazine's digital camera rankings, but I thought it was worth mentioning anyway. These are their top picks (in terms of overall score and best value) from the November 2004 issue:
FinePix E550 review posted Another day, another review. Today it's of the Fuji
FinePix E550, the top-end camera
in Fuji's E-series. I've still got an enormous backlog of cameras, so look for
more reviews soon.
{ Friday, October 1, 2004 }
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 review posted! Here's a little October surprise for you -- my review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20! After numerous requests from readers, I decided to move this one up a few weeks -- so enjoy!
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