Sony’s Cyber-shot DSC-W350 is an ultra-slim 14.1 Megapixel point-and-shoot camera with a 4x optically-stabilised zoom lens and a 2.7in screen. Announced in January 2010, it builds upon the previous year’s W2xx models, packing Sony’s latest technologies into one of the smallest bodies in the current range. Indeed, measuring just 90.7×51.5×16.7mm, the Cyber-shot W350…
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Announced as the world’s slimmest 10x super-zoom when released in February 2010, the Nikon COOLPIX S8000 is Nikon’s attempt to corner the increasingly popular ‘travel zoom’ market. With a 10x optical zoom, 14 Megapixel sensor and 3 inch, high-resolution, LCD screen packing in 921 thousand pixels, this is a model designed for people who are…
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One of four new J-series compacts announced by Fujifilm in February 2010, the FinePix JZ300 is a 12 Megapixel super-zoom with a 10x optical range and 2.7in screen. It can shoot HD video at 720p resolution at 24 frames per second and, what’s more, you can use the optical zoom while shooting video. With three…
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The Panasonic Lumix TZ8 / ZS5 is a 12 Megapixel compact with a 12x optical zoom and 2.7 inch screen. It was released in January 2010 alongside the higher-end Lumix TZ10 / ZS7, with which it shares the same body, lens, sensor, 720p HD video and manual controls. The TZ10 / ZS7 additionally boasts a…
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Nikon’s P100 is the company’s third-generation SLR-style super zoom, replacing the P90. Launched in February 2010 it swaps its predecessor’s 12.1 Megapixel CCD sensor with a 10.3 Megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor. Though moving to a lower resolution sensor might seem like a retrograde step, the P100’s new sensor provides a step up in video performance…
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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 is a 12.2 Megapixel compact with a 4x zoom lens and a 3.5 inch touch-screen. The TX9 was Launched in July 2010 alongside the Cyber-shot WX5, which has a similar specification with a 5x zoom and a smaller conventional screen and the T99, a budget version with a 3 inch touch-screen…
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The Sony Cyber-shot HX100V is a 16.2 Megapixel super-zoom camera with a 30x stabilized lens and a flip-up 3 inch LCD screen. Released concurrently with the Cyber-shot HX9V pocket super-zoom in February 2011, the HX100V shares the same Exmor-R back-illuminated CMOS sensor in a larger SLR-styled body with a much longer zoom range. With a…
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The EOS 1000D, or Digital Rebel XS as it’s known in North America, is Canon’s latest entry-level DSLR. It’s the true successor to the best-selling EOS 400D / Rebel XTi and positioned below the EOS 450D / Rebel XSi which was launched six months earlier. The new EOS 1000D / XS shares several key specifications…
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45, or FZ40 as it’s known in North America, is a 14 Megapixel super-zoom camera with a 24x stabilised range, HD video and a 3 inch screen. Launched in July 2010 it replaces the very popular Lumix FZ38, or FZ35 as that model was called in North America. From here on we’ll…
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Canon’s EOS 7D is the company’s latest semi-pro DSLR, featuring 18 Megapixels, HD video and 8fps continuous shooting. Announced in September 2009, it represents a new product category for Canon, positioned between the existing EOS 50D and EOS 5D Mark II models. As such it doesn’t replace an existing model and the EOS 50D will…
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