The Panasonic Lumix GX8 is a mirrorless camera aimed at enthusiasts and based in the Micro Four Thirds standard. Announced in July 2015 it replaces the two year-old Lumix GX7 which was the first Lumix body to feature built-in stabilization. The new GX8 shares the flat-topped style of its predecessors, but is chunkier all-round than…
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The Nikon COOLPIX S33 is a low-cost, water-proof, dust-proof, freeze-proof, and shock-proof compact designed, in Nikon’s own Words, ‘for all the family’. As well as being tough and inexpensive, the COOLPIX S33 is very easy to use. Both the physical controls on the camera itself, as well as the menus, are very simple. Almost everything,…
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The Nikon COOLPIX AW130 is a rugged waterproof compact with a 16 Megapixel sensor and a 5x stabilised optical zoom. It’s waterproof to a depth of 30 meters, shock proof to 2.1 meters, dust-proof and can operate in temperatures down to -10C. The AW130 was launched in February 2015 alongside the company’s other waterproof compact,…
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The Olympus TOUGH TG860 is a water-proof, shock-proof, freeze-proof and dust-proof compact. Launched in April 2015 it’s an update to the year-old TG850 iHS. It retains the earlier model’s 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor and the 21-105mm equivalent optical zoom, still the widest lens available on any waterproof compact. Also retained is the 3 inch 460k…
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