The Alpha DSLR-A300 and Alpha DSLR-A350 are Sony’s fourth and fifth DSLRs, launched together at the annual PMA show in late January 2008. Since the original A100 was replaced by the A200 in early January, Sony now has four models in the Alpha range: the entry-level A200, the semi-pro A700, and positioned in-between, the new…
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Canon PowerShot SX40 HS preview The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS is a 12 Megapixel super-zoom camera with a massive 35x optical range. Announced in September 2011, it replaces the best-selling PowerShot SX30 IS. The new model keeps essentially the same body, lens, screen, controls and battery as its predecessor, but switches its 14 Megapixel CCD…
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The Nikon COOLPIX L22 is a budget compact with a 12 Megapixel CCD sensor, 3in screen and 3.6x optical zoom lens. Replacing the hugely popular COOLPIX L20, it’s one of five COOLPIX compacts released concurrently in February 2010 ranging from budget models to the new P100 HD-capable super-zoom. In the budget range Nikon also launched…
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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GH2 is a hybrid camera designed to capture high quality stills and HD video. Announced in September 2010, it’s the successor to the Lumix GH1, and like that model is based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. The earlier GH1 raised the bar for video capture in a hybrid camera which the…
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The Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5 are Sony’s first cameras to squeeze large sensors and interchangeable lens mounts into compact bodies. Unlike traditional DSLRs, the mirror and optical viewfinder have been removed to make the body much smaller, leaving all composition to the screen like a point-and-shoot camera. This promises the quality and lens flexibility of…
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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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