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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Canon’s EOS 550D – or Rebel T2i as it’s known in North America – is the company’s latest upper entry-level DSLR. Announced in February 2010, it’s numerically the successor to the EOS 500D / T1i, although the older model is expected to remain on-sale at a lower price point throughout 2010. Externally the EOS…
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The Canon EOS 60D is a mid-range DSLR featuring 18 Megapixels, HD video and a fully-articulated screen. Announced in August 2010, it’s the official replacement for the EOS 50D, but Canon’s repositioned the new model from the semi-pro status of its predecessor into a new mid-range category for the company. As such the EOS…
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Nikon’s D300s is the new flagship in the company’s DX-format range. Announced in July 2009, it inherits a great deal from the earlier D300, including its 12.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor, tough body, large viewfinder, 3in VGA screen, powerful 51-point AF system, Live View and HDMI port. It remains a powerful feature-set a year-on from…
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On July 8 2011, NASA plans to launch the last of its Space Shuttle missions: STS-135. This will be the 135th Shuttle mission, the final launch of Atlantis, and the last of the entire Space Shuttle program, which started three decades ago. Once Atlantis returns to Earth 12 days later, it will join the remaining…
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Announced in January 2011, the Panasonic Lumix FX77, or FX78 as it’s known in North America, is a 12.1 Megapixel compact with a 5x stabilised zoom and a 3.5in touch-screen display. The FX77 / FX78 is slimmer and lighter than previous FX series models and has a newly designed CCD sensor with faster AF operation.…
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