The Olympus E-P1 is a compact camera with a 12.3 Megapixel DSLR-sized sensor and removeable lenses. Announced in June 2009, it’s the first Olympus camera to employ the Micro Four Thirds standard the company jointly developed with Panasonic. Unlike the modern designs of Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds models though, Olympus has adopted the unashamedly retro-styling…
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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GF1 is a compact camera with a DSLR-sized sensor and removeable lenses. Announced in September 2009, it’s the third Lumix G model from Panasonic, following the G1 and GH1, with all three based on the recent Micro Four Thirds standard. Micro Four Thirds was jointly developed by Olympus and Panasonic to target people…
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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-G1 is the first camera to be based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. Micro Four Thirds was jointly developed by Olympus and Panasonic to target those who want the flexibility and quality of camera with a large sensor and interchangeable lenses, but who’ve been put-off by the size and weight of traditional…
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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FZ38 (or FZ35 as it’s known in America and Australasia) is a 12.1 Megapixel super-zoom camera with DSLR-styling and an 18x optical range. Announced in July 2009, one year after its predecessor, it continues Panasonic’s enormously popular FZ line of super-zoom cameras. The new FZ38 / FZ35 inherits a number of key…
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Canon’s EOS 50D is the company’s latest semi-professional DSLR. It comes one year after the popular EOS 40D, but doesn’t replace it – as yet anyway. Both models will co-exist in the market at different price points, at least for the rest of 2008. Externally the EOS 50D greatly resembles the EOS 40D. The dimensions…
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Sony describes the Cyber-shot DSC-W220, launched in January 2009, as an ‘entry level’ addition to its W range of compact cameras. With a 12.1 megapixel sensor, 4x optically-stabilised zoom and 2.7in screen, it’s a budget priced compact that, while lacking some of the features of the current higher end W models like the W270/290, nonetheless…
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Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A230 is one the company’s latest entry-level DSLRs. Announced in May 2009, it’s the successor to the Alpha A200, and inherits many features from this earlier model including the same 10.2 Megapixel CCD sensor and built-in image stabilisation which works with any lens you attach. Indeed the internal specification is almost identical.…
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Canon’s PowerShot G10 is the latest model in the company’s flagship G-series, designed to satisfy the demands of enthusiasts who want a powerful compact or a pocketable backup to a DSLR. Announced in September 2008, it’s the successor to the popular PowerShot G9 and retains a number of its key specifications including full manual exposure…
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Announced at the beginning of 2009, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 / TS1 is a 12.1 megapixel compact with a 4.6x optical zoom and a 2.7in screen. It’s Panasonic’s first waterproof camera and can be submerged to a depth of 3 metres. Though not as slim as some ‘normal’ compacts, the design remains pocketable considering its…
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Released in January 2009, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS25 is a 12.1 megapixel slim compact with a 5x optical zoom. It sits at the top of Panasonic’s FS range, designed to be more affordable than it’s FX range. The FS25 replaces the FS20, launched exactly one year earlier and, as well as a new sensor with…
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