Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A380 is the company’s latest upper-entry-level DSLR. Announced in May 2009, it’s the successor to the Alpha A350, and inherits many features from this earlier model including the same 14.2 Megapixel CCD sensor, built-in image stabilisation which works with any lens you attach, quick Live View system and vertically-tilting screen. Indeed the…
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The Canon PowerShot A2100 IS is a 12.1 megapixel compact with a 6x optical zoom and 3in screen. Launched in February 2009, it replaces the PowerShot A2000 IS as the flagship model in the PowerShot A range. The two tone colour scheme has been abandoned in favour of an all black casing but, other than…
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The D300 is Nikon’s latest semi-professional DSLR. Announced in August 2007, the new D300 comes less than two years after its predecessor, the popular D200. This is in some contrast to the three and a half year wait between the D100 and D200, and proves Nikon now truly understands what needs to be done to…
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The D700 is Nikon’s second full-frame DSLR. Announced on July 1st 2008, the D700 essentially takes the D3’s large ‘FX’ format sensor and squeezes it into a D300-sized body. Along with being smaller and lighter than the flagship D3, it’s also comfortably cheaper, making the D700 Nikon’s first ‘affordable’ full-frame DSLR. Like Canon’s EOS 5D,…
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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FZ28 is a 10.1 Megapixel super-zoom camera with DSLR-styling and an 18x optically-stabilised zoom range. Announced in July 2008, it comes one year after the Lumix FZ18. The new model is strongly based on its predecessor, but features higher resolution, a larger screen, HD movie recording and quicker burst mode, along with a…
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Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A330 is one the company’s latest entry-level DSLRs. Announced in May 2009, it’s the successor to the Alpha A300, and inherits many features from this earlier model including the same 10.2 Megapixel CCD sensor, built-in image stabilisation which works with any lens you attach, quick Live View system and vertically-tilting screen. Indeed…
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Launched in February 2009, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W270 is a 12.1 megapixel compact with a 5x optically stabilized zoom lens and a 2.7in screen. Launched at the same time, the Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is identical in every respect but with a slightly larger 3in LCD panel. Neither model has an optical viewfinder. For this review we…
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Sony’s Cyber-shot DSC-T77 is a slim 10.1 Megapixel compact with a 4x optically-stabilised lens and a 3in touch-sensitive widescreen display. Announced in August 2008, it’s the successor to the Cyber-shot T70. Sony’s kept the display, sliding front panel and minimal physical controls, but increased the resolution by two Megapixels, extended the zoom range from 3x…
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Canon’s PowerShot A2000 IS is a 10 Megapixel compact with a 6x optically-stabilised zoom and 3in screen. Announced in August 2008 and replacing the PowerShot A720 IS, it’s the new flagship of the PowerShot A range. Canon’s kept the 6x lens range, stabilisation and AA battery power, but upgraded the screen and sensor, while redesigning…
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Nikon’s COOLPIX P90 is the company’s latest super-zoom digital camera, sporting 12.1 Megapixel resolution, a tilting 3in screen and a 24x optical range that’s equivalent to 26-624mm. Announced in February 2009, it’s the successor to the COOLPIX P80 and joins the increasingly competitive market for SLR-styled cameras with enormous zoom ranges. The COOLPIX P90 may…
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