Panasonic’s DMC-FZ30 is an 8 Megapixel all-in-one ‘bridge’ camera with a powerful 12x optical zoom lens and SLR-like styling. Like other long-zoom bridge cameras, Panasonic’s aiming the FZ30 at buyers of budget Digital SLRs, with key advantages including LCD-based composition using a flip-out screen, movie mode and of course a lens with a considerably longer…
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Fujifilm’s FinePix S9500 Zoom is a 9 Megapixel all-in-one ‘bridge’ camera with a long 10.7x optical zoom lens and SLR-like styling. With its design and features, Fujifilm is clearly targeting buyers of budget digital SLRs, quoting LCD-based composition, a tilting monitor, movie mode and no concerns over dust getting on the sensor as key advantages.…
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Announced in September 2005, the E-500 was the third E-Series digital SLR from Olympus; the fourth, the E-330 was announced in January 2006. The E-500 offers 8 Mpixel resolution and employs a ‘FourThirds’ mount which can accommodate an increasing range of lenses; these include 15 Zuiko Digital models, several of which will be reviewed on…
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The Olympus E-400 was announced in September 2006 as the World’s Smallest and Lightest Digital SLR. It’s the latest model to employ the maturing Four Thirds DSLR standard and while priced as an entry-level product, its new 10 Megapixel sensor makes it the highest resolution Four Thirds body yet. It’s immediately clear from…
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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC N2 was announced in September 2006 as the successor to the DSC-N1. Like many new compacts this year, the main differences are higher resolution and sensitivity, although by inheriting the N1’s screen and control system, the new N2 remains one of the most unique digital cameras on the market. Boasting…
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC LX2 is the successor to the Lumix LX1, which was the first digital still camera with a genuine 16:9 widescreen sensor. The new LX2 remains a native widescreen model, and features several enhancements including the obligatory increase in resolution from 8.4 to 10.2 Megapixels. To combat noise and allow recording…
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The *istDL is Pentax’s latest budget digital SLR. Launched in June 2005, it comes less than a year after the earlier *istDS and while both models have much in common, including 6 megapixel resolution, seriously compact dimensions, the ability to use almost any Pentax lens and, it must be said, an equally unpronounceable name, the…
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The D50 is Nikon’s first entry-level digital SLR. Launched in June 2005 with the updated D70s, it’s designed for consumers looking to upgrade from all-in-one compacts to their first digital SLR. The D50 may be Nikon’s new entry-level digital SLR, but closely resembles its predecessor the popular D70. They share the same 6 megapixel resolution…
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The Dynax 5D is Konica Minolta’s first entry-level digital SLR, designed for beginners. Launched in July 2005, it’s a smaller, lighter, simplified version of the earlier Dynax 7D, while sporting the same 6 megapixel resolution and unique built-in Anti-Shake mechanism. The 7D, launched in September 2004, was the first digital SLR to feature built-in Anti-Shake…
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