The Nikon COOLPIX S33 is a low-cost, water-proof, dust-proof, freeze-proof, and shock-proof compact designed, in Nikon’s own Words, ‘for all the family’. As well as being tough and inexpensive, the COOLPIX S33 is very easy to use. Both the physical controls on the camera itself, as well as the menus, are very simple. Almost everything,…
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The Nikon COOLPIX AW130 is a rugged waterproof compact with a 16 Megapixel sensor and a 5x stabilised optical zoom. It’s waterproof to a depth of 30 meters, shock proof to 2.1 meters, dust-proof and can operate in temperatures down to -10C. The AW130 was launched in February 2015 alongside the company’s other waterproof compact,…
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The Olympus TOUGH TG860 is a water-proof, shock-proof, freeze-proof and dust-proof compact. Launched in April 2015 it’s an update to the year-old TG850 iHS. It retains the earlier model’s 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor and the 21-105mm equivalent optical zoom, still the widest lens available on any waterproof compact. Also retained is the 3 inch 460k…
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Sony’s Alpha A7r II packs a 42 Megapixel full-frame stabilised sensor into a compact mirrorless body. It’s one of the most powerful mirrorless cameras to date, complemented by a growing lens selection. Check out my in-depth review!…
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The Canon PowerShot D30 is a rugged compact that’s water-proof, shock-proof, freeze-proof and dust-proof. Launched in April 2014, the D30 is the third water-proof compact from Canon replacing the PowerShot D20 from 2012. The newer model is water-proof to a depth of 25 metres, that’s deeper than you can go with most water-proof compacts. The…
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The Olympus Stylus TOUGH TG4 is the latest in a line of water-proof rugged compacts that have been a popular favourite with outdoors enthusiasts for many years. The TOUGH TG4 retains the 4x 25-100mm equivalent of its predecessor, the TG3, along with its bright f2-4.9 maximum aperture. New to the TG4 are a redesigned mode…
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The EOS 5DS is Canon’s highest resolution DSLR, boasting 50 Megapixels and also available without a low pass filter in the 5DS R.…
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Canon’s EOS 5Ds is a full-frame DSLR boasting 50.6 Megapixels, making it not just Canon’s highest resolution camera to date by a long margin, but also leap-frogging the 36 Megapixel Nikon D810 and 42 Megapixel Sony A7r II. Announced in February 2015, it comes in two versions with the alternative 5Ds R model employing a…
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The PowerShot G3X is Canon’s long-awaited entry into the big zoom / big sensor category, currently driven by Sony’s RX10 (Marks I and II) and Panasonic’s FZ1000. Announced in June 2015, the G3X slots roughly between the PowerShot G7X and G1X Mark II, but offers a unique proposition in the Canon lineup. I’ll start with…
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The Nikon COOLPIX S9900 is a compact super-zoom with a 30x optical range. Released in February 2015 it’s an update to the COOLPIX S9700 which was launched a year earlier. The new model retains the 25-750mm equivalent f3.7 – 6.4 lens of its predecessor along with the 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor. The S9900’s body has…
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