The Panasonic Lumix TZ60, or ZS40 as it’s known in North America, is the latest version of the company’s hugely popular travel zoom camera. Announced in January 2014, it once again comes exactly one year after its predecessor, the best-selling TZ40 / ZS30, and like that model the TZ60 / ZS40 was the first of…
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The Sony Alpha A3000 is an entry-level camera styled to look like a DSLR or one of Sony’s own SLT models, but inside it’s actually mirrorless, just like the earlier NEX range. Announced in August 2013 it’s positioned alongside the NEX 3 series, rather than replacing it, although the long-term rebranding of Sony’s mirrorless cameras…
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Nikon’s D810 is the company’s highest resolution DSLR, sporting 36 Megapixels and some key updates over the original D800.…
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The EOS Rebel T5, or 1200D as it’s known outside of North America, is Canon’s latest entry-level DSLR. Launched in February 2014 it replaces the three year old T3 / 1100D. Three years is a long time in this industry, during which time mirrorless cameras have really gone after the budget DSLR market. So what’s…
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The Sony WX350 is a compact super-zoom with a 20x optical range, 3 inch 460k dot LCD screen and an 18.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor. So far, so ordinary you might think, but the WX350 fits all of that and more into a very, very compact body – indeed, according to Sony it’s the world’s smallest…
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The Sony Alpha A5000 is an upper entry-level mirrorless camera that’s compatible with Sony’s range of E-mount lenses. Announced in January 2014 it’s the successor to the NEX 3N, and becomes the second E-mount camera to abandon the NEX branding in favour of the Alpha name only. It also has the distinction of being, according…
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The Sony Cyber-shot HX400V is a bridge camera – a DSLR-styled model with a non-removable super-zoom lens. It’s an update of last years HX300, though that model remains, for now, in the Cyber-shot line-up. The HX400V sports the same 50x stabilised optical zoom, 3 inch tilt screen and built-in electronic viewfinder as its predecessor, but…
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The Nikon COOLPIX P600 is a DSLR-styled super-zoom camera with an impressive 60x optical zoom ranging from an equivalent 24mm to a whopping 1440mm telephoto. Introduced in February 2014, it has a side-hinged fold-out 3 inch LCD screen and an electronic viewfinder with a resolution of 201k dots. Alongside the P600 Nikon also launched the…
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The Sony Alpha SLT A77 II is semi-pro camera with fast continuous autofocus and shooting. Announced in May 2014, it comes almost three years after its predecessor, and indeed some time since the last SLT model. With all the focus on the mirrorless models, particularly the full-frame A7 series, you could be forgiven for assuming…
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The Canon PowerShot SX700 HS is a compact super-zoom camera with an impressive 30x optical range. Announced in February 2014 it’s Canon’s flagship compact super-zoom offering not just the longest range in this form factor, but also full manual control as well as built-in Wifi with NFC for easy wireless sharing. Its 16.1 Megapixel back-illuminated…
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