The Sony QX100 is a new type of digital camera called a Smart Lens, designed to enhance the photographic capabilities of your iOS or Android smartphone. A Smart Lens contains the sensor and optically stabilized zoom lens of an existing Sony camera, squeezed into a small cylinder like a sawn-off canned drink. They also feature…
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Canon’s EOS 70D is a mid-range DSLR with an articulated touch-screen and excellent focusing for live view and movies. A favourite.…
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The NEX 5T is Sony’s latest mid-range mirror-less system camera. Announced in August 2013, it replaces the NEX 5R launched a year previously, and shares most of the key specifications with its predecessor. As such the NEX 5T features a 16 Megapixel APS-C sensor, a hybrid AF system which embeds phase-detect autofocus points on the…
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The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 II is a pocket-sized camera with a large 20 Megapixel sensor and a 3.6x Carl Zeiss zoom with a bright focal ratio. Announced in June 2013, it’s an upgraded version of the original RX100 launched one year previously. Depending on where you look, you may see the new model referred to…
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The Fujifilm X-M1 is the third mirrorless camera to employ the company’s 16 Megapixel X-Trans sensor and the X-mount, which supports a growing range of lenses including the new XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OIS kit zoom. Announced in June 2013, it joins the existing X-Pro1 and X-E1, but is pitched at a broader market than both…
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The Panasonic Lumix GF6 is a compact mirror-less system camera based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. Announced in April 2013, it comes exactly one year after the GF5 and replaces that model. Existing GX1 owners who are finding the newer GX7 is a step too far may also find many of the upgrades tempting.…
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The Canon IXUS 255 HS is a 12 Megapixel compact with a 10x optical zoom and a 3 inch LCD screen. Known in North America as the ELPH 330 HS I’ll refer to it from this point on as the IXUS 255 HS / ELPH 330 HS. Launched in January 2013 it sits right in…
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The Olympus PEN E-P5 is a mirror-less compact system camera based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. Announced in May 2013, it’s the successor to the E-P3 launched two years previously, which makes it the new flagship in the Olympus PEN series. Note the PEN series are smaller models without built-in viewfinders, while the OM-D…
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Panasonic’s Lumix LF1 is a pocket-sized camera aimed at the demands of enthusiasts. Announced in April 2013, the LF1 represents a new line in Panasonic’s Lumix range that sits alongside the existing LX series, but addresses requests for a longer zoom that’s still fairly bright and a built-in electronic viewfinder. Like many of its most…
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The Panasonic Lumix TZ35, or ZS25 as it’s known in North America, is the company’s latest affordable travel-zoom. As with previous generations, Panasonic offers two travel-zoom cameras each year, one packed with all the latest features and the other stripped-down to the essentials for those who don’t need the bells or whistles. For 2013, the…
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