Sony describes the Cyber-shot DSC-W220, launched in January 2009, as an ‘entry level’ addition to its W range of compact cameras. With a 12.1 megapixel sensor, 4x optically-stabilised zoom and 2.7in screen, it’s a budget priced compact that, while lacking some of the features of the current higher end W models like the W270/290, nonetheless…
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Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A230 is one the company’s latest entry-level DSLRs. Announced in May 2009, it’s the successor to the Alpha A200, and inherits many features from this earlier model including the same 10.2 Megapixel CCD sensor and built-in image stabilisation which works with any lens you attach. Indeed the internal specification is almost identical.…
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Canon’s PowerShot G10 is the latest model in the company’s flagship G-series, designed to satisfy the demands of enthusiasts who want a powerful compact or a pocketable backup to a DSLR. Announced in September 2008, it’s the successor to the popular PowerShot G9 and retains a number of its key specifications including full manual exposure…
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Announced at the beginning of 2009, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 / TS1 is a 12.1 megapixel compact with a 4.6x optical zoom and a 2.7in screen. It’s Panasonic’s first waterproof camera and can be submerged to a depth of 3 metres. Though not as slim as some ‘normal’ compacts, the design remains pocketable considering its…
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Released in January 2009, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS25 is a 12.1 megapixel slim compact with a 5x optical zoom. It sits at the top of Panasonic’s FS range, designed to be more affordable than it’s FX range. The FS25 replaces the FS20, launched exactly one year earlier and, as well as a new sensor with…
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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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