Sigma Corp. has introduced a successor to the SD14. The SD15 camera incorporates a 14-megapixel Foveon X3 sensor and a 3-inch, 460k-dot LCD screen.

With the X3 sensor, the SD15 can capture all primary RGB colors at every pixel location. Using three levels of photo detectors, the SD15 is able to more accurately reproduce color and offer a sharper image resolution. Up to 21 frames can be...

Pentax has announced the X90 superzoom with a 26x optical zoom lens ideal for use in macro mode, a 12.1-megapixel-resolution image-stabilized sensor and 11 fps capability.

Although the X90 is housed in a compact, lightweight body, the internal lens offers a 26mm wide-angle to a 676mm super telephoto equivalent range. For extreme zoom situations...

Kevin Schafer's photographs of the threatened silky sifaka lemur of Madagascar were featured in a cover story in the April 2010 Smithsonian magazine. Also from this photo series, two images have been selected for the prestigious "Wildlife As Canon Sees It" feature in National Geographic magazine.

Samsung‘s TL350 has been released with 10-megapixel resolution, full HD video capabilities and dual capture mode. A compact camera with full 1080p HD video recording, the TL350 shoots up to 1,000 fps. In dual capture mode, users can take up to 10 full-size digital still images while simultaneously recording HD video. Video footage is further enhanced with panoramic object tracking.

The TL350 also features a 24mm ultra wide-angle Schneider Kreuznach lens with a...

Canon has expanded its Canon Professional Services (CPS) program to qualifying professional video customers. The CPS program, which already supported cinematographers and filmmakers, will continue to offer the same three levels of membership: silver, gold and platinum. New members, and existing CPS members with qualifying video equipment, are now able to sign up and join the...

Samsung has introduced the TL500, a high-end, 10-megapixel compact camera with a 24mm ultra wide-angle Schneider Kreuznach, f/1.8 lens.

With the f/1.8 lens, the TL500 is able to offer a wider range of aperture steps and depth of field than SLR cameras. Users can take better low-light images with an ISO of up to 3200. The lens offers a 24mm, ultra-wide focal length and...

Fujifilm has introduced the FinePix HS10 advanced superzoom camera, which combines a huge 30x (24-720mm equivalent) optical zoom lens with a 10-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor. It includes full HD 1080p video recording and RAW/JPEG capture options. The camera is capable of shooting true wide-angle and...

Adding to the original three NX lenses already on the market, Samsung will be releasing five new lenses this year to complement the mirrorless NX camera system. These new lenses, all to be unveiled throughout the year, include an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, non-OIS standard zoom lens; a 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 compact zoom lens; a 20mm f/2.8 wide pancake lens; an 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OIS superzoom lens; and a 60mm...

On the cover: On assignment for Greenpeace this spring, Daniel Beltrá shot this image of a boat cutting through crude oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico following the devastating BP oil rig explosion off Louisiana.

Cover photo: © Daniel Beltrá

Craig Varjabedian, founder of Eloquent Light Photography Workshops, has been awarded the 2010 Outstanding Photography Book Award by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for his sixth book, "Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby." Over the past seven years, Varjabedian compiled more than 90 black-and-white landscape images for the book, which focuses on the centuries-old Ghost Ranch in New Mexico.