Casio has announced six new Exilim compact digital cameras, some capable of shooting at burst up to 30 frames per second.
The 9.1-megapixel EX-FS10 and EX-FC100 offer burst shooting at up to 30 frames per second (fps) and movies at 1,000 fps. They also feature a Slow-Motion View option that lets the user watch the movement of the subject in slow motion before...

Olympus has debuted the SP-590 Ultra Zoom, a 12-megapixel point-and-shoot with a 26x wide-angle zoom. The SP-590UZ offers full manual control settings similar to those on digital SLRs, plus the automatic scene modes of a point-and-shoot in a compact body.

The bright, f/2.8-5 lens provides the equivalent focal length of 26-676mm. The compact lens construction combines...

On the cover: David Sanger’s image of a shepherd and his sheep on the Silk Road in western China was shot quickly and low to the ground, with a 300mm lens, as the herd walked briskly past. 

Cover photo: © David Sanger

Mamiya has introduced the DL28, its newest medium-format digital camera system with a 28-megapixel resolution. The DL28's resolution is enhanced by its large sensor, which allows a pixel size of 7.2 microns to produce rich images with low noise and high detail.

The DL28 also offers a large 3.5-inch high-contrast touch screen. The camera system works with Leaf's 28-megapixel Aptus-II 6 digital back and uses the...

Canon has announced its new line of five Vixia high-definition camcorders and six standard-definition camcorders that are available in a variety of different recording formats.

The five Vixia camcorders feature Canon's core technologies: a Genuine Canon HD video lens, an HD CMOS image sensor for full HD image capture, and Digic DV II and III image processors. The face-detection technology used in Canon digital cameras is now...

Bay Area photographers Greg Lorenz and Kim Avelar specialize in tricking the eye, in creating images that appear to be real but couldn't possibly exist. In their world, woodpeckers have drill bits for beaks; barracudas cruise the deep with submarine propellers; plants spread solar panels instead of leaves.

And clouds are launched with just a brushstroke and a stepladder.

Although this whimsical scene looks like a clever trick of perspective, it's actually a carefully constructed composite image – a specialty of the husband-and-wife duo. The background image of field and sky was taken on a road trip in Montana. The ladder and model were shot later, using the same 24mm lens under similar outdoor lighting conditions, and merged with the first image via Photoshop...

Panasonic has introduced the new Lumix DMC-ZS3 a hybrid camera that can record motion pictures. The ZS3 offers all of the features on the TZ range of cameras, including a high-quality Leica DC Vario Elmar 25mm ultra-wide-angle lens with a 12x optical zoom for a 35mm equivalent range of 25-300mm, and AVCHD Lite motion picture recording. An Extra Optical Zoom function extends zoom power to 21.4x (at 3-megapixel resolution).

The 12-megapixel CCD sensor on the ZS3 shoots with up to 10-megapixel resolution because the CCD can reproduce images...

Fujifilm has released the FinePix F200EXR, a compact digital camera using the new Super CCD EXR technology. The F200EXR combines a 12-megapixel Super CCD EXR sensor with a Fujinon 5.0x wide-angle optical zoom lens for a 35mm equivalent range of 28-140mm and a 3-inch high-resolution LCD.

The F200EXR's Super CCD EXR sensor offers three selectable modes: Fine Capture Mode (for high resolution); Pixel Fusion Mode (for high sensitivity and low noise); and...

Olympus has released the E-30 digital SLR with powerful in-camera artistic tools, including art filters and multiple exposure settings. The E-30 will lead the E-System lineup above the E-520 as the flagship Olympus DSLR.

The E-30 features a 12.3-megapixel high-speed Live MOS image sensor, advanced dust reduction and in-body mechanical image stabilization, so that every Four Thirds lens is stabilized. The new camera also offers...

Nikon has released the new, compact CoolPix P90, a 12.1-megapixel digital camera with a 24x optical zoom and new 3-inch vari-angle LCD monitor.

The P90 boasts a 24x optical wide-angle zoom Nikkor ED glass lens, with a range from its widest angle at 26mm to telephoto at 624mm. The P90's high-resolution LCD can tilt as much as 90 degrees upward or 45 degrees downward.

The P90 also gives users control over their images with Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and...