Canon EOS 7D DSLR Offers Enhanced Features for Mid-Range Photography
Shooting speed, increased to 8 fps, can freeze fast movements while retaining high resolution. With a film speed range of ISO 100 to ISO 6400, the EOS 7D has the capability to capture low-light images without a flash. The ISO is also expandable up to...
Leica Unveils Ultra-High-Resolution S2 DSLR
Leica has released its latest high-end camera, the S2 Digital SLR. The S2 is equipped with professional-quality 37.5-megapixel resolution and high-speed Maestro image processing, and is compatible with four available S-series lens options.
The Leica S-system, developed specially for digital-format photography, has a 30 x 45mm sensor that is...
Mamiya Announces 33-Megapixel DL33
Mamiya's latest medium-format DL33 digital camera boasts 33-megapixel resolution, a 36×48mm sensor and a 3.5-inch touch screen.
The Aptus-II 7 Digital Back uses CompactFlash media storage and can capture images at 1 frame per second. In addition, the new coreless motor allows for faster, more accurate autofocusing.
The DL33 has a 16-bit capture, 12-stop dynamic range and an ISO range of...
Pentax Unveils Megazoom X70 Digital Camera
Pentax's X70 digital SLR features a 24x optical zoom lens, 12-megapixel resolution, a 2.7-inch LCD monitor and SLR-like styling and exposure modes.
The megazoom lens offers the focal-length coverage of a wide-angle 26mm lens to a super telephoto 624mm and is housed in a compact, portable body. The zoom range can extend 150 times for a...
Phase One Launches P 40+ Medium-Format System
The P 40+ offers two image-capture modes. For high-quality prints, the normal mode captures images with a 40-megapixel resolution.
For higher sensitivity in low-light or faster handheld situations, users can also shoot in...
Samsung Unveils NX Hybrid Camera Series
Samsung has introduced the NX series of hybrid cameras, which offer the quality of a DSLR and the portability of a point-and-shoot camera.
Like a DSLR, the NX has a large, APS-C-sized image sensor to produce high-quality images. Unlike a DSLR, which traditionally uses box mirrors, the NX uses an electric viewfinder (EVF), as does a point-and-shoot. With the EVF, Samsung was able to decrease the distance between the lens and image sensor (flange back) by 60 percent when compared to...
Nikon D5000 Features Improved HD, Editing Features
Nikon has introduced the new D5000, a digital SLR camera with 12.3-megapixel resolution, 19 auto-exposure modes and a large, 2.7-inch Vari-angle color LCD screen.
The D5000's D-Movie Mode records 720p HD movie clips at 24 frames per second, with sound that can be enhanced by AF-S Nikkor lenses such as the VR stabilization lens. Files are saved as JPEG or AVI format.
Live View autofocus (AF) now features four modes: Subject Tracking AF, to automatically lock onto a...
Olympus Releases Lightweight SLR
Olympus has released the E-620, a 12.3-megapixel SLR camera with a 2.7-inch Live View HyperCrystal III LCD Screen, boasting a lightweight, 16-ounce body.
With six creative in-camera art filters-Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale and Light Color, Grainy Film, Light Tone and Pin Hole-and multiple-exposure shooting, users can manipulate photos just as with a manual camera.
The Image Capture feature allows users to capture two shots on the same frame and later...
Panasonic Premieres DMC-GH1 with HD Mode and Zoom Lens
Panasonic has unveiled the Lumix DMC-GH1, the latest in its entry-level, interchangeable lens DSLR series. The DMC-GH1 is equipped with HD video, professional-level still photography capabilities and a 12.1-megapixel resolution.
In HD mode, the GH1 records at full HD 1080p/24 frames per second (fps) video resolution or at smooth HD 720p/60fps movie resolution. Both settings record in AVCHD (MPEG-4) format with a silent motor and...
Canon Introduces First HD-Ready Rebel
Canon has released the EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR camera, the first in the Rebel camera line to offer full HD video capture abilities. The T1i is also equipped with a Digic 4 Imagine Processor and 15.1-megapixel resolution.
The T1i offers three video recording settings. In full HD mode, the camera records at 1080p and 20 frames per second (fps). Also in HD, but at 720p, the T1i records with 30 fps. In SD mode, the camera films at 4:3 standard...