Nikon's latest D300 digital SLR camera, featuring new HD movie capabilities, is equipped with a 12.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, improved Scene Recognition system and bracketed Active D-Lighting (ADL).

In HD video mode, the D300 records at 720 pixels/24 frames per second and records high-fidelity audio with either a built-in or external stereo microphone. While shooting video, users select...

Panasonic has added the DMC-GF1 to its Lumix G Micro System line of digital interchangeable lens cameras. This model, more compact than its predecessors, has 12.1-megapixel resolution, HD video capabilities and a body that is one-third of the size of previous GF1 models.

In HD mode, the GF1 records in 1,280 x 720-pixel resolution. Video clips can also be shot in Lite movie mode when...

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...

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...

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 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...

Liquid Image has released the Pro HD350 Camera/Video Mask, which allows scuba divers to capture underwater photos and HD video hands-free.

The camera records HD video at 720p, at a rate up to 30 frames per second with audio. The camera mode features a 5-megapixel still image. Each GB of memory records approximately 30 minutes of HD video.

Usable at depths of 100 meters (330 feet), the mask offers...

Fujifilm has announced its first digital camera to offer full high-definition compatibility, the 10-megapixel FinePix S2000HD. It features a 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor, a 15x wide-angle optical zoom (27.6mm–414mm equivalent) and a 2.7-inch wide-view LCD.

The S2000HD films in HD quality (1,280x720 pixels) in a wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratio and converts still images and movies in-camera into an HDTV signal output. By keeping images in 16:9, the camera avoids the...

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...

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...