Which One: Nikon P7000 vs Panasonic LX-5 vs Canon S95

By Chris Gampat on 09-08-2010

With today's announcement of the Nikon P7000, amateurs and enthusiasts have a wide range of premium point and shoots potentially to choose from. The P7000 has its own strengths while the Panasonic LX-5 and the Canon S95 cater to a similar but different audience. So which one is for you?

Nikon Announces P7000, S8100, S80 Point and Shoots

By Chris Gampat on 09-08-2010

Today, Nikon announced an update to their line of point-and-shoot cameras, including the P7000, S8100 and S80. These cameras bring new features and life to the line, with the P7000 featuring wireless flash control. Just in time for Fall, users—from advanced amateurs to tech-savvy fashionistas—will be able to have a new camera to accompany them everywhere.

Nikon Coolpix L110

By Online Videos on 09-07-2010

The Nikon Coolpix L110, available in black or red finish, is a super zoom camera with a f3.5 Nikkor 15x lens with a focal length of 28–420mm. This Nikon also boasts 16 shooting modes plus an Easy Auto mode.

 

Nikon's Manual-Focus Lenses

By Allan Weitz on 09-07-2010

One of the more interesting VDSLR-related sidebar stories has been the "rediscovery" of manual-focus lenses among VDSLR shooters. Most manufacturers long ago pulled the plug on manual focus lens R&D in order to concentrate their energies into improving AF technologies. And then video came along and low and behold, all of these AF speed queens turned out to be less than ideal, not to mention too noisy, for shooting anything other than stills.

 

The Impact LuxBanx Softbox

By Online Videos on 09-06-2010

The Impact LuxBanx is an ideal solution for portrait and product photographers who want a soft light source. It is extremely simple to set up, available in four different sizes and is an affordable addition to your lighting kit.

 

Canon Elph SD1400 IS

By Online Videos on 09-02-2010

The Canon SD1400IS is the thinnest Elph. It measures .70 inches front to back, with a bright F/2.8, 28-112mm 4x Canon zoom lens and a 14MP CCD sensor. With a choice of six JPEG file sizes (including 16:9), you can capture 60-minute HD 720p video clips (4GB per clip), 640x480 at 30 fps and 320x240 at 30 fps for lower-resolution applications.

 

Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM for Canon DSLRs (EF and EF-S Mount)

By Allan Weitz on 09-01-2010

Canon shooters—APS-C format and full-frame DSLRs alike—seeking a fast (f/2.8), well-corrected (two FLD and three SLD elements), short-to-midrange tele zoom might want to have a look-see at the pro-quality attributes of the new Sigma 70–200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM zoom lens.

 

Fujifilm S2550HD

By Online Videos on 09-01-2010

The Fujifilm S2550HD is a 12MP camera with an 18x zoom from 28-504mm this camera is what I call a compact super zoomer. In Panorama mode you can produce a full 6MP image that is virtually undistorted .

 

Switronix PowerBase 70

By Marc Spiwak on 08-31-2010

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon 7D digital cameras can really suck up power, especially when shooting HD video. That’s why the Switronix PowerBase 70 Battery Pack is such a valuable accessory. The PowerBase 70 delivers six times more power than the original battery supplied with either of those cameras. 

 

 

Shooting at High Noon

By Tom Bol on 08-31-2010

 In a perfect world, we would always shoot with perfect light at the right time of the day.  But reality is different. We often have to shoot in terrible light at the wrong time of day.  What to do? Create your own reality, or in this case, create your own light.

 

 

 

Casio Exilim EX-FH100

By Online Videos on 08-31-2010

The Casio EX-FH100 is a 10MP camera with a 3 inch screen, 27 Best Shot choices, and along with the useful Sport pre-record mode, has 10x zoom and RAW capability. Casio calls it the World's First High-Speed Long Zoom Compact Camera.

 

 

Sony FDA-SV1 Optical Viewfinder for NEX-3 and NEX-5

By Allan Weitz on 08-31-2010

Most camera accessories do just that—they accessorize the camera. But some accessories define their intended products. Sony's FDA-SV1 Optical Viewfinder, designed for use with a Sony Alpha NEX-3 or NEX-5 and a Sony 16mm/f2.8 pancake lens, is such a product.

 

 

FujiFilm's FinePix REAL 3D W3

By Allan Weitz on 08-31-2010

One of the drawbacks of 3D photography, going back to the turn of the last century, has been the inability to view 3D pictures without having to resort to extraneous viewing devices. Not so with Fuji's FinePix REAL 3D W3, which allows you to play back and view stills and video in full 3D—straight off the LCD—without having to wear goofy-looking glasses.

 

Fujifilm F80EXR

By Online Videos on 08-30-2010

The Fujifilm F80 EXR is a travel zoom camera with 10X zoom, 12MP and Super CCD EXR sensor capable of 12,800 ISO. The F80 EXR also offers a  3" high-contrast LCD monitor, HD video with 720p resolution, and face detection that optimizes exposure and focus for faces—of cats and dogs as well as people!

 

Looking to Upgrade? Should you go Full Frame for your next D-SLR?

By David Cardinal on 08-27-2010

With the advent of full frame D-SLRs a few years ago many pros and amateurs alike were excited to be able to go back to the familiar "35mm" perspective and focal lengths on their lenses. Long limited by technology to APS-C size (about 2/3 the size of 35mm) sensors digital was finally able to go toe to toe with film. But the initial cameras cost nearly $8,000, putting them out of the range of most photographers. But the newest crop of full frame models have brought the costs down to a fraction of that. So should you go back to full frame with your next camera purchase? We'll take a look at some of the models and pros and cons...