Cameras

Olympus has announced the specs for the new SP-550 UZ, which boasts an incredible 18x optical zoom. The camera is a 7.1 megapixel shooter, with Dual Image Stabilization and the ability to take burst shots up to 15 frames per second. It's nice to see a camera company focusing on upgrading the quality of the features of their cameras, rather than just uping the megapixel count.

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HasselBlad recently took the wraps off of another impressive DSLR camera, the H3D-31. This 31 megapixel monster has a per picture time of a crazy 1.2 seconds, but I guess most of the people using this camera will be using it in a studio situation. The camera retails for $24,999, so you better unfreeze that platinum card.

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The Ricoh 500SE has a GPS chip built in, allowing you to make a record of where your pictures were taken. You will also get GPS track log capability, GPS lock, and the ability to transfer images wirelessly to other handheld devices through Bluetooth or WiFi. I guess you have to leave the basement to take full advantage of these features...

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JVC has released the GR-D750, their new miniDV camcorder, with a 2.7” control screen, a 34x optical zoom (F2.0-F4.7) and a 1/6 CCD sensor with 0.68Mpix for video and 0.34Mpix for photo. It supports the Wide 16:9 and 4:3 formats. The camcorder measures 61x114x94mm and weights 410g.

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Digital Photography Review has an in depth review of the new K10D from Pentax. As the name suggests the K10D is a 10mp digital SLR mean to compete with the likes of the Canon EOS 30D and Nikon D200.

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Canon has produced what they claim to be the smallest HD camcorder, the HV10 HD. The camera is not much bigger then a fist, and features a respectable 10x zoom, a 2.7" LCD screen, and miniSD slot.

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Here is an interesting article, it basically shows that the megapixel count on digital cameras is mattering less and less.

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Engadget has a hands on unboxing with the new D40, the new budget DSLR from Nikon. This makes me want one even more!

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Digital cameras tend to be a silver block of plastic with no style, but Samsung looks to be breaking the mold with their new NV7. The 7.2 mp camera features a 2.5" screen and an incredible 7 times optical zoom.

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Here is a review of the Samsung NV3 Digital camera, which also doubles as a PMP for all your listening and watching needs. The 7.2 megapixel camera looks pretty nice, but as a PMP it seems that a larger amount of memory is needed, as it comes with 15mb of built in memory (why bother?) and an available memory slot.

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