Sony Cyber-shot WX5 and TX9 Digital Cameras

Sony’s 12.2Mp Cyber-shot WX5 and TK9 digital cameras are notable for their 3D Sweep Panorama feature. When you press the shutter release, the Exxmor R Cmos sensor captures up to 100 images as the camera sweeps from side to side. These images are automatically combined to create a 3D image, viewable through a pair of [...]

Video cam will shoot in 3D

Panasonic unveils new camcorder, and confirms new 3D plasmas… One of the biggest problems dogging the takeup of 3D TVs is the lack of stereoscopic content currently available to view on them. However, Panasonic believes It has the perfect solution in the form of its first-ever domestic 3D camcorder, the HDC-SDT750, which opens up a [...]

Sony’s NEX-3 Digicam: Small Size, Big Bite

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight:it’s the size of the fight in the clog.”Mark Twain wasn’t referring to Sony’s NEX-3 digicam when he uttered those words, but they sure do apply. Packing D-SLR-like performance in a body roughly half the size and weight, the NEX-3 looms large as the world’s smallest [...]

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Style and substance don’t have to be mutually exclusive: The Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS  is an example of how efficiently these two characteristics can complement each other. As of August 2010, the SD4500 IS is the smallest camera with 10x optical zoom on the market. At less than an inch thick, the SD4500 IS camera [...]

Solid Satnavs In-Car GPS: Five Fresh Units for Under $300

COULD SATNAVS GO THE WAY OF THE DODO soon? GPS apps for phones come with data costs, sap your phone’s battery and often just aren’t very good, but they arc convenient and cheap. However, dedicated devices can fight back by bringing highly reliable navigation at a reasonable price. This is how the latest wave shapes [...]

Olympus PEN E-PL1

A chance to live the Olympus PEN dream for less cash is the lure here. But the original digital PEN was based on exceptional build quality and desirability, some of which has been lost in the cost-cutting process. Annoyingly, so has the thumb wheel on the back that was used for swift tweaks to aperture [...]

Top Rank Camcorders That Record HD to SD

VIDEO TAPE IS ALL BUT DEAD AS A FORMAT for shooting home movies. YouTube is being filled by video recorded on phones, pocket cameras and – for the inure discerning – HD camcorders such as this, boasting first-class optics and the ability to record video and stills to both built-in drives and removable cards… CANON LEGRIA HF M31 – [...]

Canon IXUS 300HS

Canon has an impressive range of digital cameras and the 10MP IXUS 3ooHS is a worthy but expensive addition.  As with most of the cameras here, automation is the key – everything from flash settings to scene modes can be automatically configured. The auto-focus is particularly impressive, especially using the 3.8x optical zoom, and the [...]

Kodak Easyshare M575

With an incredible maximum detail level of 3.4MP and an auto-focus on par with the Sony and FujiFilm cameras here, both up-close and long-distance shots are crisp and clear. Ease of use is  key, with a ‘Smart Capture’ mode  that automatically selects the best settings for your shots. Then simply connect to your laptop and [...]

FUJIFILM Finepix XP10

A colourful, rounded design disguises the FinePix’s ruggedness, as this camera is water and dust-resistant, and can survive drops of up to a metre – making it perfect for action-packed holidays. The2.7-inch display is one of the smallest in this group, but the 12-megapixel (MP)camera is easy to use. You can also record high-definition (HD) [...]

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