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  Sony has announced two new DSLRs from the Alpha series for the Indian market. The A55 and A33 does away with the movable mirror tech found in conventional DSLRs but adopts Sony’s Translucent Mirror Technology that allows the camera to auto focus continuously during live view, movie recording or high-speed continuous shooting. Both the [...]

  Sony has stopped selling its APS-C sensor-based NEX-3 camera in Japan. The move hasn’t been backed by any reason but we can assume consumers preferring NEX-3’s superior sibling NEX-5 that comes with similar features plus full HD video recording support and more durable body. The 14.2MP camera’s fate is unclear in other countries but [...]

  Samsung has announced five new lenses that will cater to its NX camera lineup. New lenses add to the already available five and support NX cameras touted i-Function feature that will enable NX users with new creative avenues. The first lens to be unveiled is 18-200mm multi-purpose Long Zoom Lens. In addition to the [...]

  Samsung today unwrapped two of its digital camera that will be shown to the public at Consumer Electronics Show. First is the mirrorless compact NX11 camera from the NX Series. The NX11 is an upgrade to its NX10 camera and sports a revamped design and i-Function lens support. With the help of i-Function lens, [...]

  Sony today announced its new NEX range for the Indian market. The NEX range sits nicely between point-and-shoot and DSLR that promises to give the compactness of a small camera but picture quality equivalent to a DSLR camera. The cameras – NEX-3 and NEX-5 are spec’d similarly with some additional features making the NEX-5 [...]

  Flaunting your latest DSLR could land you in trouble if you happen to live or visit Kuwait soon. Kuwait’s Ministry of Information, Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Finance have banned the use of DSLR cameras in public unless you’re a member of the press. The apparent reason is due to citizen’s invasion [...]

  Nikon has unveiled a new DSLR aimed at photographers demanding performance, reliability and great amount of control over the camera. The D7000 is the latest offering from Nikon featuring a 16.2 megapixel DX-format (or APS-C) CMOS sensor with low-light shooting ability. The camera has the new EXSPEED 2 image processing system, 39-point AF system, [...]

  Samsung has finally unveiled the latest camera from the NX Series, the NX100. It’s the third camera in the NX Series and understandably, pips the previous ones with wide array of features. The NX100 is a mirrorless camera featuring 14.6MP APS-C size CMOS image sensor, 3-inch VGA AMOLED screen, sensitivity to up to ISO [...]

  Samsung has announced HMX-T10 at the IFA featuring a 20-degree slanted lens. The reason for making a slanted lens is purely for ergonomic reasons where it allows consumers to record the videos in an easy and convenient manner. The HMX-T10 can record videos at full HD resolution whereas capture still images at up to [...]

  Canon has outed a new DSLR to take place of its successful 50D camera. The EOS 60D is aimed at “advanced amateurs” and brings in a lot of new features that were till now unknown to the EOS range. Amongst the firsts includes a 3-inch Vari-angle LCD screen, multi-control dial and new in-camera enhancements. [...]

  Canon has successfully managed to create a APS-H size CMOS sensor that can take pictures to up to 120 megapixel resolution (13,280×9,184 pixels). This new sensor has the world’s highest resolution for its size and when compared to Canon’s current highest-resolution CMOS sensor, the new APS-H size sensor is 7.5 times larger and 2.4-fold [...]

  In addition to A580 and A560 DSLRs launched yesterday, Sony also made A55 and A33 official. These two new models are the first from Sony to feature Translucent Mirror Technology that helps to give DSLR quality pictures in a compact size. With the integration of a translucent mirror, A55 and A33 can shoot high-speed [...]

  Sony has added two more DSLRs to its expanding alpha range. The A580 (16MP) and A560 (14MP) high-performance DSLRs are equipped with Sony’s new-generation Exmor APS HD CMOS Sensor that promises to give better quality pictures in low light conditions. Furthermore, both models come with BIONZ imaging processor ensuring high-speed continuous shooting with Speed [...]

  Consumers seeking pocket camcorders have got another option to choose from. Kodak has announced Playtouch pocketable video camera and though it does not have an optical zoom like Sanyo’s offering, Playtouch is unique in its own way. Playtouch features a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display that makes it easy to view full HD recorded videos [...]

  Sanyo has raised the bar in the pocket camcorder wars by introducing VPC-PD2BK. The PD2BK Dual camera not only captures full HD videos at 30fps but is also capable to capture images at 10MP resolution. Another interesting feature is that it supports 3x optical zoom, which is absent in most of pocket camcorders available [...]