One look at Canon’s new PowerShot S95 will have you moving “upgrade my digital camera” to the top of your to-do list. The ultra-slim, ultra-intelligent S95 is loaded with all a serious photographer’s must-haves, including a bright f/2.0 wide-angle lens and professional-style control ring for intuitive manual control. Canon’s HS System is on board for spectacular performance and image quality in low light.

And, new for a compact, the S95 incorporates Canon’s Hybrid IS for blur-free shooting even close-up. You’ll shoot stunning 720p HD video with stereo sound, then watch it immediately on your HDTV with the simple HDMI connection. If photography’s your passion, now is the perfect time to step up to PowerShot S95.

Canon Powershot S95 features

* 10.0 Megapixel sensor combined with the DIGIC 4 Image Processor create Canon’s HS SYSTEM for improved low light performance and better image quality.
* Shoot beautiful 720p HD video in stereo sound and play back on an HDTV via the HDMI output.
* A bright f/2.0 lens, great for shooting portrait photography in low light conditions or using a shallow depth-of-field for great images with beautiful soft backgrounds.
* A control ring for intuitive manual control, built for the way the serious photographer has always accessed exposure control.
* Full range of shooting and recording modes including RAW + JPEG for the ultimate creative control.
* A 3.8x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer, plus a 28mm Wide-Angle Lens gets you close to your subjects as well as capture more in your frame.
* Utilizes Canon’s Hybrid IS to compensate for angular and shift camera shake during close-up shooting.

Canon Powershot S95 Reviews

Amazon - 4.5 stars out of 5
PhotographyBLOG - at least 4 out of 5
Digital Camera Review - 4.5 stars out of 5
Digital Trends - 8.5 out of 10

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The Panasonic DMC-F2 is designed with simplicity in mind, without overlooking the importance of style and performance. This 10.1-megapixel camera has an impressive 4x optical zoom. When your subject is far away use the 7.8x Extra Optical Zoom when shooting at 3 megapixels. In the Auto Scene Mode, advanced detection functions work automatically and simultaneously to optimize your settings, making it easier than ever to take beautiful photos every time. It includes Intelligent ISO Control to detect subject movement, Face Detection AF/AE to detect faces in the frame and Intelligent Scene Selector to detect scene conditions.

The DMC-F2 also records video at 640 x 480, at a smooth 30fps. The 2.5-inch 230,000-dot resolution LCD is designed so the user can clearly see the subject while shooting still photos and videos. The Panasonic LUMIX F2 is for the casual but frequent photographer who wants a digital camera that is not only small and stylish in design, but that has sophisticated features to help enrich the photo-taking experience.

Lumix F2 Highlights

* 4x Optical Zoom Lens: The 10.1-megapixel DMC-F2 has a 4x optical zoom lens with f/2.8 brightness (35mm camera equivalent: 33-132mm) and 7.1x Extra Optical Zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 234mm) when shooting at 3 megapixels.
* Large 2.5-inch LCD: The DMC-F2 has a 2.5-inch 230,000-dot high-resolution LCD.
* Intelligent Scene Selector: The Intelligent Scene Selector automatically sets the Scene Mode to either of Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery. The camera judges it from the various detection results such as focusing and brightness level of the circumstance. You are free from annoying settings every time scene changes when taking images with these most frequently used Scene Modes to get beautiful results even before you know it.

Panasonic DMC-F2K reviews

Amazon - 4.5 stars out of 5

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Meet the new Nikon D7000, a camera ready to go wherever your photography or cinematography takes you. Experience stunning images with sharp resolution and smooth tonal gradation, thanks to the 16-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor and a powerful EXPEED 2 image processing engine. Take advantage of its wide ISO range of 100 to 6400 (expandable to 25,600) and its incredibly low levels of noise. Expect your images tack-sharp and accurately exposed, thanks to the camera’s 39-point AF and Scene Recognition System using a 2,016-pixel RGB matrix metering sensor. And with an approx. 0.052-second release time lag and approx. 6 frames-per-second shooting, you won’t miss a moment.

Nikon D7000 features

* High Resolution 16.2 MP DX-format CMOS sensor
* High Speed 6 frames per second continuous shooting up to 100 shots
* Breathtaking Full 1080p HD Movies with Full Time Autofocus
* Dynamic ISO range from 100 to 6400
* Ground-breaking 2,016-pixel RGB (3D Color Matrix) exposure sensor

Nikon D7000 spec

* Nikon F bayonet mount
* 16.2 million 23.6 x 15.6mm Image Sensor

* Image Area (pixels) DX-format
* (L) 4928 x 2364
* (M) 3696 x 2448
* (S) 2464 x 1632

* File Format
* NEF (RAW): lossless compressed or compressed 12 or 14 bit
* JPEG: JPEG-baseline-compliant; can be selected from Size Priority and Optimal Quality
* MOV

* Picture Control
* Standard
* Neutral
* Vivid
* Monochrome
* Portrait
* Landscape
* Nine User-customizable Settings
* Storage Media SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards
* Viewfinder Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder
* Viewfinder Frame Coverage 100% Approx.
* Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x Approx.
* Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
* Fastest Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec. in steps of 1/3
* Slowest Shutter Speed 30 sec. in steps of 1/3
* Bulb Shutter Setting Yes

* Shutter Release Modes
* Single-frame [S] mode
* Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-5 frames per second
* Continuous high-speed [CH] mode; 6 frames per second
* Live View [LV] mode
* Self-timer mode
* Self-timer 2, 5, 10, 20 sec.

* Exposure Modes
* Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P), Shutter-Priority Auto (S), Aperture-Priority Auto (A), Manual (M), Auto, Auto (flash off), Advanced Scene Modes, U1 (user setting 1), U2 (user setting 2)

* Advanced Scene Modes Portrait
* Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party / Indoor, Beach / Snow, Child, Sunset, Dusk / Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key

* Exposure Bracketing
* Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity 100
* Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity 6400
* Single-point AF Mode
* Dynamic AF Mode
* Auto-area AF Mode
* 39 focus points (including 9 cross-type sensors)
* Red-eye reduction
* White Balance Auto (2 types), Incandescent, Fluorescent (7 types), Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade
* Movie with sound
* 1,920 × 1,080 (24p); 24 fps
* 1,280 × 720 (24p); 24 fps
* 1,280 × 720 (30p); 30 fps
* 640 × 424 (30p); 30 fps
* Built-in microphone, monaural

The Nikon D7000 is available at Amazon

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Canon have got a snazzy 14x zoom, image stabilised camera out there, namely the PowerShot SX210 IS. The model sports a three inch display as well as taking 14 megapixels of imagery with each shot. Here are the rest of the details on the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS compact camera.

* 14.1 MP
* 4320 x 3240 pixels
* Media Formats - Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Secure Digital Extended Capacity
* 35-mm Equivalent (Wide) 28mm
* 35-mm Equivalent (Telephoto) 392mm
* 14 x Optical Zoom
* 3 inch LCD
* HD Video Capture
* Maximum Aperture Range: F/3.1-5.9
* Pop-up flash
* Light Sensitivity: ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO auto, ISO 1600
* Image types: JPEG
* Width: 4.2 inches
* Height: 2.3 inches

The SX210IS specification certainly makes it look like an attractive compact camera and is available at Amazon for $296, where it has received an average of four stars from customer reviews.

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We’ve not really taken a look at camcorders before, but that’s something we’d like to change at Our Picks. So first up is a not-so-cheap yet feature-laden offering from Panasonic, the Hi-Def HDC-HS700K with Leica lens. The unit sports true 1080p HD recording and a high performance Leica lens with 12x optical zoom. Here’s the full run-down on Panasonic’s video-taking beauty

* 240 GB HDD
* SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card
* Recording Format 1080/50p
* 9.15 megapixels (3.05 megapixels x 3)
* F1.5(WIDE)/2.8(TELE)
* Optical Zoom 12x
* Focal Length 3.45-41.4mm
* Filter Diameter 46mm
* 35mm Film Camera Equivalent 35.0-420mm (16:9) [Motion Image], 35.7-428mm (3:2), 35.0-420mm (16:9), 38.8-466mm (4:3) [Still Image]
* Image Stabilizer POWER O.I.S.
* Still Picture Recording:3:2 14.2 megapixels (4608 x 3072), 8.6 megapixels (3600 x 2400), 5.5 megapixels (2880 x 1920) [3:2]
Still Picture Recording:16:9 13.3 megapixels (4864×2736), 8.3 megapixels (3840 x 2160), 5.3 megapixels (3072 x 1728) [16:9]
Still Picture Recording:4:3 12.2 megapixels (4032 x 3024), 7.7 megapixels (3200 x 2400), 4.9 megapixels (2560 x 1920), 0.3 megapixels (640 x 480) [4:3]
* Auto/Manual focus
* White Balance options - Auto/Indoor1/Indoor2/Sunny/Cloudy/White Set
* Microphone 5.1ch Surround, Zoom and Focus Microphone
* mini HDMI output
* USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port
* Microphone (stereo mini) port
* Headphone (Stereo mini) port
* Accessory Shoe
* Weight (w/o Battery) approx. 450g
* 65 x 69 x 138mm
* Effective Pixels Motion Image: 7.59 megapixels (2.53 megapixels x 3)[16:9]
Still Image: 7.89 megapixels (2.63 megapixels x 3 ) [3:2]
7.59 megapixels (2.53 megapixels x 3) [16:9]
6.96 megapixels (2.32 megapixels x 3 ) [4:3]
* Leica Dicomar Lens
* 3.0 Wide LCD display

The price tag on the HDC-HS700K is $1400, so its not for the financially faint-hearted but if you are looking for a great HD camcorder, then Panasonic may just have the one for you.

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Canon have just unleashed yet another great entry-level DSLR camera in their EOS Rebel range. The latest addition, the T2i, sports an 18 MP sensor with a 3 inch LCD display plus it can record 720p video with stereo sound. Here’s the full list of bits and pieces on the Canon EOS Rebel T2i

* 18.0 megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor
* DIGIC 4 Image Processor
* ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800)
* Enhanced 63-zone, Dual-layer metering system
* Improved EOS Movie mode with manual exposure control and expanded recording 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
* Wide 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor
* Dedicated Live View/Movie shooting button
* New compatibility with SDXC memory cards allowing 64GB of storage

Needless to say it also has the usual manual exposure control, autofocus features of the Rebel range. The video component can grab 60 fps for 720p video and has a 7X zoom when recording standard def vid. The EOS Rebel T2i is compatible with Canon’s EF lenses and comes with the usual Canon photo software.

It also handles Eye-Fi SD cards which have an internal 802.11b/g Wi-Fi transmitter to allow wireless transfer of images, which we think is pretty cool! In still mode the T2i will contiuously shoot at 3.7 fps to capture those high action images. All in all a great starter DSLR. If you’re looking for some more in-depth information on the T2i check out the preview at dpreview or head straight over to Amazon to order the Canon EOS Rebel T2i.

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Whilst not exactly at the high-end of digital cameras, the Canon PowerShot SD1100IS digital camera can provide you with some great snaps if you’re after a relatively cheap point ‘n’ shoot. The SD1100IS is avilable over at Amazon for only $150, which is pretty good considering this list of features and specs on this Canon model.

* 8.0 Megapixel CCD
* 3x optical image-stabilized zoom
* 2.5 inch LCD monitor
* Face and Motion Detection
* 3.4 x 0.9 x 2.2 inches
* 4.5 ounces
* Aperture range F/2.8-4.9
* Min/Max focal length 6.2/18.6 millimeters
* Built-in flash
* ISO 80 to 1600 range
* JPEG image type

Needless to say Canon enthuse over the PowerShot SD1100IS

It introduces you before you say a word, making the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph the ultimate image-maker. Five fashion-forward hues expressed in pure aluminum add a new burst of excitement to Canon’s Perpetual Curve design. Of course, a camera that brings out the best in you also delivers Canon’s most advanced technology features. Call it style with substance, for a new level of picture taking pleasure.

But even consumers give the SD1100IS a big thumbs up with the user reviews scoring a nice 4.5 stars out of 5. So if you’re after an inexpensive point ‘n’ shoot, the Canon PowerShot SD1100IS
may be just the solution you’re looking for.

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