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Olympus announces Stylus XZ-10 enthusiast compact

30 Jan

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Olympus has announced the Stylus XZ-10 enthusiast compact – a smaller, cheaper addition to the range alongside the well-regarded XZ-2. It’s built around a 26-130mm equivalent 1:1.8-2.7 lens coupled with a 12MP 2/3″ type backlit CMOS sensor that offers ISOs up to 6400. It can record 1080p Full HD movies with stereo sound, with Multi-motion Movie IS to reduce blur while walking. The 3″ 920k dot LCD is touch-sensitive, but unlike the XZ-2’s doesn’t tilt, which helps make the camera slimmer. The package is rounded off by a full set of manual controls including a customisable round-lens control ring, but there’s no hot shoe or support for an external EVF. It’ll be available from March 2013 for £349.99 in black, brown or white.

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Fujifilm creates X20 enthusiast compact with X-trans CMOS sensor

08 Jan

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Fujifilm has announced the X20 – a substantially upgraded re-working of its high-end enthusiast compact. The biggest changes over the X10 are the adoption of the X-Trans color filter pattern from the company’s mirrorless cameras, along with an LCD added to the optical viewfinder to allow shooting information to be overlaid. A faster processor and on-chip phase detection elements promise fast focusing while the addition of a ‘Q’ quick-menu button should also improve the camera’s usability.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Pentax enters enthusiast compact market with brass-capped MX-1

07 Jan

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Pentax has announced the MX-1 – its entry into the enthusiast compact camera sector. The MX-1 features classic styling and construction, with brass top- and base-plates. It’s based around a stabilized 12MP BSI CMOS sensor and a familiar-sounding 28-112mm equivalent F1.8-2.5 lens. In addition the MX-1 features a flip-out 920k dot rear screen. It includes a top-plate exposure compensation dial and rear thumb wheel to control a UI very much like those in the company’s DSLRs. We’ve borrowed a pre-production version of the camera and have prepared a hands-on preview article.

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Just Posted: Enthusiast Zoom Compact Camera Roundup

22 Dec

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The holiday season is upon us once again and with all the sales and special deals around at the moment, this is a great time to start thinking about getting a new camera. Maybe for a loved one, maybe just as a treat to yourself. In this article, we’ll be looking at the current field of enthusiast zoom compact cameras, and examining their relative strengths and weaknesses to help you make your buying decision. Click through for a link to our 12-page article.

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Just Posted: Enthusiast Zoom Compact Camera Roundup

19 Dec

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The holiday season is upon us once again and with all the sales and special deals around at the moment, this is a great time to start thinking about getting a new camera. Maybe for a loved one, maybe just as a treat to yourself. In this article, we’ll be looking at the current field of enthusiast zoom compact cameras, and examining their relative strengths and weaknesses to help you make your buying decision. Click through for a link to our 12-page article.

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Just Posted: Enthusiast Zoom Compact Camera Roundup

19 Dec

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The holiday season is upon us once again and with all the sales and special deals around at the moment, this is a great time to start thinking about getting a new camera. Maybe for a loved one, maybe just as a treat to yourself. In this article, we’ll be looking at the current field of enthusiast zoom compact cameras, and examining their relative strengths and weaknesses to help you make your buying decision. Click through for a link to our 12-page article.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Latest Sony 12MP sensor allows brighter lenses for enthusiast compacts

16 Oct

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Sony has published details of its latest 12MP 1/1.7″-type (7.5 x 5.6mm) back-lit CMOS sensor. The IMX144CQJ offers full-resolution 12-bit output at up to 35 frames per second or a roughly ‘widescreen’ 17:9 crop at up to 60 fps – allowing 4k video. Sony stresses how well the sensor can receive light from oblique angles, thanks to its large pixel size, making it able to work with ‘brighter lenses and high power zoom lenses.’ This is interesting, given the recent launch of a group of wide-maximum aperture compacts based around 12MP, 1/1.7″-type BSI CMOS sensors, such as the Olympus XZ-2, Nikon Coolpix P7700 and Samsung EX2F.

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Nikon Coolpix P7700 preview – 12MP CMOS-based enthusiast compact

25 Aug

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Nikon has revealed the Coolpix 7700 a CMOS-based enthusiast compact camera with class-leading zoom lens. Its 28-200mm lens has a maximum aperture range of F2.0-4.0, making it a whole stop brighter than its predecessor, the P7100’s. The P7700 is built around a 1/1.7″-type 12MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor, enabling 1080p30 video and 8fps shooting. The bigger lens means there’s no room for an optical viewfinder but the P7700 gains a flip-out swivel LCD instead. We’ve had a chance to handle the P7700 and have prepared a preview looking at the changes.

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Buyers’ Guide: Enthusiast Raw-shooting compact cameras

16 Dec

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Just published: Raw-shooting compact camera roundup. The ranks of photographers’ compacts have been swelled by the arrival of cameras such as Canon’s G12, the Nikon P7100 and Fujifilm X10, so we’ve spent time with all of the latest offerings and prepared a roundup of where they stand in comparison to the existing models. Are the old favorites still the best? Read-on to find out.

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Fujifilm announces pricing and availability of the X10 enthusiast compact

09 Oct

Fujifilm has announced its X10 enthusiast compact will start shipping from November 2011 at a recommended retail price of $ 599.95. Announced last month, the retro-styled camera features a bright F2.0-2.8, 28-112mm-equivalent lens and is built around the company’s 12MP 2/3" (6.6 x 8.8mm) EXR CMOS sensor.
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