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Canon’s EOS 60D Is A Slap To The Rebels

Canon has not only said “HEY, WHAT’S UP!?”, but it’s shaken the Rebels. In this case, not the Rebel Alliance you Jedi fool! The Canon Rebel entry-level DSLR line, primarily the famous and almost-new Rebel T2i.

With 18 megapixels gracing it’s lens, 1080p H.264 video recording, a single DIGIC 4 processor and boasts 1080p, in–camera video editing, a 3-inch LCD 1.4 million dots resolution screen (read: swiveling screen), 100-6,400 ISO purported to be expandable to 12,800, and lastly the professional awesome feature: support for processing RAW images on the camera itself.

It’ll cost $1,100 body-only, or $1,400 with a bundled 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens, at the end of September.

Canon EOS 60D press shots


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Sony Alpha A33 and A55 feature translucent mirrors, 1080p HD recording, and extras

Both the Sony Alpha A33 and A55 use the new Translucent Mirror Technology with continuous phase-detect autofocus while shooting at up to 10 frames-per-second (7fps on the A33), and recording full AVCHD 1080p HD video.

There is also talk of the new sensors used in each DSLR; the 16.2 and 14.2 Exmor APS HD CMOS sensors for the A55 and A33, respectively. Both of these high-end bad-boy DSLRs come with articulated, 920k-dot, 3-inch LCD screens, with 3D panoramas and automated HDR shot creation. Lastly, $750 is the pricing set for the A55 in October and $650 for the A33 in September.

All in all, if you don’t want a Canon Rebel or Nikon D-Series camera, Sony’s new Alphas are pretty cool to look at and use. Problem is I’m a Nikon man.

For now at least. Sony’s promo vid for the new A55 and A33 is found after the cut.

Source: CNET

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Nikon’s D3100 Is Official: 14 megapixels, 1080p video, $700

The Nikon D3100 that we’ve all been waiting for is official, with at least two disappointments (seen below). There’s the specs though,which I definitely think are awesome:

  • 14.2 megapixel sensor
  • 1080p/24 video or 720p/VGA/24/30 (H.264/AVCHD)
  • 3″ LCD (230k dots/320×240 pixels resolution) (that stinks!)
  • 11-point autofocus (yay!)
  • Continuous autofocus in video mode (contrast-based)
  • 3FPS burst rate (a shame)
  • In-camera editing of video (clipping, basically)
  • ISO 100-3200 (expandable to 12800)

Otherwise, the D3100 is going to be released in mid-September, for $699.95 including a 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR kit lens. It can also recognize 35 faces in one shot, which I’m quite sure no one can have a use for, but you will with the 12800 ISO range option in the camera’s settings. PR after the read more link.

Nikon D3100 Press shots

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Nikon D3100 specs will blow your brains out, then will take awesome pictures of it

So these are the Nikon D3100 DSLR specs? Holy jebus. See below, lads:

  • A 14 MP CMOS Sensor (nice!)
  • Live View
  • 3 inch Display
  • 100 – 12800 ISO (!)
  • 11-Point AF
  • Full HD Video (1920 x 1080)
  • A price  of 650 € (not bad)

D-did you see that ISO rating, and the megapixels this thing can produce.? Y-yes sir! I’ll take one — scratch that, two please! Nikon, stop damning us with secrets and leaks and just release the D3100 next week already!

Source: NikonRumors

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Panasonic launches the LUMIX LX5, FZ40, FZ100, FX700, and TS10 digital cameras

The Panasonic LUMIX line was in need of extra power, didn’t it? Like, even though the G10 is pretty awesome, the LX5 is smaller, and more “pro-ish”. The LX5 has a 10.1 megapixel CCD resulting in better low light performance (something the G10 hasn’t heard of) and HD recording in AVCHD Lite at 720p. The FZ40 and FZ100 super zooms use 24x zoom lenses and 14.1 megapixel sensors, but the latter can record 1080p with high speed burst shooting; while the former is constrained to only 720p.

Meanwhile the, FX700 is 5x zoom point and shoot, 1080p recording and14.1 megapixel stills. Lastly the lowly TS10 is a rugged camera that’s waterproof to 10 feet, shockproof and dust proof, as well as being walletproof with a 14.1 megapixel resolution, 4x zoom and 720p video JPEG recording.

The pricing for the whole bunch isn’t so bad, BTW: the TS10 launches September for $249, while the LX5, FZ40, FZ100, and FX700 will be out in August for $499, $399, $499, and lastly $399, respectively (in perfect order).

Mostly, I’m only interested in the LX5, if that’s your fancy to know what your 13-year-old gadget blogger is thinking.

The LX5′s press release is after the “more” jump!

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Panasonic Lumix G10 Review: Hello, Micro Four Thirds

The Micro Four Thirds category of cameras, essentially taking the power and photo-taking ability of a 2 pound DSLR and cramming into the size of a point-and-shoot camera, albeit with the same lens size. In the Panasonic Lumix G10′s case, its size is more mini-DSLR than Micro Four Thirds (i.e Olympus E-PL1 or Sony NEX-3) but honestly, for $600 bucks, who cares!? Read on, because the G10 is more than a solid digital camera. It’s awesome.

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Panasonic DMC-LX5 4/3rds leaks, looks pretty happy

The Panasonic DMC-LX5 might just be what the doctor ordered. Yes, I’ll be publishing a Micro Four Thirds review for one of Panasonic’s 4/3rds, but cutting to the chase, the LX5 seems to be better. As a “compact enthusiast” camera, you get more control than I had wit hthe G10, as well as better lens glass, higher ISO, and a classier, older look (like an old Leica).

The specs:

  • 10.1 megapixel sensor
  • 1/1.63″ sensor
  • 3.8x zoom on a F/2.0-3.3 Leica Summicron lens (zoom is improved over LX3)
  • ISO 80-12800 (greatrange, also implies lower noise at normal ISO levels)
  • HD recording at 720p/30 or 720p/60 (weird; sensor output limited to 30fps)
  • 3″ LCD (480×320)
  • Optional optical or electronic viewfinder (cool!)

The LX5 will officially be announced on July 21st, on which day depending on the price, which I hear shouldn’t be so bad, will make me a very, very happy boy. Perhaps it’s the 4/3rds I’m looking for?

Source: 4/3rds Rumors, Panasonic UK

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New Rumor: Nikon’s new entry-level DSLR will be the D3100

The upcoming entry-level DSLR from Nikon you ask? Accordingly, since it is meant to be a cross between the Nikon D5000 and D3000, this new DSLR will be called the D3100, and should feature autofocus in video mode, HD video in 720p and 1080p, a 10 megapixel CMOS sensor, in-camera video editing, and new AF config covering the viewfinder, and will come as a kit, most likely with a 18-55mm lens. With a list of specs like those, I’m excited already (notice that I’m a Nikon 13-year-old boy)

The official announcement is rumored to come up in the next few weeks.

Source: Nikon Rumors, CrunchGear

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Nikon D5000 DSLR Review

This is the entry-level DSLR with that famous swiveling LCD. The Nikon D5000, that is. It can go head-to-head with almost any SLR, even with the 55mm kit lens. There’s a 12.3 megapixel sensor doing all of the work, and ISO range of up to 6400 with 11 autofocus points. So how did it fare in my month-long review? Not too bad actually. It did quite well.**

**This means you have to click on to read the review. Because we want you to!

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Sigma SD15 DSLR finally grabbing a release, this month

The Sigma SD15 debuted all the way back in 2008. Flash forward to June 2010 (World Cup 2010 times) and find that it still hasn’t launched yet. As a quick recap of the SD15′s specs, it stores a 14-megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor that contains three “layers”. Those being 4.7-megapixel layers each that capture red, green or blue light, creating some pretty nice, well colored shots, with plenty of exposure. There’s also other tasty bits like the 77-segment AE sensor and AFE (Analog Front End) and 3-inch LCD display. The release date is slated for this month on  June 29th for about, wait for it, wait for it — about $1,443 USD. Remember it’s a top-class SLR.

Source: SlashGear, Sigma

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