Any DSLR (or Micro Four Thirds) fanatic would know that an ordinary P&S (point-and-shoot) camera has nothing on them. But now, a P&S camera can have a 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and 1080p HD video recording, and everything changes. Enter the Nikon Coolpix S8100. Read on for the review!
So turns out this is a day for gadgets to come straight into the “office” and onto LaptopMemo for review. The S8100 is high-end point-and-shoot camera, similar to everyone’s favorite Canon Powershot S95. It has a 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, 10x digital zoom, 1080p HD video recording (with a slow motion 240FPS video mode), continuous normal shooting for 5 shots at 10fps, panorama and macro modes (both work great), ISO up to 3200, EXPEED C2 image processing tech, motion detection and image stabilization, HDMI and AV-out, and a 3-inch screen with a resolution of 921,000-dots (!).
One cool feature to note of is the Nikon Best Shot Selector (shortened “BSS”, funny!), which takes ten shots at once when the shutter button is pressed, then picks the sharpest and best image out of the bunch, and then saves it on the SD card (SDHC is also supported). I haven’t had much time to play with the S8100, but considering I’m heading out for a few hours and charging it via USB to an outlet, I’ll take it with me. The review will be posted just a couple of days before Christmas (or sooner). Hit past the cut for 2 more shots of the Coolpix S8100.
Not much to see here, readers. The Olympus E-PL1 just got an “S” tagged to its name, which brings some improvements. First, an ISO bump from 3200 to ISO6400, a new BLS-5 battery, new BLS-5 battery, a new weight of 454 grams (342 grams for body) and when bundled with a 112 gram M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II lens — the weight remains the same, along with an SDHC card. It’ll be out in April in red (I’ll take red, thanks), white, or black (with silver lenses) for ¥60,000 ($723) or ¥80,000 ($964) with a M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 lens. Via: Impress
The Lumix GF2. It’s the world’s smallest Micro Four Thirds camera, has a 12.1 megapixel Live MOS sensor, support for the Lumix 3D lens, a 3-inch touchscreen, contrast AF system, a newly-designed Touch Q user interface, internal dust reduction system and records video at 1920 x 1080 HD/60i or 1280 x 720/60p in AVCHD file format. It also has a 23-area auto-focusing system, so focusing on something shouldn’t be an issue, whatsoever, and a slightly mediocre ISO range of 100-6400 and has no flash or optical viewfinder;prices you pay for being small. Lens kits are as follows, by the way: 14mm F2.5 “pancake” kit and a 14-42mm zoom lens kit.
Oh yeah, and as for the price: unannounced. Darn you Panasonic. The LUMX GF2 launches in January in silver, red or black; pricing gets nailed in mid-December. I’m looking forward to it.
This is the sexiest Micro Four Thirds camera yet, as well as the world’s smallest, courtesy from Panasonic. Containing the same monster 12 megapixel sensor from the G2, it’ll record full HD, has a touchscreen, and an announcement pinged in Paris for tomorrow. If all goes well, this’ll be a good contender in my wishlist against the Nikon D3100, which Nikon is kindly loaning to us for a review. Huzzah!
Via: 43rumors
The LUMIX GH2 is a new Micro Four Thirds camera revealed by Panasonic today, because, you know, some mystical thing called Photokina 2010 is going on right now. The GH2 has support for a 3D lens, but its main weapon is its 16 megapixel LIVE MOS, and can take 14 megapixel pictures while taking 1080p HD video at 5 frames-per-second. It’s got a 3-inch, 460,000-dot swiveling LCD touchscreen that can be used for autofocus and such, and finally the price.
Oh. Ahem, it’s the flagship Micro Four Thirds for Panasonic now, so it’s gonna cost you — $899.95 for just the body; $999.95 for a package with a 14-42mm lens; and $1499.95 for a 14-140mm bundle this December. [Panasonic]
Honestly, I don’t know what to say about this beauty. But actually I do, so let’s begin today’s gadget chatter. It has a 12-megapixel APS-C DSLR sensor, a 23mm F/2 lens fitted exactly for this camera and its size, 800×600 pixels in 2.8″ LCD giving iPhone 4 screen quality, can shoot 5FPS, ISO goes from 200 to 600, and it’ll do 720p HD video.
And it gives the Leica X1, a $2,000 similar camera a run for its money. There’s no pricing for this pretty camera, but it is coming out in 2011 since it’s still in development. I can wait Fujifilm, just send me over one so I can play with it and say that it looks better than all those new Micro Four Thirds cameras.
The Nikon D7000 is hot and you’re not. It has a fresh 16.3 megapixel sensor, 6 fps burst mode, 108op HD 24fps video recording in h.264 (or 720p at 30fps) with autofocus limited to 20 minutes, and a completely new 39 point AF system.
There’s more. ISO is 100-6400, however it can extrapolate up to fricking 25,600, and also has a 2,016 pixel 3D color matrix meter RGB sensor, which will make this DSLR the most accurate in white balance of all DSLRs out there, like its rival the new Canon 60D.
Now onto the price. Get ready: it’ll release in mid-October for $1199 for the body only, and $1299 with an 18-105mm VR lens. Let’s say this fits the “bang for your buck” phrase, except there’s a lot of bang, and a lot of buck.
Source: Nikon
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