Jul 17, 2007 01:04 AM
General Electric G1 Review at Steve's Digicams
Source: steves-digicams.com
Steve's Digicams has a review of the GE G1: "Image quality when using 7M Best mode was only Ok for a
7-megapixel camera in this class. The majority of our outdoor samples
showed good overall exposure and color balance, however, they were a
bit soft. I also noticed above average amounts of noise at eve the
lowest ISO 80 setting. This of course can only be seen when viewing an
image at 100%. It is unlikely you will see anything in you prints as
long as the sensitivity is not ISO 200. ... GE has created a nice
"entry-level" digicam that offers some appealing features. However, I
was a bit disappointed with the position of the zoom controls and
shutter release. That said, this model has the ability to capture nice
photos, and with all of the useful exposure modes, everyone in you
household or office will enjoy using it. With 7-megapixels of
resolution, you'll be able to create prints up to 13x19- inches or
larger. With and MSRP of about $199 or less, the GE G1 offers an Ok
value for a 7-megapixel ultra- compact digicam."
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Jul 17, 2007 12:56 AM
Canon to build $451 mln factory for key camera part
Source: reuters.com
"Canon Inc. will invest about 55 billion yen ($451 million) to build a new factory in Japan to double its production capacity of image sensors used in digital cameras. A spokesman for the world's largest digital camera maker said it broke ground in May on a new building on an existing site in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo and expected it to start operations in July 2008. The factory will make complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS), a component used in digital cameras and video cameras to convert light into an electric signal. The new plant will have roughly the same annual production capacity as another factory in Kanagawa that can churn out 3 million CMOS chips a year, the spokesman said."
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Jul 17, 2007 12:46 AM
Ricoh Caplio RR750
The Ricoh Caplio RR750 is a 7 megapixel point and shoot digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens (equivilent of 35-105mm).
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Jul 17, 2007 12:30 AM
Canon PowerShot A460 Review at Digital Camera Info
Source: digitalcamerainfo.com
Digital Camera Info has a review of the Canon PowerShot A460: "The A460 only extends its ISO up to 400, limiting its use
indoors and in low light conditions; however, its image quality and
performance characteristics in bright conditions are decent. The A460
won't be in the running for DCI Camera-of-the-Year, but it is a solid
performer among near $100 models. Images from the A460 contained
reasonably accurate colors, with acceptable dynamic range, and
excellent white balance accuracy. We would have liked to see a stronger
handling of noise at ISO 400, along with a wider sensitivity range, but
it is after all, a $100-$150 camera. Among its direct competition, the
A460 holds its own, though consumers willing to toss an extra $50-$100
in to the camera budget will find cameras of a different caliber."
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Jul 16, 2007 10:33 PM
Sony Cybershot DSC-H7 Review at DPReview
Source: dpreview.com
DPReview has a review of the Sony Cybershot DSC-H7 and
writes, " if you want a genuinely affordable big zoom camera for snapping the
family that you can leave on 'full auto' all the time - and you rarely print
your pictures bigger than 6x4 inches - the H7 is (at as little as $350 online)
certainly worth a closer look. But if you've got more exacting image quality
standards, want to enlarge more or want to actually use all those advanced
features I suspect that, like us, you're going to find the H7 disappointing. At
least the H9 has a great screen to take your mind off the fiddly controls and
less-than-stellar results; the H7 is what it is - a budget model that,
unfortunately, performs like one."
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Jul 16, 2007 09:43 PM
Samsung S850 Review at Digital Camera Review
Source: digitalcamerareview.com
Digital Camera Review has a review of the Samsung S850: "The Samsung S850 is a nice-looking, well equipped compact digital camera. It has the nice looks that the Samsung NV line brought to the market with black body, blue accents and quality construction. It also has a full complement of manual exposure modes that isn't seen as often in point and shoots. The S850 is also my preferred compact camera form factor - something just a bit larger than an ultra-compact with a nice pronounced battery compartment/hand grip. Besides all this, the S850 has just average image quality, specifically blurry details and very oversatured color reproduction. Camera performance (shutter lag, shot to shot times) is just about average and battery life is good. It's very hard to recommend this camera when it's competing against cameras like the Canon Powershot A570 IS, which has a similar form factor, similar shooting modes, an optical image stabilization system, and face detection."
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Jul 10, 2007 10:24 PM
Sigma SD14 Digital SLR Review at HomeTheaterHiFi
Source: hometheaterhifi.com
HomeTheaterHiFi has a review of the Sigma SD14:"The Safeway vegetable rack - one of my standard test shots - shows that the SD14 tended to underexpose it a bit. Usually, I get some over-exposed highlights on the yellow peppers, but not with this camera. This is reasonably easy to fix in Photoshop or other photo editors (I like PhotoImpact), but it is better to give a subject like this about one f/stop more than the metered exposure, and/or shoot in RAW mode, which gives you more latitude in the photo editor stages. ... The Sigma SD14 DSLR is a fine camera. It has the easiest-to-use interface I have yet experienced, has a wide variety of lenses to fit it, and takes great photographs. Its infrared capability makes it unique among DSLRs, and its 14.1 megapixels will allow enlargements of just about any size."
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Jul 10, 2007 10:18 PM
Nikon D40X Review at Imaging Resource
Source: imaging-resource.com
Imaging Resource has a review of the Nikon D40x: "It's the Nikon D40x's excellent image quality that makes recommending this little digital SLR so easy. See the Exposure and Optics tabs for the detailed breakdown. I'm most impressed that they were able to improve on the D40's already stellar high ISO performance. Hoping to catch my son napping in the afternoon this week like I did when I reviewed the D40 last Fall, I instead found him up and watching a movie with his brother. It was a good moment, so I pressed the Function button to select ISO 1,600, extended the 18-135mm lens to 75mm, and snapped off a few shots handheld. It's no great art, but it's a cute picture of two brothers cooling off on the futon after playing one hot Summer afternoon. This is just the kind of photo most D40x owners want from their new camera: a candid indoor shot without flash. It's a little soft and grainy, but still natural looking."
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Jul 10, 2007 02:03 AM
Canon PowerShot S5 IS Review at DPInterface
Source: dpinterface.com
DPInterface has a review of the Canon PowerShot S5 IS:"Image quality is good and on par, if not slightly ahead, of competition with low noise up till ISO 400. But using the same lens as the S3 means the Canon PowerShot S5 IS 'inherits' some of the image quality issues of its predecessor - namely color fringing and flare, the latter exists only in extreme conditions at wide-angle. There's some redeye too but that can be reduced/removed with the built-in redeye correction feature, computer software or an external flash. ... The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is a worthy successor to last year's S3 and it is arguably the flagship Canon PowerShot (though some may disagree) since it has an overall better feature set than the G7. "
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Jul 10, 2007 02:01 AM
Fuji Finepix S6000 Review at Online Photographer
Source: theonlinephotographer.typepad.com
The Online Photographer has a review of the Fuji Finepix S6000: "The biggest surprise is how satisfied I am with the picture quality. Overall it really is as good, if not better, than what I was getting from my old 35 mm compacts. I can make 8x10s that I'm very happy with if I use the low ISO settings, and I can obtain acceptable results at the high ISO settings if I'm willing to jump through a lot of Photoshop hoops. ... Neat Image and Focus Magic are my friends! Anything I photograph gets run through a 25–30% noise filtering by Neat Image and a one-pixel-diameter sharpening with Focus Magic. Invariably this gives me photographs with less "grain" and more detail. Naturally I do everything in RAW; otherwise the quality at high ISOs would be unacceptable, and I'd lose a couple of stops exposure range at all speeds."
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General Electric G1 Review at Steve's Digicams
Source: steves-digicams.com
Steve's Digicams has a review of the GE G1: "Image quality when using 7M Best mode was only Ok for a
7-megapixel camera in this class. The majority of our outdoor samples
showed good overall exposure and color balance, however, they were a
bit soft. I also noticed above average amounts of noise at eve the
lowest ISO 80 setting. This of course can only be seen when viewing an
image at 100%. It is unlikely you will see anything in you prints as
long as the sensitivity is not ISO 200. ... GE has created a nice
"entry-level" digicam that offers some appealing features. However, I
was a bit disappointed with the position of the zoom controls and
shutter release. That said, this model has the ability to capture nice
photos, and with all of the useful exposure modes, everyone in you
household or office will enjoy using it. With 7-megapixels of
resolution, you'll be able to create prints up to 13x19- inches or
larger. With and MSRP of about $199 or less, the GE G1 offers an Ok
value for a 7-megapixel ultra- compact digicam."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jul 17, 2007 12:56 AM
Canon to build $451 mln factory for key camera part
Source: reuters.com
"Canon Inc. will invest about 55 billion yen ($451 million) to build a new factory in Japan to double its production capacity of image sensors used in digital cameras. A spokesman for the world's largest digital camera maker said it broke ground in May on a new building on an existing site in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo and expected it to start operations in July 2008. The factory will make complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS), a component used in digital cameras and video cameras to convert light into an electric signal. The new plant will have roughly the same annual production capacity as another factory in Kanagawa that can churn out 3 million CMOS chips a year, the spokesman said."
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Jul 17, 2007 12:46 AM
Ricoh Caplio RR750
The Ricoh Caplio RR750 is a 7 megapixel point and shoot digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens (equivilent of 35-105mm).
It features a 2.5 inch LCD monitor (153,600 pixels), 32 megabytes of internal memory and a Macro mode that shoots as close as 6cm.
The Ricoh Caplio RR750 is powered by AA batteries. It weighs 128 grams and measures 89.5mm x 60.0mm x 26.0mm.
No price has been announced for the RR750 yet.
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Jul 17, 2007 12:30 AM
Canon PowerShot A460 Review at Digital Camera Info
Source: digitalcamerainfo.com
Digital Camera Info has a review of the Canon PowerShot A460: "The A460 only extends its ISO up to 400, limiting its use
indoors and in low light conditions; however, its image quality and
performance characteristics in bright conditions are decent. The A460
won't be in the running for DCI Camera-of-the-Year, but it is a solid
performer among near $100 models. Images from the A460 contained
reasonably accurate colors, with acceptable dynamic range, and
excellent white balance accuracy. We would have liked to see a stronger
handling of noise at ISO 400, along with a wider sensitivity range, but
it is after all, a $100-$150 camera. Among its direct competition, the
A460 holds its own, though consumers willing to toss an extra $50-$100
in to the camera budget will find cameras of a different caliber."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jul 16, 2007 10:33 PM
Sony Cybershot DSC-H7 Review at DPReview
Source: dpreview.com
DPReview has a review of the Sony Cybershot DSC-H7 and
writes, " if you want a genuinely affordable big zoom camera for snapping the
family that you can leave on 'full auto' all the time - and you rarely print
your pictures bigger than 6x4 inches - the H7 is (at as little as $350 online)
certainly worth a closer look. But if you've got more exacting image quality
standards, want to enlarge more or want to actually use all those advanced
features I suspect that, like us, you're going to find the H7 disappointing. At
least the H9 has a great screen to take your mind off the fiddly controls and
less-than-stellar results; the H7 is what it is - a budget model that,
unfortunately, performs like one."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jul 16, 2007 09:43 PM
Samsung S850 Review at Digital Camera Review
Source: digitalcamerareview.com
Digital Camera Review has a review of the Samsung S850: "The Samsung S850 is a nice-looking, well equipped compact digital camera. It has the nice looks that the Samsung NV line brought to the market with black body, blue accents and quality construction. It also has a full complement of manual exposure modes that isn't seen as often in point and shoots. The S850 is also my preferred compact camera form factor - something just a bit larger than an ultra-compact with a nice pronounced battery compartment/hand grip. Besides all this, the S850 has just average image quality, specifically blurry details and very oversatured color reproduction. Camera performance (shutter lag, shot to shot times) is just about average and battery life is good. It's very hard to recommend this camera when it's competing against cameras like the Canon Powershot A570 IS, which has a similar form factor, similar shooting modes, an optical image stabilization system, and face detection."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jul 10, 2007 10:24 PM
Sigma SD14 Digital SLR Review at HomeTheaterHiFi
Source: hometheaterhifi.com
HomeTheaterHiFi has a review of the Sigma SD14:"The Safeway vegetable rack - one of my standard test shots - shows that the SD14 tended to underexpose it a bit. Usually, I get some over-exposed highlights on the yellow peppers, but not with this camera. This is reasonably easy to fix in Photoshop or other photo editors (I like PhotoImpact), but it is better to give a subject like this about one f/stop more than the metered exposure, and/or shoot in RAW mode, which gives you more latitude in the photo editor stages. ... The Sigma SD14 DSLR is a fine camera. It has the easiest-to-use interface I have yet experienced, has a wide variety of lenses to fit it, and takes great photographs. Its infrared capability makes it unique among DSLRs, and its 14.1 megapixels will allow enlargements of just about any size."
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Jul 10, 2007 10:18 PM
Nikon D40X Review at Imaging Resource
Source: imaging-resource.com
Imaging Resource has a review of the Nikon D40x: "It's the Nikon D40x's excellent image quality that makes recommending this little digital SLR so easy. See the Exposure and Optics tabs for the detailed breakdown. I'm most impressed that they were able to improve on the D40's already stellar high ISO performance. Hoping to catch my son napping in the afternoon this week like I did when I reviewed the D40 last Fall, I instead found him up and watching a movie with his brother. It was a good moment, so I pressed the Function button to select ISO 1,600, extended the 18-135mm lens to 75mm, and snapped off a few shots handheld. It's no great art, but it's a cute picture of two brothers cooling off on the futon after playing one hot Summer afternoon. This is just the kind of photo most D40x owners want from their new camera: a candid indoor shot without flash. It's a little soft and grainy, but still natural looking."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jul 10, 2007 02:03 AM
Canon PowerShot S5 IS Review at DPInterface
Source: dpinterface.com
DPInterface has a review of the Canon PowerShot S5 IS:"Image quality is good and on par, if not slightly ahead, of competition with low noise up till ISO 400. But using the same lens as the S3 means the Canon PowerShot S5 IS 'inherits' some of the image quality issues of its predecessor - namely color fringing and flare, the latter exists only in extreme conditions at wide-angle. There's some redeye too but that can be reduced/removed with the built-in redeye correction feature, computer software or an external flash. ... The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is a worthy successor to last year's S3 and it is arguably the flagship Canon PowerShot (though some may disagree) since it has an overall better feature set than the G7. "(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jul 10, 2007 02:01 AM
Fuji Finepix S6000 Review at Online Photographer
Source: theonlinephotographer.typepad.com
The Online Photographer has a review of the Fuji Finepix S6000: "The biggest surprise is how satisfied I am with the picture quality. Overall it really is as good, if not better, than what I was getting from my old 35 mm compacts. I can make 8x10s that I'm very happy with if I use the low ISO settings, and I can obtain acceptable results at the high ISO settings if I'm willing to jump through a lot of Photoshop hoops. ... Neat Image and Focus Magic are my friends! Anything I photograph gets run through a 25–30% noise filtering by Neat Image and a one-pixel-diameter sharpening with Focus Magic. Invariably this gives me photographs with less "grain" and more detail. Naturally I do everything in RAW; otherwise the quality at high ISOs would be unacceptable, and I'd lose a couple of stops exposure range at all speeds."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
