Jun 11, 2007 09:58 PM
Nikon Coolpix S500 Review at CNET
Source: reviews.cnet.com
CNET has a review of the Nikon Coolpix S500:" If you can stay at a low ISO setting and keep your subjects well lit, the S500's photos can actually look quite good. Fine details come out crisp and sharp, remaining generally unmolested by processing artifacts. Colors appear neutral and saturated. Of course to get these results, you need to keep your ISO sensitivity low or you'll just find yourself with a noise-filled mess. The stainless steel body and handy click wheel are two great touches I'd love to see on any camera, but they can't make up for the S500's flaws. It shoots too slowly and generates unreasonable levels of noise at ISO 400 and higher. It's a nice, if sluggish, snapshot camera in bright light, but don't expect to get any decent fast or low-light shooting done with it."
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Jun 10, 2007 06:41 PM
Nikon Coolpix P5000 at PopPhoto
Source: popphoto.com
PopPhoto has a review of the Nikon Coolpix P5000:"At ISO 64 and 100, we rank Image Quality as Excellent, thanks to resolution averaging more than 2000 lines, Excellent color accuracy, and noise levels of Low and Moderately Low. Rising noise levels drop overall IQ to Extremely High at ISO 200. And as the noise at ISO 400 crosses into Unacceptable, we still found its pictures quite acceptable. ... keep the ISOs down, and you can pack nearly the picture-taking power of a D40x in a shirt pocket."
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Jun 09, 2007 06:16 PM
Fujifilm FinePix Z5fd Review at Gizmodo
Source: gizmodo.com
The most trumpeted feature is an auto-resizing tool that lets you shoot at full resolution, then do a "save as" at 640x480, the better to fit on your little patch of real estate in the blogosphere. When you are reviewing your shots, you just hit the F button and then select "Trimming for Blog." You can crop or not, but either way, you save the file in the low-res format. It's a great idea, but there's this problem: The largest image we typically run on the Giz is 500 pixels across. I don't know what fancy blog Fujifilm had in mind, but I need to shrink things down a little tighter than VGA res. Also, there's no file optimization. The resulting file is still over 100KB, rather than a nice tight 25KB.
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Jun 09, 2007 06:14 PM
Fujifilm Finepix S5700 Review at DPExpert
Source: dpexpert.com.au
The Finepix S5700 is a lot of camera for the money. Neither the camera nor the instruction book treats the user like an idiot. There is a built-in assumption that the customers may be point-and-shooters but it costs no more to cater for those who want to expand their photography experience. The only issue that stops the camera being highly recommended is the image noise. If you can live with an ISO200 limit then it deserves consideration.
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Jun 09, 2007 06:12 PM
Fujifilm FinePix F40fd Review at CNET
Source: reviews.cnet.com
Image quality is very good, with accurate-looking colors, though we did notice a minor amount of purple fringing in some photos. The camera's automatic white balance produces slightly warm images under incandescent lighting, but does a nice job of neutralizing colors when shooting under fluorescent lighting or natural daylight. There's an impressive amount of sharpness, though of course, some of this becomes obscured at higher ISOs. We saw some ISO noise even at the camera's lowest sensitivity setting of ISO 100, though it's only really noticeable on computer monitors and won't show up in prints.
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Jun 09, 2007 12:30 AM
Canon TX1 Review at dpreview.com
Source: dpreview.com
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Jun 08, 2007 05:15 PM
Nikon D80 User Review at Digital Camera Review
Source: digitalcamerareview.com
"The pictures this camera produces is phenomenal and especially with the 50mm lens it's extremely versatile. You can easily take quick pictures with automatic modes or spend a bit more time composing an artistic shot with manual (although it might frustrate your friends / subjects). I haven’t really had any gripes yet with the camera, the downsides such as size and complaints that it might not compare to higher end DSLRs is really fine to me. I think that has as much to do with lens usage as camera body. I feel I found a great camera that will last me the next several years as I explore photography further and begin to accumulate enough skill to warrant a higher end DSLR or several new lenses."
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Jun 08, 2007 05:18 PM
Pentax K100D Review at The Online Photographer
Source: Theonlinephotographer
"So the upshot of my brief experience with the camera, and my appraisal of its situation in the current market, is that it tags along behind the Canikon category leaders offering—quite fairly—less for less, but, when called upon to compete head-to-head, it slaps its only direct competitor, the D50, smartly upside the head with its bargain anti-shake. ... in terms of optics "native" to the DSLRs, Pentax makes a few lenses nobody else does. With the K100 I used, I was sent a new DA 21mm ƒ/3.4 pancake lens. This is a lens after my own heart: a high-performance prime in a highly portable package. It crossed my mind that it might be worth getting a K100 just to use this lovely little lens all the time. But maybe that's just me."
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Jun 08, 2007 05:26 PM
Sony DSC H9 Review at Cameras.co.uk
Source: cameras.co.uk
"Just because a camera has a very long lens and lots of megapixels doesn't mean that it will take good photographs. In fact delivering this length of lens is a tough engineering job. Looking at my test shots Sony have done well with the DSC H9. ... If you are looking for a digital camera with an extreme zoom lens then there is not that much choice around. I haven't found any major flaws in the Sony DSC H9. So if it's extra zoom you need then this is one to go for."
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Jun 08, 2007 05:24 PM
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Review at Steve's Digicams
Source: Steves-digicams.com
Steve's Digicams has a review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8: "Like all of the "FZ" series models from Panasonic, the DMC-FZ8 is one awesome digicam. With excellent image quality, blazing fast performance, generous 12x zoom range, MEGA O.I.S, and wealth of user-friendly/advanced exposure modes, the FZ8 is hard to beat in the "ultra-zoom" category. With 7-megapixels of resolution, you'll have no problem creating beautiful 13x19-inch or larger prints. With a street price of only US$349 (May 2007), the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 offers and outstanding value for such a capable 7-megapixel model!"
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Nikon Coolpix S500 Review at CNET
Source: reviews.cnet.com
CNET has a review of the Nikon Coolpix S500:" If you can stay at a low ISO setting and keep your subjects well lit, the S500's photos can actually look quite good. Fine details come out crisp and sharp, remaining generally unmolested by processing artifacts. Colors appear neutral and saturated. Of course to get these results, you need to keep your ISO sensitivity low or you'll just find yourself with a noise-filled mess. The stainless steel body and handy click wheel are two great touches I'd love to see on any camera, but they can't make up for the S500's flaws. It shoots too slowly and generates unreasonable levels of noise at ISO 400 and higher. It's a nice, if sluggish, snapshot camera in bright light, but don't expect to get any decent fast or low-light shooting done with it."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jun 10, 2007 06:41 PM
Nikon Coolpix P5000 at PopPhoto
Source: popphoto.com
PopPhoto has a review of the Nikon Coolpix P5000:"At ISO 64 and 100, we rank Image Quality as Excellent, thanks to resolution averaging more than 2000 lines, Excellent color accuracy, and noise levels of Low and Moderately Low. Rising noise levels drop overall IQ to Extremely High at ISO 200. And as the noise at ISO 400 crosses into Unacceptable, we still found its pictures quite acceptable. ... keep the ISOs down, and you can pack nearly the picture-taking power of a D40x in a shirt pocket."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jun 09, 2007 06:16 PM
Fujifilm FinePix Z5fd Review at Gizmodo
Source: gizmodo.com
The most trumpeted feature is an auto-resizing tool that lets you shoot at full resolution, then do a "save as" at 640x480, the better to fit on your little patch of real estate in the blogosphere. When you are reviewing your shots, you just hit the F button and then select "Trimming for Blog." You can crop or not, but either way, you save the file in the low-res format. It's a great idea, but there's this problem: The largest image we typically run on the Giz is 500 pixels across. I don't know what fancy blog Fujifilm had in mind, but I need to shrink things down a little tighter than VGA res. Also, there's no file optimization. The resulting file is still over 100KB, rather than a nice tight 25KB.
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Jun 09, 2007 06:14 PM
Fujifilm Finepix S5700 Review at DPExpert
Source: dpexpert.com.au
The Finepix S5700 is a lot of camera for the money. Neither the camera nor the instruction book treats the user like an idiot. There is a built-in assumption that the customers may be point-and-shooters but it costs no more to cater for those who want to expand their photography experience. The only issue that stops the camera being highly recommended is the image noise. If you can live with an ISO200 limit then it deserves consideration.
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Jun 09, 2007 06:12 PM
Fujifilm FinePix F40fd Review at CNET
Source: reviews.cnet.com
Image quality is very good, with accurate-looking colors, though we did notice a minor amount of purple fringing in some photos. The camera's automatic white balance produces slightly warm images under incandescent lighting, but does a nice job of neutralizing colors when shooting under fluorescent lighting or natural daylight. There's an impressive amount of sharpness, though of course, some of this becomes obscured at higher ISOs. We saw some ISO noise even at the camera's lowest sensitivity setting of ISO 100, though it's only really noticeable on computer monitors and won't show up in prints.(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jun 09, 2007 12:30 AM
Canon TX1 Review at dpreview.com
Source: dpreview.com
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Jun 08, 2007 05:15 PM
Nikon D80 User Review at Digital Camera Review
Source: digitalcamerareview.com
"The pictures this camera produces is phenomenal and especially with the 50mm lens it's extremely versatile. You can easily take quick pictures with automatic modes or spend a bit more time composing an artistic shot with manual (although it might frustrate your friends / subjects). I haven’t really had any gripes yet with the camera, the downsides such as size and complaints that it might not compare to higher end DSLRs is really fine to me. I think that has as much to do with lens usage as camera body. I feel I found a great camera that will last me the next several years as I explore photography further and begin to accumulate enough skill to warrant a higher end DSLR or several new lenses."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jun 08, 2007 05:18 PM
Pentax K100D Review at The Online Photographer
Source: Theonlinephotographer
"So the upshot of my brief experience with the camera, and my appraisal of its situation in the current market, is that it tags along behind the Canikon category leaders offering—quite fairly—less for less, but, when called upon to compete head-to-head, it slaps its only direct competitor, the D50, smartly upside the head with its bargain anti-shake. ... in terms of optics "native" to the DSLRs, Pentax makes a few lenses nobody else does. With the K100 I used, I was sent a new DA 21mm ƒ/3.4 pancake lens. This is a lens after my own heart: a high-performance prime in a highly portable package. It crossed my mind that it might be worth getting a K100 just to use this lovely little lens all the time. But maybe that's just me."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jun 08, 2007 05:26 PM
Sony DSC H9 Review at Cameras.co.uk
Source: cameras.co.uk
"Just because a camera has a very long lens and lots of megapixels doesn't mean that it will take good photographs. In fact delivering this length of lens is a tough engineering job. Looking at my test shots Sony have done well with the DSC H9. ... If you are looking for a digital camera with an extreme zoom lens then there is not that much choice around. I haven't found any major flaws in the Sony DSC H9. So if it's extra zoom you need then this is one to go for."(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
Jun 08, 2007 05:24 PM
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Review at Steve's Digicams
Source: Steves-digicams.com
Steve's Digicams has a review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8: "Like all of the "FZ" series models from Panasonic, the DMC-FZ8 is one awesome digicam. With excellent image quality, blazing fast performance, generous 12x zoom range, MEGA O.I.S, and wealth of user-friendly/advanced exposure modes, the FZ8 is hard to beat in the "ultra-zoom" category. With 7-megapixels of resolution, you'll have no problem creating beautiful 13x19-inch or larger prints. With a street price of only US$349 (May 2007), the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 offers and outstanding value for such a capable 7-megapixel model!"(0) Your comment | Continue reading (...)
