Posts Tagged ‘digital camera

Nikon 1 unveiled in NYC

- September 22nd, 2011

Nikon has some big news on the camera front – the company released the Nikon 1 System, its first mirrorless camera.

At a press event in New York City yesterday, I was able to get some hands on time with cameras (J1 will be priced at $649.95 and the higher-end V1 at $899.95). Both will be available October 20th in Canada.

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Olympus comes out on top with PEN E-P3

- August 12th, 2011

The Olympus PEN E-P3 micro four-thirds digital camera ($899.99) is a feature-rich, fun-to-use camera that will appeal to photo buffs and dedicated dabblers. (Supplied)

The pen is mightier than the sword, as they say, unless you actually take a pen to a swordfight. Which we don’t recommend. Not even if it’s a really big pen.

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Hands on: Fujifilm F550EXR

- July 12th, 2011

Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR

There comes a time when every traveler encounters a scene that they wish they could capture in its entirety. And with the help of photo stitching and Photoshop, it is possible albeit laborious. Fujifilm’s latest addiction to their F series – the F550 EXR – has made 360 panoramic photos possible and this can now be done in one simple shot.

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iPhone 4 and the demise of the digital camera

- June 21st, 2011

cell phone camera

Don’t go getting too attached to your digital camera. If reports out of both the Flickr and PCWorld camps are any indication, they’ll soon go the way of the Betamax thanks to smartphones.

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Getting ‘real’ with 3D

- October 28th, 2010

FinePix Real 3D W3

We live in a 3D world, so why shouldn’t the pictures we take be in 3D as well?

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