Canon Digital Ixus 70
Another light and high-powered digital camera is the Canon Digital Ixus 70. Eliminate red-eye effects from pictures even in the dark. It is ultra-compact that only measures 85.9 x 53.5 x 19.4 mm and weighs only 125 grams. Enjoy browsing the pictures at its 2.5 inch PureColor LCD screen that has 230,000 pixels whose brightness can be adjusted of upto 15 levels.
This 7.1 megapixel camera is equipped with an optical viewfinder with real-size zoom. With its 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom, take pictures of objects at a distant with still great quality. Shutter speed of 15 – 1/1500 sec minimizes blurred images especially when moving.
Record videos of up to 640 x 480 at 30 images/sec. and connect it to your television with its NTSC or PAL video output. Capture every moment with the Canon Digital Ixus 70.
Canon PowerShot A570 IS
Another digital camera from canon that would satisfy the needs of the customer is the Canon PowerShot A570 IS. It has camera effective pixels of approximately 7.1 megapixels with a 1/2.5-inch type CCD image sensor. The A570 IS is integrated with DIGIC III. It has an optical viewfinder that would be useful in saving battery life by allowing you to turn off the LCD display while taking pictures.
The PowerShot A570 IS is made up of 4x Optical Zoom Lens with the Lens Shift-type Image Stabilization, has a digital zoom of 4x. You can use its 2.5-inch type, amorphous silicon TFT color LCD when taking pictures or playback of stored images. It has a shutter speed of 15-1/2000 sec. which varies depending on the shooting mode.
Canon PowerShot SD750
Canon PowerShot SD750 has a 7.1 megapixel camera effective pixels and image sensor of 1/2.5-inch type CCD. The SD750 has a DIGIC III Image Processor. It is built with a 3x optical zoom lens with a digital zoom of Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 12x in combination with the optical zoom).
You can playback photos at the 3.0-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD monitor with a wide viewing-angle and made up of approximately 230,000 pixels. The SD750 has an autofocus system for better results.
Canon PowerShot TX1
A uniquely design by Canon that looks like a video camera is integrated in Canon PowerShot TX1. According to Canon’s website:
This camera has features including a 7.1 Megapixel, 1/2.5-inch CCD, DIGIC III Image Processor, 10x optical zoom lens with a shift-type optical Image Stabilizer (IS) system and 1.8-inch vari-angle LCD monitor with wide viewing angle. It uses Battery Pack NB-4L to shoot up to approx. 160 images (based on the CIPA standard when the LCD monitor is on), and SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, MultiMediaCards and MMCplus cards for the recording media. Images are utilized with a direct print compatible printer, computer and TV via USB 2.0 Hi-Speed.
This would be perfect for taking photos of occassions like nature outings or campings with its powerful 10x zoom would allow you to take a closer pictures of distant objects.
Canon PowerShot A550
Canon PowerShot A550 has a 7.1 megapixel camera effective pixels and image sensor of 1/2.5-inch type CCD. It is integrated with DIGIC II that employs high-definition and higher-speed processing without damaging the beauty of subjects. It has an optical viewfinder allowing you to turn off the LCD display when taking pictures, therefore, saving battery life.
The A550 has a 4x Optical Zoom Lens. You can enjoy viewing the photos at its 2.0-inch type, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD. It also has an AutoFocus system to make it easier taking pictures.
Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
Canon PowerShot SD800 IS is one of the most popular digital cameras according to CNET’s review. Aside from its cool and attractive design, it can be matched against other cameras in the same price range as the SD800 has a 7.1 megapixel sensor resolution and 4x digital zoom. It has a quick performance and good focal range for lens.
According to CNET’s review:
The Canon PowerShot SD800 IS is a great point-and-shoot camera. It’s small, it sports a stabilized, wide-angle lens, and it can pump out beautiful shots at a pretty rapid pace.
Combine performance with an attractive design, Canon PowerShot SD800 IS is a good choice.
Norcent’s DC-10: Just a 10 MP Digital Camera
Want to show off a ten megapixel camera, but don’t have much money? Norcent has got you covered with their DC-10. For $200, you can get a 10.1 megapixel digital camera, but don’t expect to get any other bells and whistles as the camera is pretty much sub-par in every other respect.
It has a 2.4-inch LCD, maximum ISO of 200, 3x optical zoom, VGA video capture and 32MB of built-in memory. All pretty much standard or sub-standard fare.
The camera runs on a pair of AA batteries which makes it easy to take lots of horrible pictures at a resolution that is way beyond what you need. A better choice, but costs twice as much would be the Canon PowerShot A640.
Canon PowerShot A710 IS Review
Digital Camera Resource Page has a review up on the A710, an upgraded Canon PowerShot A700 with image stabilization and another full megapixel of resolution.
The PowerShot A710 IS takes an already excellent camera — the A700 — and adds some one really useful feature (image stabilization) and one not-so-useful feature (more pixels). Despite going up from 6 to 7 Megapixels, the A710’s photo quality remained very good, with noise levels that are perhaps lowered than on its predecessor. When you look at the whole package — from the photo quality to the image stabilizer to the manual controls — you’ll see that the A710 offers a lot of camera for your $400.
In the end they compare the A710 IS to the new PowerShot G7, saying the A710 IS is the poor man’s G7, as it has many of the same features, but it is still a very poweful and worthy addition to the PowerShot line, and I have to admit to being a little in love with any camera that has image stabilization, and the 6x optical zoom is not a bad thing either.
Check out more reviews on the A710 IS.
Nikon D80 Review
Digital Camera Resource Page has a review on the Nikon D80, a digital SLR that is said to be better than the D70, but no where near the professionalism of the D200.
The front of the D80 has a lot in common with Nikon’s other D-SLRs. The lens mount is an F-mount, and virtually all “CPU” Nikkor lenses will work. If you have some ancient Nikon lenses you may want to check with tech support before assuming that they’ll work with the D80. Just don’t forget about the 1.5X focal length conversion that I mentioned at the beginning of the review.
Deep inside the lens mount — behind the mirror — is the D80’s new 10.2 Megapixel DX-format CCD. This is apparently not the same sensor that the D200 uses, but it may be the same one as on the Sony DSLR-A100.
Directly above the lens mount is the D80’s pop-up flash, which is released electronically. This flash has a guide number of 13, which compares to GN 13 for the Canon Rebel XTi and EOS-30D, GN 13 for the Olympus E-500, GN 15 on the Pentax K100 (albeit at ISO 200), and GN 12 on the Sony A100. If you want more flash power then you can attach an external flash to the hot shoe that you’ll see in a bit.
In the end, they have nearly nothing but good things to say about the D80. They were impressed with the photo image quality, and that it is even worth upgrading from the D50 or D70. So it is safe to say, if you are looking for a budget digital SLR from Nikon, the Nikon D80 is the way to go.
Canon PowerShot G7
Canon has officially announced the PowerShot G7, the latest camera in the G-series which was last updated with the launch of the G6 way back in 2004. I thought that the G-series was going to die, as it was considered a strange bridge between a high end digital camera buyer, and an entry level digital SLR buyer, which was a quickly closing niche, but in all their wisdom, Canon has come out with what sounds like a pretty solid camera.
The new features of the G7 include a 10 megapixel CCD sensor, 6x optical zoom lens, and hardware optical image stabilization. Canon also decided to drop the G6’s 2-inch foldout LCD screen, instead providing a fixed 207,000 pixel 2.5-inch screen.
The G7 is different on the inside as well, with a Digic III image processor that is in every way better than the Digic II, and provides ISO 1600 picture taking. The PowerShot G7 also has an impressive 1024 x 768, 15fps video capture mode.
“In the PowerShot G7 we have created the ultimate prosumer compact digital camera for the discerning hobbyist, the photo enthusiast and for those who require uncompromising photo quality for business and industrial applications,” states Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the consumer imaging group at Canon U.S.A., Inc. “Faster, more responsive, more efficient and easier to use, thanks to Canon’s proprietary new DIGIC III image processor and a newly enhanced and intuitive user interface, the PowerShot G7 digital camera also offers users a greater level of creative control and flexible shooting options than ever before.”
If you like the specs of the PowerShot G7, you will have to wait until next month to get it, and you can expect to pay around $599.99 USD.
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