Eizo Nanao Corporation has announced the release of the ColorEdge CG241W, its latest hardware-calibrated LCD monitor.
Nikon Coolpix P1
Nikon’s 8-megapixel Coolpix P1 and similarly-featured 5.1-megapixel Coolpix P2, along with Kodak’s EasyShare-One, are the first Wi-Fi cameras to go on sale in Australia. With the growing popularity of home wi-fi networks, the concept looks appealing: a camera that can be wirelessly connected to your computer from anywhere in your home. However, making it happen isn’t as easy as you might think!
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
Konica Minolta’s DiMAGE Z6 is almost identical in design to the Z3 and Z5 models but sports a higher-resolution, 6-megapixel sensor. The 12x optical zoom lens has the same specifications and focusing range and the control layout is identical, so the problems we identified with the SD card slot in the base of the Z3’s body remain unsolved in the Z6; it is still too easy to open inadvertently.
EISA Awards Announced
The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has announced its annual ‘best product’ awards for the year 2008/09.
Kodak EasyShare DX7630
Kodak’s EasyShare DX 7630 has features to attract photo enthusiasts but presents them in a way that is targeted more at point-and-shoot photographers. The camera’s 6-megapixel sensor is impressive and its plastic body is well-built and thoughtfully designed. User-adjustable controls include P, A, S and M shooting modes, exposure and flash adjustments, ISO settings, 16 scene pre-sets, and a custom mode that lets you save ‘user-created’ selections.
Eight New Sony Cybershots Announced
Sony Europe has released details of eight new Cyber-shot digicams that are due to go on sale in coming months and offer features like touch-screen controls, optical image stabilisation and enhanced face detection and Smile Shutter technologies.
Eight New Sony Digicams
Sony Europe has advised us of the release of eight new models in Sony’s Cyber-shot range, comprising five W-series, two S-series and one T-series models.
Canon PowerShot S80
Features and functionality in a compact, well built, high resolution camera, although a few enthusiast functions are limited or absent.For a compact digicam, Canon’s elegant PowerShot S80 provides lots of user-adjustable controls. Although not strictly shirt-pocketable, the S80 is slim enough to slip into a jacket pocket or purse and its retracting 3.6x zoom lens is well protected behind the sliding lens cover/on-off switch. Its sturdy metal body contains an 8-megapixel CCD sensor plus Canon’s DiG!C II image processor and excellent ergonomics make the S80 a satisfying camera to use.
Casio Exilim EX-Z110
Casio’s new 6-megapixel Exilim EX-Z110 is a surprisingly versatile little camera, with features to attract both novices and more experienced photographers. The former will find the proprietary ‘Anti Shake DSP’ processing, which works by combining a fast shutter speed with post-capture processing and reduces blurring due to camera or subject movement, handy. However, it’s only available in full-auto mode and doesn’t work for shooting movie clips.
Canon PowerShot A700
An affordable digicam with a longer zoom lens and extended functionality.Added functionality makes Canon’s A700 PowerShot model more interesting than a simple point-and-shoot camera. With a 6x optical zoom lens that covers angles of view from 35mm to 210mm in 35mm format, it also sports a proper mode dial with P, Tv, Av and M settings as well as 10 scene modes, Colour Accent and Colour Swap settings and Stitch Assist.