A fixed-lens premium super-zoom camera with Full HD video capabilities, which is targeted at nature photographers who want an all-in-one capture device.
FIRST LOOK: Canon PowerShot G1X
A new G-series camera with a large, 14.3-megapixel high-sensitivity CMOS Sensor, 4x optical zoom lens, 14-bit RAW shooting and Full HD movie recording.
Sony Alpha NEX-5N
The middle model of Sony’s NEX range provides touch-screen controls and Full HD video recording.
Canon PowerShot G1X
A new G-series PowerShot with a large, 14.3-megapixel high-sensitivity CMOS Sensor, 4x optical zoom lens, 14-bit RAW shooting and Full HD movie recording.
Nikon Coolpix P6000
A compact digicam that offers raw file capture and extensive customisation plus inbuilt geotagging and Ethernet support.Replacing the P5100 model as flagship of Nikon’s compact digicam line-up, the Coolpix P6000 features a slightly larger, 13.5-megapixel CCD sensor, EXPEED processing and 4x Zoom-Nikkor lens. Like its predecessor, it provides the P, A, S and M shooting modes enthusiast photographers require. However, the P6000 adds raw file capture and some useful functions like geo-tagging, a built-in Ethernet connection, wireless flash and user customisation.
Canon PowerShot S100
Canon’s new pocketable digicam provides improved handling and a longer lens plus support for raw capture and Full HD video recording.Canon has taken one of its most successful digicams, the PowerShot S95, and upgraded it with a new sensor and image processor, longer zoom lens and better ergonomics to produce the PowerShot S100. It’s also reduced the price by $50 and added a GPS receiver/logger to make the new model even more appealing to travellers.
Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
Canon’s latest ultra-zoom digicam introduces an updated High Sensitivity (HS) CMOS sensor, DiG!C 5 processing, improved image stabilisation and new slow-motion movie effects.Canon’s PowerShot SX40 HS has most of the same features as its predecessor, the PowerShot SX30 IS, which we reviewed in October 2010. However, its price tag is $30 lower, the sensor resolution has been reduced to a more sensible 12 megapixels (effective) and Canon has opted for CMOS technology which, with the new DiG!C 5 image processor, allows the SX40 HS to support Full HD video recording.
Fujifilm X10
A stylish, rangefinder-like digicam with functions to appeal to serious photographers plus Full HD video recording.
Pentax Q
The most pocketable interchangeable-lens camera available provides a wealth of creative shooting effects.With the new Pentax Q, this innovative camera manufacturer has once again challenged convention by producing the smallest, lightest interchangeable-lens camera system currently available. Although the Pentax Q isn’t a retread of the company’s 1979 Auto 110 SLR camera, its designers have applied many of the same principles to give users a similar set of controls and functions to the company’s larger DSLRs.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2
Panasonic’s 5-megapixel DMC-LZ2 – and its ‘sister’ the 4-megapixel LZ-1 (RRP $549) – are unusual in combining a moderately long zoom lens with a compact, point-and-shoot style body. The lens takes roughly two seconds to extend when the camera is switched on and packs away when it’s turned off. The Mega O.I.S. stabilisation has two modes – continuous and standby – and can be switched off to conserve power when the camera is tripod-mounted.