A premium, 14-42mm powered pancake zoom lens for Panasonic’s G Micro series cameras.
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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.
SMC Pentax DA 35mm f/2.8 Limited macro lens
A true macro lens for Pentax DSLRs cameras, which can also be used as a relatively fast, normal prime lens.
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm f/4-5.6 ASPH/POWER O.I.S. Lens
A telephoto zoom lens with a lever-driven power zoom that can be used for shooting still and video clips.
Fujifilm X10
A stylish, rangefinder-like digicam with functions to appeal to serious photographers plus Full HD video recording.
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 II DG HSM Lens
An ultra-wide zoom lens for digital SLR cameras with both ‘full frame’ and APS-C sized sensors.As is apparent by its name, Sigma’s 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 II DG HSM is a second-generation product that updates the popular 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG ASP HSM that was introduced in 2002. Interestingly, its RRP in Australia is just over $250 lower than the MSRP posted on Sigma Corporation’s US website, which makes this lens excellent value for money for Australians.
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.
Ricoh MP5316 Dual Format Double Layer CD/DVD Writer
An affordable image archiving and video recording system for digital photographers.
Vivitar DVR-390H Digital Multimedia Recorder/Player
Vivitar’s DVR-390H combines a digital still camera, MPEG4 camcorder, TV/Video recorder, digital photo frame, MP3 player and voice recorder. However, the only way to store data on the 20GB hard drive is by capturing it with the device or downloading it from a connected PC. If you insert an SD card, the DVR-390H uses it instead of the internal memory and you then can’t access the device’s internal memory. All functions are driven from the main menu on the LCD display, which is called up by holding the menu button down for two seconds. Ten ‘buttons’ call up the various recording and playback functions. The menu system is logical and easy to view and use. The display doubles as a framing device, since the camera lacks a viewfinder and is only usable when attached to the player.
