Samsung Announce M8800 Pixon: “Slimmest 8MP cameraphone” LG disagree

Samsung Announce M8800 Pixon: With a spec sheet to rival budget cameras, Samsung’s ultra thin M8800 should really be thought of as a camera with a phone attached rather than just an ‘umble cameraphone.

The handset comes with a 8 megapixel sensor with autofocus, backed by Dual Power LED flash, ASR (Advanced Shake Reduction) and WDR (Wide Dynamic Range). Keeping up the camera-heavy features, there’s an Auto Panorama Shot feature, geotagging support (via the integrated GPS) and a photo browser (Accelerometer Sensor, Tilt and flip with sorting by Face/Time/Colour/Folder).

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Sigma DP2 14 Megapixel Digital Camera Announced

Sigma DP2 14 Megapixel Digital Camera AnnouncedSigma’s first stab at producing a high end, pro-luring digital compact failed to feel the love of the photo cognoscenti despite the big juicy dSLR sensor lurking inside, so the company have tried again with their updated version 2.

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Panasonic LUMIX G HD Micro Four Thirds Camera Announced

Panasonic LUMIX G HD Micro Four Thirds Camera AnnouncedWe were mighty excited by the recent announcement of Panasonic’s world-first Micro Four Thirds system camera, the Lumix DMC-G1, and our interest has peaked even higher with the news of their forthcoming Panasonic LUMIX G digicam which adds high definition video to the mix.

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Leica D-Lux 4, Leica D-Lux 3 Digital Cameras Announced

Leica D-Lux 4, Leica D-Lux 3 Digital Cameras AnnouncedHigh end, wallet-draining, camera toffs Leica have announced their D-Lux 4 and C-Lux 3 digital compact cameras.

Based entirely on the already-released Panasonic Lumix LX3 and FX37 cameras, the Leica versions come with gracefully understated exteriors, a few default parameters and, of course, the drool-inducing red badge that says, “I am a veh serious photographer.”

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Canon 5D Mark II dSLR: Details Emerge

Details EmergeDetails of the eagerly awaited full frame Canon 5D Mark II dSLR are beginning to leak all over t’Internet.

Likely to cause some outbreaks of salivation amongst Canon fans are the rapidly warming rumours of the impending launch of the Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR camera.

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Fujifilm Announces Finepix J100, J110W, J120, J150W And F60fd Digicams

Fujifilm Announces Finepix J100, J110W, J120, J150W And F60fd DigicamsThe cats at Fujifilm’s New Product department have been busying themselves of late, with a veritable litter tray of new digital cameras ready to roll out to the masses.

No less than four additions to their J series of digital compacts have been announced, regaling under the names of the FinePix J100, J110W, J120 and J150W.

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Trek-Tech TrekPod Walking Stick/Camera Tripod Review (55%)

Review: Trek-Tech TrekPod  Walking Stick/Camera Tripod (55%)For ramblers, hikers and general all-terrain rugged folks looking to capture some outdoors photography, lugging a decent tripod around can be a bit of a chore, so Trek Technologies are hoping that their hybrid tripod/walking stick will prove a hit.

A hybrid what do we hear you ask? Well, indeed. It might seem like a curious creation on paper but it’s even weirder when you get your hands on the thing. For starters, it’s not so much a walking stick as a ruddy great staff that looks like it should be waved about by Charlton Heston as he busies himself parting the Red Sea.

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