December 21st, 2008
Canon cameras have more user-friendly features and the costs of these cameras are affordable too. The EOS 400D is one of that kinds which comes with a EF-S 18-15/3.5-5.6 lens and with the focal length that corresponds to approximately 28-90mm in 35mm format. Its image sensor size is 22.2×14.8mm. The imaging element type is CMOS sensor. It is effective pixels of approx. 10.10 megapixels. EOS 400D canon camera has various dust deletion features such as, sensor cleaning: auto, sensor cleaning: manual and dust delete data appended to image data. The image type is JPEG, RAW(12bit). The color space is sRGB, Adobe RGB. It uses USB port(USB 2.0 Hi-Speed) interface. It offers a variety of white balance settings with six presets and two other options such as auto and custom settings. It has a built-in-pop-up flash with guide number of 13m at ISO 100. The working range of the flash will vary depending on the lens you use and the ISO settings. It uses E-TTL II flash metering system. It has a large 2.5-inch TFT LCD color monitor on the back with approximately 230,000 pixels and improved viewing angle. The shutter speeds are 1/4000 to 30 sec.(1/3 and ½ stop increments), bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec. EOS 400D canon camera uses CF card as a storage device and is powered by a Li-Ion battery.
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October 3rd, 2008
The Pentax Optio Z10 camera features a Pentax-branded 7x optical zoom lens, the highest magnification among current Pentax compact digital cameras. It is designed with a refraction lens system and this lens never sticks out from the camera at the time of zooming. Its optical zoom covers a broad range, from a rather tight wide-angle 38mm-equivalent to a moderate 266mm equivalent telephoto. The lens is coupled with an eight-megapixel sensor and a 2.5-inch LCD display that has 230,000 pixels. In case of the LCD, the Pentax Optio Z10 forgoes any form of optical viewfinder. Other features of the camera embrace15 shooting modes, high speed face recognition for improved portraits, digital Shake Reduction that allows ISO to 3,200 to capture sharper images even in low light settings, a unique Digital Wide function that converts two images into an approximately 28mm-equivalent wide-angle image, and FotoNation’s red-eye compensation function for flash shots. Its battery comes from a proprietary lithium-ion rechargeable battery or optional AC adapter. The camera stores images on SD/SDHC cards or 52MB of built-in memory. There’s also USB 2.0 High-Speed computer connectivity and NTSC / PAL video out which will help one to see the photos or movies on a television. The Pentax Optio Z10 camera weights 145g.
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August 29th, 2008
A compact camera with advanced features, this is what Leica Digilux 3 is. Variety of digital cameras with different features are invented and featured within a small time gap are becoming popular with professional photographers, who always look for the quality of the pictures that will be taken with the help of these cameras. The Digilux 3 is the first purely digital Leica mirror reflex system camera with exchangeable lenses. 10MP resolution, widescreen photo format, image stabilizer, RAW image output and a range of manual options. The Digilux 3 is fitted with a bayonet lens to the Four Thirds standard, the open systems standard for digital mirror reflex cameras. The company’s first integrated digital SLR represents something of a departure as it uses the Four Thirds system rather than Leica’s own reflex lens mount. The camera is bundled with the high performance Leica D Vario-Elmarit 2.8-3.5/14-50mm ASPH exchangeable lens with a focal length range of 28 to 100 millimeters for the small picture system. Leica has also exhibited the Leica V-Lux 1 and the D-Lux. Small and elegant, the LEICA D-LUX 3 is always ready to make your personal view of the world reality. The Leica V-Lux is a digital compact camera that combines high performance optics and outstanding picture quality in a compact camera body. Now comes the D-Lux 3 which is also a compact digital camera with optics of high performance and a comprehensive range of settings. The camera offers 10million pixels. The integral picture stabilizer gives the user additional protection against camera shake.
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