SanDisk Extreme Pro 256GB CF Card

SanDisk today announced the availability of the 256GB SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash memory card. The card delivers minimum sustained write speeds of 65MB/s, optimized to capture 4K and Full HD video. The 256GB SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash card has transfer speeds of up to 160MB/s, and delivers fast shot speeds of up to 140MB/s for fast action and continuous burst mode shots. The cards are durability tested, include RTV silicone coating inside for added protection against shock and vibration, and perform in extreme temperatures from -13 °F to +185 °F. All this goodness comes at a price, though: the recommended retail price of the 256GB card is an eye-watering $1809.99.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Teardown

Want to literally see inside the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera? Now you can, thanks to this exploded view of every single component that goes into making the E-M1.

Sony A58 Review

Introduction  




The Sony A58 is a new interchangeable lens camera that uses Sony’s unique Translucent Mirror Technology to offer high-speed shooting and a smaller body size. The 20.1 megapixel A58 features 8fps burst shooting with new Lock-on Autofocus, full HD 25p video with control over exposure and continuous autofocusing, 15-point phase-detection autofocus system with 3 cross sensors, ISO range of 100-16000, a 2.7-inch tilting LCD screen, a high-resolution OLED Tru-Finder with 100% coverage, Sweep Panoramas, Auto HDR and Multi-frame Noise Reduction. The Sony A58 costs $600 in the US, and £450 in the UK for the body and the 18-55mm zoom lens or £600 in a twin-lens kit.

Sony Xperia Z1

The Sony Xperia Z1 is an Android phone with a 1/2.3-type 20.7-megapixel sensor, a 27mm (eq.) f/2 lens and 1080p HDR video. Other highlights include a 5" Full HD display with a resolution of 441 dots. a range of photo-related apps, a dust- and water-resistant construction and a 3000mAh battery. The Sony Xperia Z1 is currently available to pre-order for £599 including taxes. Deliveries are expected to start at the end of September.

Olympus OM-D E-M1

The range-topping Olympus OM-D E-M1 is a 16-megapixel compact system camera with hybrid contrast- and phase-detect auto focus, 5-axis image stabilisation and a high-magnification EVF with a resolution of 2,360,000 dots.  Other highlights include a splash-, dust- and freezeproof construction, a tiltable touchscreen, a PC sync terminal, Full HD video recoding capability, built-in Wi-Fi, re-assignable controls, 10fps sequential shooting, new HDR Preview Mode, focus peaking, and a newly developed "Colour Creator" that lets you intuitively play with colour by tweaking dials on top of the camera. Prices start at £1299.99 / $1399.99 for the body only, £1499.99 for the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 12-50mm 1:3.5-6.3 lens kit and £1949.99 for a kit that includes the new M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 12-40mm 1:2.8 lens.

Fujifilm FinePix X100 Review

The Fujifilm Finepix X100 is a new compact camera that’s quite unlike any other available today. Featuring a retro design that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Leica M-series, the X100 is a blend of old and new, bringing together a very traditional control system with some distinctly cutting edge features. At the heart of the X100 is a 12.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, a 23mm fixed focal length F/2 lens, and a newly developed Hybrid Viewfinder. This cleverly combines an optical viewfinder and an electronic viewfinder together, with the former similar to those found in rangefinder-type film cameras but overlaid with vital shooting information. The X100 has a number of other features that are indebted to the film past, from the quiet leaf shutter, the ring around the lens for setting the aperture, dials for the shutter speed and exposure compensation, to the range of film simulation effects and the leather-like finish. Costing £999 / $1299, such attention to detail doesn’t come cheap, so carry on reading our Fujifilm X100 review to find out if it can justify its price tag.

Olympus E-P3 Review

The E-P3 is the latest flagship Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus. Allegedly featuring the world’s fastest auto-focus system, the Olympus E-P3 also offers a 12.3-megapixel High Speed Live MOS sensor, 610K dot OLED touch-screen, a pop-up flash and external flash hot-shoe, sensitivity settings of ISO 200-12800, 1080i/60fps high-definition video recording with stereo sound, built-in image stabilisation and 3fps continuous shooting. The Olympus E-P3 is available now in black, silver or white for £799 / $899 with the new 14-42mm kit zoom lens.

Nikon D7000 Review

The Nikon D7000 is a new prosumer DSLR camera with a 16.2-megapixel DX-format image sensor. Key highlights of the D7000 include Full 1080p HD video with full-time autofocus and manual exposure control, an ISO range of 100-25600, the widest of any Nikon DX camera, a new 2,016-pixel 3D Colour Matrix metering system, new EXPEED 2 image-processing engine, new 39-point Auto-focus system with 3D tracking, 14-bit analogue-to-digital conversion, 6fps continuous shooting, dust- and moisture-sealed magnesium alloy body, 921k dot 3-inch LCD screen, and dual memory card slots. The Nikon D7000 costs £1099.99/ $1199.95 for body only and £1299.99 / $1499.95 for the body and the AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR kit lens.

Nikon Coolpix L320 Review

The Nikon Coolpix L320 is an easy to use long zoom compact camera. Shaped like a compact DSLR, the camera sports a large 26x optical zoom, 16 megapixel CCD sensor, 3 inch LCD screen, EXPEED C2 processor and takes AA batteries. Coupled with the wireless transfer via Eye-Fi memory cards and the L320 pans out to be a camera for the traveller or keen walker. Priced at around £190, the L320 is available in black.

Nikon Coolpix L820 Review

The Nikon Coolpix L820 is a high-zoom digital compact camera featuring a 30x optical zoom, back-illuminated 16 megapixel CMOS sensor, 1080p FullHD video and EXPEED C2 processor. Nikon cite the L820 as being clever with images by utilising the zoom, user friendly interface and back-illuminated sensor for low light picture taking. In this test, we’ll see if it’s just as clever as they predict. The Nikon Coolpix L820 costs around £219.99 / $279.95 and is available in black, rose, blue and plum.

Fujifilm X-M1 Review

The Fujifilm X-M1 is a lightweight compact system camera featuring a retro design that bears more than a passing resemblance to its bigger brothers, the X-E1 and the X-Pro1. At the heart of the X-M1 is the same 16.3 megapixel APS-C sized “X-Trans” CMOS sensor, which has a colour filter array that mimics film grain and no optical low-pass filter for higher resolution images. The X-M1 has a 920K dot tiltable 3-inch LCD screen, 5.6fps burst shooting, built-in wi-fi, new EXR Processor II, a pop-up flash and external hotshoe, a range of film simulation modes and creative effects, and Full HD video recording capabilities at 30 frames per second. A new standard XC 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OIS zoom is available as a kit lens which is more compact and lighter than the existing 18-55mm zoom. The Fujifilm X-M1 is available in three colours - Black, Silver and Brown - priced at £599.99 / $699.99 body only or £679.99 / $799.99 with the XC 16-50mm lens.

Paint Shop Pro X6 Ultimate

Corel has released Paint Shop Pro X6 Ultimate with 64-bit support, a refined user interface, new quick-selection tools and improved workflows. Performance gains include faster operation, accelerated file opening and saving, and enhanced support for 64-bit Photoshop plug-ins. For the first time ever, Athentech's Perfectly Clear plug-in is included in PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimatem along with FaceFilter3 Standard, a versatile photo retouching and beautifying toolkit by Reallusion.

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Sony NEX-6 Review

The Sony NEX-6 is a new compact system camera featuring a 16.1-megapixel “Exmor APS HD” CMOS sensor, a sensitivity range of ISO 100-25600, Fast Hybrid AF for optimal fast and precise autofocus, 10fps burst shooting, XGA OLED Tru-Finder, Wi-Fi connectivity, PlayMemories Camera Apps, a built-in flash and new Multi Interface Shoe. Other highlights include a mode dial, two control wheels, a dual-axis electronic level gauge, Sweep Panorama mode and 1080p video recording. The Sony NEX-6 is available for $849.00/£699.00 body only and $999.99 / £799.00 with the new 16-50mm OSS Power Zoom lens. In the UK, it’s also sold in a double-zoom kit with the 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses, priced from £949.99.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R Review

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 is a premium compact camera aimed at the discerning photographer, offering a 24.3 megapixel 35mm full-frame Exmor CMOS sensor, a Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2 prime lens, and Full HD movies at 50p/60p or 25p/24p. The RX1 also boasts a high resolution 3 inch LCD screen, ISO range from ISO 50-25,600, continuous shooting at up to 5fps at full resolution, a built-in pop-up flash, support for the 14-bit RAW format, and full manual controls. The Sony DSC-RX1 is available now for around £2600 / $2800.

Canon EOS 70D Review

The Canon EOS 70D is a new prosumer digital SLR camera. Successor to the four year old 60D, the EOS 70D offers a number of key highlights, including a 20 megapixel CMOS sensor, innovative Dual-Pixel CMOS AF system which provides quiet and fast focusing in Live View and video shooting, a 3-inch vari-angle LCD touchscreen, 1080p Full HD video up to 30 fps in either ALL-I or IPB codecs with optional embedded time code and full manual control, 7fps burst shooting, a 19-point all cross-type autofocus AF system (including a high-precision f/2.8 dual cross-type AF centre point), DIGIC 5+ image processor, 63-zone iFCL metering system, built-in wi-fi, and an ISO range of 100-25600. Positioned above the EOS 700D / Rebel T5i and below the EOS 7D, the new Canon EOS 70D is available priced at £1079.99 / €1399.99 / $1199.00 for the body only.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Review

The Lumix DMC-GX7 is Panasonic’s new compact system camera for keen prosumers. The Panasonic GX7 features the world’s first built-in 90-degree tilt-able Live View Finder (LVF), a FourThirds sized 16-megapixel Digital Live MOS sensor, built-in pop-up flash and a tilt-able 3-inch touch-sensitive rear LCD screen with a resolution of 1040K dots. The DMC-GX7 also offers in-body image stabilization, magnesium alloy body, 1/8000th sec shutter speed, Full HD 1920 x 1080 60/50p movie recording with stereo sound and full-time auto-focus, 5fps continuous shooting, low-light focusing down to -4 EV, focus peaking, silent mode for street photography, built-in wi-fi and NFC connectivity, RAW support and an ISO range of 125-25600. The Panasonic GX7 is available in black or silver for £819 / $999 body-only, £899 / $1099 for the 14-42mm kit, or £999 for the 20mm kit (not available in the US).