Digital kamera guide

The TIPA 2010 Award winners in the digital camera category: DSLR Professional Nikon D3S DSLR Expert: Canon EOS 7D DSLR Advanced: Canon 550D/T2i DSLR Entry level: Pentax K-x Expert Compact: Canon G11 Compact camera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V Compact system advanced: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Compact system entry level: Olympus PEN E-PL1 Rugged D-Compact: Casio Exilim EX-G1 Superzoom Camera: Fujifilm FinePix HS10 and the Leica M9 in the Prestige Camera class...

On April 22 Olympus will release a firmware update to improve the Olympus PEN camera family: • Auto Focus Performance will be improved when shooting both stills and videos using any Micro Four Thirds or Four Thirds lens • Viewfinder/LCD Simultaneous Playback Function brings additional display functionality to the E-P2/PL1 when fitted with the VF-2 Electronic Viewfinder • Movie-Still-Compatible (MSC) ensures E-P1/P2 are compatible with two recently announced lenses Update: Olympus PEN firmware now available...

Sharp Corporation introduces eight models in the DX Series of LED AQUOS LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc recorders. This "all-in-one" integrated design allows simple and easy Blu-ray Disc recording and playback with sophisticated recording functions, such as an extended recording time of up to 36 hours of full-HD video programming on a single Blu-ray Disc. The new models feature next-generation LCD panels with LED backlight that deliver superb image quality with a cinema contrast of 5,000,000:1...

On May 10th, Panasonic will release firmware updates for the DMC-G1/GF1/GH1 digital SLRs: The DMC-GF1 will get improved operation for image stabilizer and improved AF performance with lenses of other manufacturers The DMC-GH1 will get these same updates and in addition AF performance improvement in full HD movie recording and movie recording with Leica lenses, and improved modulation accuracy of flash The DMC-G1 will get the improvements of the GH1 and the improved modulation accuracy of flash...

Leica launches the 12 megapixel V-Lux 20 digital camera featuring a versatile 12x DC-Vario-Elmar 1:3.3 - 4.9 / 4.1 - 49.2 mm lens with a focal range from 25 to 300 mm. The V-Lux 20 follows the trend and offers 720p HD movie recording. Furthermore, its integrated GPS tagging function records the geographical coordinates of the location and the local time of every picture you shoot. Does the Leica V-Lux 20 specs and looks ring a bell? Indeed, except for price and day of birth, the camera comes very close to the Panasonic TZ7...