One of the biggest digicam breakthroughs in 2008 was the announcement of the Micro Four Thirds System. What’s that you say? You’ve never heard of it – unlike the Wall Street crash of ’08 or Obama’s landslide? Perhaps not, but it was big news for camera enthusiasts. In a nutshell, the system lets manufacturers build [...]

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It’s very easy to see the appeal of the 9-megapixel Canon PowerShot SX110 IS. It’s a reasonably priced, relatively compact megazoom camera with features for casual and seasoned users alike. It also takes great photos for its class. However, as a replacement for the SX100 IS it’s a disappointment: Canon didn’t address any of the [...]

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D-SLRs are definitely where the action is in digital photography. Sales of compact point-and-shoots may have hit a wall in this recession, but digital single-lens reflex cameras continue to do well as prices have come down and quality has gone up. The new full-frame Sony alpha DSLR-A900 is a great, albeit relatively expensive example when [...]

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In a world that’s now swarming with entry-level digital SLRs, Pentax is in a crowded market with the K-m (known as the K2000 in the US). It’s a 10.2 effective megapixel model that comes with either a 18-55mm f3.5-5.6AL or a 50-200mm f4-5.6ED kit lens.

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Canon’s current crop of camcorders has been gathering a clutch of plaudits, with its flash memory-based HF10 and HF100 leading the way, the DVD-based HR10 and the MiniDV-centred HV30 catering impressively for other storage formats.

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Video camcorder storage has been in a state of flux for a while, as technologies have vied to take the place of digital tapes, once the storage medium of preference. There have been camcorders with recordable CD and DVD drives built in, but there’s now a trend towards higher capacity memory cards, usually SD.

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With the modern generation of camera users becoming more comfortable with the digital format, most camera manufacturers are wisely ensuring that they are meeting the needs of both the point-‘n’-click amateurs who don’t want to be bothered with any micro-management, and the increasingly adventurous snappers who want to explore more of the features that digital [...]

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It’s always a welcome surprise when we get a chance to really beat up on a product and that’s exactly what we do to Olympus’ ‘tough’ range of cameras. The latest unit, the Tough 1050SW, is an upgrade to the Tough 850SW and provides a 10-megapixel sensor and a 3x optical zoom. It also features [...]

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One of the more interesting IXUS units to hit the market in the last few years, the IXUS 980 IS adds manual shooting features to Canon’s line of extremely popular consumer models.

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The PowerShot A590 IS will astound you with its power-packed performance and impressive value. It’s got 8.0-megapixels, a 4x Optical zoom, an Optical Image stabilizer and a large 2.5-inch LCD. A range of shooting modes - from manual to automatic including Canon’s new Easy Mode - make picture taking carefree.

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