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PHOTOS: Sony Alpha 550
Accessorised for your viewing pleasure 27 August 2009 21:47 GMT
Sony launched three additions to its Alpha range of DSLR cameras at an event in London today. Partnering the new a500 is the a550, snapped here.

It features an Exmor CMOS 14-megapixel sensor and is backed by Sony's BIONZ processor, which Sony claims brings...
Sony Alpha 850, 550 and 500 DSLRs announced
Rugged 24.6-megapixel monster heads up three new models 27 August 2009 15:16 GMT
Sony has announced the launch of the three new digital SLRs into its "Alpha" range, the 24.6-megapixel a850 and the a500 and a550.

The a850, comparable to the previous flagship model the a900, gets a full-frame, 24.6 effective megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor and...
PHOTOS: Pentax K-7 DSLR camera
Hands on gallery 29 May 2009 22:30 GMT
Pentax has announced a new "mid-range" DLSR camera and Pocket-lint was on hand, as usual, to grab a hands-on gallery for you to see what's what, plus pictures actually taken with the camera.

The new 14.6 megapixel resolution offering will, Pentax confirmed...
VIDEO: Pentax K-7 DSLR
Stuart gets hands-on with the new DSLR from Pentax 29 May 2009 16:51 GMT
Pentax's new mid-range DSLR is a little pricy at £1199, but what do you get for all that cash?

Buttons, it turns out. Lots and lots of buttons. To find out more, hit play on the video above and see what Stuart thought.
Pentax K-7 DSLR camera becomes official
New model takes on the Nikon D5000 and Canon 500D 20 May 2009 15:19 GMT
Pentax has confirmed that it is launching a new mid-range DSLR camera to go up against the Nikon D5000 and Canon 500D.

The new model, called the Pentax K-7 will include several new user-friendly features, including video recording, high dynamic range (HDR),...
Sony Alpha 230, 330 and 380 DSLR cameras debut
Three new models for Alpha fans 18 May 2009 8:06 GMT
Sony has announced three new DSLR cameras on Monday in time for the summer.

The new models, the alpha 230, alpha 330 and alpha 380 confirm previous rumours on the Internet, and offer a resolution range from 10.2 megapixels to 14.2 megapixels for the alpha 380.
Sigma DP2 now available in the UK
14 megapixels of compact, with "all the power of DSLR" 14 May 2009 15:06 GMT
Last September, Sigma announced its DP2 digi compact camera. As Pocket-lint reported at the time, it has a 24.2mm f/2.8 lens, True II image processing engine, and records in RAW as well as JPEG format.

Sigma's claim for the new compact is that it is capable...
Pentax K20D Titanium launched
Another Pentax limited edition 27 March 2009 17:26 GMT
Pentax has announced the new K20D limited edition Titanium Colour Premium kit in Japan.

Similarly to the Pentax K-m Olive limited edition, there will only be 1000 of the specially coloured kits made, with availability slated for October this year.

The kit...
Pentax drops price of K20D in the US
Body only now starts from $799.95 24 February 2009 17:35 GMT
Pentax has bucked the trend for price rises in the industry at the moment and announced a price drop on its K20 DSLR and two K20D lens kits.

Unfortunately, Pentax has told Photography Press the reduction will only be seen in America, but that both the body and two...
VIDEO: Nikon CoolPix S710
Hands-on with the 14-megapixel monster 17 November 2008 12:09 GMT
Stuart Miles takes a quick squizz at Nikon's new S710. Is the 14-megapixel sensor really necessary on a compact?
Kodak unveils the EasyShare Z1485 IS camera
A 14-megapixel point and shoot 24 September 2008 10:33 GMT
Kodak has unveiled the EasyShare Z1485 IS digital camera at Photokina 2008, and it certainly packs some spec into its compact body.

The point and shoot boasts 14 megapixels of resolution, a 5x optical zoom lens with image stabiliser and is capable of taking 16:9...
Canon launches Digital IXUS 980 IS and 870 IS
Fancy a 14-megapixel compact? 17 September 2008 9:07 GMT
As well as new PowerShot models, Canon has launched two new Digital IXUS compact cameras.

The Digital IXUS 980 IS is a 14.7-megapixel offering boasting a 3.7x optical image stabiliser lens.

Promising "there’s more to it than just good looks",...
Canon launches PowerShot G10, SX1 IS and SX10 IS
Priced up to £500 17 September 2008 8:54 GMT
Canon has launched three new PowerShot models into its range of compact digital cameras, the G10, SX1 IS and SX10 IS.

The PowerShot G10 is a 14.7-megapixel compact with 5x wide-angle (28mm) optical zoom.

Angled as a "companion camera" for experienced...
Samsung to launch "Hybrid" camera system
A Micro Four Thirds rival 1 September 2008 9:00 GMT
Samsung has announced it is to launch a camera system that will be a cross between a DSLR and compact camera.

The range, to be called Samsung Hybrid cameras, is a very similar system to that announced just a few weeks ago by Olympus and Panasonic - the Micro Four...
Samsung Cameras extends cashback offer on GX-20
Now valid until September 30th 26 August 2008 16:35 GMT
Samsung Cameras has extended the cashback deal on its flagship GX D-SLR range until 30th September.

Until the end of September, you can buy the GX-20 single (18-55mm) or twin (18-55mm and 50-200mm) lens kit and you will be eligible for £100 cash back. If you buy...
Sigma releases firmware update for SD14
Version 1.08 fixes three different bugs 7 August 2008 12:29 GMT
Sigma has released a new firmware update, version 1.08, for its SD14 DSLR.

The update corrects a number of problems reported by users. Firstly it corrects images recorded in RAW format appearing to have an unnaturally large file size.

It also fixes a problem...
Nikon Coolpix S610, S610c, S710 and S560 cameras debut
New compacts including one with Wi-Fi 7 August 2008 5:00 GMT
Nikon has launch a new range of compact camera in time for Christmas, and a month ahead of photography show Photokina, in the UK on Thursday.

The four new models will be the Coolpix S610, the Coolpix S610c, the Coolpix S710 and the Coolpix S570 ranging from...
Panasonic unveils 14.7MP digi compact - the DMC-FX150
New FX Premium flagship 21 July 2008 15:46 GMT
Panasonic has added a 14.7-megapixel model to its Lumix FX Premium range of digital cameras.

Equipped with a 28mm wide-angle lens, the FX150 is built around a "high-speed, high-performance, next-generation image processing system" - the Venus Engine IV.
Sony releases limited edition A350
But you'll have to fly to Japan to get your hands on it 16 May 2008 12:35 GMT
This is the special edition of Sony's A350 that has been released in Japan.

In a rather fetching shade of Champagne, we reckon it definitely beats having a DSLR in black - after all, we get spruced up compacts, its about time we had a bit of fun with DSLRs too.

The...
Price confirmed for Sigma DP1
A penny under £550 18 February 2008 11:38 GMT
Sigma Imaging has confirmed the price for the long-awaited DP1 digital compact, which is finally to arrive in the UK this April.

The DP1 compact features a 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor (2652 × 1768 × 3 layers) - the same one as in the Sigma SD14 DSLR.

It...
Sigma DP1 may finally be on its way
Digi compact arrives 16 months after launch 31 January 2008 16:00 GMT
Sigma first unveiled its DP1 digital compact to the world at Photokina way back in September 2006.

The camera has been beset by delays but now Sigma promises that it will arrive this Spring, although hasn't been tied down to an exact date.

The compact features...
Sony unveils two DSLRs in US
Introducing the Alpha A300 and A350 cameras 31 January 2008 10:41 GMT
There may have been no official announcement as yet in the UK, but Sony has now unveiled two new DSLRs at a launch in San Diego.

The 14.2 megapixel Alpha A350 and 10.2 megapixel Alpha A300 are both to arrive in the States this Spring, and are aimed squarely...
Pentax launches flagship K20D DSLR
...for the semi-pro with cash to splash 24 January 2008 0:01 GMT
Today has seen the launch of two new DSLRs from Pentax, but leading the charge is the new flagship model - the K20D.

Professional level features, including low noise characteristics, in a tough dust and splash proof body, are the main claims being made of the...
Sigma admits DP1 delayed again
Back to drawing board 4 December 2007 17:34 GMT
It seems customers are going to have a wait a little while longer for the arrival of the Sigma DP1.

The digital compact was first unveiled in the autumn of 2006 at the biannual Photokina tradeshow but production has been beset with problems and slowed down by the...
PMA 2007: More Sigma DP1 details emerge
14 megapixels and RAW compatible 9 March 2007 3:00 GMT
Sigma has announced more details on its new compact camera, the DP1 first announced in September last year, at PMA 2007 in Las Vegas.

The new camera, which features the company's Foveon sensor found in its high end DSLR models like the SD14, will offer consumers...