Archive for William Perceval
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Cameras 3 out of 5Pentax K-01 review
24 April 2012The Pentax K-01 first fell into Pocket-Lint’s hands back in February this year, where we were left more than a little perplexed about what this mirrorless camera was all about. Acclaimed designer Marc Newson is at the helm of this latest design, though...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 review
6 April 2012The Panasonic Lumix TZ30 – or Lumix ZS20 as it’s known Stateside – is the latest high-spec, high-zoom compact to join the Lumix range. It updates last year’s TZ20 with a host of brand new features – including a 20x zoom lens, new 14.1MP sensor...
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Cameras 3 out of 5Sigma SD1 (Merrill) review
29 February 2012Upon launch in 2011 the Sigma SD1 was an oddity: its 46-megapixel sensor mainstay demanded, or so the company thought, a £5000 price tag. Ouch. Fast-forward to the beginning of 2012 and what is essentially the very same camera, albeit rebranded as the...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Ricoh GRD IV review
23 February 2012The high-end compact camera market has burgeoned in recent years. Ricoh’s ongoing GR Digital series, reviewed here in its latest GRD IV incarnation, is at the forefront of the fixed-lens, medium-size-sensor compact market. It won’t be for everyone...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Canon PowerShot G1 X review
20 February 2012Canon’s G1 X looks a lot like the PowerShot G12, but has one crucial difference: a whopping-great 1.5-inch sensor size. It’s this brand new 14.1-megapixel marvel that takes the G1 X to a whole new level when it comes to image quality. Canon says this...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Fujifilm X-S1 review
14 February 2012The Fujifilm X-S1 is no ordinary superzoom. It has a 12-megapixel, 2/3in sensor that’s far larger than what you’d normally find in a compact camera for starters. As much as the X-S1 is considered a "compact" – often described as a "bridge" or "superzoom"...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Sony Alpha A65 review
19 January 2012The Sony Alpha A65 is the latest SLT (Single Lens Translucent) model to hit the shelves, following in the footsteps of the higher-spec, pricier A77. The A65 may look a lot like a DSLR, but it’s different by design: a translucent mirror removes the need...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Panasonic Lumix GX1 review
2 January 2012Panasonic’s Lumix GX1 takes a step backwards in order to move forwards: the camera may look much like the three-generation-old Lumix GF1, but manages to squeeze both the advanced controls and feature set of the Lumix G3 into its premium-build body....
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Cameras 4 out of 5Panasonic Lumix FZ48 review
20 December 2011The latest Lumix superzoom, the FZ48 or FZ47 if you’re based outside of the UK, adds to the stack of long-zoom compacts that have hit the shelves in recent months. With a 24x optical zoom lens that ranges from a wide 25mm to a substantial 600mm the...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 review
12 December 2011The Panasonic FX90 packs in many up-to-date features: there’s a 3-inch touchscreen and 24-120mm zoom lens to control all the action, met with Wi-Fi technology and 1080i HD movie capture. Its feature set sounds impressive, but can the kind of touchscreen...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR review
6 December 2011The Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR hasn’t taken long to surface. It was only the middle of 2011 when we first got our mitts on Fujifilm’s F550EXR - a camera so similar to the latest F600EXR, that it’s hard to tell the two apart. Does the latest model...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Fujifilm X10 review
5 December 2011The Fujifilm X10 isn’t like an ordinary compact. Far from it: the 12-megapixel sensor at the camera’s heart is a 2/3in size - far larger than a standard compact camera sensor and larger still than the 1/7in sensors found in most other high-spec compact...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Samsung NX200 review
2 December 2011A follow on from last year's NX100, the NX200 has a lot more to offer, and should have sorted some of the problems of the three-star-rated NX100. The latest, slimmed-down Samsung compact system camera (CSC) packs in a 20.3-megapixel APS-C size CMOS...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Nikon Coolpix S8200 review
25 November 2011Nikon’s Coolpix S8200 is small and compact, yet packs a punch with its 14x optical zoom lens. Able to deliver a 25mm wide-angle through to 350mm telephoto there’s plenty of scope to capture groups of people, landscapes, or zoom right in to pick out...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Samsung MV800 review
22 November 2011The MV800 updates Samsung’s dual screen PL and ST-series compact cameras. However, the MV, which stands for “Multi View”, opts for a single screen that’s now mounted on a flip bracket for forward-facing self-portrait framing. The question is,...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Sony NEX-7 review
18 November 2011Compact system cameras (CSC) have developed over the years and are now as much a part of the photographic tapestry as their DSLR cousins. It was only a matter of time before a high-end model would hit the shelves, and it’s Sony’s NEX-7 that takes...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Canon PowerShot S100 review
2 November 2011The Canon S100 is a compact camera that’s all about providing the utmost user control and top-notch pictures. It’s the highest-end Canon compact on the market (excluding the G12), though it does carry an equally high-end £429 price point. For the...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Sony NEX-5N review
2 November 2011The NEX-5N arrives at a time when compact system camera manufacturers are all throwing many individual systems in the ring. We’ve seen "world’s smallest", "world’s lightest" and "world’s fastest" claims appear again and again in a bid to attract...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Canon PowerShot SX40 HS review
28 October 2011The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS superzoom may look a great deal like its SX30 IS predecessor, but the innards of this 35x optical zoom bridge camera have been stripped out and reworked. The SX40 features a new 12.1MP back-lit CMOS sensor paired with the latest...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Sony Alpha SLT-A77 review
27 October 2011Sony’s SLT-A77 has to be one of the most hotly-anticipated cameras of recent years. Since the Alpha A700 was pulled from production there’s been something of a gap in the Alpha lineup – a gap that the A77 looks to fill. But with its SLT (Single...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Nikon Coolpix P7100 review
17 October 2011Nikon’s P7100 is built with the high-end user in mind. This 10.1-megapixel, 7.1x optical zoom compact is one of a handful to come equipped with an optical viewfinder - although with a 80 percent field of view it does have its limitations - and the body...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Sony Cyber-shot HX9V review
13 October 2011Sony’s Cyber-shot HX9V doesn’t mess about. This 16x optical zoom compact has a bevy of features under the hood – making it a gadget fan’s ideal camera. With nearby competitors like the Lumix TZ20 and Fuji F550EXR the Sony has various ways to stand...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Pentax Q review
4 October 2011Pentax’s Q certainly puts the "compact" into Compact System Camera. But it this mini interchangeable lens system a worthy purchase? The Pentax Q enters the photographic market at a time of change. Most manufacturers now have a mirrorless interchangeable...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Sony Alpha SLT-A35 review
22 September 2011The Sony SLT-A35 reworks the A33 model -which we reviewed and raved about in September 2010- by adding a new sensor and trimming back on some design traits for a yet more cost-effective camera. As well as expanding the Single Lens Translucent (SLT) range,...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Olympus Pen E-P3 review
9 August 2011The latest Olympus Pen, the E-P3, adds some long-needed features to the series. While the first two E-P installments lacked a built in flash, the E-P3 finally delivers on this front. And any moans of slow autofocus from previous models should also now...