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Best Digital Camera 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Digital Camera in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best digital cameras on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The...

Canon 7D firmware update rids you of the ghost in the machine

Canon has released a new firmware update that fixes a known issue with its top of the range Canon EOS 7D DSLR camera, which was launched back in September.

The new firmware update, version 1.1.0, corrects a recently discovered problem where remnants of the previous...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - digital cameras

2009 has seen the digital camera arms race continue at an ever increasing speed. With Canon announcing that its profits were down over 80% in the fourth quarter of last year and the rise of the cameraphone, one might have thought it was going to be a tricky time for the...

PHOTOS: Canon EOS 1D Mark IV

Canon has only just announced the new EOS 1D Mark IV, but that hasn't stopped us from having a brief play with the new camera when it made a quick pit stop in New York City on Friday at the PDN PhotoPlus conference.

The big, and we mean big, new camera is described...

VIDEO: Canon EOS 1D Mark IV's advanced auto focus

We brought you news of the launch of Canon's new EOS 1D Mark IV digital SLR but can now offer a video overview of the new pro snapper's auto focus abilities.

As well as the advanced auto focus, ideal for fast-moving subjects, the new DSLR boasts dual "DIGIC 4"...

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV announced

Canon has announced the new EOS 1D Mark IV describing it as "a high-speed, professional digital SLR designed to empower photographers to capture split-second moments in high resolution, under the most challenging of conditions".  

Angled as ideal for action,...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - Canon EOS 7D

Imagine giving birth to a digital SLR. Brings tears to your eyes.

Right, now we've got that hideous image out of the way, here's actually quite an revealing film from Canon. It talks about the, ahem, 'birth' of the EOS 7D - a fine piece of kit if the pre-release...

Daily Tech Deal: Canon Selphy printer with Bluetooth adapter

For today's tech deal we have chosen the Canon Selphy CP710 printer, which is on sale at Ebuyer for £26.07, saving you £17.39 on its original £43.46 price.

Being cited as the "perfect accessory" for a digital camera or Bluetooth mobile phone, this printer allows...

SanDisk Extreme Pro CF launches

SanDisk has launched its latest professional grade CompactFlash card, the Extreme Pro.

The new cards are pitched at pro photographers, offering read and write speeds up to 90MB/s, with cards coming in from 16, 32 and 64GB capacities

SanDisk claims...

Canon teases for "important" launch

Canon is teasing the Swedish over what it says is one of the “most important launches in the company’s history” with a recently revealed invite.

The unveiling is to take place on 29 September. Whether the Swedes are playing catch-up with what's already been...

VIDEO: Canon 7D test film footage

Bafta nominated director Philip Bloom has made a short test reel of the Canon 7D in Dublin, giving us a chance to see what the new model is like in action.

The test footage, which was shot in the Temple Bar area, shows the camera doing pretty well in coping...

PHOTOS: Canon 7D DSLR camera

Canon have announced a new digital SLR under the name of the EOS 7D and Pocket-lint managed to grab the new camera ahead of the UK event on Wednesday.

Pitched as a 5D Mark II for sports and wildlife fans, the new model comes with a bevy of features aimed at...

Canon EOS 7D DSLR camera official

Canon has confirmed the rumours we reported on over the weekend and announced the launch of a new mid-range DSLR - the Canon EOS 7D - on Tuesday morning.

The new camera will, say Canon, be a "brand new product that stands on its own with new features never...

Canon EOS 7D breaks cover...

Canon is about to release a new DSLR: the Canon EOS 7D if images leaked on a Chinese forum are to be believed.

The latest in a recent spat of rumours surrounding the launch of a new high-end digital SLR from Canon sees images and a spec sheet making an appearance....

Tech Week in View - PS3 slim, Apple rumours, Twitter and Samsung cameras

This week's biggest stories have come from all walks of life from the tech world with camera launches, twitter news, Sony's PS3 Slim launch and the usual rumourfest that is Apple.

First there was Sony's console launch that we confirmed the week before, then...

PHOTOS: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Amongst Canon's recent round of updates was the PowerShot SX20, the update to the SX10, bringing with it a bump up to 12.1-megapixels.

The specs read out almost identical to the SX10 that it replaces, but you also have HD movie capture at 720p/30fps, which should...

PHOTOS: Canon IXUS 120 IS

We criticised the IXUS 100 on several fronts. The first was the price for questionable gain from jumping up the megapixels on the sensor. The second was the inclusion of a viewfinder that served little purpose, because it was just too small.

With the IXUS 120,...

PHOTOS: Canon PowerShot S90

Of all Canon's new launches today, it is perhaps the PowerShot S90 that excites us the most.

Bringing together the sort of manual control found on the new G11, with dimensions closer to a typical compact, it should appeal to those looking to get a little more...

PHOTOS: Canon PowerShot G11

Canon today unveiled the follow-up to their popular G10 camera, which sits at the top end of their compact offering, and we got our hands on the new model.

The G11 is aimed at demanding camera users and Canon see it as merging the lines between compact and DSLR...

PHOTOS: Canon IXUS 200 IS

Canon announced their first foray into the touchscreen digital camera market with the launch of the IXUS 200 IS.

Taking the rather unusual 16:9 ratio for the 3-inch display on the back, Canon told us that touchscreen was designed to "enhance the experience"...

Canon announces SELPHY ES40 printer

Canon, along with a pile of cameras and camcorders, has also announced a printer. But not just any printer - a talking printer. The Selphy ES40 promises to offer you voice guidance throughout the printing process.

It'll give you instructions like "select a colour"...

Canon S90 sees PowerShot S-series return

Canon has bought its S series of cameras back with the launch of the PowerShot S90.

The new model will come with a 10-megapixel sensor, use the company's DIGIC 4 image processor and come with a F2.0 wide angle lens and Canon’s optical Image stabiliser (IS)...

Canon launches LEGRIA HF21 and HFS11 camcorders

Canon, amidst a storm of other product releases, has dropped two HD camcorders into our laps - the HF21 and HFS11. Both lie in the company's LEGRIA range, and come packed with 64GB of internal flash memory.

Canon says it chose flash memory over a traditional...

Canon IXUS 200 IS takes Canon touchscreen

Canon has followed hot on the heals of Sony, Samsung and Nikon with the launch of its first touchscreen Ixus model

The new technology, a first for canons' Ixus range, will allow users to tap the 3-inch screen that dominates the back to take pictures, focus...

Canon unveils Powershot SX20 IS and SX120 IS

Canon has announced a replacement for its SX10 IS digital camera, called - unimaginatively - the SX20 IS. It's a wide-angle super zoom model that's still firmly in the compact category, but comes equipped with some tasty features.

The SX20 IS retains its predecessor's...