Compact 2008 Digital Camera Articles

Details on Samsung HZ1 compact ultrazoom emerge 9/23/2008

Samsung is making a strong bid to be taken seriously in the high-performance compact segment with their announcement of the 10x zoom Samsung

PowerShot G10 updates Canon's advanced compact 9/17/2008

The latest Canon G camera, the Canon PowerShot G10, brings more resolution, a wide-angle zoom, and better raw shooting to an increasingly cr

Leica D-Lux 4, C-Lux 3 provide new advanced compact options 9/16/2008

Leica has officially announced the launch of two new advanced compact cameras, the Leica D-Lux 4 and C-Lux 3.

SanDisk announces 32 GB Extreme III CompactFlash 9/11/2008

SanDisk has released a new 32 GB, high speed CompactFlash card targeted to professional photography and videography markets.

Olympus rolls out new FE-series ultracompacts 8/19/2008

Olympus has expanded its popular, cost-conscious FE line today with the addition of the super-slim Olympus FE-360 and the 5x zoom FE-370.

Nikon Coolpix P6000 pushes the advanced compact envelope 8/7/2008

A 13.5 megapixel sensor, a 4x Nikkor zoom, and built-in GPS top the spec sheet for Nikon's latest flagship compact, the Nikon Coolpix P6000.

Coolpix S710, S560 join Nikon's ultracompact fleet 8/7/2008

Nikon is providing information on two new pocket cameras set to go on sale next month: the premium Coolpix S710 and the budget-friendly Cool

Sony announces Cyber-shot DSC-T77 touch-screen ultracompact 8/7/2008

Sony has expanded its T series, as well as its range of automated shooting functions, with the addition of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77.

Panasonic launches enthusiast-focused FX150 ultracompact 7/21/2008

A 14.7-megapixel sensor, a wide-angle Leica lens, manual exposure control, and RAW shooting should give the sleek Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150

Round Up: The DP1 debate and the future of the large-sensor compact 5/24/2008

If you closely follow camera reviews on the web, you probably already know that the folks over at DPReview published their much-anticipated

Panasonic launches flagship Lumix FX500, new touch screen ultracompact 3/18/2008

Having hit consumers with a barrage of new compact digicams just last month at PMA, Panasonic is back at it again today with the announcemen

Pentax Optio V20 ultracompact announced 3/17/2008

Pentax has announced a mild update to its thin and stylish Optio V10 ultracompact today the Pentax Optio V20. The new V20 shares its predec

Olympus unveils E-420, new compact DSLR 3/5/2008

In a midnight announcement, Olympus pulled back the wraps from its latest entry into the DSLR market: the compact E-420. Successor to the sm

Sony launches flagship compact, Cyber-shot DSC-W300 2/25/2008

Sony also made its new top-of-the-line W model public today, with the launch of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300. The W300 features a fairly con

Ricoh R8, R50 compact digital cameras announced 2/19/2008

Ricoh has developed a reputation for offering up compact cameras with off-beat features that have strong niche market appeal, and the latest

Panasonic unveils new compact Lumix models at Vegas press conference 1/29/2008

At an ongoing press conference in Las Vegas this morning, Panasonic presented some top-level specs for several new compact models, including

Pentax to roll out four Optio compacts 1/23/2008

The 8 megapixel Pentax Optio M50, 12 megapixel Optio S12, and 8 megapixel Optio E50, in addition to the previously announced Optio A40, shou

Four new Sony Cyber-shot W-series compacts announced 1/23/2008

In anticipation of PMA, Sony unveiled a complete reworking of its Cyber-shot W series, showing off the new W120, W130, W150, and W170. Provi

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S750, DSC-S780 budget compacts announced 1/23/2008

Sony's entry-level S series of compacts received some reworking today with the introduction of the 7.2 megapixel DSC-S750 and 8.1 megapixel

Fast Learner: Tips for getting better actions shots with your compact camera 1/15/2008

The difficult truth, as any working sports or nature photographer will tell you, is that shooting action photos is equal parts skill and art

Kodak EasyShare V1273 touch screen ultra-compact announced 1/9/2008

Kodak had the new EasyShare V1273 touch screen ultra-compact out and about on Sunday evening, and Monday's official press announcement, whil

Casio debuts new line of EXILIM compacts 1/6/2008

According to information presented at a press conference this afternoon, a completely new line of Casio EXILIM compact cameras will be avail

Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd ultra-compact announced 1/4/2008

Fujifilm announced today the launch of the latest addition to its ultra-compact Z series, the Fuji FinePix Z100fd. At slightly more than thr