Panasonic Details Upcoming Lumix G3

By Grant Hatchimonji | 5/12/2011

Panasonic has just unveiled the most recent addition to its Lumix G Series of Compact Systems Cameras: the Lumix DMC-G3, a Micro Four Thirds camera with a DSLR form factor.

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Shooting HD video with a compact camera

By Jamison Cush | 4/8/2010

Most brand name point-and-shoot digital cameras on the market today feature a video mode, and an increasing number of them offer an HD video mode. We've put together a few tips on how to get the best HD video from your compact camera in our latest DCR Workshop.

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Canon PowerShot A3100 IS First Look

By Howard Creech | 3/26/2010

The new Canon PowerShot A3100 IS is a strong candidate for a graduation or Mother's Day gift. It's reasonably priced, easy to use, and thanks to a svelte rechargeable lithium-ion battery, very pocketable. We're taking a first look at the A3100 with our initial impressions as well as a few sample images.

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Panasonic tour takes Lumix G2 on the road

By Jamison Cush | 3/25/2010

Panasonic is currently traveling to major U.S. cities with its "Touch the Future Tour," an event that gives consumers hands-on time with new products unveiled at CES and PMA. We swung by the tour's Boston stop at Copley Place to get a hands-on look at Panasonic's latest digital cameras, including the Lumix G2.

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Canon PowerShot SX210 IS First Look

By Allison Johnson | 3/19/2010

The Canon PowerShot SX210 IS just arrived and our first impressions are here. There are plenty of reasons to look at the camera closely. A wide-aspect 3.0-inch LCD, manual exposure modes, and a bold 14x wide angle zoom lens are packed into a slim, and (in our case) unabashedly purple camera body. Take a look at some sample images as well as the new features.

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Coby outs $30 Snapp camcorder

By Jamison Cush | 3/9/2010

Coby today unveiled three new camcorders in its budget Snapp line, pricing them between $30 and $80, well below the rival Flip and bloggie.

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Panasonic launches Lumix DMC-G2 and Lumix DMC-G10

By Allison Johnson | 3/7/2010

Panasonic announces today the Lumix DMC-G2 and Lumix DMC-G10 Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens cameras. Replacing the Lumix G1, the G2 will feature a 3.0 inch vari-angle touch panel LCD and a high-resolution EVF. The entry-level Lumix G10 offers many of the same features but will not have a touch screen.

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On Assignment: Olympus E-P2 takes to the streets of Louisville, KY

By Howard Creech | 3/4/2010

Photographers who are already invested in a DSLR system may be looking at a camera like the Olympus E-P2 as a lighter secondary tool for situations that call for more anonymity than a bulky DSLR offers. We took the E-P2 out on the street in our latest On Assignment feature, giving it a field test as a low-profile, street photographer's camera.

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Samsung TL500 takes on Panasonic LX3, Canon G11

By Allison Johnson | 2/20/2010

Samsung confirms the rumors today - their TL500 advanced compact camera launches with a feature set designed to take on advanced compacts like the Panasonic LX3 and Canon G11. It debuts with a fast f/1.8 24mm wide angle lens, full manual shooting controls, and a swiveling 3.0 inch LCD. But will it be enough to pull customers away from other brands?

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Samsung unveils high speed TL350

By Allison Johnson | 2/20/2010

Samsung announces a new high speed compact camera on the eve of PMA 2010. The TL350 offers 1080p HD video recording, full-res bursts up to 10 fps, and slow speed movie recording at 1,000 fps. The 10.2 megapixel CMOS sensor is backed up by a re-vamped DRIMeIII image processor.

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Round Up: A Micro Four Thirds Field Guide

By Jamison Cush | 2/19/2010

What once was a trade show concept has become an imaging reality. A couple of years after the launch of the first Micro Four Thirds camera, the Panasonic G1, we're knee-deep in models from Panasonic and Olympus. In this round up, we offer a snapshot view of the current Micro Four Thirds offerings and a head-to-head look at the specs and feature sets of each camera.

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Olympus E-PL1 Hands-On Preview

By Allison Johnson | 2/3/2010

Promotional materials on Olympus's site last week featured the image of a mystery PEN camera obscured by a hand. Today, they move that hand away and reveal the third Micro Four Thirds system in their digital PEN series, the E-PL1. They've offered DCR a first-look, pre-production unit and we've had our hands all over it ever since it arrived.

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