Most Popular Digital Cameras of February 2008

By David Rasnake | 3/1/2008

The Sony T200 returns for its fifth month atop our most popular cameras list, but with Panasonic's new TZ5 generating a lot of buzz after its release at PMA in early February, it looks like the T200's days as king of the hill are numbered. This list of cameras shows you what visitors to DigitalCameraReview.com viewed most often at over the past month. The rankings are determined by the number of times a particular product page is viewed by our users.

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Sony launches flagship compact, Cyber-shot DSC-W300

By David Rasnake | 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 conventional 3x zoom, but boasts an impressive 13.6 megapixels of effective resolution.

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 ultrazoom announced

By David Rasnake | 2/25/2008

In a press release this morning, Sony has provided details about the latest additions to its Cyber-shot line, including the 9.1 megapixel, 15x zoom Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The H50's most prominent feature, visually and functionally, is its 15x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom. Out back, the H50 wears a 3-inch tilting LCD that allows equally easy shooting from low and high angles.

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DCR Point-and-Shoot Photo Contest winner announced

By David Rasnake | 2/8/2008

Voting in DigitalCameraReview.com's Point-and-Shoot Photo Contest has closed, and we are pleased to announce that forum member bonnying's submitted image, "Yosemite Falls," has won the grand prize, a Sony Cyber-shot T200. We'll be posting a full contest wrap-up story early next week, showcasing the winning and runner-up photos as well as our honorable mention picks. Until then, although the contest is officially over, all of the great submissions from the contest are still on display in our Point-and-Shoot Photo Contest Gallery.

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DCR's Point-and-Shoot Photo Contest closes today

By David Rasnake | 2/1/2008

Just one final reminder that you have until 5 p.m. EST today, February 1, to submit your entry to our Point-and-Shoot Photo Contest for your chance to win a Sony Cyber-shot T200. For contest rules and complete information, check out the link here.

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Sony announces flagship full-frame DSLR at PMA press conference

By David Rasnake | 1/31/2008

In a press conference this morning, Sony put the announcement from Tuesday about the semiconductor division's development of a full-frame 24 megapixel CMOS sensor into a production context with the news that it is working to develop a flagship full-frame DSLR for its Alpha series. Other than its 24.6 megapixels of resolution and innovative A/D conversion technique for lower high-ISO noise, detailed specs for the new camera were few in coming. What is known is that the camera should be ready for market by the end of the year.

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Alpha A300, Alpha A350 join Sony DSLR lineup

By David Rasnake | 1/30/2008

In an announcement today, Sony officially launched two additions to its digital SLR lineup. The 10.2 megapixel Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and 14.2 megapixel DSLR-A350 introduce the manufacturers Live View system, allowing users to compose images on-screen rather than through the optical viewfinder alone.

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Digital Camera Deals, 1/26/08 to 2/1/08

By David Rasnake | 1/26/2008