Canon Announces New Digital Cameras Ahead of PMA

By Ben Stafford | 2/21/2006

Canon has announced their new crop of digital cameras ahead of the PMA show that starts this coming Sunday. Even though the digital camera market is maturing and slowing, it seems like the manufacturers introduce more models during the course of a year. This time, we see a new digital SLR (Canon EOS 30D), a new prosumer model (Powershot S3 IS), and several other Powershot models to update the line or replace models that were introduced last year. The upside to all these models is that you'll be able to find a high quality camera at just about any price point.

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2006 Nikon Coolpix Digital Camera Line

By Ben Stafford | 2/21/2006

In preparation for the PMA show starting next weekend, Nikon has announced the new digital cameras for 2006 in their Coolpix line. A total of seven cameras are added to their lineup with 3 new cameras in their Life line (Coolpix L2, L3 and L4), 2 new cameras in the Style line (Coolpix S5 and S6), and 2 new cameras in the Performance line.

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Kodak EasyShare Z612, EasyShare V603, EasyShare C663 and C533 Announced

By Ben Stafford | 2/19/2006

Kodak has announced three cameras to update several of their lines. In the Z (High Zoom) line, they have announced the EasyShare Z612 a 12x optical zoom with stabilization that will be available in April 2006 at an MSRP of $399. In the stylish V series, we'll see the EasyShare V603 in April for $299. Two new cameras are added to the entry level C line. The EasyShare C643 will be available in April for $249 and the EasyShare C533 will be available in June for $199.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 and Lumix DMC-FX01 Digital Cameras Announced

By Ben Stafford | 2/17/2006

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-TZ1, the world's smallest 10x optical zoom camera, and the Lumix DMC-FX01, the world's smallest camera with a 28mm (35mm equivalent) lens. It seems like they have a thing for the "world's smallest ______". Anyway, they will both be available in March and both will be available for $349.

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Herd of New Digital Cameras From Vivitar

By Ben Stafford | 2/16/2006

Vivitar has announced several new cameras in time for PMA. The notable ones include two 10 megapixel cameras, the Vivicam X30 and Vivicam X60. There are also two 8 megapixel models, 4 six megapixel cameras, 4 five megapixel cameras and a few 2 and 3 megapixel cameras.

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Pentax Announces Optio T10, Optio W10, and Optio M10 Digital Cameras

By Ben Stafford | 2/15/2006

Pentax is contributing to the pre-PMA new camera news with the announcment of three new models. All three models will be available in March. The Pentax Optio T10 features a 3 inch touchscreen LCD and is expected to retail at $349. The Pentax Optio W10 is the next generaation of their waterproof model line and will retail for under $300. Finally, the Pentax Option M10 features a 2.5 inch LCD and 6 megapixel sensor at an entry level price of $229.

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Fujifilm Finepix F30, Finepix F650, Finepix A600 Digital Cameras Announced

By Ben Stafford | 2/14/2006

We're officially in the run up to PMA. Fujifilm has announced three new cameras. The Finepix F30 is a follow up to the low-light performing F10, the Finepix F650 features a 3 inch LCD, and the entry level Finepix A600 features the Super CCD imaging sensor. The F30 will be available in May for $399, the F650 will be available in June for $349, and the A600 will hit the market in June for $249.

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W30 and DSC-W50 Digital Cameras Announced

By Ben Stafford | 2/13/2006

In a prelude to the PMA show at the end of February, Sony has announced two new cameras for their "W" line of cameras. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 will be available in February and March, respectively. The W30 will retail for $230 and the W50 will retail for $250.

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Users Speak Out About the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1

By Ben Stafford | 2/9/2006

It's been a while since our last "Users Speak Out..." article, but the topic of today, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1, has had a recent jump in popularity on our site. We thought that more of you would like to see what people are saying about this camera. The opinions will be chosen based on the value of the information (in our opinion) to our readers.

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Digital Camera News: Pentax Optio WPi GPS Bundle, Samsung Pro815 Wins Gold, Pentax to Increase Lens Production

By Ben Stafford | 2/7/2006