Pentax Optio RS1500 First Look

By Howard Creech | 5/13/2011

The Pentax Optio RS1500 is a camera of a different color. With ten supplied interchangeable faceplates and infinite user-created options, the RS1500 is the most cosmetically unique point-and-shoot on the market. Take a first look at some sample images.

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Nikon Coolpix S9100 First Look

By Howard Creech | 4/25/2011

The Nikon S9100 falls into the "S for Style" category in the Coolpix lineup. Don't let looks be deceiving, though. It offers a serious 12 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor and an 18x optical zoom lens. Check out our first impressions while the full review is in the works.

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Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS First Look

By Jim Keenan | 4/22/2011

Like every other rugged point-and-shoot on the market, the Pentax Optio WG-1 is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and dustproof. Less common are its LED macro lights around the lens and an on-board GPS chip. Read on for our first impressions of the sporty WG-1.

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Sony Bloggie 3D and Cyber-shot WX10 Hands On

By Jamison Cush | 4/7/2011

The Modern 3D era began in 2004 with The Polar Express. In the seven years since then, 3D imaging technology has migrated from the massive Hollywood rigs and post production processes to consumer tech, notably the entry-level Sony Cyber-shot and Bloggie line.

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Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS First Look

By Allison Johnson | 3/31/2011

The Canon PowerShot 500 HS offers a big 3.2-inch touchscreen along with the promise of better low light images thanks to Canon's High Sensitivity system. The review process is just getting started, but take a look at some sample images while it's in the works.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 First Look

By Howard Creech | 3/24/2011

Panasonic updates its popular compact ultrazoom lineup with the ZS10, this time offering full HD video capture, a 16x optical zoom lens and a 3.0-inch touchscreen. Take a look at some first sample images while we put it through the paces of a full review.

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Pentax Launches Customizable Optio RS1500

By Allison Johnson | 3/16/2011

Pentax announces a second-gen customizable point-and-shoot. Like its Optio RS1000 predecessor, the RS1500 features a removable faceplate and interchangeable "skins." No tools are required to remove the camera's protective front panel.

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Canon PowerShot A3300 IS First Look

By Howard Creech | 3/7/2011

The PowerShot A3300 is a back-to-basics compact, offering a 16 megapixel sensor and a 5x optical zoom. We took a first look at one of Canon's latest A-series cams while the full review is still in the works.

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Nikon Coolpix P7000 First Look

By Jim Keenan | 2/14/2011

Nikon offers a lot of picture-taking power in its compact Coolpix P7000, starting with a 10.1 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CCD sensor. Our full review is on the way, but first, take a look at some preliminary impressions and sample images.

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Samsung Releases ES80, PL90 Budget Compacts

By Allison Johnson | 2/7/2011

Samsung announces two new budget compact digitals today, the ES80 and PL90. They offer basic features and a 5x optical zoom lens.

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Canon Adds Four New Advanced PowerShots

By Allison Johnson | 2/7/2011

Canon unveils four new PowerShots today with a slightly new naming convention. The PowerShot ELPH SX230 HS, PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, PowerShot ELPH 300 HS and PowerShot ELPH 100 HS debut with enhanced low light capability and HD video recording.

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CES 2011: Kodak and Samsung

By Allison Johnson | 1/7/2011

The opening day of CES 2011 is behind us and we've got a recap from a couple of the vendors we visited. Samsung showed off its new NX11 and Kodak brings the compact camera down to size.

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