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Pentax Optio P70, E70 unveiled for CES
PUBLISHED: Monday, January 05, 2009
In anticipation of CES, Pentax has added two new point-and-shoot digicams to its Optio line: the Pentax Optio P70 and Optio E70.

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Olympus Stylus 1050 SW Review
PUBLISHED: 12/29/2008  BY: David Rasnake
After putting the go-anywhere Olympus Stylus 1050 SW to the test, the results are in: the camera is definitely rugged, but can the images keep up?
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New iPhone app allows wireless photo printing
PUBLISHED: 12/23/2008  BY: Allison J
HP is spreading some holiday cheer to iPhone and iPod touch users. They've introduced a free application that will allow you to print photos from your device to a wireless HP printer.
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Canon PowerShot SD880 IS Review
PUBLISHED: 12/22/2008  BY: J. Keenan
With the introduction of the Canon PowerShot SD880 IS as successor to the popular SD870, Canon's latest DIGIC IV processing power comes to the SD line.
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Olympus Stylus 1050 SW Video Review
PUBLISHED: 12/18/2008  BY: DCR Staff
It's waterproof. It's shockproof. It's freezeproof. But just how much abuse can the Olympus Stylus 1050 SW take? We test the 1050's limits in our latest video review.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500 Review
PUBLISHED: 12/15/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Sony's latest touch screen ultracompact, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500, takes aim at sophisticated shooters seeking high-quality video capture.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 Review
PUBLISHED: 11/24/2008  BY: DCR Staff
The only thing standing in the way of naming the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 one of our favorite cameras of the year may be the images it produces.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 First Thoughts
PUBLISHED: 11/11/2008  BY: David Rasnake
There's a new Sony touch screen model in town, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700. Upgrades are mostly conventional, but 4 GB of internal memory is big news.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S780 Review
PUBLISHED: 9/29/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Offering Sony style and performance at a bargain price, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S780 has the potential to be the ultimate pocket snapshot camera.
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Kodak EasyShare V1273 Review
PUBLISHED: 9/19/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Kodak's visually smart, touch-interface equipped EasyShare V1273 has the looks down. Does it have the performance and image quality to match?
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Canon PowerShot SD990 IS, SD880 IS join Digital ELPH series
PUBLISHED: 9/17/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Two new ultracompact cameras, the Canon PowerShot SD990 IS and Canon PowerShot SD880 IS, will soon be joining the ranks of Canon's Digital ELPH models.
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Leica D-Lux 4, C-Lux 3 provide new advanced compact options
PUBLISHED: 9/16/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Leica has officially announced the launch of two new advanced compact cameras, the Leica D-Lux 4 and C-Lux 3.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 First Thoughts
PUBLISHED: 9/13/2008  BY: Howard Creech
With 13.6 megapixels, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 certainly packs the resolution to handle just about any shooting situation you can throw at it.
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