Olympus Uses Sadistic Machine To Test Tough Cams

Canon and Panasonic may have had the hottest new rugged cams at the camera tradeshow in Vegas, but only Olympus had the balls to brutalize their Stylus Tough 6000 for all to see. More »

Sigma's Flagship SD15 DSLR Feels Like a Rock (in a Good Way)

Sigma's upcoming 14-megapixel SD15 DSLR promises to improve on its SD14 predecessor with an improved True II image processor. On display at PMA, the camera feels damn near indestructable when you hold it in your hand. More »

Kodak's EasyShare Z915 with 10x Optical Zoom Gets Up Close and Personal

Kodak, masters of the digital camera that is relatively cheap and easy to use, just went public with their EasyShare Z915, which packs 10x, image-stabilized optical zoom into a 10-megapixel point and shoot body. More »

Nikon D5000 Cheap DSLR With HD Video and Swivel Display Outed Next Week?

Maybe the photo show next week won't be lacking DSLRs—Nikon Rumors claims a "90% chance" that Nikon will be revealing the D5000, a 12.3MP entry-level DSLR with Live View, video and a swivel display. More »

Panasonic Lumix TZ5 Is 10X Zoom Camera and HD Camcorder Rolled Into One

Panasonic, obviously eager to combine its skills in HD video and still photography, has built what might be a camcorder-killer: the $350 Lumix TZ5 9.1-megapixel camera with 10X optical zoom lens and 720p high-definition video recording. There are some features we've seen before from Pana: an optical image stabilizer, motion-sensitive ISO control and smart detection of up to 15 faces. Added to that are new powers: automatic exposure adjustment and ever-important in-camera redeye fixing. The junior version of this camera is the $300 TZ4. Though it has the same 28mm wide angle 10X zoom lens, it's got a 2.5" LCD with 230,000 dots, rather than the TZ5's super-fine 460,000-dot 3-incher. It's 8 megapixels, and it won't shoot in HD. I say spring the extra $50 and treat yourself to the way better camera. Gallery and press release after jump. Update: For those of you who were curious, I have confirmed with Panasonic that you can indeed actively use the 10X optical zoom during video recording, making the "camcorder-killer" allegation all the more potent. [Panasonic] More »

Nikon's CoolPix S600, S550, S520, and S210: Slim, Stylish and Plum Purty

Point and shoot cameras tend to blur together, so instead of listing them all separately, like their own God's gift to amateur photographers, here are the four S (for "style") series CoolPix cameras Nikon is introducing tonight, and their raisons d'être, plus a gallery of them striking various poses a bit lower down. More »

Pick Yer Low-Frill Nikon CoolPix Cam: $130 L18 or $230 P60

For every super sexy, super slim, multicolored point-and-shoot, there's a meat-and-potatoes model aimed at classrooms and people on tighter budgets. Nikon's $130 CoolPix L18 comes in blue or red and has some nice enhancements like in-camera redeye removal. The retro-styled CoolPix P60 costs $100 more, because it has a 5X optical zoom lens and an impressive 200,000-dot electronic viewfinder. With some manual controls, it's aimed at people who want to fiddle more, but don't want to break the bank. Both cameras run on AA batteries and have 8-megapixel sensors. [Nikon]

Sony DSC-H10: Sony's Basic 10x Lens Camera

The H10 is replacing Sony's previous low end in the external lens series, the H3. It has the same 10x zoom rating on its Carl Zeiss lens worth 38-380mm. It also has the same 8.1MP rating, an 3200 ISO, steady shot and face recognition. But has a larger 3-inch LCD and Sony's D-Range tech that accounts for high contrast scenes. It's surprisingly simple for such a big camera, lacking many of the advanced extras found in the much smaller and slimmer T300. It will take lens attachments for wide and telephoto tweaks to the existing focal length, though. $300. More »

Sony DSC-S780, DSC-S750: Low-End As Sony Cams Go

The DSC-780 and DSC-S750 have lofty-sounding model names, but don't be fooled: they're low end to the tune of $180 and $150. Do Not Want. More »

Sony DSC-W170, DSC-W150, DSC-W120: Regular Point and Shoots

Sony's W series cameras are their midline point and shoots in feature and size. Best feature: Like the T300, it has a smile shutter mode which snaps the show when the subject grins. The W170 has a 10.1mp rating with 28-140mm 5x Carl Zeiss lens. They'll come in lots of colors, with a few minor variations between each model. More »

Pentax K20D and K200D Digital SLRs Rumored

Rumors fly about a couple of shiny new Pentax digital SLRs, possibly rolling out January 24th just in time for the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) convention. The Pentax K20D will allegedly replace and look a lot like the $799 K10D (pictured above) that shipped over a year ago, and the K200D is due to replace the aging K100D. If the rumors are true, this is going to be good. More »

PMA is Almost Upon Us - Digital Camera Haters Welcome

Photo Marketing Association (PMA), the trade show in Las Vegas where just about all the digital camera manufacturers go to foist their new wares on the people, is almost upon us. That means for about a week, we're going to be bringing you the latest and hopefully, the greatest cameras you will be able to buy for Christmas this year. More »