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Olympus P-1: E-1's Top-Slot Replacement

Ricoh Caplio R6: Instant 16x Zoom

Nikon Spruces Up Its D40, Now the 10.2-Megapixel D40x

Olympus Mju 780: if this Camera was a Bug, it Would be a Cockroach

Olympus EVolt E410 and E510 DSLRs Now at 10MP, Both With Live View

Canon TX1 vs Xacti vs Lumix

Canon Blink Shot Cameras Won't Shoot Till Everyone's Eyes Are Open

Sony T100 and T20: for Staying In and Going Out

Canon EOS-1D Mark III Shoots 10 Frames Per Second

Canon PowerShot TX1 Shoots 720p HD, 7.1MP Stills

Canon Intros PowerShot A560 and A570 IS Entry-Level Cameras

Canon Rolls Out Two 7.1MP Digital Elph Cameras: the SD750 and SD1000

Nikon L-Series Coolpix Tickles Our Low End: 120 Bucks for 5MP

Nikon Intros Coolpix P5000 Has DSLR Brains, Point and Shoot Sensor

Nikon S50c is a Slick Point and Shoot with WiFi

Nikon S200 and S500 Cams: Start Up and Shoot in an Instant

Pentax Optio W30 Waterproof Shooter Dives Deeper Than Ever

Pentax Optio A30 Boots Up, Shoots and Focuses Quicker

Fujifilm's S700 Packs 10x Zooming Muscle and "Smart" Flash

Foveon x3-Packing Sigma SD14 DSLR to Finally Ship

Sony's PMA Leaks Reveal the Mysterious G1 and Nine Cybershot Offspring (Updated)– Ben Longo & Charlie White

Scant information is available so far, besides what Olympus told us yesterday about this top dawg being available sometime "this year," but the main innovation claimed for this new model is its articulating LCD screen. Hey, great idea. We're assuming it will be a live view screen like all the others announced by Olympus yesterday. We'll find out more for you at PMA 2007, starting Thursday morning. – Charlie White

Olympus E-1 successor; P-1 pictures [DP Review]

7.1x optical wide zoom lens (28-200 mm) in 35 mm camera format)
7.2 megapixel
20.6mm wide (at its thinnest point)
CCD-shift vibration correction
Movie-making at 30/15 frames per second
18 different scene modes
Face recognition mode
54MB internal memory
Redesigned double-retracting lens system
Vibration correction function
Dual size recording mode (handy for all bloggers)
Auto-sensitivity mode up to 1600 ISO
2.7-inch LCD
330-shot battery life
Rechargeable Battery DB-70
Battery Charger BJ-7
USB Cable / AV Cable
Handstrap
Software CD-Rom
File Recovery
Wide and Telemacro
Colours: Silver; Black; Red

Ricoh Caplio R6 has big LCD [Adorama]

Besides that speed bump and megapixel change, the rest of the D40x is almost exactly the same as its predecessor. It's notable that the megapixel count and viewscreen size of 2.5 inches on the D40x are identical to that of its big brother, the Nikon D80. The D40x will be available next month for $729.95 for the body only or $799.95 for the package including its 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S lens.

Nikon also introduced another longer zoom lens to go with this new camera. Check out the info about that, plus a gallery of pics of this latest Nikon DSLR:

At the same time as this announcement Nikon rolled out the $249.95 AF-S DX VR 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens, giving users the 35mm equivalent of an 82.5 - 300mm lens. It's a 3.66x zoom with vibration reduction (VR) which Nikon says lets you take photos with a shutter speed that's three stops slower than you would need without that stabilization.

We'll have our hands-on impressions of the camera from the show floor at PMA, coming up later this week. – Charlie White

Nikon D40x DSLR Preview [LetsGoDigital]

Olympus also said the E-1 will have the Fulltime Live View function, just like the E-410 and E-510, and added there will be unspecified "tremendous improvements in both performance and functionality, taking the excellent picture quality, mobility and reliability of the E-1 to new and unprecedented levels."

So in other words, it looks like Olympus missed a target or two, and wants to give itself nine months to roll out this camera. We're not holding our breath. – Charlie White

Olympus E-1 successor hinting continues [DP Review]

Spring is sprung and brings with it a slew of digital compact cameras, including the small-but-tough Olympus Mju 780. It's weatherproof, boasts a 7.1 megapixel CCD sensor as well as a mechanical image stabiliser which will give you sharp shots no matter how much you might have drunk the night before. And then there's this thing called Shadow Development Technology which, according to the blurb, "optimises the exposure of scenes with shadowy or other dark areas - so the results closely resemble that which the human eye sees." Available in silver or black, it goes on sale next month. No price as yet, but check the specs after the jump. – Ad Dugdale

Olympus to unveil Mju 780 [UberReview]

Weatherproof silver or black metal body
7.1 Megapixels
High-speed USB
Shadow Adjustment Technology
5x optical zoom
6.4cm/2.5" HyperCrystal LCD with 230,000 pixels
20 scene modes, including Portrait, Sports, Night Scene.
Dual Image Stabilization (combination of a mechanical image stabiliser with high ISO settings)
BrightCapture Technology - also in movie mode (30fps)
Internal memory plus xD-Picture Card slot
25 languages on board
Illuminated buttons
Supplied with designer leather case, Olympus Master software
LI-42B battery and LI-40C charger

Our favorite feature added to this next generation from Olympus is the mechanical image stabilization in the higher-end E-510, and then there's the live-view capability brought into both these cameras from the Olympus E-330, letting you see what you're getting in that 2.5-inch viewscreen while shooting. Plus, there's still that optical viewfinder to see through the lens. More about pricing and lenses, plus a huge gallery, after the jump.

Along for the ride are a couple of new kit lenses available, and both are pleasantly compact. There's a 14-42mm f/3.5 - 5.6 (that's a 12 28 - 84mm 35mm equivalent), and then there's a plenty long 40-150mm f/4.0 to 5.6 which is the equivalent of a 80 - 300mm in 35mm nomenclature. Now there's a lens that will benefit greatly from that image stabilization.

Here's a gallery from Olympus's PR materials of the two DSLRs:

We like the E-410's compact size, recalling an old favorite of ours, the Olympus OM series from the old film camera days that brought professional features in a compact form factor. The E-410 is a step up from E-400 which so far is only available in Europe, adding those two extra megapixels and that convenient live-view screen of its E-330 brandmate.

Too bad there's not a 3-inch viewscreen on both these new models to take advantage of their live view capability, rather than their comparatively measly 2.5-inch viewscreens. And, while we like the compact size of the E-410, we would rather sacrifice a bit of portability and cash to have that internal mechanical image stabilization of the bulkier and pricier E-510.

What we heartily applaud is the way live view is becoming more prevalent in DSLR cameras of all price ranges. Last week we heard that highest-end Canon EOS-1D Mark III camera has live view, and now here it shows up in another DSLR, albeit not in such a lofty perch or price as the $4000 Canon iteration.

Speaking of pricing, Olympus didn't mention that yet, but the E510's predecessor's street price is around $450 for the body only, and about $640 with a 40 - 150 mm lens, so expect similar prices to fall around that area once the dust settles. Expect the E-410 to hit the market in May, while you'll have to wait until June to get your hands on an E-510. – Charlie White

They check the Panasonic LX2 off the list early, because the $386 camera can only shoot 15 frames per second, resulting in jerky video which seemed like an afterthought to the camera's still photography capabilities. They decry the low-light performance of the $600 Xacti HD1A, and applaud the 84-minute recording time on a 4GB flash drive of the $700 Xacti HD2, preferring it over the $500 Canon TX1 with its 13-minute shot limit.

Our take?

Evaluating spec lists is one thing and perfectly valid as far as that goes, but it's hard to assess the quality of these cameras compared to Canon's PowerShot TX1 without actually seeing any of their video. We can't wait to assess the vid-quality of that latest Canon hybrid, and will get a close-up hands-on and eyes-on demo at next week's PMA convention in Las Vegas.

That said, we're thinking there aren't a whole lot of situations where you'd need a shot that's longer than 13 minutes (recording a speech or a press conference, perhaps?). Recording 26 minutes of 720p on an 8GB flash card? We'll take it, even if it takes two separate shots to do it. Will its lightly-compressed motion jpeg video quality top the Xacti's highly compressed MPEG4? We'll see.

At the same time, that Sanyo Xacti HD2 is no slouch, either, and its low-light performance has been substantially improved over that of its predecessor. Expect to see its price dropping to match that of the Canon entry, with both of them fighting it out in the next few months along with more entries from other manufacturers to come. – Charlie White

The New Frontier: High Definition Video Comes to Digital Cameras. We Pick The Best Buy [Digital Camera HQ]

By the way, if you don't give a shit about cameras, here's how to filter 'em all out. If you do have a camera fetish, take the hop for a guide to all the camera porn so far, with a promise of much more to come:

Canon EOS-1D Mark III Shoots 10 Frames Per Second

Canon PowerShot TX1 Shoots 720p HD, 7.1MP Stills

Canon Intros PowerShot A560 and A570 IS Entry-Level Cameras

Canon Rolls Out Two 7.1MP Digital Elph Cameras: the SD750 and SD1000

Nikon L-Series Coolpix Tickles Our Low End: 120 Bucks for 5MP

Nikon Intros Coolpix P5000 Has DSLR Brains, Point and Shoot Sensor

Nikon S50c is a Slick Point and Shoot with WiFi

Nikon S200 and S500 Cams: Start Up and Shoot in an Instant

Pentax Optio W30 Waterproof Shooter Dives Deeper Than Ever

Pentax Optio A30 Boots Up, Shoots and Focuses Quicker

Fujifilm's S700 Packs 10x Zooming Muscle and "Smart" Flash

Foveon x3-Packing Sigma SD14 DSLR to Finally Ship

Sony's PMA Leaks Reveal the Mysterious G1 and Nine Cybershot Offspring (Updated)

But what's a guy that hates cameras to do? Use http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/not:digital-cameras to read Gizmodo, which filters out digital camera posts entirely. You could extend it to any tag we use, be it cellphones, iPods, or Zunes. – Jason Chen

Digital Cameras [Gizmodo]

Both 7.1 megapixel cameras have 4x zooms and can use those latest high-capacity SDHC memory cards, but the difference between the two is that the A570 IS ($280) has a 3 inch LCD viewscreen, compared to the A560's ($230) 2.5-inch viewscreen. Go ahead, spend the extra 50 bucks on the bigger screen.

Even though these PowerShot cameras are a bit larger than the company's Digital Elph line, they do have longer lenses, 4x zooms compared to the 3x of the Digital Elph, but a disadvantage is their disposable batteries rather than the Elph's tiny rechargeable battery packs. Look for these two additions to the PowerShot line to be available next month. – Charlie White

Press Release [Canon USA]

What's the diff between these two shooters?

Even though it's like solving a puzzle trying to find out when reading Canon's bullshit press release (go ahead and try it, it's linked below), essentially when you pay an extra 50 bucks for the SD750, you get a 3-inch LCD viewfinder instead of the SD1000's 2.5-inch LCD. The SD750 has a touch control dial on the rear panel making it a bit easier to use, while the cheaper SD1000 stays with the old-style function setting button. Too bad neither of them has image stabilization, but that's just a 3x zoom so maybe it won't be too hard to hold 'em still enough.

Anyway, we like Canon's Digital Elves and have been using them for years, and these look like a couple of good entry-level additions to the compact line with their updated image processor and neato styling. – Charlie White

Press Release [Canon USA, Inc.]

The camera has component outputs for playing that 720p footage on an HDTV, and its MovieSnap feature also lets you grab frames from the HDTV footage for use as stills. It looks like Canon didn't skimp on the still-camera capabilities, either, helping you hold its retractable 10x optical zoom lens steady with optical image stabilization that shifts the lens to compensate for unwanted camera movement.

Take the jump for pricing on the TX1, as well as more high-rez pictures:

Canon's $499.99 price for the TX1 is apparently aimed to undercut the $699 Sanyo Xacti HD2 flash-based HD camcorder, while both have the same megapixel count and 10x zoom lenses. Canon says the TX1 will ship next month. – Charlie White

Press Release [Canon USA, Inc.]

The Mark III also has Canon's first live-view LCD screen on a digital SLR. This will give users the ability to compose shots in the camera's 3-inch LCD viewscreen as well as the optical eyepiece. Plus, the camera can connect to a PC via USB 2.0 to enable viewing of the shots on a computer screen as well. The camera will also include the EOS Integrated Cleaning System which vibrates for 3.5 seconds to clean off dust, just like its lower-cost brandmate the Canon Digital Rebel XTi.

More pics, higher rez:

Canon wasn't quoting pricing for the EOS-1D Mark III yet, but did say the camera would be shipping sometime this spring. – Charlie White

Press Release [Canon USA, Inc.]

The A30 keeps that manual mode that we liked in the A20, along with 640x480 movies compressed in our fave codec, the DivX format instead of that antiquated motion JPEG of the Canon point-and-shoots.

Another factor to consider is that our buddy David Pogue of The New York Times gave high marks to the A30's predecessor, the Pentax Optio A20, calling it one of the best cameras for under $300. Pentax wasn't talking price or release date yet, but this one hits the numbers. – Charlie White

Pentax Optio A30 [LetsGoDigital]

The GE-branded shooters will arrive in entry level and higher-end trim, starting at 7 megapixels with a 2.5-inch viewscreen and 3x optical zoom for the basic camera (pictured above), and moving up to 12 megapixels and 3-inch viewscreen for the fancier model. There will also be a photo printer along for the ride. No one's talking about prices yet, but we'll get our hands on the cameras in Vegas. – Charlie White

General Imaging Teaser Site [GE, via DP Review]