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Canon EOS 40D available in Singapore next week
Damian Koh | Aug 20, 2007
It's not a rumor anymore. Yipee! Singaporeans will be able to get their hands on the newfangled 40D next week.
Pricing details up first since that's what everyone is concerned about.
- EOS 40D body--S$2,099 (end August)
- EOS 40D kit with EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS---$2,299 (available in mid-September)
- EOS 40D kit II with EF-S 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM--S$2,899 (end August)
We managed to get a brief hands-on with the 40D at today's launch and, boy, the 3-inch LCD is huge. Also noticeable are the main control buttons which are now arranged in a row below the panel instead of a column to the left like on the 30D. This probably means some getting used to especially for semipro users upgrading from the 30D.
Otherwise, the look and feel of the 40D is very identical to its predecessor and the improvements are mainly on the internal system. Among them are a higher-res 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, a DIGIC III imaging processor, 6.5fps continuous shooting mode and nine-point cross-type AF points for F5.6 lenses or faster.
More details here.
Another Sony Cyber-shot rears its head… for a while
Edvarcl Heng | Aug 17, 2007
It appeared out of nowhere on Sony's Canadian site and, just as mysteriously, slid back into the cyberspace wilderness.
No one seems to have caught more than a snapshot of this camera. After its debut on the Sony Web site, it was taken right down again when camera sites like Steve's Digicams and Wired took note. For what it's worth, the Cyber-shot H3 is an 8-megapixels camera with 10x optical zoom. According to Steve's Digicams, the H3 does not have an aperture or a shutter priority mode. At press time, Sony Asia had not reverted back on our queries regarding this mystery digicam.
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Samsung's new cameras: Second batch
Will Greenwald, CNET.com | Aug 13, 2007
Following in the footsteps of last year's Samsung NV3, the i85 doubles as both a digital camera and a portable media player. The 8-megapixel aluminum shooter measures just 20.3mm thick and features a 36mm- to 180mm-equivalent internal zoom lens.
It can play MP3s and its 3-inch touchscreen can be used to watch movies. If those features aren't enough, the i85 also incorporates Samsung's World Tour Guide feature, first seen earlier this year on the L74 Wide.
Samsung also announced the next wave of its midrange NV-series of cameras, the NV8, NV15, and NV20. These three cameras sport 8-, 10-, and 12-megapixel sensors, and all feature brushed black, stainless steel bodies, and 3x optical zoom lenses.
Like most of the last generation of NV-cameras, these three use Samsung's unusual Smart Touch interface. Instead of buttons or a touch screen, a series of touch sensors lining the cameras' 2.5-inch screens control all the important settings and features.
At press time, Samsung Asia did not disclose any availability or pricing details.
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BenQ E1000: The metallic shooter
Edvarcl Heng | Aug 07, 2007
When it comes to fashion cameras, it’s the body feminine, not the masculine, that's celebrated. BenQ thinks otherwise. Its second 10-megapixel camera (after the BenQ C1050) has a metallic casing and hue that say sexy cosmopolitan. Indeed, BenQ calls it a celebration of manhood. But we think the Taiwanese firm was not referring to the male geek when it wrote that.
Features on the E1000 are middling. Besides the 10-megapixel image capture, there're very few things to go wow about. Maximum ISO is just 1,600 and optical zoom stretches to only 3x. The internal memory is also just a paltry 6MB and it's not even compatible with SDHC cards. But the saving grace? At least there's a optical image stabilizer.
At press time, BenQ had no availability information for the Asia region.
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Eye candy for photographing children
Stephen Shankland, CNET.com | Jul 30, 2007
Finally, a camera accessory that won't be doomed to rapid obsolescence: The Pez candy dispenser.
Federico Sartorio recommends some basic modifications to the candy dispenser that will let it slip into the hot shoe atop your camera that otherwise would be used for attaching a flash. Use it to grab the attention of children you're trying to photograph--as long as you have plenty of available light.
Be warned that trimming the dispenser's "feet" could reduce its resale value on eBay.
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