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The digicam invasion: Latest cameras for this fall By Edvarcl Heng, CNET Asia 07/08/2007 URL: http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/digitalcameras/0,39001469,62028404,00.htm Right after the PMA show in March, the autumn season is next in line to receive a passing shower of new digicam launches. Correction. Make that a thunderstorm. The CNET Asia weatherman is already predicting a mild spell of compacts cameras in July, with an expected drencher of more high-end offerings and dSLRs this August. But is this a half-baked forecast or a prophecy worthy of Nostradamus? Well, it had better be the seer's, or else our digicam crystal ball is due for an upgrade. Digicam Invasion top story  BenQ E1000: The metallic shooter The Taiwanese firm launches its second 10-megapixel camera amidst a churning ocean of new digicams. Digicam Invasion news flash  First take: Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd Is fun more your kind of thing when it comes to digicams? Then the zany Z10fd is worth a second look and perhaps a third as well. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Shoot from far, like from a real long way away, with the latest megazoom from Panasonic. First take: Fujifilm FinePix F50fd Fujifilm's hero product gets a helluva boost with some brilliant new features. Video: Fujifilm FinePix F50fd Fujifilm's first compact point-and-shooter now comes with an optical image stablizer. Video: Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd This camera is Fujifilm's new lifestyle offering. Panasonic cameras offer auto auto auto mode Hate the idea of tweaking camera settings? Panasonic is going all push-button-simple with its new range of digicams. Fujifilm launches seven new cameras Surprise, surprise, Fujifilm has joined the rest of the camera pack with its own showing for the fall season. All new Panasonic Lumixes: FX55, FX33 and FZ18 Panasonic just unveiled three new 8-megapixel digital cameras for the fall, including a mid-range camera with a huge, 18x zoom lens. First take: Casio Exilim Card EX-S880 Is this camera set on being the next YouTube star? We take a look at Casio's latest digicam this season. Olympus could announce top-end SLR in October In the frenzy of new camera launches, some "smarty" may have leaked out details of Olympus' latest dSLR surprise. Samsung introduces a rush of 8MP cameras In the midst of the digicam launch frenzy, the Korean company slips in with four of its own. New faces: Pentax Optio M40 and E40 Pentax joins the autumn digicam fray with two new face recognising models. Casio shoots with YouTube in mind How can the same company who coined the eBay camera scene mode resist the latest Web 2.0 buzzword? New BenQ cameras launched in Malaysia Is it time for the flurry of new cameras to come rampaging through? Not yet, but for BenQ fans in Malaysia, it's already happening, somewhat.