Review As first efforts go, the Pentax X70 superzoom camera is strong, though it succumbs to problems seen throughout the category--namely slow performance and a noticeable decline in photo quality above ISO 200. The camera's 26mm-equivalent wide-angle lens with 24x optical zoom is certainly very flexible...
Crave Pentax's dSLRs may be the attention-getting cameras for the company, but its point-and-shoot Optio line deserves some recognition, too. Even if it's only for their lenses and prices. The P80 ...
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Crave Pentaxians on the Web have been abuzz for months about the K-7, Pentax's new midrange dSLR that replaces the now sub-US$1,000 K20D. Though it shares a lot in common with ...
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Features Looking for an inexpensive dSLR to learn more about photography? Check out these five budget models.
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Review A modest update over its predecessor, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200, the Alpha DSLR-A230 offers the same essential feature set in a redesigned body with sufficient quality and performance-enhancing firmware tweaks to merit the upgrade. Similar to its predecessor, the result is a generally solid, if not...
Features CNET's Stephen Shankland shares his views why he recommends people to shoot important events in RAW and not just JPEG.
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Crave Joining the budget dSLR market is Pentax with its entry-level offering, the K-m. This shooter houses a 10.2-megapixel sensor in a compact stainless steel chassis and has an onboard image stabilizer ...
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Review The Pentax K-m was announced last year at the biennial imaging tradeshow, Photokina, held in Cologne, Germany. Then, Canon had already introduced the EOS 450D and Nikon was banking on its D60 to compete in the entry-level dSLR category. The K-m distinguished itself by drawing power from four...
Crave The Lumix DMC-GF1.
Updatable firmware is a mixed blessing. On one hand, it can help keep your hardware from obsolescing as new accessories ship; fix bugs; and expand feature sets ...
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Crave According to the Canon Rumors blogger, "If this is real, I'll eat a worm."
Given that the timing is right for manufacturers to update various models, it should come as ...
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Review When Sony released the Alpha DSLR-A350, it stood out from the crowd primarily for its robust feature set at an aggressive price. A year later, everyone else has caught up, and its successor, the DSLR-A380, isn't quite so novel for the money anymore.
The A380 is nearly identical to its cheaper...
Features Can Sony's new Alpha dSLRs stand out from the other entry-level models in the market? Let's take a closer look.
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Features French company DxO Labs puts dSLRs sensors from the various brands through a series of tests to determine the one that can deliver the best image quality.
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Features Not satisfied with the videos produced by your compact camera? Here are five dSLRs which deliver better-quality clips.
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Crave The US$199.95 Optio P70 isn't short on the point-and-shoot features I've come to expect from new models. You get your Smile Capture, your Blink Detection, and some manner of shake ...
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