Panasonic SDR-SW20

Panasonic’s SDR-SW20 compact SD camcorder is built tough so you can shoot in places never before possible. Take it underwater as deep as 5 feet for great video in the pool or ocean. Waterproofing also means you can shoot in the rain or snow with no worries. The SW20 is also shockproof, resisting damage even if dropped from a height of up to 4 feet with improved fortification inside and out. A dustproof design keeps the camcorder safe even if handled with dirty hands or used in a place with swirling dust. Take it to the beach or sports field without worrying about sand. And since it’s waterproof, simply wash it with water when it gets dirty.

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Compact Size and Cool Styling
Small enough to slip in a pocket or bag. Cool enough to take everywhere you go. This is one stylish camcorder you’ll never want to be without.

No More Missed Shooting Opportunities with Quick Start
The SW20 SD camcorder starts up to record quickly. In Quick Start mode, recording begins in just 0.6 seconds from the time the LCD is opened. This lets you catch those sudden shooting opportunities.

Easy DVD Copying and Viewing
The USB port allows you to connect directly to a DVD burner. And copying a recording from an SD card to a DVD disc is as easy as selecting from the menu. To view your video, simply take the SD card from the camcorder and slip it into any TV or DVD player with an SD card slot; there are no cables to worry about.

Edit Your Videos
First, transfer the motion-image data from the SD card to your PC using your PC’s USB port. Then with the included MotionSD STUDIO 1.3E software, you can easily put scenes in a different order, delete the ones you don’t want, and add a wide variety of video effects. Save your results by burning your video production onto DVD.

• Water, Shock & Dustproof
• 10x Optical Zoom
• Quick Start
• Easy DVD Copying & Viewing
• World Timer and MotionSD STUDIO
• Records to SD Memory Card

Sony Cybershot DSC-T900

12.1 megapixel 4x optical zoom lens, 3.5″ touch screen LCD, Intelligent Auto, Smile Shutter, Face Detection, Optical SteadyShot image stabilization, 720p HD video

Snapping off premium quality photos is effortless with the 12.1-megapixel DSC-T900 Cyber-shot digital camera. Engineered to take the guesswork out of choosing the right mode, the T900 features iAuto mode that automatically adjusts settings for the best pictures in almost any environment. Its distinctive, svelte design measures just under 5/8″ thin, yet it boasts more than enough advanced technology inside. For easy framing and viewing of your shots, there’s a dazzling 3.5″ touch screen with crisp resolution for displaying sharp details. You can even record HD video clips (720p) and play them back on your compatible HDTV via HDMI output with stereo sound. Available in silver, black, red and bronze.

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12.1 Megapixel Super HAD CCD Image Sensor:
A powerful 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3″ Super HAD CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 12.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+ (13×19″) size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens with 4x Optical Zoom:
The professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor, sports, and travel photos.

3.5″ Xtra Fine LCD Touch-Screen Display:
Compose images on a dazzling 3.5″1 LCD display and use the touch screen to navigate menus, specify focus points, and more. When you’ve finished shooting, show off your images with photo-like quality and spectacular clarity. Featuring 921K pixels, the ultra-bright, high-contrast LCD screen with a wide viewing angle is among the highest resolution screens available on a compact digital camera, and displays your images with astonishing visual clarity.

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BIONZ image processor:
The BIONZ image processor delivers the high resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony digital camera.

Ultra-slim design:
The DSC-T900 packs a lot of performance into an ultra-slim design. Measuring just over 5/8″ (16.3mm), the DSC-T900 is slim enough to slip into a pocket, so you can take it with you wherever you go.

Available in four sophisticated colors:
Available in four sophisticated colors: silver, black, red, and bronze.

Intelligent Auto Mode:
Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent Auto (iAuto) thinks for you, recognizing scenes, lighting conditions, faces, and adjusts settings resulting clear images, faces with natural skin tone and less blur. Take advantage of all the technology without leaving Auto mode. Take a picture from a kid on the playground, to landscape shots, to a beautiful flower or an indoor birthday party. All clear images without leaving auto mode.

HD Movie:
Capture more of your memories in high definition (720p) video. Record HD movies in 720p high definition MPEG4 format with stereo sound allowing for stunning large-screen home movie playback. Record up to 29 min in 720p format (or up to 2GB) per movie.

Intelligent Scene Recognition:
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects eight different types of scenes conditions (Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a Tripod, Portrait, Landscape, and Macro) and within 1/30th of a second selects the appropriate camera settings:. iSCN has 2 modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advance Mode, the camera takes a photo with the standard automatic settings and, in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo with optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.

Face Detection technology:
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye. It can also give priority to children or adults. Newly added Face Motion Detection adjusts ISO sensitivity and accelerates the shutter speed when facial movement is detected, reducing blur in the subjects face.

Anti-blink Function:
It’s frustrating to think you’ve captured that perfect shot, only to review it later and discover one of your subjects blinked just as you pressed the shutter. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.

Red-eye Reductions:
Red-eye Reduction helps reduce common red-eye problems.

Smile Shutter Technology:
The popular Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply activate by pressing the Smile Shutter button and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or touch subject on screen) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh) or low (grin). Great substitute of self timer, smile once all are ready and the camera will capture the smile.

Smile Shutter Technology:
The combination of Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.

Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilization:
Optical SteadyShot image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.

High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200):
High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.

Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus:
Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.

Convenient Photo Modes:
Choose from 14 convenient photo modes to quickly adjust for specific shooting conditions. Photo modes include Auto, Program Auto, Easy Shooting, and Scene Selection such as High Speed, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Portrait, Twilight Portrait, Twilight, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Underwater and Gourmet Mode. Gourmet Mode lets you capture mouth-watering culinary creations with all the color and clarity of images you see in gourmet magazines.

9-Point Auto Focus:
Because an off-centered subject can make your shot more interesting, a 9-point auto focus system measures nine precision focus points, giving you greater creative freedom to compose your images.

Burst Mode:
You can fire up to 100 shots at approximately 0.57 second intervals (at any resolution; VGA to high resolution mode. Results may vary based on settings and Memory Stick media being used).

Function Guide:
This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate through the various functions and settings displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.

Easy Shooting Mode:
With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic settings with iSCN so you can just take the photo without worrying about settings.

16:9 High Resolution Mode:
Using the 16:9 High Resolution Mode, you can record high resolution images in the 16:9 aspect ratio favored by HDTVs. This setting is ideal if you plan to view your images on a compatible HDTV6 and invite friends and family members over for a slideshow.

Memory Stick Duo Media Convenience:
The Cyber-shot DSC-T900 camera accepts Memory Stick PRO Duo media (sold separately).

Stamina Battery Power:
Provides extended battery life and shooting capacity when using a fully-charged lithium-ion battery. The included battery supports up to 200 shots.

Easy Image Management:
Easy Image Management takes the hassle out of sorting through large volumes of image data, so you can quickly select and view your desired photos. Photos can be browsed in four convenient ways: by Standard Folder view, Date view, Event view, and Favorites showing only user-selected images. You can also harness the power of Face Detection technology to filter by face type (choices include All People, Children, Infants, and Smiles).

HDTV Compatibility:
View your photos and movies in high definition on your Sony BRAVIA or similar compatible HDTV using the supplied multi-output stand with HDMI connectivity (HDMI cable sold separately).

BRAVIA Sync:
When connected to a BRAVIA Sync enabled BRAVIA HDTV via HDMI output on the supplied multi-output stand (HDMI cable required, sold separately), the Cyber-shot playback screen will automatically display, and you can control camera playback using your BRAVIA HDTV remote control. Just press the Sync button on the remote to display a dedicated menu. Such easy operation makes viewing your photos and videos on a large-screen TV even more enjoyable.

PhotoTV HD:
Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, high definition images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony BRAVIA HDTVs. PhotoTV HD fine tunes settings on your HDTV, such as sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like actual printed photos.

Wide Zoom display:
To use the entire image area of the compatible HDTV screen (sold separately), Wide Zoom display automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images to 16:9.

PHOTOMUSIC feature:
PHOTOMUSIC3 combines images with music to produce fun and entertaining slide shows. The four standard visual effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Active and Stylish). Select from four pre-loaded tracks on camera or transfer your own from your compatible PC (sold separately).

In-Camera Retouching Tools:
Retouch and enhance your pictures on the go with 10 in-camera editing functions: Trimming, Red-Eye Correction, Soft Focus, Partial Color, Fisheye Lens, Cross Filter, Radial Blur, Retro, Happy Face and Unsharp Masking effects.

Creative Painting Tools:
Let your imagination run wild. Paint Function allows you to have fun with your pictures writing and drawing on them using Paint Pen (stylus), and/or decorating using any of the preloaded 30 stamps and 15 types of picture frames. Painted images are saved separately on your Memory Stick media.

Multi-purpose Resize function:
The Multi-purpose Resize function lets you change the aspect ratio of an image right in the camera, so you can adjust images as necessary, whether you want to display them on a compatible HDTV5, or e-mail them / upload them to a blog.

Picture Motion Browser ver. 4.2.02:
Sony PMB (Picture Motion Browser ) PC software7 provides a simple, easy-to-use way to transfer video and still images to your PC, as well as sort, edit, and output to data disc and the Web (compatible PC with internet connection required). Finding your images with PMB is easy with Calendar view and Face Search. Face Search allows you to filter by faces (one or many) and also a specific person’s face. Share images and videos on popular sharing sites with Media Services function.

Canon EOS 7d

Inventory of Canon EOS 7D’s will not last but there is an option to be on a pre-order list, just go here for to sign up.

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Canon’s new shooter, the 7D, is offi cial now. In a rare event for Canon, this model doesn’t upgrade any thing, but slots in as a new option in their line-​​up. The 7D sits above the 50D but below their1D series. It retains the 1.6x crop APS-​​C sen sor of their Rebel and xxD series, but pumps in other pro fea tures. It’s crop sen sor pro lite, really. It was announced today with a new wire less file trans mit ter just for the 7D and three new lenses (includ ing a 100mm f2.8 macro which is Canon’s first lens to use their Hybrid IS sys tem, w00t!).

18 Megapixel APS-C Sensor, Dual DIGIC IV Processors, 8 Frames Per Second Continuous Shooting, Full HD Movie Mode With Manual Controls, Mic Jack

With a host of brand new features designed to enhance every facet of the photographic process, from still images to video, the new EOS 7D represents a whole new class of camera. Made to be the tool of choice for serious photographers and semi-professionals, the EOS 7D features an all-new 18.0 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors, capturing tremendous images at up to ISO 12800 and speeds of up to 8 fps. The EOS 7D has a new all cross-type 19-point AF system with improved AI Servo AF subject tracking and user-selectable AF area selection modes for sharp focus no matter the situation. The EOS 7D’s Intelligent Viewfinder, an entirely newly-designed technology, provides 100% coverage and displays user-selected AF modes as well as a spot metering circle and on demand grid lines. New iFCL Metering with 63-zone dual-layer metering system uses both focus and color information to provide accurate exposure even in difficult lighting. The EOS 7D also captures Full HD video at 30p (29.97 fps), 24p (23.976 fps) and 25p with an array of manual controls, including manual exposure during movie shooting and ISO speed selection. The EOS 7D features a magnesium alloy body that is dust- and weather-resistant and shutter durability of up to 150,000 cycles. Compatible with over 60 EF and EF-S lenses as well as with EOS System accessories, the creative opportunities – not just with stills but also with video – are beyond amazement.

• 18.0 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors for high image quality and speed.
• ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800) for shooting from bright to dim light.
• 8.0 fps continuous shooting up to 126 Large/JPEGs with UDMA CF card and 15 RAW.
• Advanced movie mode with manual exposure control and selectable frame rates: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p (29.97) / 24p (23.976) / 25p, 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p (59.94) / 50p, 640 x 480 (SD): 60p (59.94) / 50p.
• Intelligent Viewfinder with 100% field of view, wide viewing angle of 29.4°, high magnification of 1.0, intelligent viewfinder with glass pentaprism and an overlaid LCD display in viewfinder supports various shooting styles.
• New 19-point, all cross-type AF system equipped with dual diagonal cross-type sensors in center at f/2.8 and f/5.6 and AF area selection modes to match various shooting situations.
• iFCL Metering with 63 zone dual-layer metering sensor that utilizes AF and color information for optimizing exposure and image quality.
• Magnesium body with shutter durability up to 150,000 cycles and exclusive dust and weather resistance.

Leica D-Lux 4 Safari

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10.1 Megapixels, 2.5x Optical Zoom, Full Manual Controls, Hotshoe Note: This is the limited edition Safari release and comes with a matching bag!

Leica Camera is pleased to introduce the new LEICA D-LUX 4 – the first digital camera with system character.

• Newly developed LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 5.1-12.8 mm/ f2.0-2.8 (24 mm to 60 mm equivalent)
• 1/1.63 inch low noise CCD with 10.1 effective Megapixels
• Hot shoe, same standard as Digilux 3 & V-LUX 1
• Snapshot mode that automatically selects the most appropriate scene mode including face detection
• 3 inches, 460,000 pixels LCD monitor with extremely wide viewing angle

D-lux 4 - A Camera for the amateur and photojournalist

This remarkable new camera embodies a truly unique design concept and feature set aimed at knowledgeable photographers who require a compact camera that delivers the classic Leica shooting experience. The LEICA D-LUX 4 incorporates a superb Leica f/2.0-2.8 DC Vario-Summicron ASPH high speed, extra-wide-angle 24-60mm equivalent zoom lens that?s ideal for shooting natural looking pictures in low light and is superb for travel, street photography, indoor shooting, and photojournalism.

Its oversized 1/1.63- inch, 10.1-megapixel CCD image sensor delivers outstanding imaging performance and color accuracy, and its full range of manual control options puts experienced shooters in the driver?s seat. Convenience features like Face Detection and Intelligent Auto mode that automatically selects the shooting mode to suit the subject, make it easy enough for a beginner to use. An advanced Optical Image Stabilization system assures crisp imaging even at slow shutter speeds and in poor light. In keeping with its mission, the LEICA D-LUX 4 provides exceptional image quality even at high ISOs. ISO 400 can be used as a standard setting to take full advantage of its high speed lens.

Record in JPEG and RAW and offers different formats

As you would expect of a camera of this caliber, the LEICA D-LUX 4 can record lossless RAW files as well as JPEGs for maximum creative control in post-production, and its cutting-edge operating system assures virtually instant startup and shutter response. It offers a choice of 3:2, 4:3, and 16:9 formats, it can shoot stunning High Definition movies that can be viewed on an HDTV, and its big 3-inch, high-resolution.

Intelligent LCD automatically adjusts the brightness of the viewing image to the ambient light level. The dedicated hot shoe can accommodate accessory flash units including the compatibly compact Leica CF 22, or you can slide in the specially designed Leica brilliant 24mm bright-line accessory finder that lets you view and compose the subject in the traditional Leica manner without using any battery power. For RAW shooting, the camera is bundled with state-of-the-art Capture One 4 RAW data conversion software to ensure the best results.

For those discriminating shooters who will be satisfied with nothing less than savoring the joys of real photography with an exquisitely compact, high-performance digital camera that is fully up to the Leica standard in terms of feel, features, finesse, responsiveness, and imaging excellence there is simply no better or more satisfying choice than the Leica D-LUX 4.

Supplied Items

Battery, battery case, charger, strap, USB cable, AV cable, Lens Cap, Lens Cap String, DVD-ROM Capture One 4 & 2 year warranty card.

Nikon Coolpix S1000pj

12.1 Megapixel, 5x Wide Angle Zoom, 5-Way VR, Built-In Projector, 2.7″ LCD

12.1 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches.

5x Wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens has a versatile zoom range that gets you close to the action while capturing expansive landscapes.

World?s first camera with an ultra-small, built-in projector provides new ways for enjoying your pictures anytime and anywhere.

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5-way VR Image Stabilization System:

• Hybrid VR Image Stabilization combines Optical and Electronic VR Image Stabilization to minimize the effects of camera shake.
• Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and the ISO setting to compensate for camera shake and subject movement.
• High ISO up to 6400 capability helps give you sharper results when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects.(ISO 300 and ISO 6400 are available at 3MP or lower resolution.)
• Nikon’s original Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and saves the sharpest image.

Incredible, Bright 2.7-inch High Resolution LCD makes it easy to compose and share your pictures with anti-glare coating and brightness adjustment.

Scene Auto Selector automatically recognizes the scene in your picture and adjusts camera setting.

Nikon’s Smart Portrait System:

• New Skin Softening smoothes skin tone at three different levels for optimal portraits.
• In-Camera Red-Eye Fix automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again.
• Face-Priority AF Nikon’s face-finding technology that automatically focuses on up to 12 faces.
• Smile Timer, Blink Proof and Blink Warning makes sure you’ll always catch the decisive moment when your subject smiles and Blink Proof function shoots two pictures and automatically saves the one in which the subject’s eyes remain open. Blink Warning, when activated alerts you that the subject may have blinked and allows you to retake the photo.
• D-Lighting rescues dark or backlit images by improving brightness and detail where needed.

Quick Retouch adjusts contrast and color vividness automatically and automatically activates D-Lighting

16 Scene Modes

Record movies at 640 x 480 resolution at 30 fps

Macro shooting as close as 1.2″

Available Colors: Black

Specs Nikon CoolPIX S1000pj

Nikon D3000

10.2 Megapixel, 3″ LCD, 11 Point Autofocus, 3 Frames Per Second Continuous Shooting. Kit with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens

10.2-Megapixel DX-format Imaging Sensor
Delivers extraordinary image quality for breathtaking prints up to 20 x 30 inches.

Includes 3x 18-55mm Zoom-NIKKOR VR Image Stabilization Lens
Legendary NIKKOR optical quality and fast, accurate autofocus means vivid color, striking contrast and crisp detail, while VR image stabilization assures your sharpest pictures ever.

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Nikon’s Smallest D-SLR

Beautifully styled?Ready to go where life takes you.

Easy-To-Use?Featuring Nikon Guide Mode
Intuitive controls and the on-board Guide Mode assist you every step of the way.

Split-second Shutter Response
Eliminates the frustration of shutter delay, capturing moments that other cameras miss.

Continuous Shooting up to 3 Frames-Per-Second
Capture fast action, precious moments and fleeting expressions confidently.

6 Automatic Exposure Scene Modes
Just set the Mode dial to Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up or Night Portrait for stunning results in otherwise challenging conditions.

3-inch Color LCD Monitor
Bright, high-resolution, 170-degree wide-angle viewing for easy picture review and sharing.

In-camera Image Editing
The Retouch Menu provides creative freedom, without the need for a computer, offering 13 easy editing functions, including Trim, Red-eye Correction and Soft Filter.

Nikon EXPEED Image Processing
Assures breathtakingly rich image quality, managing color, contrast, exposure, noise and speed.

Automatic Image Sensor Cleaning
Ultrasonic process and exclusive Airflow Control combats the accumulation of dust in front of the image sensor, safeguarding image quality shot after shot.

11-point Autofocus
Fast and accurate autofocus delivers razor-sharp pictures.

6 Personal Picture Control Settings
Choose from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, or Landscape to apply a personal look and feel to your pictures.

Active D-Lighting
Restores picture-enhancing detail in shadows and highlights.

ISO sensitivity from 100 ? 1600
Exceptional results, even in challenging low-light situations.

Specifications for Nikon D3000

Nikon D300

Extraordinary still and HD video imaging performance converge in the fast and agile 12.3-megapixel, DX-format D300S, delivering D-SLR versatility.

• 12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS Image Sensor Delivers stunning high resolution, low-noise images with striking detail and tonal gradation.
• Continuous Shooting up to 7 fps High speed shooting and fast response?essential to versatile performance in a wide variety of shooting disciplines.
• Nikon EXPEED Image Processing Drives breathtakingly rich image fidelity, low noise and fast image processing.

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• D-Movie HD Video Capture cinematic 24 fps, 720p HD movie clips, enhanced by NIKKOR interchangeable lens quality and versatility?featuring external stereo Mic input and AF operation.
• One-button Live View Hand-held and Tripod Live View Modes, activated with one-button, for challenging studio and remote shooting conditions.
• 3-inch Super-density 920,000-dot VGA LCD Monitor Every monitor is factory-calibrated to assure accurate color for critical still image review and Live View or D-Movie shooting.
• Low Noise ISO Sensitivity from 200 to 3200 Additional expanded ISO settings of Lo-1 (ISO 100 equivalent) and Hi-1 (ISO 6400 equivalent) extend versatility to match shooting requirements.
• Fast, Accurate 51-point Autofocus Features 4 Dynamic AF modes including 3D Focus Tracking for precise autofocus and razor sharp images.
• 1,005-Pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II Nikon?s unique RGB metering?the only sensor that also evaluates color information when determining exposures with remarkable accuracy.
• Scene Recognition System Referencing an onboard image database and teamed with RGB metering, SRS enables even more sophisticated determination of exposures and auto white balance, along with faster, more accurate autofocus.
• Dual memory card slots (CF and SD) Assign card functions from a variety of storage options, optimizing available memory and file handling.
• Dynamic Integrated Dust Reduction System Ultrasonic process combats the accumulation of dust in front of the image sensor, safeguarding image quality.
• Picture Control Settings Select from 4 preset image capture preferences (Standard, Neutral, Vivid and Monochrome, plus 9 user customizable settings) controlling Sharpening, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation and Hue.
• Nikon’s Active D-Lighting Optimizes shadow and highlight detail in real time?Selectable values and 5-frame ADL bracketing offer complete control.
• In-Camera Image Editing Exclusive in-camera image editing, featuring Edit movie, D-Lighting, Image Overlay, Monochrome, NEF (RAW) processing and more.
• Rugged and Durable The strength and precision of magnesium-alloy construction with advanced dust and moisture countermeasures is teamed with a shutter mechanism tested to beyond 150,000 cycles for real-world reliability.
• 100% Viewfinder Accuracy
• Virtual Horizon Graphic Indicator
• Up to 950 shots per EN-EL3e battery charge* Shoot as many as 2,950 shots with the body?s EN-EL3e battery installed and the optional MB-D10 Multi-Power Battery Pack with an EN-EL4a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery*.
  * based on CIPA standards/guidelines.

Olympus EP-1

Recently released is the Olympus E-P1, which marks a new era of digital imaging innovation.  This new micro four thirds camera is a part of the PEN family of cameras.  The photographics optics are like that of an SLR, the only difference being that it has the smaller size and simplicity of a point and shoot.  With still image quality of DSLR and A/V quality of high definition camcorder and audio recorder, the E-P1 becomes an amazing imaging studio but with a body that is ultra-portable and stylish.

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Also available are pictures taken with the new Olympus E-p1 on Flickr.  These images were taken at the Indianapolis Art Museum.

Canon HR10 Compact Camcorder

The name Canon has always meant photographic and broadcast television cameras with optical excellence, advanced image processing, superb performance, and the latest in technological advancements. Canon’s new High Definition video camcorders are no exception. Add to that our Canon Exclusives- Canon has long been a leader in bringing advanced features to its products, taking advantage of our superiority in optics and image processing. Thanks to a continuing effort to make better video easier to create and you?ll find a host of features only available in a Canon camcorder.

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Competitive Compact Camcorders

The compact Canon HR10 delivers high definition technology with the convenience of DVD, incorporating the latest AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) format. A host of advanced features are joined with superb image reproduction in the world’s smallest AVCHD camcorder, allowing you to create stunning HD to complete your high definition home theater experience.

Among the Canon Exclusive features on the HR 10 are Canon’s own Full HD CMOS sensor and advanced DIGIC DV II image processor. More exclusives are, SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization, Instant Auto Focus and our new 2.7″ Widescreen Multi-Angle Vivid LCD. With the Genuine Canon 10x HD video zoom lens and a host of other advanced features the HG10 is the right choice in HDD camcorders.

1. AVCHD DVD in a Compact Size
2. Canon Exclusive: Full HD CMOS Sensor (1920×1080)
3. Canon 10x HD Video Zoom Lens
4. Canon Exclusive: DIGIC DV II
5. Canon Exclusive: SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization
6. Canon Exclusive: Instant AF (Auto Focus)
7. Superb Shooting Control
8. Canon Exclusive: 2.7″ Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD
9. 24p Cinema Mode
10. Stunning Digital Photography
11. HDMI Terminal

Panasonic Lumix GH1

Internal Review of Panasonic Lumix GH1

Panasonic announced what I believe to be a pretty big announcement at PMA 2009 in Las Vegas.  They premiered the DMC-GH1 Micro Four Thirds SLR that records full HD video.

It sports a 12.1 MP Live MOS sensor that can record up to 1080/24p or 720/60p high definition videos and has continuous AF and a built-in stereo microphone.  You can add your own microphone to the camera through the optional mic input jack.  The camera can be coupled to the new Panasonic Lumix G Vario HD 14-140mm lens that is designed for the video feature.  It’s image stabilized too.

These new SLR’s with video keep pushing the borders of High Def camcorders.  The big drawback up to this point has been autofocus and auto exposure on the video side of the SLRs.  Panasonic has supposedly addressed this.  I can’t wait to get my hands on one.  The fact that this model records in AVCHD is also a plus because you can squeeze a lot more onto the SD memory card, and AVCHD, like it or not, is the format that most camcorders are using today.  Compatibility is always a good thing

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