Monthly Archives: January 2012

Four more Lumix cameras announced by Panasonic

Posted on January 31, 2012 by eyalg

Only a few days after their last announcement, Panasonic adds four more to the Lumix range, including the mighty x20 zoom ZS20.

Posted in News | Tagged Panasonic, TS20, TS3, TS4, ZS10, ZS15, ZS20, ZS8 | Leave a comment

Sony announces three new Cyber-shots

Posted on January 31, 2012 by eyalg

Three new Cyber-shots join the family - the WX50, WX70 and the water/freeze proof, 16mm slim TX200V.

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What camera to buy when you're expecting...

Posted on January 30, 2012 by eyalg

It's a major crossroad in your life and not a simple decision - now that you're starting a family, which camera are you going to buy?

Posted in Advice | Tagged Baby, ELPH100, family, FZ150, P500, S100, S8200, S9100, SX230, SX40, WX10 | 1 Comment

What compacts to expect in February 2012

Posted on January 27, 2012 by eyalg

The future, in the case of compact cameras is somewhat predictable. Let's try and deduce from the past, what to expect in the near future.

Posted in News | Tagged Canon, HX9V, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, S9100, S9300, Sony, SX230, ZS10, ZS20 | Leave a comment

Five new ultra-compacts by Panasonic

Posted on January 19, 2012 by eyalg

Panasonic released five new ultra-compact cameras - all between 112 and 133 grams - to join the ever-expanding Lumix range.

Posted in News | Tagged FH6, FH8, Panasonic, S2, SZ1, SZ7 | Leave a comment

Largest and smallest sensors announced by Canon

Posted on January 12, 2012 by eyalg

In their latest announcements, Canon revealed two new imaging sensors, the largest and the smallest ever in compact cameras.

Posted in News | Tagged ELPH520, G1X | Leave a comment

Olympus releases five new compact cameras

Posted on January 12, 2012 by eyalg

Olympus announced five new compact camera models, including the VG-160, VR-340, TG-320, SZ-12 and SP-620UZ.

Posted in News | Tagged Olympus, SP-620UZ, SZ-12, TG-320, VG-160, VR-340 | Leave a comment

Two-Way Zoom Button vs. Zoom Rocker

Posted on January 10, 2012 by eyalg

In spite of its commonness, many find the round zoom rocker inconvenient. So, is the two-way zoom button the solution?

Posted in Advice | Tagged Easy to use, JX500, JX580, Seniors, T350, T400, TG-310, TG-320, VG-120, W610, W620, W650 | Leave a comment

Canon announces a trio - G1X, ELPH 110 & ELPH 520

Posted on January 9, 2012 by eyalg

Three new PowerShots join the family today, two of them breaking boundaries.

Posted in News | Tagged Canon, ELPH110, ELPH520, G1X | Leave a comment

FujiFilm announces many new compact cameras

Posted on January 9, 2012 by eyalg

FujiFilm announced the production of a very large number of compacts - 28 new models worldwide and 17 new models in the US.

Posted in News | Tagged F660EXR, F750EXR, F770EXR, FujiFilm, HS25EXR, HS30EXR, S4200, S4500, SL300, X-S1, Xp100, XP150, XP50 | Leave a comment