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Five 10-Megapixel Digicams: Small Cameras, Big Files; Canon’s PowerShot G7, Casio’s EXILIM EX-Z1000, Olympus’ Stylus 1000, Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-LX2, Samsung’s NV10
Jack Neubart  |  Sep 01, 2007  | 

Who would have thought that back when I bought my Olympus C-2100, which then boasted a 2-megapixel CCD, that one day I would be writing about cameras a fraction of its size with 10-megapixel imaging sensors? Interestingly, that camera sported a 10x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilization (both courtesy of Canon). The cameras currently under discussion don't have 10x...

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New Gear For 2007: PMA Report; Hot New Digicams
Peter K. Burian  |  Jul 01, 2007  |  First Published: Jun 01, 2007  | 

New digicams now offer higher resolution, larger LCD screens, longer zoom lenses, more compact body size, greater speed, and some other amenities that I'll discuss in this report. And the megapixel race has not really slowed as we had expected a year ago. Apparently, some consumers are not satisfied with 6- or 7-megapixel (MP) resolution, making the ultrahigh-resolution...

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photokina Special Coverage; Rangefinder Cameras: The Golden Age Is Upon Us
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jan 01, 2007  | 

This would appear to be a new golden age for rangefinder users. There are now three major systems (Leica, Voigtländer, and Zeiss) and two minor (Epson and Rollei). All use the same cross-compatible lens mount, for which an extensive and excellent range of lenses is available, and all compete with one another, albeit at different price points. Who could have imagined this...

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