Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10K

DMC-L10K Lumix® 10.1-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera with Full-Time Live View, Face Detection, 2.5" Free-Angle LCD Screen and Four Thirds® Standard
Full-Time Live View Redefines Digital SLR Photography
With conventional digital SLR cameras, you never know exactly how the photo is composed until after you shoot. The Lumix^® DMC-L10 changes all that with full-time Live View. When you look at the LCD screen, you see what the camera sees, making it easy to adjust and compose your shot just the way you want it.
Face Detection Ensures That No One Gets Lost in the Crowd
This function, the first on a digital SLR camera and made possible by full-time Live View, recognizes up to 15 faces in the frame and optimizes the focus and exposure settings to capture them clearly and correctly.
Four Thirds™ Standard Designed Especially for the Digital Camera
Panasonic adopted the Four Thirds™ standard for the DMC-L10's lens system, which means you can use lenses made by other manufacturers, providing you with an extensive range of interchangeable lenses.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

Introduction

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 is the successor to the highly popular FZ30. The FZ30 justifiably earned itself many loyal owners thanks to its huge 12x optically-stabilised zoom in a relatively compact package with plenty of manual control. It was - and continues to be - a compelling alternative to an entry-level DSLR, with the additional benefits of a live flip-out screen and movie mode.
The major selling point of the FZ50 is of course its 12x optically-stabilised Leica zoom lens, which is identical to the earlier FZ30. It delivers an impressive range equivalent to 35-420mm with an optically fast focal ratio of f2.8-3.7; the actual focal length is 7.4-88.8mm. The zoom itself is operated by a tactile mechanically-linked ring, and unlike many of its rivals, the actual barrel doesn’t extend during this process. A lens hood is supplied and the front lens element doesn’t rotate during focussing, allowing easy use of polarising filters.

The 12x optical range is truly impressive in practice, with the telephoto end really pulling in distant detail, or throwing backgrounds out of focus on portraits. The wide-angle end is usable at 35mm, although many may prefer sacrificing the extreme long end for something wider, such as the 28-300mm range of the Fujifilm S9600 / S9100. Setting the lens to manual focus temporarily enlarges the central area.

To illustrate the FZ50’s coverage, we mounted it on a tripod and took photos of the same scene with the lens zoomed out to wide angle and all the way in to telephoto. These are taken from exactly the same position (albeit on different days) to the examples in our recent reviews, so are comparable in terms of coverage. For other examples, see the Canon 400D / XTi and Panasonic Lumix TZ1 coverage pages.

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Olympus E-520

The E-520 is the follow-up to Olympus' popular EVOLT E-510 digital SLR, which was introduced in March of 2007. The E-510 featured a 10 Megapixel CCD, sensor-shift image stabilization, dust reduction, full manual controls, and live view on its 2.5" LCD.

What's new on the E-520 Pretty much the same stuff that you'll find on the recently announced E-420. Those items include:

• Larger, 2.7" LCD display (versus 2.5")
• Contrast detect autofocus (with select lenses) and face detection with live view
• Faster continuous shooting speeds (3.5 vs 3.0 fps)
• New vertical and horizontal panning IS modes
• Shadow Adjustment Technology brightens dark areas of your photos
• Perfect Shot Preview lets you see the effects of exposure compensation and white balance settings on your subject before you take a photo
• Wireless flash control

As you can see, the E-520 is more of an evolution of the E-510, rather than something radically different. Olympus has dropped the EVOLT moniker from their D-SLRs, as well.

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

The SP-560 UZ is an elegant, compact digital camera — it's ideal for intermediate and advanced digital photography fans who crave power and versatility. Its superior optics, 18x optical zoom and lightweight, portable design make it the perfect point-and-shoot camera for sports, outdoor and travel photography. The SP-560 UZ's Dual Image Stabilization technology provides an effortless 2-in-1 anti-blur solution for crisp, clear images in any situation. As if all that wasn't enough, the SP-560 UZ also sports the new Face Detection technology, which recognizes and tracks faces within the frame to help you capture sharp, brilliant portrait photos. Get superior image quality with a high-resolution 8-megapixel CCD. Make large prints without ever losing any detail.

Pentax K100D Super

PENTAX takes entry-level SLR users to the next level with the new K100D Super Digital SLR. Adding a Dust Removal system to help keep the CCD surface dust-free and full compatibility with SDM lenses, PENTAX has upgraded an already fully-featured set to bring you a technologically advanced SLR at a very affordable price. Compatible with any PENTAX lens ever produced* and featuring Shake Reduction, the affordable PENTAX K100D Super offers a large 2.5 inch LCD monitor with 210,000 pixel resolution and a friendly Mode Dial featuring Auto Picture and Picture modes as well as new Scene modes for even simpler photography. The 6.1 megapixel APS-C size CCD, 11-point auto focus mechanism, and sophisticated 16 segment multi-pattern metering delivers outstanding image reproduction, while the bright, high-precision Penta mirror viewfinder features a 96% field of view and 0.85X magnification. All these features and more combine in a compact design with a high-rigidity stainless-steel chassis that is built to last.

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Pentax K10D

The PENTAX K10D offers advanced photo enthusiasts an array of innovations in image capture technology and camera functionality. These include a 10.2 megapixel CCD contained within the PENTAX developed Shake Reduction system that offers 2.5 to 4 stops of compensation for shooting in low light or with telephoto lenses. The new PRIME image processing engine is supported by 22-bit A/D conversion for truer color tones with richer gradation, and an improved buffer memory that increases capture speed and allows for in camera image processing. All this is housed within a rugged weather and dust resistant body that incorporates CCD Dust Removal system. The unique PENTAX exposure modes adjust for any shooting situation and the 11-point autofocus system and 16-segment meter will give sharp, perfectly exposed images even in the most difficult lighting conditions.

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Pentax K200D

The PENTAX K200D, perfect for developing digital SLR users, offers an easy-to-use interface and incorporates award winning PENTAX imaging technology. With 10.2 megapixels, this DSLR features many of the advancements that are incorporated in the PENTAX K20D, including a 2.7 inch LCD monitor, Custom Image functions for perfect control over how images are developed, and the Expanded Dynamic Range function. Compatible with any PENTAX lens ever produced and featuring Shake Reduction, the PENTAX K200D offers a high quality image sensor with the sophisticated PRIME (Pentax Real IMage Engine), a user-friendly Dust Removal system including the new Dust Alert feature, 11-point SAFOX VIII auto focus system, sophisticated 16-segment multi-pattern metering and auto sensitivity control up to ISO 1600, all in a weather and dust resistant body.

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