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Canon EOS Rebel XS lands, shoves XT aside

10. June 2008

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Goodnight XT and XTi, hello EOS Rebel XS — we’ve been expecting you. Companion to the more recent XSi new DSLR has a larger 2.5-inch screen 10 megapixel sensor, live view display, 3fps burst shooting, DIGIC III image processor, seven point AF, and a bundled EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. Unfortunately this is only going [...]

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Olympus E420 DSLR gets reviewed

5. June 2008

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We got a little hands-on time with Olympus’s tiny E420 DSLR back at CeBIT, but the cam’s now shipping and the crew at LetsGoDigitial put one through its paces. As you’d expect, the E420’s diminutive stature won praise for being light and compact while still fitting well in the hand, but the real accolades were [...]

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Greenhouse’s absurd 8x optical zoom kit for cameraphones

1. April 2008

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Guess what’s going to happen when you bolt Greenhouse’s 8x optical zoom onto your pathetic little cameraphone lens? Right, 8 times the slop. Nevertheless, we’re curious to try the kit — which includes the tripod and universal lens mount — ourselves. Just not ¥8,800 (about $88) curious.

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Nikon’s D60 is world’s first Eye-Fi enhanced camera

31. January 2008

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It may be a low-end DSLR contender, but Nikon’s D60 can still surprise. Seems Nikon and Eye-Fi are in cahoots as the D60 was just announced as the first shooter crowned “Eye-Fi Connected.” The D60 recognizes the Eye-Fi wireless 2GB SD card when inserted then automatically adjusts its “power timer settings” so that picture transfers [...]

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Polycom intros HDX 7000 HD video conferencing solutions

24. January 2008

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Although Polycom just got around to shipping its HDX 4000 / 8000 HD video conferencing systems last month, you won’t catch this firm resting on its laurels — oh no. Instead, it’s pushing out an entirely new series in its HD video portfolio, the HDX 7000. This one, which caters to small and medium-sized conference [...]

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Hitachi tries again with DZ-BD9H hybrid Blu-ray and 60GB Full HD camcorder

24. January 2008

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Hitachi returns after suffering scathing reviews for their generation-one Blu-ray / HDD hybrid camcorder. Its new 60GB DZ-BD9H hybrid still records 1,920 x 1,080 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video to 8-cm BD or internal hard disk. This time, however, it’s aided by an improved 5.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, Picture Master Full HD processing, and brighter 2.7-inch LCD. [...]

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Ajoka Buckle Digital Camera Records For Your Belt, Makes You Styless James Bond

11. January 2008

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A digital video recorder with built-in micro camera and high quality recorder disguised as a belt buckle that could make Chuck Norris proud? My life is now complete. Thanks to Ajoka and their full-color, sound-enabled Buckle DVR, now you too can be an spy, a private dick and a Geek Squad technician. Yes, it looks [...]

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