John’s Tech News

Camera-maker Nikon Corp announced the addition of three digital cameras to its lineup, including a high-performance compact, the Coolpix P80 and two thin and lightweight models, the Coolpix S52 and S52c.The pocketsize S52 and S52c cameras are slim enough to fit in a user’s back pocket, both models offer 9.0 megapixel image resolution and [...]

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Sony today announced two updates to its Cybershot camera line for 2008. The W300 and the H50 will replace the W200 and H9, respectively.
The Cybershot W300 now sits atop the W series line replacing the W200. Updates include a bigger LCD screen at 2.7-inches, 13.6 megapixels (up from 12.1), and a new face detection system [...]

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Canon faced some modest compatibility risks when it chose to design its new EOS Rebel XSi camera with SD flash-memory cards rather than the CompactFlash cards it’s used for all its SLR cameras until this point, but I think the move is smart overall.
It’s a drag for consumers that there’s such a profusion of flash [...]

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Joining the gathering tide of pre-PMA announcements, Sony today unveiled eight new cameras for all four series of Cyber-shot offerings. The cameras being announced today are the S series S780 and S750, the H series H10, the T300, and four new W-series cameras: the W120, 130, 150, and 170.
Starting with the entry-level S series, the [...]

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