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Products of the Future: Canon Expo 2015 Offers Sneak Peek At Forthcoming Imaging Tech
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 19, 2016  |  0 comments

Canon held its once-every-five-years Canon Expo 2015 show in New York City last September where the Tokyo-based company pulled back the curtain on some potentially groundbreaking imaging technology. Part science lab and part marketing showcase, the event drew tens of thousands of buyers, dealers, and distributors of Canon products (along with a large group of journalists) eager to see what the company had up its sleeve.

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The Camera of the Future: Photographers Look Into Their Crystal Balls To Describe Their “Dream Camera”
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Jan 15, 2016  |  0 comments

Less than a month after Acme marketed what they unofficially considered their finest camera ever, I was having lunch with a particularly accomplished professional photographer. “I just got the camera,” he said. “I love it! It’s amazing! I can’t wait to see what Acme’ll do next!”

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Olympus Intros Stylus Tough TG-870 Underwater Compact Camera with 5X Zoom & Tilting LCD
Shutterbug Staff  |  Jan 05, 2016  |  0 comments

Olympus just introduced the new Stylus Tough TG-870, a premium rugged compact camera built to capture quality photos and video in challenging shooting situations. The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 is filled with features, including a class-leading ultra wide-angle 21mm (equivalent) lens with 5x optical zoom, allowing users the ability to frame everything from dramatic landscapes to group shots.

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Nikon to Make a Splash in Action Camera Market with KeyMission 360 Camera and Other Forthcoming Products
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 05, 2016  |  0 comments

In something of a surprise, Nikon announced at the CES 2016 show today in Las Vegas that it’s entering the competitive action camera market with several forthcoming products. The first in Nikon’s new action camera lineup will be the oddly named Nikon KeyMission 360, a rugged camera capable of “recording true 360-degree video in 4K UHD allowing users to share new perspectives and explore imagery like never before,” Nikon said in a press statement.

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Panasonic Announces 20MP Lumix ZS100 Compact Camera with 1-inch Sensor, 10x Zoom, 4K Functions, and Post Focus Tech
Shutterbug Staff  |  Jan 05, 2016  |  0 comments

Panasonic just unveiled the new 20-megapixel Lumix DMC-ZS100 premium compact camera at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. Panasonic squeezes quite a few features into this  pocket-sized Lumix ZS100 including a 10x zoom, the Venus processor and a 1-inch MOS sensor. We had some hands-on time with the Panasonic Lumix ZS100 ahead of the launch and have included the image of the camera at the top of this story.

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Canon Intros Five New PowerShot Compact Cameras Including Two Superzoom Models
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 05, 2016  |  0 comments

Designed to capture high-quality images and HD video with built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity for wireless sharing, Canon just annouced two new cameras to its super-zoom PowerShot SX lineup: the PowerShot SX540 HS and PowerShot SX420 IS digital cameras. Canon also introduced three new compact additions to the PowerShot ELPH series: the ELPH 360 HS, ELPH 190 IS digital cameras and the ELPH 180.

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Canon PowerShot G5X Compact Camera Review
Edited by George Schaub  |  Dec 18, 2015  |  0 comments

The new PowerShot G5 X is based on the same sensor system as the G7 X. It uses a 1-inch sensor (BSI technology) with 20MP and a professional 3:2 aspect ratio. Compared to the G7 X, the G5 X has a lot of new and additional features, including a high-resolution electronic viewfinder with 2.36 million RGB dots that is based on OLED technology. By default, the viewfinder offers a frame rate of 30 frames per second, being the most efficient power-saving mode.

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Canon PowerShot G3 X Compact Camera Review
Henry Anderson  |  Dec 01, 2015  |  0 comments

When I first heard about the Canon PowerShot G3 X ($999), I fully expected that I was going to hate it. Could there really be a good reason for someone to buy a compact camera stuffed with a 25x (24-600mm equivalent) zoom lens? After all, how often does the average photographer go from wide angle to superzoom to warrant the size and weight that a lens like that requires?

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Panasonic To Offer Innovative New “Post Focus” Mode in Lumix Cameras
Cynthia Boylan  |  Nov 20, 2015  |  0 comments

Panasonic announced today it will soon start offering an innovative new photographic function called “Post Focus” in some of its Lumix cameras. The feature allows photographers to capture multiple photos with multiple in-focus points through a single release of the shutter.

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The Top 10 Weirdest Cameras Ever Made (A Personal List)
Steve Meltzer  |  Nov 11, 2015  |  0 comments

After 140 years of photography, camera design has reached something of a pinnacle with today’s DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. But along the way to our digital era there were lots of false starts and dead ends. These were unusual cameras that had their brief moment and then simply disappeared.

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Check Out the Insane 83x Zoom of the Nikon P900 As It Captures Surfers from Diamond Head, Hawaii (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Nov 03, 2015  |  0 comments

We’ve touted the insane 83x (24mm to 2000mm in 35mm equivalent) zoom of the Nikon Coolpix P900 in both our review of this superzoom camera and in a previous video that caputed the moon’s rotation from a field here on Earth. Now here’s further proof that the P900 is a super-duper zoomer.

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Looking at the New Canon PowerShot G9 X at PhotoPlus Expo (Short Take Video)
The Editors  |  Oct 25, 2015  |  0 comments

We met up with Wasim Ahmad from Canon at the PhotoPlus Expo 2015 show in New York City this week to get a look at the stylish and pocket-friendly 20-megapixel Canon PowerShot G9 X digital camera. Check out this short take video on the camera.

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Checking Out the New Canon PowerShot G5 X at PhotoPlus Expo (Short Take Video)
The Editors  |  Oct 24, 2015  |  0 comments

At the PhotoPlus Expo 2015 show in New York City this week, we met up with Wasim Ahmad from Canon who showed us all the key features of the brand new 20-megapixel Canon PowerShot G5 X compact camera in this short take video.

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The Goods: Our Favorite New Premium Photo Gear
The Editors  |  Oct 20, 2015  |  0 comments

The Goods is a new feature in Shutterbug that spotlights the hottest premium photo gear out there.

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Sony Unveils New Pocket Rocket: 42.4MP Full Frame RX1R II Compact Camera
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 14, 2015  |  0 comments

Sony just unveiled a compact camera it hopes will put the power of a full-frame DSLR in the palm of your hand. Called the RX1R II (full model name is the DSC-RX1RM2), the pocket-sized camera squeezes a 42.4-megapixel, back-illuminated full-frame sensor compact black camera body.

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