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Nikon D7000: DX Format, 16.2 MP, And HD Video
George Schaub  |  Jul 11, 2011  |  First Published: Jun 01, 2011

Feeling very much in hand like a pro camera, with magnesium alloy top and rear body construction, the Nikon D7000 (list: $1199, body only) has all the bells and whistles of a modern D-SLR, including a high megapixel count CMOS sensor, a new image processor to handle all the data it can capture, including 14-bit NEF, a high ISO 6400 “normal” (expandable two stops), and the currently requisite 1080p HD movie capability. This DX (APS-C) format camera also features dual SD card slots, with spillover or format sort capability, a nice and speedy 6 frames-per-second (fps) shooting capability for up to a 100 frame burst (JPEG), and full-time AF with video and Live View. The monitor is bright and highly readable in just about every lighting condition. Unfortunately, it is fixed and does not articulate, but the penta-prism finder makes one pray that Nikon will never go EVF (electronic viewfinder), yielding 100 percent coverage and being a pleasure to view through, especially after suffering some recent EVF obscuring experiences.

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Nikon D3100; The Video Beat Goes On
Joe Farace  |  Apr 01, 2011

The Nikon D3100 ups the D3000’s megapixel ante from 10.2 megapixels to 14.2, adds Live View, video capture, and support for all functions of AI-P Nikkor lenses except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II.

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The Olympus E-5; Welcome To Four Thirds Heaven
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2011

When it was launched in October 2007, the E-3 broke new ground. It wasn’t a me-too SLR; it carried the Four Thirds format into new directions that were uniquely Olympus.

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Sony’s alpha a55 D-SLT; A New Twist On Design In A 16MP Camera
George Schaub  |  Feb 01, 2011

No, that’s not a typo—the “T” in the acronym refers to the new mirror system in the Sony alpha a55 and stands for “translucent.”...

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Cameras; More 3D Digital Than Film Cameras
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Jan 01, 2011

The weirdest camera at the show, the GFAE, wasn’t even recognizable as a camera, not least because it was a view camera with the bellows left out in order to show its construction more clearly. We’ll come back to it later, but first, let’s look at some more conventional offerings.

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photokina 2010 Show Report; Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras, Still & Video Conjoined, 3D Follies & The Analog Hype: All In All, Just Another photokina
George Schaub  |  Jan 01, 2011

Our show report this year is an amalgam of product news and trend spotting, which pretty much reflects what photokina has stood for in our minds. The sense of a United Nations of photography still prevails at this increasingly European-directed show, but the image and its uses is still the universal tie that binds.

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Canon’s EOS Rebel T2i; The EOS 7D’s Kid Brother
Joe Farace  |  Sep 01, 2010

If you look at Canon’s website you’ll notice that the 18-megapixel EOS Rebel T2i sits between the EOS 50D and the price-point EOS Rebel XS, the latter being a camera I tried and disliked intensely.

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Foolography’s Unleashed Geotagger; Bluetooth Enabled For Nikon D-SLRs
Jack Neubart  |  Jul 01, 2010

Until now I thought I’d experienced practically every flavor of geotagging device on the planet (“Geotagging Devices And Software: Now You’ll Always Know Where You Took That Picture,” Shutterbug, May 2009). So when I was later introduced to Foolography at a trade exposition, I didn’t pay too much attention to their new Unleashed. Until they offered to send a test...

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PMA Show Report; 2010’s Latest Digital Cameras; Redefining The Digital Capture Experience
Joe Farace  |  Jun 01, 2010

“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.”—Walt Disney

 

It’s a photokina year and you know what that means; all of the camera manufacturers will be holding off their newest SLRs for launch at the big show in Germany this fall. While Canon was not at PMA, they officially launched the EOS-1D Mark IV...

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Sony’s Alpha A550; 14.2 Megapixels And Built-In HDR
George Schaub  |  May 01, 2010

The Sony Alpha A550 (with kit 18-55mm lens, $1049 list; body only, $949 list) takes us another step forward with in camera processing of HDR and DRO functions. While these items, to me, are the headliners for this camera, other camera amenities add to its allure. These include an articulating monitor, two Live View modes, very good high ISO results, a fast 5 fps (frames per second) shooting rate...

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Nikon’s D3s; A Speedy, Full-Frame D-SLR
George Schaub  |  May 01, 2010

If you want to test the mettle of a camera intended to satisfy a craven need for speed, take that camera to a hockey game, one of the world’s fastest sports. That’s one of the tests to which I put the Nikon D3S, a brute of a camera that seems to adapt to any shooting or lighting conditions with ease. The D3S is the latest in Nikon’s pro line of D-SLRs, priced for pros (list:...

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Canon’s EOS-1D Mark IV; An EOS Evolution
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 2010

The new 1D Mark IV is a step up the evolutionary ladder from EOS Erectus, going where all SLRs are heading these days—High-Definition (HD) video capture.

 

Video aside, in today’s D-SLR world a $5000 16-megapixel camera might not seem like such a big deal, especially when the 18-megapixel EOS 7D, also with video capture, sells for $1699. The 1D...

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Canon’s EOS 7D; Full HD Video In An 18MP D-SLR
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2010

The new EOS 7D fills a gap in Canon’s D-SLR line-up that never existed before, fitting somewhere between the EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 50D; it also goes head-to-head with the Nikon 300S I tested for the January 2010 issue of Shutterbug.

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Nikon’s D3000; Welcome To D-SLR Land
George Schaub  |  Feb 01, 2010

Do you own a point-and-shoot and want to step up your image potential? If you are inclined to agree with these queries you might consider the Nikon D3000.

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Sony’s Alpha A850; 24MP In A Full-Frame D-SLR
George Schaub  |  Jan 01, 2010

Much has been made of the difference in image quality between so-called full-frame and APS-C-sized sensors.

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