What's New - July 2008

 

 

July 31

Review posted for Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd!
Colorfully outfitted with a vibrant selection of body styles, the 10-megapixel Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd is pocketable and fun, with a 3x optical zoom lens and a healthy selection of shooting modes. The camera's point-and-shoot design welcomes any experience level and offers a short learning curve. In addition to standard Auto and Program AE exposure modes, the Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd also offers a 16 preset Scene modes, Face Detection technology, and creative movie capture and editing modes, even a Blog mode. Directly aimed at GenZ, the Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd is definitely one of the more colorful options on the market. Read our Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd review for more details.

 

July 29

Review posted for Fujifilm FinePix S100FS!
You can tell the Fujifilm S100FS is no ordinary long zoom digital camera the minute you take it out of the box. It has the build of a digital SLR, slightly bigger in fact than the Canon Rebel XSi. It operates like a digital SLR, too, with a manual zoom ring and buttons instead of menu items to get to oft-used items. But the Fujifilm S100FS is not a digital SLR. The 28-400mm lens is not interchangeable, and you compose your shots via the tilting LCD or electronic viewfinder. The Fujifilm S100FS has a movie mode just like a consumer digital camera, and its 11.1-megapixel sensor captures excellent detail. Its big lens has a very good Macro mode and great overall performance, but we were disappointed by the pronounced chromatic aberration that mars an otherwise impressive digital camera. Still, the camera's wide and long zoom offers the ability to bring only the camera along on your next trip, making the Fujifilm S100FS an intriguing hybrid. Click here to read our Fujifilm S100FS review for the whole story.

 

July 24

Review posted for Panasonic TZ5!
With a solid feel and a 10x zoom in a relatively slim, pocketable digital camera, its no wonder the Panasonic TZ-line is so popular. The Panasonic TZ5 is about the same physically as its predecessor, but the more efficient grip makes its impressive heft easier to manage. Optical image stabilization gives the 28-280mm lens a little more crispness indoors and in low light, and the Panasonic TZ5's new 9.1-megapixel sensor serves up slightly smoother images. Though they couldn't make the Panasonic TZ5's 3-inch LCD any bigger, they managed to pack in twice the number of pixels, raising resolution from 230,000 pixels to 460,000, great for viewing photos or videos. Click here for our review of the Panasonic TZ5 digital camera.

 

July 23

Full Review posted for Canon Rebel XSi!
While many companies tout the capabilities of their big, expensive professional cameras, Canon's flagship is a Rebel. The Rebel XSi showcases many new technologies, currently besting the semi-pro camera in the line in several areas. Its 12.2 megapixel sensor exceeds the resolution of the EOS 40D, the new Live View mode uses phase-detect and contrast-detect autofocus modes, and the Rebel XSi's kit bundle comes with a good quality image-stabilized lens. The Canon XSi's redesigned body is simple and handsome, and the grip has a little more room for medium-sized hands. The real story is in the Canon Rebel XSi's image quality, and there's plenty to tell. Click here for our full review of the Canon Rebel XSi.

 

July 15

First Shots posted for Nikon D700!
We've started testing the Nikon D700 full-frame digital SLR production camera, and wanted to let you see the first shots out of the lab without delay. Click on the Nikon D700 Samples tab and you'll see a full suite of Still Life shots, and a subset of our Multi Target shots. Click again on the Nikon D700 Gallery subtab and see a few shots taken today with this impressive full-frame digital SLR. I also shot a high-speed sequence with the MB-D10 battery grip with the theoretical eight fps top speed, and an ISO series. We'll have more of both lab and gallery shots tomorrow (weather permitting for the latter), so stay tuned!

UPDATE, 7/17/08: We've added our low light, flash range and viewfinder accuracy series, as well as more of our Multi Target and Still Life lab shots. Click here to see our Nikon D700 Hands-on Preview, and click here to go directly to the Nikon D700 Samples tab.

 

July 3

First Shots posted for Olympus E-520!
We've posted First Shots for the Olympus E-520 digital SLR camera, an updated version of the company's popular E-510 model. Olympus E520 improvements include enhanced in-body image stabilization, a larger 2.7-inch LCD with better contrast, additional Live View AF modes, face detection, wireless flash support and shadow adjustment technology. Click here for our Olympus E-520 preview page, and then click on the Samples tab for all the images we've shot so far, including some RAW files. Stay tuned for more Olympus E-520 test images in the coming days!

 

July 1
Hands-on Preview posted for Nikon D700!
Nikon now has a full-frame digital SLR for pros, semi-pros, and well-heeled enthusiasts: the Nikon D700. With an expected pricetag of about US$3,000 body-only, the Nikon D700 is based around a Nikon FX format (36.0 x 23.9mm / 35mm frame-sized) CMOS image sensor with 12.1 effective megapixel resolution, as seen in the company's previous Nikon D3 model. Much of the feature-set also hails from the D3, but in a body more reminiscent of the Nikon D300. We were priviledged to spend a little time with a prerelease version of the Nikon D700. Read our Hands-on Preview for more.

UPDATE, 7/02/08: Added Nikon D700 menu screen-shots in the Operation Modes & Menus subtab.

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