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Tailored for your pocket: Four new Sony ultra-compacts

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-TX66 digital camera. Photo provided by Sony Electronics Inc. Click for our Sony DSC-TX66 preview!Rounding out its announcements for the day, Sony has revealed four new designs aimed at fans of really compact digital cameras. They might all fit in your pocket, but beyond that they differ quite a bit, with each model being tailored to attract a different target customer.

The Sony DSC-TX66 is a camera for the fashion-conscious photographer who still wants plenty of...

Five new Sony cameras bring pixels and zoom aplenty

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-H90 digital camera. Click here to read our Sony H90 preview!Sony Electronics Inc. has today launched no less than five new long-zoom digital cameras, aiming to provide an appealing option no matter what your needs are. As well as anywhere from 16x to 30x zooms, most of the new models have backside-illuminated sensors and in-camera GPS, and one even includes WiFi connectivity.

For the entry-level photographer, the Sony DSC-H90 is the...

Coming soon to a smartphone near you: high-def video without the compromises

Aptina's logo. Click here to visit the Aptina website!There's an elephant in the room, and it's high time we talked about it. Smartphone imaging has certainly come along in leaps and bounds in the last few years, and chances are that your phone can now capture high-definition video. Unfortunately, it's also likely that it does so in a way that degrades the video quality, or perhaps makes it challenging to get a decent wide-angle...

Nikon updates P-series enthusiast compact, ultrazoom cameras

Nikon's Coolpix P510 digital camera. Photo provided by Nikon Inc. Click for our Nikon P510 preview! Photographers considering purchasing one of Nikon's Coolpix P-series cameras have two new models to pique their interests today, as the company has launched updates to a pair of models that were nearing their first birthday.

The Nikon Coolpix P300 and P500 are succeeded by the P310 and P510, both of which have important upgrades.

For the Nikon P310, key among these is the...

Three new Sony digicams, including 18 megapixel waterproof

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V digital camera. Image provided by Sony Electronics Inc. Click for our Sony DSC-TX200V preview!Just when you thought the megapixel war was over, Sony has kicked things up a notch. The company has today introduced its first eighteen megapixel compact camera, as well as a pair of sixteen megapixel ultracompacts.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V is the real attention-getter of the group, although the step forwards from sixteen to eighteen megapixels is actually fairly modest,...

Sony: next-gen sensors improve resolution, low-light shooting

Sony's logo. Click here to visit the Sony website!Camera phones are ubiquitous these days, but many have yet to match the image quality even of very affordable compact cameras. New sensor technology from Sony Corp. aims to improve the situation.

Compared to existing backside illuminated CMOS image sensors, the newly-announced design moves more peripheral circuitry beneath the active pixels, replacing the supporting substrate...

Aptina Ready to Kickoff BSI Sensor Mass Production

Aptina's logo. Click here to visit the Aptina website!San Jose, CA, November 28, 2011 — Aptina, a leading supplier of CMOS imaging solutions, today announced the expansion of its extensive product portfolio with the production ready AR0832E backside illuminated (BSI) sensor. The AR0832E is a 1/3.2" optical format, 8-megapixel sensor with a 1.4-micron BSI pixel that produces stunning images to enable a class of...