Sony’s Cyber Shot DSC-T10 delivers an attractive pocket camera with decent image quality, this time in multiple colors, too.

Sony’s Cyber Shot DSC-T10 delivers an attractive pocket camera with decent image quality, this time in multiple colors, too.

Sony’s Cyber Shot DSC-T10 delivers an attractive pocket camera with decent image quality, this time in multiple colors, too.

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Ok, alright already, we get it, the Nikon D80‘s officially real. We’ve been waiting for this one for the last few weeks, but by now any real mystery about the device has surely gone up in smoke. So, what’ve we got? The D80 features a 10.2 megapixel (uh huh) DX format CCD, Nikon F lens mount, 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 11 area autofocus, 0.18 second bootup, 80ms shot response, and… apparently an SD slot? (from the release: “Images are processed instantly and recorded quickly to the inserted SD memory card.” (This is the first time we’ve seen an SD slot appear in a high end DSLR in, well, a while.) Then there’s also the 3fps rapid fire shots, and 2.5-inch LCD; elsewise, besides the bundled 18-135mm lens the body comes with, Nikon is releasing a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (and we thought Samsung had rough product names) for the D80, with a 4.3x zoom and Vibration Reduction II OIS. The lens is going to be available worldwide in October (if you have to ask how much, it’s probably not for you), but the camera’s due September, and will set you back $999 body alone, or $1299 for the body with that 18-135mm lens.

[Thanks, Blake & Trevor]

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Nikon scores big with the D80, its new 10-megapixel, sub-$1,000 dSLR.

The Casio Exilim EX-S770 is a superslim camera with wide-screen support.

The EasyShare C875 is a fine choice for anyone who wants solid photos and broad control.

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Looks like enough people thought the ability to dunk their digital camera in a martini glass was a decent buying incentive that it was in Pentax’s best interest to upgrade that W10 to the W20. Their new JIS Class 8 waterproof device can stay submerged up to 5 feet in water for up to 30 minutes, and features a SDHC support, 1600 ISO mode, 3x optical zoom, 1-inch macro mode, 7 megapixel sensor, 2.5-inch display, and an “under $300″ asking price (i.e. $299.9999999-infinite). Ships September (i.e. next month, for you slacker types), so if you didn’t already have a W10 (or a waterproof case) and were planning on trip far or near to take a dip in the drink, you may want to hold out just a bit longer.

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Samsung’s Digimax Pro 815 has impressive features, but heavy noise and slow performance outweigh its advantages.

In a league by itself, the Mark II offers professional photographers extensive customization, excellent photo quality, and market-leading speed.

You may remember how we showed you that cryptic picture of an upcoming 10.2-megapixel Nikon DSLR from the company's website, and now it appears that a few real pictures of the camera, to be launched on August 9th, have been leaked from the Nikon Europe site.

From the pictures, you can plainly see the new model will be called the Nikon D80, not the D90 as some speculated. There are a few extra buttons on the camera, such as a physical self timer, IR remote button, an autofocus button, and it looks like the D80 uses SD flash memory cards instead of the CompactFlash cards used on its predecessor.

Even with these new pictures staring us in the face, there's still mystery associated with this model. And that's probably just the way to Nikon wants it. Guess we'll have to wait 13 more days. – Charlie White

Photime.net [via Hip Tech Blog]

It used to be that you’d be burned at the stake if you tried to perform such brazen acts of witchcraft, but since that is no longer the case, feel free to give the EZ3D Picture Frame from DigiGear a try. The picture frame works in conjunction with DigiGear’s software that plays dress up with your digital pictures. After a few alterations, users print out the picture onto ordinary paper and mount it onto the EZ3D Picture Frame. Your pictures are now 3D! Or so we’re lead to believe. Short of actually seeing this in-person, we’re acting on blind faith, but that hasn’t stopped us before.

The degree to which this works is, again, hard to make out from low quality JPEGs posted on DigiGear’s Web site, but at least its $29.95 price tag won’t break the ol’ piggy bank. – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page [DigiGear via The Red Ferret Journal]

SanDisk unveiled their new SanDisk Extreme IV line of CompactFlash digital film card for professional photographers. The SanDisk Extreme IV cards are available in capacities of up to 8-gigabytes and deliver minimum read and write speeds of 40 megabytes per…

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It was only a matter of time before Samsung’s SC-X205L and SC-X210L helmet-mounted sports cams went all wireless on us, and if you’ve been tapping your foot at cutting the cable your wait is up with their new SC-X205WL and SC-X210WL. These devices are essentially the same as their wired counterparts: 512MB internal memory on the X205WL and and 1GB on the X210WL, both featuring the same 2.0-inch display, 680k pixel (720 x 480) CCD, 10x optical zoom, and image stabilization (on the full unit, anyway), as well as the obligatory SD slot for recording that MPEG-4 video. Expect ‘em in September for $580 and $680, which is a steep price to pay for those whose finances are probably tied up mending broken bones.

[Via Sci Fi Tech]

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Sony's Alpha DSLR-A100 deserves consideration whether you're looking for an alternative to Canon and Nikon, you already own a selection of Maxxum AF lenses, or you're looking for your first digital SLR.

Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A100 deserves consideration whether you’re looking for an alternative to Canon and Nikon, you already own a selection of Maxxum AF lenses, or you’re looking for your first digital SLR.

Panasonic has added another feather in their cap by launching the impressive 10 megapixel Lumix digital camera, the DMC-FZ50. Sporting a DSLR like design and having functionality of a ‘prosumer’ digicam ,this one offers the best of both worlds!. The…

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After their last round of completely out of left field NV-series cameras, we were kind of hoping Samsung wouldn't again resort to their well-specced but below average line of Digimax cameras, but here we. Samsung's new seven megapixel S700 and ten megapixel S1000 get the job done with 2.4-inch LCDs, 3x optical zoom, 16MB internal memory, and in the case of the S1000 MPEG-4 VGA video recording. (Wait, didn't they already announce the S1000?) Expect them in august for $250 and $350, respectively. Just in case, need that link to the NVs again?

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Sony's all out assault on the marketplace didn't stop with those wonderful new HD camcorders of theirs, they've also got three new standard definition Handycam units to show off. The DCR-SR80 leads the pack with a 1 megapixel CCD, 60GB drive, 2.7-inch widescreen viewfinder, 12x optical zoom, a hot shoe, and $800 price tag; the DCR-SR60 is essentially the same unit as the SR080, but with a 30GB drive and $700 price; the DCR-SR40 features a 40GB drive, 20x optical, 2.5-inch 4:3 aspect ratio touchscreen viewfinder, and $600 price point. All are due September, during which time we'd roughly estimate they'd vanish from store shelves in short order.

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The Olympus SP-320 and the Olympus SP-310 are compact, feature-rich cameras that are nevertheless outclassed by competitors’ speed and photo quality.

The Olympus SP-320 and the Olympus SP-310 are compact, feature-rich cameras that are nevertheless outclassed by competitors’ speed and photo quality.

If you needed a camera with a wide field of view, coupled with large megapixel count, your only choice was super expensive high megapixel cameras. Not anymore, with the Horseman LD, which fits standard Nikon and Canon DSLR bodies into its frame to allow you to take landscape shots and stitch them together later.

The belows adjusts by changing “rise, fall and shift”, so you can take multiple pictures now and put them together to form one giant picture keep your subject in focus without re-framing and re-focusing.

As bellows movements are performed by an ultra-precise rack-and-pinion drive, inaccuracies between successive pictures are held to an absolute minimum, making post-editing an easy task.

The Horseman is available for around $2500, and doesn’t come with camera. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Horseman via Tech Digest]

X-Loupe Taiwan has just informed us about their new amazing product which might fire-up everyone’s interest, a X-Loupe Microscope Digital Camera kit. Photographer, any photographers here? The Microscope Digital Camera kit is available in three different models: the X-Loupe...

We’re liking that LCD viewscreen on our digital cameras, and haven’t used that little peephole (isn’t it called a viewfinder?) in ages, but sometimes there are good reasons to use the viewfinder instead of the LCD. A little tutorial at the Digital Photography School suggests that the LCD is great for convenience, gives you instant playback, enhances creativity by allowing you to hold the camera at all kinds of weird angles, and helps overcome framing inaccuracy of some cameras’ viewfinders. The LCD is also great for those of us who wear glasses.

With all those great reasons, why would you ever not want to use the LCD? Well, for one, it’s a drain on the batteries. Plus, you can’t hold the camera as steady at arms length, so your shots might not be as sharp when using the LCD, and sometimes sunlight is too bright to even see the thing. And, with some DSLRs you might not even be able to use the LCD as a viewfinder anyway. On the other hand, some lower-end compact cameras have no viewfinder. For us, the LCD reigns supreme, especially if it’s a 3-incher. – Charlie White

Should I use the LCD or Viewfinder on my Digital Camera? [Digital Photography School]

After the S7, it’s the turn of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E7 to make its presence felt in the digital world. The E7 is a tad cheaper than the S7 which in the digital world means fewer features. However in all…