Posts Tagged ‘camera’
Swann Freestyle HD: The all-action video camera
As any would-be director will tell you, camcorders are great when it comes to recording footage, but you have to be careful where you take them. Expensive bits of kit at the best of times, they are so delicate and easy to break that one slip can see hundreds of pounds go up in smoke if you do not wrap them in cotton wool. Even just carrying them as you walk down…
Bridging the gap: the Panasonic LUMIX GX1
Panasonic has been busy – along with announcing the world’s smallest 3D compact camera, it has also found time to bring a new Lumix G camera to the market – offering a new interchangeable lens camera that can fit in your pocket. The LUMIX G1 has the look of a classic camera, with its gunmetal grey or raven black body – its chassis is smooth aluminium, which means it is…
Go Pro HD Hero2: An action-packed sequel
How do you sequel one of the toughest, ruggedest cameras on the market? With the HD Hero2 Camera, GoPro decided to just double everything – power, resolution and field-of-width (well, it’s a bit wider, but not double). The new Hero 2 uses a better camera sensor and a twice-as-powerful processor to capture Full HD video and photos at an impressive 11 megapixels. GoPro also went back to the drawing board…
Panasonics latest additions to its FX range – At last digital cameras that focus on the zoom!
Panasonic have added two new cameras to its award-winning range of ‘super-zoom’ digital cameras, the DMC-FZ150 and the DMC-FX90, as well as a firmware upgrade for the DMC-LX5. I have to admit that, unlike their uncanny ability to make their subjects look remarkably more attractive and even younger, zooms don’t seem to be a digital camera’s strongest asset. No wonder therefore has Panasonic’s FZ, which boast powerful zooms that can…
Sony SLT-A77 and SLT-A65: Sony surges forward in the race for photographic innovation
The photography giants are most certainly battling it out in the stakes to produce some innovative camerawork creations at the moment. Alongside the PRs from the likes of Olympus and Panasonic feverishly contacting technology-review publications to give their company’s latest arrival the PR it deserves, is Sony’s PR team. Such zealous promotion meant the press release of Sony’s new SLT-A77 and SLT-A65 cameras, found its way to Latest Gadgets. The…
Fujifilm F550EXR review
The F550 EXR is the update of last year’s F300 and anyone familiar with that model will be find it difficult to tell the two apart, aesthetically similar as they are. Fortunately the similarities end there, as the company have upgraded the old models 12 megapixel to a 16, as they look to position themselves as the market leader in premium travel compact cameras. They’ve also included a brand new…
Panasonic HX-WA10 HD action camera review
Having grown up with hydrophobic electronics, there’s always a perverse pleasure that comes with dunking £200-worth of unreleased equipment in a vat of water. Thanks to the waterproof and shockproof Panasonic HX-WA10 camcorder, that joy is now linked to the excitement of full HD recording in a cool, fun form. Panasonic invited us to try the new HX-WA10 (alongside its little brother, the HM-TA20) at the Go Ape adventure activity…
Lumix G3: Panasonic does away with the weighty issue of DSLR cameras
While lots of us who are keen photographers love our DSLR cameras, we often end up resorting to taking out a compact model instead because we can’t face lugging our camera around. Sure. It’s fine when you’re out on a photo-taking trip, but if you’re just heading out for a day with the kids or with friends, carting round a weighty piece of kit can be a bit of a…
Snap a rainbow with Olympus cameras
Okay – I have to admit it – Olympus won me over with from the start of its latest announcement when it said that it had brought out a purple camera. Now, I know I’m not supposed to be all girlie and be swayed by such trivialities, so let’s get back on track and take a look at the technical specifications. The Olympus VR-310 also comes in red, black and…
Swann’s SportsCam Mini Video Camera: Video recording for adrenaline junkies
Swann is a familiar name to us here at Latest Gadgets, but usually it’s in association with security-type cameras, so we were quite surprised to discover that the company has launched a mini video camera aimed at anyone who films sports and recreational activities. Be that as it may what does Swann’s SportsCam Mini Video Camera offer you? ‘Built for the adrenaline junky in all of us’ says Swann, it…
