Steve's Digicams Most Popular News Stories  Nikon announces the Coolpix S810c: an Android powered compact digicam Nikon has just announced an all new smart camera that is geared towards those who typically use their smart phone for photo taking, versus carrying an actual camera with them. The Coolpix S810c is a compact camera that boasts some pretty nice digicam features, including a 16MP BSI CMOS image sensor, full 1080p HD video recording, a 12x optical zoom, built-in Wi-Fi, 3.7-inch touchscreen LCD, and various easy to use exposure modes. What makes this Coolpix unique is that it runs off of Android's Jelly Bean (v4.2.2) operating system, giving you access to the Googple Play market, along with various other functionality. It will do anything your smart phone will, save... Continue Reading  Nikon releases new AF-S NIKKOR lens for use with DX-format cameras Nikon USA announced a new addition to their AF-S NIKKOR lens line, with the all new AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR. This all-in-one lens is designed for use with DX-format (APS-C) Nikon D-series cameras, and offers an ideal focal range for those who want one lens to cover a wide range of subjects. With an equivalent focal range of 27 - 450mm, this lens will work well for a wide variety of shooting, whether you're looking to capture landscapes, portraits, or get close to the action at your child's sporting events. The inclusion of their proven VR (Vibration Reduction) optical image stabilization helps reduce the likelihood of blurry photos caused by camera or hand shake when using the telephoto end of the lens. Nikon claims their VR allows for up to 4 stops of correction; although, we still recommend you have a tripod or monopod when using long telephoto lenses. To learn more about this lens... Continue Reading.  Sony announces a new full-frame Alpha ILC: the A7S Sony has just released the next addition to their Alpha 7-seires line of full-frame ILCs, with the all new A7S. This model joins the A7 and A7R from last year, with various new features that set it apart from its siblings. First off, Sony has chosen to use a new 12.2-megapixel 35mm Exmor CMOS image sensor, which offers less than half the resolution of the 24 or 36-megapixel sensors found on the A7 and A7R. While that may not sound all that great, the lower resolution sensor offers larger photosites, which can afford greater image quality due to the increased surface area of each site. Coupled with this new sensor is their powerful BIONZ X image processor, which allows the camera to not only offer a sensitivity range of ISO 50 - 409,600, but it also empowers the A7S to capture 4K video. To learn more about this impressive new full-frame camera... Continue Reading |
