Olympus PEN E-P3

The Olympus PEN E-P3 is the third-generation flagship camera in the Olympus Pen line of Micro Four Thirds format mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras. Olympus E-P3 offers a 12.3-megapixel High Speed Live MOS sensor, 610K dot OLED touch-screen, a pop-up flash and external flash hot-shoe, sensitivity settings of ISO 200-12800, 1080i/60fps high-definition video recording with stereo sound, built-in image stabilisation and 3fps continuous shooting. The Olympus E-P3 is available now in black, silver or white for £799 / $899 with the new 14-42mm kit zoom lens.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 is Panasonic’s premier ultrazoom, an enhanced version of the very capable DMC-FZ47. The principle difference between the two cameras is that the FZ150 uses a 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, while the FZ47 uses a 12.1 megapixel version of the more commonly-used CCD sensor. The CMOS sensor is designed to provide increased speed of operation and better low light ability.

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Pentax Q

Pentax marked their entrance into the compact interchangeable lens camera market today with the announcement of the “Q” camera that uses a new Pentax Q mount (along with five strangely named “number” Q lenses). The camera is significantly smaller than competing cameras from the likes of Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Olympus because of its 1/2.3 inch sensor (closer to the size you’d get in compact cameras rather than digital SLR models).

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Kodak Easyshare M577

The Kodak Easyshare Touch was released in January 2011. The camera is available in black, red and purple for around £105.00. The camera has Smart Capture mode to automatically adjust the camera settings in a wide range of scenes. With Blur Reduction the Easyshare Touch is also able to minimise the effect of camera shake. Face Recognition will recognise up to 20 pre-tagged friends, with up to five in one image.

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Metz 58 AF-2

Metz 58 AF-2 offers a fast recycling time in a compact, durable body. It features Flash delay 0.1 – 4.5 seconds; Vertical (-7/+90°) and horizontal (300°) swivel reflector; Motor zoom for 24 – 105 mm illumination; TTL flash mode; 4 x AA alkaline-magnesium or lithium batteries, NC or MiMH rechargeable batteries.

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Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro

The Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro features 17-70mm at focal length with maximum aperture of f/2.8-4.5. The lens construction has 15 Elements in 12 Groups and has diagonal angle of view at 79.7 degrees. Closest focusing distance at 20 cm/7.9 in and has a filter size of 72mm. The Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro lens weighs 490g/17.3oz and it measures 3.1 inches in diameter and 3.2 inches long.

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Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Nokton

The Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Nokton features 35mm at focal length with maximum aperture of f/1.2. The lens construction has 10 elements in 7 groups and has diagonal angle of view at 63 degrees. Closest focusing distance at 0.7 m and has a filter size of 52mm. The Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Nokton lens weighs 490 g and it measures 63mm in diameter and 77,8mm long.

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Casio EX-ZR100

Casio leads the market with High-Speed compact cameras, and their Exilim EX-ZR100 is no exception. Casio EX-ZR100 is a 12.1 MP Digital camera features 12.5x Optical zoom, ISO 100-3200, HD movie with stereo sound and HDMI output, CMOS-shift image stabilization, HDR, HDR ART, BEST SHOT, Premium Auto, Still In Movie, Dynamic Photo(Play mode only), Slide Panorama, and 3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Super Clear LCD), 460,800 dots (960 x 480). The camera measures 4.13′ x 2.33′ x 1.13′/105(W) x 59 (H) x 29 (D)mm and weighs Approx. 5.8oz (Excluding Battery and Memory Card).

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Samsung MV800

Samsung has released the MultiView 800 (MV800) compact digital camera (dimensions: 92 x 56.2 x 10.3mm (3.6 x 2.21 x 0.4 in.) featuring a folding touch screen which is quite handy for taking self-portrait. If we take a look back to the year 2009, Samsung has started to design cameras with similar feature where they designed a dual LCD screen-equipped camera named Samsung ST550 then followed by the Samsung PL120 & PL170 later which is also targeted for people looking for a camera for taking self-portrait easily.

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Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD

The Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD features 70-300mm at focal length with maximum aperture of f/4-5.6. The lens construction has 17 elements in 12 groups and has diagonal angle of view at 34°21′. Closest focusing distance at 1.5m (59.05 in) and has a filter size of 62mm. The Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD lens weighs 765g * (26.98 oz) and it measures 3.21 inches in diameter and 5.9 inches long.

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