Olympus: Evolt E-500 4/3 System Digital SLR Announced

Sept 26th. Olympus has today announced its newest D-SLR, the 8.2-megapixel Evolt E-500, the successor to the Evolt E-300. Looking to compete with the Nikon D50 or the Nikon D70s and the Canon Digital Rebel XT, Olympus has introduced the Evolt E-500 as a feature rich digital SLR at an affordable price. Incorporating the same eight megapixel effective sensor as the Olympus E-300, the Evolt E-500 provides a number of improvements, including a new 49 area metering sensor, auto pop up flash, a larger 2.5" LCD monitor and more... See full story

Sony: Cyber-shot DSC-R1 10.3 Megapixel Digital Camera

Sept 8th. Sony has today introduced the very unique Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 digital camera, offering 10.3 megapixel resolution from an APS-C size CMOS sensor combined with a fixed Carl Zeiss T* 24-120mm f/2.8 - 4.8 equivalent optical zoom lens. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 is the first non interchangeable lens digital camera on the market to feature a much larger digital SLR type APS-C size image sensor compared to the image sensors found on the average prosumer digital camera, let alone offering 10.3 megapixel effective resolution... See full story

Nikon: Coolpix P1 and P2 Wi-Fi Enabled Compact Digital Cameras

Sept 1st. Nikon has today introduced the Nikon Coolpix P1 and Coolpix P2 compact digital cameras, offering 8.0 and 5.1 megapixel resolution respectively. The Nikon Coolpix P1 and Coolpix P2 are two of the first consumer digital cameras on the market to provide the advantage of built-in Wi-Fi LAN support (IEEE802.11b/g), offering new picture-taking potential and image transfer convenience. Wireless transfer allows the photographer to send pictures from the memory card or the camera’s internal memory direct to a selected computer on command. Another option on the Coolpix P1 and P2 allows for the automatic transfer of each picture as soon as it is shot... See full story.

Nikon: Coolpix L1 6.2 MP 5X Optical Zoom

Sept 1st. Nikon has today introduced the Nikon Coolpix L1, a lightweight compact digital camera, featuring 6.2 megapixel resolution, a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor, and a 5x optical (38-190mm in 35mm terms) Nikkor zoom lens. The Nikon L1 is a user-friendly entry level digital camera aimed mainly at family and travel photographers... See full story.

Nikon: 6.0 MP Ultra-Slim Coolpix S3

Sept 1st. Nikon has today introduced the Nikon Coolpix S3, an ultra slim compact digital camera, featuring 6.0 megapixel resolution, a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor, and a 3x optical (35-105mm in 35mm terms) Nikkor ED zoom lens. The Nikon Coolpix S3 features an attractive, sleek black aluminum exterior, and is very slim and compact (89.9 x 57.5 x 19.7mm)... See full story.

Olympus: SP-500 6MP 10x Optical Zoom Digital Camera

Aug 29th. Olympus has today introduced the 6.0 megapixel SP-500 digital camera, featuring a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor and a powerful 10x optical zoom lens (38-380mm in 35mm equivalent). The Olympus SP-500 incorporates a lightweight body design with a comfortable grip, and includes a total of 27 different selectable shooting modes... See full story.

Olympus: SP-350 and Olympus SP-310 Digital Cameras

Aug 29th. Olympus has today introduced a new SP series of digital cameras, with the first models being the compact 8.0 million pixel Olympus SP-350 (black) and the 7.1 million pixel SP-310 (silver). Both cameras feature a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor and a 3x optical zoom lens (38-114mm in 35mm equivalent). Besides automatic shooting and 24 scene modes, the Olympus SP-350 and SP-310 allow you to select from Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority shooting modes, and also provide a Manual Exposure option for greater creative control... See full story.

Canon: EOS 5D Full Frame 12.8 Megapixel DSLR

Aug 22nd. Canon has today introduced the Canon 5D digital SLR. The Canon EOS 5D features a 12.8 megapixel full frame CMOS sensor, meaning no cropping or multiplication effect when using Canon's 35mm format EF lenses. The EOS 5D features Canon's proprietary DIGIC II Image Processor allowing users to shoot up to 3 frames per second; recording up to 60 full-resolution JPEGs or 17 RAW images in a single burst... See full story.

Sony: Cyber-shot DSC-T5 5.1 MP Digital Camera

Aug 1st. Sony has today introduced the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 digital camera, offering 5.1 megapixel resolution and a 3x optical zoom lens. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 features a classy slimline finish with a sliding lens cover design, 3x optical (38-114mm in 35mm terms) Carl Zeiss zoom lens, and a large 2.5" LCD monitor. The camera will be available in an assortment of colours... See full story.

Fujifilm: Finepix S9000 Digital Camera With 10.7x Zoom

July 28th. Fujifilm has today announced the new nine megapixel Fuji Finepix S9000 digital camera, featuring a Fujinon 10.7x wide-angle optical zoom lens that offers the equivalent range of having a 28-300mm zoom on a 35mm camera. Based on the manufacturer's specs, the Fuji Finepix S9000 provides swift performance with a fast start up of 0.8 seconds and a minimized shutter lag down to 1/100 sec, so you don't miss the moment... See full story.

Fujifilm: Finepix S5200 Digital Camera With 10x Zoom

July 28th. Fujifilm has announced another digital camera today, the new 5.1 megapixel Fuji Finepix S5200 (known as Finepix S5600 in some countries). The Finepix S5200 incorporates a Fujinon 10x optical zoom lens that offers the equivalent range of having a 38-380mm zoom on a 35mm camera. The S5200 also features a "proprietary technology that suppresses camera shake and blur caused by subject movement" according to Fujifilm... See full story.

New: A Short Course in Nikon D70 and D70s Photography Guide Book

Just out, a Short Courses digital photography book that offers an introduction to the new Nikon D70s digital SLR and the predecessor Nikon D70 with the firmware upgrade V2.0. This well written and illustrated companion guide by Dennis Curtin, helps provide answers to the questions you might have about using the Nikon D70 or Nikon D70s digital SLR... See full story. For a list of other Short Courses digital photography books available for specific cameras, visit the ShortCourses Web site.

Partnership: Konica Minolta and Sony Announce Plans to Jointly Develop Digital SLR's

July 19th. Konica Minolta and Sony Corporation have today announced an alliance to jointly develop digital SLR cameras. Based on this agreement, it seems that Konica Minolta and Sony will each develop their own digital SLR cameras, while featuring Konica Minolta Maxxum series lens mounts and other proprietary technologies in common... See full story

Konica Minolta: Announces 6MP MAXXUM 5D / DYNAX 5D Digital SLR

July 15th. Konica Minolta has today announced the Minolta MAXXUM 5D / DYNAX 5D (Europe) digital SLR camera, with 6 megapixels of effective resolution. The MAXXUM 5D is designed to be a competitor to the Nikon D50 and Canon EOS Rebel XT and other cameras in the entry level digital SLR market. Smaller than the Konica Minolta MAXXUM 7D, the Minolta MAXXUM 5D digital SLR does incorporate Konica Minolta's exclusive Anti-shake technology, a large 2.5" playback rear LCD monitor, and includes a Digital Subject Program Selector... See full story

Konica Minolta: 8MP DiMAGE X1 Slim Compact Digital Camera

July 15th. Konica Minolta has today announced the Minolta DiMAGE X1, an ultra compact and slim digital camera with 8 megapixels of effective resolution, and featuring a newly designed “non-protruding” 3X optical zoom lens that delivers a lens focal length equivalent to 37 to 111 mm in 35 mm format. For the first time ever in the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X series, the DiMAGE X1 offers Anti-Shake functioning to help reduce the effects of camera shake... See full story

Spyder2 Plus: Monitor Calibration Device Review at Letsgodigital

June 30th. The Pantone Colorvision Spyder is a monitor calibration tool for the hobbyist, serious amateur or desktop designer and highly desirable for anyone working with digital images. Our goods friends at LetsGoDigital.org have just completed a review of the ColorVision Spyder2 Plus software package, a bundle that consists of Spyder2 Colorimeter, Spyder2 software, Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 and Pantone colorist software... See full story

New Release: Nikon D50 Digital SLR Kit Now Available to Purchase

June 21st. As of today, the Nikon D50 DSLR kit is now also in stock with B&H Photo (US). June 14th. Nikon USA Inc. has just released the Nikon D50 digital SLR kit with the AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED Nikkor zoom lens. A quick check of online retailers this morning showed the camera kit in stock and available for immediate purchase from RitzCamera. A call to Nikon Canada Inc. confirmed that the Nikon D50 kit should be released by next week and on dealers shelves before the end of the month. If you are considering the Nikon D50 DSLR, check out our Nikon D50 image samples gallery featuring images taken with the AF-S DX 18-55mm Nikkor kit lens, the AF 50mm f/1.8D prime Nikkor and the AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED... See our Nikon D50 DSLR sample gallery

Nikon: Coolpix 8800 Firmware Update Version 1.7 and Coolpix 8400 Update Version 1.5

June 21st. Nikon has today posted firmware updates for the 8MP Nikon Coolpix 8800 (Version 1.7) and the Nikon Coolpix 8400 (Version 1.5) digital cameras. The firmware updates fix a few known issues and add some new features, including the ability to control and trigger the camera from a computer using Nikon's PictureProject software with the optional Coolpix Remote Control plug-in... See full story and download link

Nikon: Capture 4.3 Software Updater Available for Download

June 13th. Nikon has today announced the availability of the latest version of Nikon Capture software (now Nikon Capture version 4.3), the RAW / NEF image editing program for Nikon digital SLR's, and select Nikon digital Coolpix cameras. The Nikon Capture 4.3 updater is a free download to existing users of Nikon Capture 4.x. Among the new features is a Colour aberration control option that has been added to the "Image" menu (available only with digital SLR camera RAW images). The Red Eye Correction feature included in Nikon View and Nikon PictureProject has also been added... See full story and link to Nikon Capture 4.3 user manual

Price Drop: Nikon MSV-01 Coolwalker 30GB Digital Photo Storage Viewer

June 10th. Nikon USA Inc. has today announced a major price drop on the Nikon Coolwalker MSV-01 Coolwalker 30GB Digital Photo Storage Viewer. The new MSRP on the Coolwalker is $299 US, a decrease of $160 ! See the new low price at Amazon or RitzCamera. The Nikon Coolwalker offers a welcome portable solution to the storage and organization of thousands of large resolution image files produced by today’s high-resolution digital cameras... See our earlier review of the Nikon Coolwalker

Comparison: Nikon D50 DSLR Compared to Nikon D70s and Canon Digital Rebel XT Side By Side

June 10th. New images added. June 7th. With the introduction of Nikon's latest digital SLR, the Nikon D50, we have received a number of emails asking us how the camera compares to both the Canon Digital Rebel XT and the Nikon D70s digital SLR's. We have now had the opportunity to test the Nikon D50 versus the Canon Digital Rebel XT and the Nikon D70s side by side, and have posted comparison images taken outdoors in Auto Scene Mode, and under lower lighting conditions at 1600 ISO... See full story and image comparison

Images: Nikon D50 Digital SLR Image Samples Posted

June 4th: Nikon D50 sample images with new AF-S DX 18-55mm kit lens now added. May 30th. We have managed to get our hands on a final production version of Nikon's latest entry-level 6.1 MP digital SLR, the Nikon D50, and have now posted a series of sample images taken under a variety of settings and conditions. The images in the current gallery are captured using either the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED zoom lens or the Nikkor AF 50mm F1.8D normal lens, since Nikon was not yet able to lend us a production version of the new AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED lens that will be sold with the Nikon D50 DSLR kit... See full story

Olympus: Announces Major Price Drop On Select Digital Cameras

May 19th. Olympus America Inc. has today announced major price reductions on select Olympus consumer digital cameras, including a dramatic $300 CDN price drop on the popular 8MP, 5x optical wide zoom Olympus C-8080... See new prices and full story

Nikon: Announces 5.1 MP Ultra Slim, Splash-Proof Coolpix S2

May 18th. Nikon has today announced the Nikon Coolpix S2, an ultra slim compact digital camera, featuring 5.1 megapixel resolution, weatherproof body design, a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor, and a 3x optical (35-105mm in 35mm terms) Nikkor ED zoom lens. The Coolpix S2 follows the already available Nikon Coolpix S1, in a new series of Coolpix cameras where the "S" stands for "Style"... See full story

Nikon: Releases Nikon D70 DSLR Firmware Update Version 2.0

May 16th. Nikon has today released the anticipated new Firmware Version 2.0 update for the Nikon D70 Digital SLR. Announced about a month ago, the firmware update is designed to extend a number of the features found in the recently announced Nikon D70s digital SLR to the original D70. Added functions include: Improved autofocus to equal D70s, easier to read menu system, and in camera page setup to support PictBridge direct printing. Again, kudos to Nikon for supporting existing Nikon D70 owners in this way...See full story

RSS Feed: Link to Digitalreview News Feed URL

May 14th. Keep up with the latest digital photography news from our site as it gets updated. We have now added a link to our new RSS / XML news feed URL. RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is one of the newest information technology formats being used today by news and data Web sites to distribute updated content quickly and regularly. It is an XML-based format that provides a convenient way for users to keep up with the latest headlines from their favorite sites without having to visit each one of them to see what's new... See full story

New: Short Course eBooks for Canon G6 and EOS Digital Rebel XT DSLR

May 12th.