Cameras

In the dim and distant past I used to see a lot of Olympus cameras, now the chance to review them again has arisen and I took it with both hands. Here is certainly a pocket offering but still powerful.

Canon's new HDV camcorder. Presented with all the "hype" of a film star. Is it an "Oscar" or a "Razzer"?

While this name may be new to you I have followed their introduction to the UK a few years ago, now they are firmly here in the camera, projector and flat panel aeras.

The last couple of weeks have extended me, to be precise the time spent with Samsungs latest DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera has enabled me to take some superb images.

A camcorder that records direct to 8cm (mini) DVD’s and can also record still images to an SD card. Could this be the best of both worlds?

This is a dual lens camera but unlike the previous unit of this type I reviewed the two lens on this unit do two totally different jobs.

This looks rather like a 35mm offering and it has functionality. It is very useable as a basic digital camera coming with internal memory but it can support an SD card.

The worst weather – snow wise – for some time in the London area marked the launch of fourteen new cameras from Samsung, some so new they did not even make the press pack as authority to mention them only came overnight.

Really small in size, it will easily fit in a shirt pocket without appearing in the slightest bulky. Is it however reasonable in zoom and good in mega pixel, could this be another Canon winner?

This looks and feels like a very substantial camera, the zoom is good at 12x optical and the image size is 7.1 mega pixel, This is one of two cameras in the Kodak Performance range

Certainly a camera small enough to fit in any pocket or purse and while it is supplied with a woefully inadequate memory card it does come with a case as standard.

An eight megapixel camera for under £200 is possible with the Kodak C875

This is probably just too big to fit in most pockets but the lack of a case is not vital as the lens is covered and the screen is capable of being rotated 180 degrees as with a lot of camcorders.

This powerful 5MP camera with 3.4 to 1 optical zoom is small enough to fit into the smallest pocket but has one of the biggest TFT displays I have seen.

If capturing still images no longer satisfies your creative urge then perhaps it is time you considered a camcorder such as the DC100 from Canon.

The megapixel ratings of various digital cameras continue to increase. Acer now has an 8 megapixel model.

This camcorder writes directly to DVD’s – either R or RW – and as such avoids any possible data transfer problems to a PC.

A popular saying is that great things come in small packages, this certainly seems to be true in the case of this digital camera.

This looks a very interesting camera with 10x optical zoom, so that it is not hugely unbalanced it has two separate lenses, potentially a unique offering.

I tend to see far more Digital Cameras than Camcorders however with more and more functions being available on either then maybe one is the solution for the other.

Acer may have been late coming to the digital camera marketplace but the company has quickly made up ground as its latest models show.

This is a 5mega pixel offering with 4x optical zoom. It comes in a small two tone grey/silver housing in fact it will easily fit in a pocket or purse.

This is a small camera but not as light as you may think, it definitely has a solid feel and when you look at the specifications you know why.

An extremely long name for such a small camera little bigger than a throwaway cigarette lighter but with the ability to take both video and still photos the latter at 1.3megapixels.

This is a 7.1 mega pixel offering with 4x optical zoom, however it is still small enough to fit in a pocket or bag.

I think of this as a semi professional digital camera however the price seems to put it in the amateur camp. Certainly making adjustments to zoom and focus on the lens stem is a big leap from point and shoot.

A compact camera, ideal as a first digital camera, the controls are easy to use and anyone coming from a film camera will be delighted with the results.

Not long ago all Camcorders recorded to tape, then some were dual tape and memory card. Now it seems that hard disc is all the rage.

Kodak are certainly a name in photography, no doubt most of our grandparents had or have a Box Brownie in their lofts. Now they are a company producing digital cameras.

Smile please. We are about to check out a digital camera from Pentax.