Sanyo Xacti camcorders : Sanyo Fisher Company, a division of Sanyo North America Corporation (Sanyo) is pleased to introduce its new line-up of Dual Camera Xacti camcorders designed to enhance active lifestyles by providing both high-definition video and photo capability in a single, easy-to-use compact camera. The new mixed form factor (Horizontal, Vertical) line-up of [...]

Internet connected digital photo frames : Samsung Electronics, the world’s leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, and chumby have teamed up to provide a reference design built on Samsung’s award-winning S3C6410 application processor for Internet-connected digital photo frames (DPFs). The new Samsung / chumby reference design provides developers with powerful Web – connected digital photo frames [...]

Olympus America launches new digital photography classes : Olympus launches new digital photography classes for beginner and intermediate users of Olympus E-System digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. Kicking off in February, the photography classes are designed for consumers who purchased or received digital cameras during the holidays and are interested in learning about the [...]

Sanyo professional dual lamp projector : Sanyo, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of 3LCD projectors intros a two-lamp professional-grade projector, the Sanyo PLC-XF71. The brightest projector in its class, the Sanyo PLC-XF71 [1024 x 768] is 10,000 lumens with a contrast rating of 3000:1 contrast ratio. It incorporated a three-mirror system to achieve uniform [...]

Canon PowerShot A480 camera : Canon replaces its popular PowerShot A470 with a new 10.0 Megapixel model: the PowerShot A480. Redesigned for even more intuitive operation, the Canon A480 offers a new build and design that is 25% smaller – in a choice of silver, red, blue or black. Flexible framing of shots is made [...]

Extended high capacity memory cards : SanDisk Corporation and Sony Corporation announced the joint development of two expanded formats that will shape the flash memory landscape for years to come. “Memory Stick format for Extended High Capacity (Tentative name)” expands the “Memory Stick PRO” format series to achieve a maximum storage capacity of 2-terabytes (TB), [...]

SDXC memory specification supported by Panasonic : The SD Card Association, of which Panasonic is a founder, has announced the next generation SD Memory Card, the SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity), a new standard for storing data more than 32 GB and up to 2 terabytes (TB). This new SDXC flash memory standard will be the [...]

The dcviews camera section has been restructured as the former subdivision in megapixel classes has outlived its value. Now, the first two menus at the bottom of the page offer links to reviews for compact and SLR(-like) cameras. The third menu provides you link access to the latest camera reviews on the web and the [...]

Leica launches a limited edition – only 500 units – of the “Safari” version of the LEICA M8.2 digital camera. This series includes an olive green painted body and a silver anodized finished 28mm f/2.8 lens, an exclusive Billingham camera case and an elegant carrying strap, bearing an embossed Leica logo. The top cover, bottom [...]

Panasonic presents a completely new photography concept in the form of the new 12 megapixel DMC-TZ7 hybrid camera. Offering all of the options and features that Panasonic’s TZ range of cameras is renowned for – including a 12x optical zoom lens with a range from 25mm to 300mm in 35mm film equivalence, in a compact, [...]