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Fujifilm Gets Rugged With The FinePix XP10
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Fujifilm has announced their first rugged compact camera, the FinePix XP10
Panasonic Announces New Point And Shoot Cameras
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Panasonic reveals new rugged compact camera and a point and shoot with a built in GPS
Panasonic Announces 10 New Compact Cameras
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Panasonic reveals 10 new point and shoot cameras at CES 2010
DEMA 2009: Underwater Photography Products, Compact Cameras and Beyond
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In this part of the DEMA 2009 coverage we focus on new housings for compact cameras and some of the unique underwater photography booths at the show.
Canon Announces Six New Compact Cameras
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Canon today announced six new point and shoot cameras aimed at both advanced and beginner users.
Canon Announces Top Of The Line Compact Camera-The Powershot G11
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Canon today unveiled the Powershot G11, successor to what many consider the best compact camera, the G10
Nikon Announces First Compact Camera With Built In Projector
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The Coolpix S1000pj is the world's first camera with a built in projector
Sigma Unveils New SD15 DSLR & 14MP DP2 Compact
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Sigma unveils a DSLR, the SD15 & a 14MP DP2 compact camera with SLR capabilities
Great Compact Camera Shots From A Dive Guide
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Our good friend Gunther Deichmann posted some great shots on his blog from a dive guide at Dugong Dive Center in Palawan Philippines. Our very own Matt Weiss just returned from Palawan raving about...
One Day Courses for Digital Compact Cameras (UK)
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Ocean Visions is continuing its successful One Day Underwater Photography Workshops for Beginners with Digital Compact Cameras to improve their underwater shots with a variety of courses held...
Sea&Sea DX-1G
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Our friends at Digifish in the Netherlands posted this review of the Sea&Sea DX-1G, a model we often receive questions about
Ikelite housing for Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
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kelite has released a new housing for the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS, the first release in the new SX series of great value super zoom digital compact cameras
Big Shot - Compact Colossus
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Despite the sophistication of today's auto-everything cameras, it is still the photographer who takes the picture. Nothing could demonstrate this fact more strongly than 43-year-old Nacho Gil's...
PMA 2007 - Canon Booth Report
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Canon's booth at PMA is in the traditional location, immediately at the show entrance on the right (and facing rival Fujifilm's booth in the usual location on the left of the entrance). As always,...
PMA 2007 - Nikon Booth Report
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Nikon's booth shows off the company's huge range of imaging solutions, including all of the latest digital camera models. As you'd expect for a company that just unveiled no less than eight new...
Nikon Adds Eight Cameras To The Award Winning COOLPIX Line
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Looking for a camera designed to meet your digital photography needs? Whether you are a first time user, a style-savvy consumer or a photography buff, Nikon's 2007 COOLPIX line-up has a camera and...
New Olympus Housings: PT-035/PT-036/PT-037/PT-038
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Alongside the introduction of eight new cameras, four new underwater housings have been announced by Oympus.
The PT-035 housing is designed for the Mju(A‚Aµ)/Stylus 770 SW, a compact camera...
Peter Rowlands Gallery Featured On DPG
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Peter is the publisher of the online magazine Underwater Photograph which he started in 2001. He is also half of Magic Filters which have revolutionized digital photography underwater with...
Another Nikon D40 Review
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Entry-level DSLR models are very interesting for manufacturers. They can reach high volumes, there is a much greater group who can afford these cameras and you can bind new users to your own...
Using A Compact Camera? Get The Auto-Magic Filter
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BUILDING ON the success of its SLR (single lens reflex) underwater filters, PR Productions has developed a filter specifically for compact or 'point-and-shoot' digital cameras. The inventors of the...
Compacts Megapixel Race Not Over
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Just when we had hoped that the megapixel race was over for compact cameras Sharp has gone and announced a twelve megapixel 1/1.7" sensor. Lets face it the latest batch of ten megapixel...
Canon PowerShot A710 IS Overview
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The Canon PowerShot A710 IS couples a 7 megapixel CCD imager sensor with an image stabilized 6x optical zoom lens that offers a 35mm-equivalent focal range of 35 to 210mm -- a moderate wide angle...
Sigma DP1 Hands-on
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During our meeting with Kazuto Yamaki, Chief Operating Officer, from Sigma Japan, I had the opportunity to touch and try the new Sigma DP digital compact camera. Although the status of the Sigma...
Olympus 725 SW
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To proof the audience their new Mju camera is able to discover the underwater world, Olympus set-up a water basin where visitors could actually test the waterproof capabilities of the new Olympus...
New Auto-Magic Filter
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Wetpixel's own Dr. Alex Mustard has alerted us to the launch of a new filter - the Auto-Magic, which is made specifically for underwater photography with digital compact cameras. The filter is...
Consumer Reports Publishes Its "Annual Photo Guide"
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Consumer Reports published its "Annual Photo Guide" in the July issue of the magazine. The report includes a range of pocket-sized (subcompact) cameras, including some models with unusual...
Inon Artist Of The Month - A Wetpixel/Divephotoguide Competition Winner
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John Johnson, 1st Place winner in the compact camera category at the first annual Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com International Photo Competition is featured as Inon's Artist on the Month...
6 Megapixel Mobile Phone
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Grundig announced a mobile phone with a 6 megapixel camera. Now mobile phones definitely enter the compact camera arena. A flash for better image quality is also included...
Olympus To Shrink Compact Camera Business
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Japan's Olympus Corp. said on Wednesday that it planned to shift the focus of its digital camera business away from compact models and sell more high-end single lens reflex cameras to boost...
Basking shark swims onto list of endangered species
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A SHARK that summers in Scottish waters is to be given international protection due to fears that it is on the brink of extinction.
The basking shark, the world's second largest fish, can be...
Nikon Rolls Out First Wi-fi Enabled Cameras
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Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce an exciting new technology that realizes new picture-taking potential. Providing versatility beyond any previous compact camera, the new COOLPIX P1 and...
Shooting In Auto Mode
GETTING STARTED
If you don't want to learn about manual exposure just yet, put your camera on auto mode – usually indicated by an Auto or a “P”(for program) on your camera’s mode...
Taking Control Of Your Images With Manual Settings
GETTING STARTED
There is nothing wrong with shooting in auto mode. Underwater photography is inherently fun and exciting enough that dealing with manual settings is not for everyone. However, taking the next...
Camera Settings for Macro & Wide Angle
GETTING STARTED
This is largely meant for compact camera users, if shooting with a DSLR, please refer to the separate macro and wide angle articles found in the Technique Section . The settings...
Underwater Camera Maintenance
GETTING STARTED
By Jeff Mullins Maintenance is one of the duties that almost every underwater photographer wishes they didn’t have to do. However, it’s the very people that don’t do it...
Selecting Your First Underwater Camera
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Selecting an underwater camera is not a simple task. There is no one best or right underwater camera to buy, but rather the best or right camera for your specific needs and budget. Fortunately,...
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