However, what they ultimately fail to recognize is they will fall short of the ultimate goal of the product they are releasing. If they are releasing a PC, they will not achieve the best speed. Laptops, they will not score in terms of responsiveness. And so on and so forth.

That seems to be the problem of the Samsung NV7 OPS. This digital camera, at first glance, seems to be capable of wowing its consumers. A black beauty if you ever saw one, complete with shiny black lens. The added features quite stand-out as well. It makes navigating through several settings a breeze. Even its ISO is a good max at 1000.

What is the drawback then? Noisy photos. Uninspired photo quality. Barely adequate performance. Not exactly the worst thing in the market but way below most reviewer’s expectations.

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The Fujifilm FinePix F40fd is one of those products. Ever since Fujifilm made a push to reach or overtake ISO 1600, there has been a considerable focus on their cameras. With the F40fd, the baby just got up to ISO 2,000!

Other specifications and features include:

1) 8.3 megapixels

2) Super CCD HR

3) 7.6x Digital zoom

4) 1/2000 sec Max shutter speed

5) 8mm-24mm focal length

The main beef most people have with the FinePix F40fd is the lack of anything that resembles optical or mechanical image stabilization. This results to it being a notch below some of its competitors who have anted up in terms zoom lenses. Other concerns are its somewhat sluggish performance and also its lack of aperture priority.

As for image quality, you would not be disappointed. It does equal to fine and accurate colors. It then defines this product as a fine but not a spectacular piece of point and shoot camera.

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Canon Elura 100 DV digital camcorder is a light weight and very compact with its 2.2x3x4.3 inches that only weighs approximately a pound included on that is battery and a tape. The most clean and easy controller than any other Canon camcorder released, it has 2.7 inches true-wide screen CCD sensor or 123,000 pixel LCD.

With its multiple functions you can easily change the resolutions and even turn them to blend on the nature including Snow, Beach, Sports, Night light, Fireworks and even portraits. Check out also the digital effects that Canon Elura 100 supports like mirror-image that yields up like a kaleidoscope type, multiple faders and many more. You can also take pictures using this camcorder and you can choose to save it to SD cards, though you can shot still images it doesn’t support any flash however you can use the built-in LED just in case you want to take shot at dark, it help illuminate dark scenes. Canon really gives a nice impression on this and I’m sure that camcorder enthusiast will love this one.

Key Features:

• Camcorder Type Digital
• Recording Format Mini DV
• CCD Quantity 1
• Optical Zoom 20x
• CCD Quantity 1
• CCD Size 1/5″
• CCD Pixels 1330K pixels
• LCD / Viewfinder
• Display Type With LCD Panel
• LCD Panel Size 2.7 in.
• Color Viewfinder With Color Viewfinder
• Optical Zoom 20x
• Digital Zoom 800x
• Lens Focal Length 3 – 60 mm
• Filter Diameter 27 mm
• Recording Speed SP • LP
• Image Stabilizer Digital Image Stabilizer
• Recommended Illumination 100 Lux
• Night Shot With Night Shot
• Memory Photography
• Memory Card Type SD Card • Multimedia Card (MMC)
• Digital Still Shot Mode With Still Shot Capability
• Output Interfaces FireWire / DV / i.Link • USB
• Input Interfaces Audio (RCA)
• Microphone Type External/Optional
• Width 2.2 in.
• Depth  4.3 in.
• Height  3 in.
• Weight 0.82 lb.
• Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • A/V Cable • AC Power Adapter •
• Remote Control
• Release Date January, 2006

CNET Reviews:

The good: Compact size; fast, 20X zoom lens; solid color in video footage.

The bad: Average low-light performance; no accessory shoe.

The bottom line: With a big zoom, a small size, and a decent price, the Canon Elura 100 is a great choice if you plan on steering clear of low-light situations.

[tags Canon Elura 100, CNET, PC Magazine, BuyDig]

“The Canon PowerShot SD430 is identical to the Canon PowerShot SD400, with the addition of Wi-Fi networking capabilities. Read the review of the PowerShot SD400 for a complete evaluation of the photographic capabilities of the camera.”-editor’s note: Shams Tarek/Lori Grunin [CNET Reviewer]

The Canon PowerShot SD430 makes far from its opponent and SD400 because of its remarkable remote control potentials. This remote control, in which it can only run on Windows XP, can remotely control the zoom effect, image control, auto-focus, flash mode and even the colour mode.

This highly performance digital camera can only save limited images up to 99,999 where you can save the taken pictures into external memory card and/or computer [via USB cable connector]. Canon PowerShot SD430 also comes with Wi-Fi features, where it can help you print out images using wireless connection with PictBridge Printer, unfortunately the printer that can only be used by Canon PowerShot SD430 is the Canon Printer only.

Canon PowerShot SD430 Features:

• 5 Megapixel CCD sensor for up to 2560×1920 pixel images
• 3x optical 35-105mm f/2.8-4.9 zoom w/digital Macro
• 2.0″ color LCD with Night Display function

• Built-in wireless control, image transfer and printing
• Includes the WA-1N Wireless Print Adapter
• Advanced TTL AiAF 9-point autofocus system with focus-assist lamp
• Program AE automatic, Manual and Scene exposure modes
• Continuous 2fps shooting until memory is full
• Movie mode w/sound 30/15fps 640×480/320×240 unlimited length
• Fast Frame Rate Movie recording, 320×240 at 60fps
• Evaluative metering on focus point or Spot
• Exposure compensation: +/-2EV in 1/3-step increments
• White Balance: Auto, 5 presets or Custom
• Photo Effects: Low Sharpening, Vivid Color, Neutral, Sepia and B&W
• My Colors – customize your colors while shooting
• Shutter speeds of 15 seconds to 1/2000 second
• Auto noise reduction with 1.3 sec or longer shutter speeds
• Selectable ISO settings from 50 to 400
• Voice memo (up to 60 secs) can be attached to images
• Built-in microphone and speaker
• Lithium rechargeable battery and charger included
• Direct print and PictBridge Compliant
• High-speed USB 2.0 connectivity for PC and Mac
• Secure Digital (SD) card storage, 16MB supplied

CNET Review for Canon PowerShot SD430:

The good: Wi-Fi capability includes full remote control and capture; ultracompact design; excellent burst capabilities; low shutter lag.

The bad: Cannot e-mail from camera as with Kodak’s EasyShare One; no remote capture via USB; few manual controls or scene modes; image quality far from stellar.

The bottom line: The Canon SD430 is the only consumer-level choice out there for wireless remote shooting and capture, but it’s an otherwise average camera.

PC Magazine Reviews for Canon PowerShot SD430:
Bottom Line: We loved it! (Steve Digicams Review)
                  Great, if you need it (DC Resources Review)

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Don’t you feel sad, everytime you missed your greatest day of your life?

They say that seeing your love ones happy is priceless. But this is different, seeing your love ones after developing is expensive but worth it. Introducing one of the expensive digital camera from Canon, comes the Canon EOS 1D Mark IIN Digital Camera, one of the World’s most fastest digital camera SLR: 8.5 fps for up to 48 full resolution. 8.2 Mega pixel CMOS Sensor with 1.3x lens conversion factor, combined with DIGIC II image processor for outstanding image quality. It also has a new larger LCD screen which is 2.5 inches, which can be viewed up to 170 degrees angle. This is also good for unconditional weather for it is weather-resistant constructed and shutter-drability which can exposed up to 200,000 times without damaging.

This is the back side of Canon EOS 1D Digital Camera, whereas the 2.5 inches LCD screen located. And some functions for the quality enhancement and other features that this digital camera supported. Now you’re special days will no longer be forgotten, with this digital camera, I am pretty sure that you can enjoy and keep it for your portfolio or for sharing this to your family and friends.

If this is your idea for gifts, make sure that you have bundle of money for this is not as cheap as what you think. For your information (FYI) this digital camera from Canon is worth $3,510.88, so in gadget enthuiast this is not for young ones, this is for people who can understand the nature of cameras. But if you still want to purchase this you can add this to your cart just click here.

The Nikon Coolpix 5200 is one of the older models but one of the saleable items in its class. A lot of times, we do not need those powerful 8 megapixel and above cameras but rather, we need something light, small, can be carrier around easily, but has enough pixel power to get some decent pictures.

Although the Coolpix 5200 echoes the basic design of the previous generation of Nikon Compacts (the 3200 and 4200), it is a good deal smaller, thanks no doubt to the use of an all-metal (Aluminum) body, rather than Nikon’s more usual plastics.

Nikon has managed to squash an impressive amount of power into the 5200′s diminutive body (which is only a shade larger than a credit card), including an all-new ED glass 3x zoom lens, automatic red-eye removal, 15 (count ‘em) scene modes, scene-assist functions (with overlays to ensure you put the subject in the right part of the frame) and a 30 frames per second movie mode. Here’s just a few of the Coolpix 5200′s headline features:

• 5MP resolution
• 3x Nikkor ED zoom lens with aspherical element
• In-camera automatic red-eye removal
• 15 scene modes
• 640×480 pixel, 30fps movie mode
• Best Shot Selector – takes a series of shots and chooses the sharpest for you
• White Balance and exposure bracketing

[ continue reading at dpreview ]