Digital Cameras
Olympus E-P2: How's the view? Electronic, expensive
The Olympus E-P2 has been announced. The E-P2 is the much-anticipated follow-up to the E-P1, Olympus' first Micro Four Thirds compact camera with interchangeable lenses. At least we think it is -- we're hard-pressed to see anything different about it.
The 12.3-megapixel E-P2 isn't much of a design departure from the E-P1, except for the slick black livery, a more staid look than the E-P1's louche retro styling. The E-P2 shoots high-definition video at 1,280x720 pixels at 30 frames per second and includes an HDMI connection. Depth of field and art filters can be used in movie mode. Stills can be captured while shooting. You can choose from different aspect ratios: 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, and 6:6, in movie and still mode. Burst mode fires 3fps, up to 10 raw files. Continue reading...
Win a CNET UK Editors' Choice swag bag worth £1,200!
Christmas may not be here yet, but we've been distilling the spirit of Santa Claus for months now, nurturing our pot bellies by gorging on pies and cultivating slightly off-putting beards. In order to indulge our premature festive inclinations, we're offering the chance for one reader to win a veritable smorgasbord of consumer tech. And we're not talking just any old gadgets -- what's on offer here is the cream of the crop, with all prize offerings having been awarded CNET UK's coveted Editors' Choice award.
The Humax Foxsat-HDR freesat PVR and 1080p Toshiba Regza 32RV635DB LCD TV are sure to please on the wintry evenings ahead, while the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 superzoom camera, 8GB Apple iPod touch, and Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell netbook should provide ample distraction from the numbing sensation in your toes and fingers if you decide to venture outside. Continue reading...
Top ten DIY photography tips
On the day the digital camera was invented, the photographer died. Go on to the street these days and the only thing a digital camera tells you about a person is the size of their bank balance. As an alternative-lifestyle statement, SLR ownership is now right up there with owning a Coldplay CD. In these troubled times, when SLRs are no longer a badge of actual photography skills, you need something to distinguish yourself from the crowd.
We're going to tell you how to stand out from the Jessops jockeys with ten DIY tips for distinctive looking -- and almost free -- photography hardware. Sellotape at the ready: let's go! Continue reading...
Flickr adds face tagging
Flickr has added people-tagging. Tagging photos with little notes has been a feature of the service for a while, but the new feature allows you to highlight faces and link to Flickr users in your picture, similar to tagging in Facebook.
To get started, simply double-click on or draw a box around the person you want to tag. Select whether you're adding a note or a person, and type the person's name. Flickr searches your contacts first, then every user of the site. Non-users can be emailed to ask if they want to be tagged. Continue reading...
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV to the floor with 1080p video 
Canon has busted out the EOS 1D Mark IV professional dSLR. The successor to the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III is strutting a 16-megapixel sensor and shoots 1080p high-definition video.
The APS-H CMOS sensor, Dual DIGIC 4 processors and 14-bit colour conversion allow the Mark IV to shoot up to 10 frames per second at full resolution, for up to 121 JPEGs or 28 raw files. Continue reading...
Nikon D3S: 720p video and ISO... how much?!
Nikon has taken the wraps off the D3S, an update to its flagship dSLR, the excellent D3. The S seems to stand for 'substantially superior', with a new sensor achieving an eye-popping sensitivity of ISO 102,400 -- that's 10 stops, camera fans. It also adds 24fps, 720p video, which Nikon claims is better than Canon's 30fps version. It'll set you back £4,200 when it arrives in the UK in December. Continue reading...
Nikon S1000pj: So how do you get a projector in a camera?
The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj certainly divides opinion. Some think a camera with a projector in it is a terrible idea, and others think it will light up their lives.
Upon getting our hands on the S1000pj, the question foremost in our minds changed from "why?" to "how?" iFixit.com answer that question in the time-honoured manner of taking the thing to pieces. Continue reading...
Eye-Fi bringing Wi-Fi to UK cameras
Wi-Fi is coming to any camera with the long-awaited launch of Eye-Fi in the UK.
Eye-Fi is a wireless SD card for digital cameras. Once you've set up the camera with software on your computer, the card allows you to zap your snaps from any camera to your home computer and the Web without plugging it in, or even being at home. Eye-Fi will sell three 4GB cards in the UK: Home Video, Share Video and the Eye-Fi Pro. Continue reading...
CNET UK Editors' Choice winners September 2009
September saw the beginning of the gadget world's annual ramp-up to Christmas with some special gadgetry. You don't just pitch up and flash a smidgeon of touchscreen to win a CNET UK Editors' Choice Award, mind -- these three are hard-working, top-quality pieces of kit, fully deserving of one of the most sought-after accolades in the industry. Continue reading...
CNET UK Editors' Choice winners August 2009
With various members of the team on holiday, at car shows, looking at the latest hotness in Berlin or celebrating their blissful nuptials, August's Editors' Choice awards are rather late. We can only apologise profusely and hope the outstanding quality of this month's winners will placate you. Continue reading...
