
Ricoh has announced the CX4 compact camera, which features a 10MP CMOS sensor, 10.7x optical zoom (28-300mm equivalent), and the ability to capture 720p HD video. The Ricoh CX4 also offers a high resolution 920k dot 3-inch LCD and sensor-shift image stabilization.
The Ricoh CX4 should be available in September at an initial retail price of $399. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]

Retailers are starting to list the Nikon D3100 and the 4 new Nikon lenses for pre-order. Below is the short list of links those product pages.
Nikon D3100 Availability
Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Availability
Nikon AF-S 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Availability
Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR Availability
Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G Availability

It’s here. 1080p on a Nikon DSLR.
The Nikon D3100 is the first Nikon DSLR to feature 1080p video capture – and it does so at 24p with full time autofocus.
The D3100 is an entry-level DSLR with its $699.95 price tag, which includes a kit lens. Nikon has traded up from its previous 12MP DX sensor, to a new 14.2MP CMOS sensor with Nikon’s new EXPEED 2 image processing system. [click to continue…]

Canon has announced three new PowerShot point and shoot cameras – the S95, SD4500 IS and SX130 IS. [click to continue…]

It looks like the Sony A55 and A33 have leaked out into the open via a Chinese forum. Recall that the Sony A55 and A33 are rumored to be just two of four DSLRs that are impending release (the other two being the A560 and A580), all of which supposedly will feature the ability to capture AVCHD movie footage.
As you will see in the following images, the swivel LCD looks to remedy one of the features that I have taken issue with in previous Sony DSLR models – that being the ability to move the LCD when shooting in portrait orientation.
Check out the rest of the images below. [click to continue…]