Olympus Stylus 1050 SW

Schlemiel åre that whenever the decline to a mobile phone or camera at the party? Or maybe you always schlemazel is a drink that he fell in? Anyway, if you are looking for a camera that is suitable for the clumsy or accident-prone lifestyle, shockproof, waterproof, resistant to cold and the Stylus 1050 SW can take a beating from the fumbles, faceplants full speed, or accident, and continue clicking. Add some unique features, and have a good camera is hard to, well, almost nobody.

But if you believe the second wave of resistance to gravity, moisture and cold and in the arm, you are horribly wrong. With the snorkel and skiing in mind, the Olympus 1050 is equipped with the accelerometer allows you to play with the settings by clicking on the top and sides. This allows you to do something useful, such as flash and gloves or see a picture with one hand while a tiger shark refute the other. Moreover, Olympus lost the opportunity to further enhance the camera using the accelerometer to rotate the image dynamically in review mode.

Other cool features? Perfect shot preview, a program that shows what the different settings - such as exposure - as will be seen in the image on the finish side by side comparison on the LCD. Also dug the calendar view in playback, where you can sort photos by date taken. SW also offers a panoramic stitching in the camera, that sounds really useful, but it does not seem so great.

And there is some frustration with the SW, too. First, the cover protects the lens and powers on which slides a little too easy to open, temporarily stored in the slide agape pocket, so the aim of annihilating the scratches and the battery. 3x zoom of the Olympus is not good for wildlife photography, unless you're really good at sneaking up on birds and alligators. Automatic, and often have the problem with the item, so for the long delay times. Oh yes, the macro function is also weak; usual macro focal length is a minimum of 7.9 inches, and super macro is 2.8 - not so great.

Most of the pictures pretty decent to see whether the occasional mistake or problem of macro autofocus. We can certainly stoked the video until you run out of space on your card. Olympus also microSD adapter with the camera, so you have the flexibility of the media, and if you have a microSD to SD adapter, you can tap the card on the laptop now, readers who do not xD.

About the size and shape as a pack of cigarettes, the Olympus will not have more than all of the boxes of Camel Lights, but with all that pesky cancer. 1050 SW defects easier to forgive if we take into account the capabilities that are hard to quit cold, handling a hit or a risk. See if the package that the Parliament can survive.

Wired shockproof to 5 feet water-resistant and 10 means you can hit in The Edge of falling into the pool without hurting. Tap function lets you change settings without futzing with the key, and the camera can handle the cold alpine with aplomb. They come with a microSD adapter for greater flexibility of the media.

Tired slide the lens cover is easier than Ricky Henderson. Easy to put on the battery, so I think that is dead or malfunction of the camera. Weak capacity and poor macro zoom, this camera can use a bifocal update.

M8.2, Newest Camera from LEICA

Are there any doubts that Leica has fully embraced the digital world, think again. Successor to the m8 rangefinder with a software update as: M8.2. This, of course, because the original m8 is in beta, but in each name.

Great news about the 8.2: It gets automatically mode. This seems ridiculous as in 2008, the M Series was never really the program exposure mode. Like other full automatic mode, the camera choose the shutter speed, shutter speed, ISO and white balance. Also there is exposure compensation mode: Press the shutter button halfway and use the command to adjust up or down in 1.3 stop increments.

Leica have a complaint addressed m8 users with this update. First, the on / off switch (with the previous easy to fall in the last position - the timer). Imagine using a camera designed for photographers and image that has been lost because of changes crept in and began a countdown from 10 seconds. Becomes more positive click stops.

Viewfinder is another complaint. The M series cameras use "brightline" frame to display the viewfinder image that is already taken. Problems with the lens this plant growing in m8 not accurate, but has also improved.

The shutter is a metal M8.2, Leica, but said that has left more relaxed. Metal Shutter Shutter m8 replace cloth that is used in all the rooms that M series so far. Cloth shutter, which is the main reason legendary quiet operation M (the other is the lack of a flip-up mirror). Because the new model does not automatically re-cock shutter, the photographer can choose the time wisely to do so (while coughing, perhaps).

LCD a welcome addition: a sapphire glass front. This is the initial resistance to the same material found in high-end watches (a phone and sticky). Coverage shows that the Leica is still committed to creating a camera that will last for many years. M8.2, which is in addition m8, and not a substitute for, and can upgrade their bodies m8 owners who already have a few new features. Leica has not said that, even if we assume that all the above will be available. The two may not upgrade the black logo on a black model, a more sober version of the famous Leica red dot, and vulcanized "easy grip" finish, which goes some way to reduce the shortage of finger-grip.

Price? Please sit down first. The body will cost £ 4000. Converted to about $ 7200, although there is a possibility that the official U.S. price will be reduced. If you want to trade your old m8, Leica will give £ 400 ($ 720, or 10 percent) for the same.

Most interesting of all is that no information about the new Leica models mentioned electronic. Both the press release or the product page tells us, for example, how many pixels that. The answer is 10.8. M8.2 uses the exact same sensor in m8, a 10.3 megapixel CCD sensor in a 18 × 27 mm. But since most of the complaints focused on the user's body, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Nikon Coolpix S60, looks good, but it is too touchy

Metal and glossy with a giant 3.5-inch touchscreen like iPhone, the Nikon Coolpix S60 only leads us to be touched. However, he knows the spirit of disgust for this camera's internal characteristics. In this case, beauty is only skin deep.

It is clear that the S60's touchpad is separate from the other point-and-shoot camera. In addition to power and the shutter button, the camera controls are all accessible with the touch command. You can provide a camera with a finger or using a guitar-pick-like stylus.

Tapping the icons, menus and submenus that will take you through the various camera settings and picture mode. While easy to interpret some of the icons, some other man must be 170-by hand. Scene mode alone has 19 icons to choose, including the shooting mode is optimized for the food and art museums in the night / dawn and fireworks portrait. You can even use images with the stylus. Although this design can be fun (search! Aunt Sally has a mustache!), Tend to see when tempted to transfer to a computer screen or printed.

As with the iPhone, a simple film of his fingers on the display of the S60 allows you to navigate through the images on the camera insignificant 20MB internal memory or optional SD card. And with a gyroscopic sensor, simply rotate the camera will change the picture for both horizontal and vertical orientation. But unlike the iPhone, wide screen (which is extended to The Edge of the camera) to give a little space to hold the camera without touching the settings enable or inadvertently wide-angle or zoom function. Unfortunately, there is lag of several seconds to a few adjustments, adding more frustration in the interface.

Camera optical image stabilization is a practical - and necessary - features, along with distortion and control of white-balance control. However, the picture quality is different from the strong to the well-lit image to the outside-not-very strong, soft focus image involuntary. 30 fps. Avi video that is very good to vote, but the pictures are gross. And you may need from the backup battery that can poop after only about 70 pictures, especially if you use the touch screen often.

Periodically to the user, the Nikon Coolpix S60 is a fun camera to use, especially with the built-in for specific shots. Is exactly the same - but if you do with your home, you may be disappointed to end.

Sleek and sexy wired. Quite easy to use: with a touch screen like iPhone is interesting. Dear 10 megapixels. Compact and lightweight (only 5.7 ounces).

Tired picture is not so clear, except that they just lit up outside. Short battery life. Too wide touch screen leaves no room for the fingers so that the camera without changing settings inadvertently.

* Style: Compact / Ultrazoom
* Resolution: 10 megapixels and up
* Zoom range: 4x to 7x
* Media Format: Flash, SD card
* Manufacturer: Nikon
* Rate: $ 350

Sony DSC-T300

You can’t advice but be afflicted by Sony’s T-Series. It’s consistently arranged the best recent camera tech and abundant angel affection into the sexiest, pocket-friendly bodies for about bisected a decade. The DSC-T200, with its avant-garde touchscreen, class-leading 5x optical zoom and accomplished pictures, has been a close favourite with Stuff.

So we’re chuffed that its successor, the T300, retains the aforementioned reassuringly beefy aluminium carapace of its predecessors, right? Well, yes and no – it’s still a adorable acquaintance to bulky that lens awning down, but the architecture hasn’t absolutely afflicted at all. A accessory re-design wouldn’t go amiss.

T-t-t-touch me

The best recent T-Series figure additionally has the T200’s 3.5in touchscreen, which makes accessing functions easy, already you apperceive absolutely area aggregate is. It’s additionally adored with one of the coolest appearance on any camera – you can blow the awning to set area in the anatomy you appetite to focus, so if your accountable is massively off-centre and you don’t assurance the autofocus to apprehend your mind, aloof crowd the accountable on the screen.

What’s additionally absorbing is how Sony has awash that 5x optical zoom angular into the almost bunched body. Many premium-priced compacts are now boasting focal ranges starting at an agnate 28mm (or more) wide-angle, but the T300’s widest, 33mm, will be abundant for most.