Olympus E-450 DSLR review

With the arrival of the Olympus E-450, the assortment of FourThirds DSLR cameras is enhanced once more. The Olympus E-450 is the successor to the E-420 and takes over the lead of being one of the world's most compact DSLR cameras. This fight is literally battled out over millimeters and milligrams and the competition is killing. Olympus is facing brands like Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony. Olympus does manage to stand out thanks to its FourThirds system, but to be honest, the differences are becoming smaller every day.

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Nikon Pro Battery Grip for use with AA Batteries

Pro Battery Grip for the Nikon D200, has the same function as MB-D200

It can hold 6 AA batteries or two EN-EL3E Li-ion batteries, doubling the shooting time of your camera

Vertical shutter release button on the Battery Grip makes shooting with the camera in a vertical position much easier, adding stability to the camera

In this professional edition, there are several functional buttons on the battery grip

It will be much convenient while using

It provides additional shutter release, main dial, sub-main dial, AE lock/FE lock for easier vertical shooting.

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Canon Unveils Hybrid IS Image Stabilization

Canon says that sudden changes in camera angle can introduce significant blurring in images taken in standard shooting while shift-based shaking is more pronounced in macro photography when the camera moves in parallel to the subject.

The Hybrid IS system uses an angular velocity sensor that has been found in previous Canon IS lenses and incorporates a new acceleration sensor to compensate for shift-based camera shake. The system also has a new algorithm that synthesizes the information from the two sensors to make adjustments.

Canon reports that it is actively engaged in ongoing research and development on D-SLR camera lenses that support Hybrid IS technology and is looking to commercialize the new feature in a wide range of products. The first D-SLR lenses using Hybrid IS are planned before the end of 2009.

Via dailytech.com

Sony Alpha DSLR-A230

Cnet Australia says:

A modest update over its predecessor, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200, the Alpha DSLR-A230 offers the same essential feature set in a redesigned body with sufficient quality and performance-enhancing firmware tweaks to merit the term "upgrade". And like its predecessor, the result is a generally solid, if not stellar, entry-level dSLR option.

Good: Fast autofocus • High magnification viewfinder for its class • Dual card slots • Relatively simple, straightforward operation • Built-in wireless flash and image stabilisation • Helpful SteadyShot indicator
Bad: Smallish grip • Default settings produce suboptimal photos
Specs: Digital SLR • 10.2 megapixels • 2.7 inch • Memory Stick PRO Duo, Secure Digital Card, Secure Digital High Capacity

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Sony A500, A550, A850 leaked online

Someone in Sony must be excited to get the company's new cameras out. Previously, we reported the TX1 and WX1, two upcoming superzoom compacts, were prematurely published on an online retailer's site. Now, the Japanese firm itself has let loose three dSLRs model names on its US-based product registration page.

We caught wind of this news from camera blog 1001noisycameras. Note that the highlighted portion in the picture above shows DSLRA500, A550 and A850. The trio has caused quite a stir on the Web, especially the A850 which is suspected to succeed the popular DSLR-A700, an enthusiast-oriented dSLR.


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Leica S2 spotted

Devin Coldewey at CrunchGear says:

For those pros out there working in print, medium format is king. Portable yet powerful, they can be deployed anywhere. With large but not crowded sensors, they provide excellent sharpness and color fidelity with reasonable exposure times. Of course, they do cost upwards of twenty grand. Leica’s S2 is an evolution of the medium format: a medium-format sensor in a DSLR body, a sort of spiritual big brother to the Sigma DP2, which has a DSLR sensor in a point-and-shoot-esque body.

Unlike the DP2, however, the S2 isn’t likely to suffer from its change of form; Leica is too good for that. It’s still not in production, but a few prototypes were available for handling at a recent Foto Care event in New York.

Via CrunchGear

Night Vision Module For Canon DSLRs

Übergizmo says:
Electrophysics has release a new high performance night vision module that will play nice with digital SLR cameras from Canon, including the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 5D Mark II. Used in conjunction with the new AstroScope 9350EOS-FF, these digital cameras will offer bright, high-resolution green images of night-time scenes. You won't suffer from a drop in image quality since the night vision module itself will fit between the camera body and SLR lens, keeping all the lens electrical connections together in order to offer features like optical image stabilization even in night vision mode. These modules are able to offer optimum performance, sharp detail and highest quality full-frame images with no vignetting. Get this if you love going out on night safaris and the ilk.