Digital Camera News and Reviews

Epson Stylus Photo PX660
Trusted Reviews has tested one of the latest photo printers from Epson. The printer is called Epson Stylus Photo PX660 and is able to print up to 38 pages per minute, or so Epson claims. Let us hear what the reviewer over at the website thinks about this printer.

Some key features for the Epson Stylus Photo PX660:
-Print speeds up to 37 pages per minute in black and 38 pages per minute in color
-Print resolution up to 5760 x 1440 dpi
-Able to make 10×15 cm photo prints in 12 seconds
-6.3 m wide LCD display
-Prints directly onto CDs and DVDs
-Prints from memory cards

Trusted Reviews ends up giving the PX660 an overall score of 7 out of 10 possible points. The Epson scores highest on features, a little lower on value for your money and lowest on print quality and print speeds. It is a good printer with many good features. The prints are also good, but the claims from Epson about fast print speeds are way off mark. Hopefully their next printer in this series will have more accurate speeds.
Read the full review of the Epson Stylus Photo PX660 photo printer here.

The Micro Four Thirds system keeps expanding the number of available lenses. Panasonic has now released a fisheye lens called Panasonic LUMIX G FISHEYE 8mm F3.5. The Lumix lens is able to focus as close as 10 cm and is built up of ten lenses in nine groups. The fisheye gives us a diagonal angle of view of 180 degrees giving your pictures the unique fisheye look. But it comes at a high price as it cost about $800 on the US market.

Photography Blog ends up giving the Panasonic lens a good review with a “Recommended” rating and an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The lens scores highest on design where it gets a perfect score, a little lower on image quality, ease of use and features while it scores lower on value for your money. The lens is very small and has a great build design. It is also able to capture awesome pictures and the focus system is fast. The biggest shortcoming for this Panasonic lens is the high price tag, but if you have the money and want a Micro Four Thirds fisheye this is a must have for you.
Read the full review of the Panasonic LUMIX G FISHEYE 8mm F3.5 lens here.

Digital Camera Resource Page has reviewed a digital camera from Canon. The camera is called Canon PowerShot S95 and is pretty similar to a previous model from Canon, the S90.

Some key features for the Canon PowerShot S95:
-10 megapixel image sensor
-3.8x optical zoom lens (F2.0-4.9, 28 – 105 mm)
-Optical image stabilization
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD video in stereo sound
-HDMI output
-Uses SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards

The review website ends up giving the S95 a very good review and calls it one of the best compact cameras on the market. On the positive side the reviewer likes the excellent image quality, the fast and useful zoom lens, the optical image stabilization works great and its LCD screen is large and bright. There are some negative points like with all cameras and they include a poor redeye function, choppy videos under some conditions, poor battery life and no optical viewfinder. If you can live with these minor annoyances and want a compact in the top class the PowerShot S95 might be your choice.
Read the full review of the Canon PowerShot S95 digital camera here.

The Nikon D7000 is a enthusiast photographers, but not in the highest price class. The DSLR comes with plenty of megapixels and you can photograph at an astounding ISO 25,600. About.com has now reviewed the Nikon D7000.

Some key features for the Nikon D7000:
-16.2 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-Built-in popup flash
-ISO sensitivity from 100 to 25,600
-High Speed 6 frames per second continuous shooting
-Able to record HD movies

About.com ends up giving the Nikon D7000 a good review with an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. On the positive side the reviewer find aspects such as good image quality even at high ISO levels, the build quality is good, the autofocus system is advanced and you get full HD movie. On the negative side there is a couple points like overexposure in situations with lots of contrast, slow autofocus in low light situations and you can not change aperture while using LiveView. If the D7000 was priced a bit lower it would be the best choice for serious amateurs looking for a good DSLR. But the camera has a lot of good features so you will not go wrong by buying this Nikon.
Read the full review of the Nikon D7000 DSLR camera here.