Digital Camera News and Reviews

Nikon D5300 DSLR camera

Photography Blog has reviewed a new DSLR camera from Nikon called Nikon D5300. It comes with a might 24.2 megapixels and nifty features such as GPS and Wi-Fi.

Some key features for the Nikon D5300 DSLR camera:
-24.2 megapixel image sensor
-3.2″ LCD screen
-39-point autofocus system
-Built-in Wi-Fi connectivity
-GPS connectivity
-Full HD movies at 1080/50/60p with stereo sound

Photography Blog ends up giving the a “Highly Recommended” rating with 4.5 stars out of 5 possible. Overall the Nikon camera scores very high with highest scores on value for your money, features, design and image quality. The only place where the D5300 scores a little lower is on how easy it is to use.
This DSLR seems like a mighty fine camera, but not that much has changed from the previous model: the D5200.
Read the full review of the Nikon D5300 DSLR camera here.

Olympus E-5

Olympus are known for making top class DSLR cameras that are weather resistant. Now they have released a successor to the E-3, a DSLR called Olympus E-5. Let us hear what Photography Blog has to say about this camera.

Some key features for the Olympus E-5:
-Weather-sealed body
-12 megapixel image sensor
-3″ 920k LCD screen
-Live View with Contrast AF
-HD video recording
-Shutter speeds of up to 1/8000
-Art filters
-HDMI port

Photography Blog gives the E-5 a very good review with an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars and calls it “Highly Recommended”. The Olympus camera scores highest on design, features and image quality, a little lower on ease of use while it scores lowest on value for your money. The blog claims that the E-5 is the best Four Thirds camera made to date. It produces images of excellent quality and is extremely well built, but it also comes at a very high price tag. It seems like Olympus are concentrating on pushing their Micro Four Thirds cameras so who knows if this is the last Four Thirds camera from them..
Read the full review of the Olympus E-5 DSLR camera here.

Nikon D7000

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.

Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55)

About.com has reviewed a new DSLR camera from Sony called Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55). The Sony a55 features a new technology called Translucent Mirror Technology that makes Sony able to make their DSLR camera in this line smaller. Many people, me included, has asked for smaller cameras with large image sensors so this is a good move from Sony. Let us hear what the reviewer over at About.com thinks about the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V.

Some key features for the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55):
-Translucent Mirror Technology
-16.2 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-Continuous 10 fps shooting
-1080/60i Full AVCHD or 1080/30p movies

About.com gives the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V a very good review with an overall score of 5 out of 5 possible stars. On the positive side the reviewer find the camera to produce pictures of excellent quality, automatic exposure is very good, fast and accurate autofocus and the feature where the camera switches between viewfinder and LCD view is nice. On the negative side the reviewer actually find the camera body to be a bit large, the camera is sometimes unable to focus in low light situations and LCD glare in direct sunlight. The reviewer claims that the a55 is one of the best beginner level DSLR cameras on the market!
Read the full review of the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55) DSLR camera here.