Casio digital cameras at PMA

• Brand: Casio
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

The PMA introduction of the EXILIM EX-Z29 at the PMA 2009 does not seem to be the top of Casio's business. Casio took along its latest series of EXILIM digital cameras, among which were the small speed devils that were introduced at the CES show. The Casio booth seemed somewhat empty, and the speed at which you can shoot with a Casio EXILIM demonstrated is outstanding, but by now, I've seen it all. Speed is a nice feature, but what does it actually do in practice? The Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX1 digital camera should be a great example to Casio. A new Megazoom camera at which the speed is used to capture neat panorama pictures with astonishing ease.

Shockproof and waterproof cameras

• Brand: Canon
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Underwater Housings

Waterproof and shockproof digital cameras are likely to become the hit of 2009, or at least; if it is up to the manufacturer. Various famous brands such as Olympus, Canon and Fujifilm have all introduced their own version of this type of camera, however, corporations such as General Imaging are also beginning to see the light. Although GE still seems unable to really get things started with a solidly built assortment of digital cameras, General Imaging did introduce the GE G3WP at the PMA 2009 show. The GE G3WP is a waterproof digital camera that can be used to a maximum depth of 10 feet. It features 12.2 Megapixels and an 4x optical zoom, all of which should add to the freedom of the active outdoor photographer, in order to capture his or her favorite moment.

Sony Webbie HD cameras

• Brand: Sony
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

We'd almost overlook them: Sony's Webbie Cams. The new brightly colored Sony cameras record video in MP4 format and digital pictures targeted on the World Wide Web. The Sony MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 Webbie HD cameras are able to record in a High Definition resolution of 1440x1080 pixels at a speed of 30 frames per second. In addition, 5 Megapixel pictures can be made. The Sony Webby cameras are compact and light enough to take them around wherever you go. Nice to use for the capture of daily moments, or to add to your Blog site. The included software serves to quickly and simply convert the video or photo data to enable publishing on the Internet.

Samsung NX digital camera

• Brand: Samsung
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

As for the Samsung NX camera; it may have been introduced as a concept, but many things still remain unclear. There are no announcements whatsoever from Samsung about specifications that are not already in the press release, but as we look at the concept cameras showcased behind glass, we see features claimed like video capture. This makes us assume that the Samsung NX camera will be able to record videos. The DX format sensor that is going to be used in the future Samsung NX camera, is larger that that of the compact camera, which causes us to expect more from the image quality of this digital camera.

Micro FourThirds system

• Brand: Olympus
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

During last year’s Photokina 2008 in Germany, the Micro FourThirds system was jointly introduced by Olympus and Panasonic. And although Panasonic pocketed the gain during the Photokina by introducing the Panasonic LUMIX G1 digital camera, Olympus was not forgotten, and curiosity about the plans of Olympus with this system stayed on. At the opening, Olympus showed a Micro FourThirds design concept to the international press, and afterwards to the public, with the announcement that this kind of concept belongs to the possibilities, but that it does not necessarily equal the end-product.