Cameras

Absence makes the heart grow fonder but would it be true as I take a look at a Creative webcam after a long break.

This is a powerful ‘intermediate’ user camera, more than point and shoot but a step down from a DSLR however it has 6x optical zoom and can take 12mega pixel images.

Having recently looked at a DSLR from Olympus this is the other end of the scale however not only is it small and has a decent zoom but it is also close to waterproof.

I remember seeing a very early Everio it did not have a hard disc but a MicroDrive I believe 4GB was possible. Here it has a full blown hard disc at 30GB that allows up to 37 hours recording.

Paper dresses were not the only items on display when Canon revealed its new product line-up.

The Olympus E-500 is a DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera and I was sent it with a couple of lenses, the first a macro lens great for those close ups and the send a more general 14-45mm offering.

Following its acquisition by the Petters Group Worldwide in 2005, Polaroid has undergone a change, maybe not of image but certainly with its range of products.

This is totally different from almost any other digital camera I have reviewed as almost all the settings are adjusted from the TFT touchscreen, certainly a first for me.

Clutching his notebook (paper variety) our roving reporter preened himself before posing for a photographic session.

Smile please as Canon’s new entry level PowerShot camera blends various technologies into a lightweight body.

Like a lot of recent camcorders this records to mini (8cm) DVD’s either DVD-R or DVD-RW. This is the lowest specified of three almost identical offerings but don’t let that put you off.

This is certainly a camera small enough to slip into a shirt pocket, however do not let it’s lack of size make you think it is just another near entry level offering, it has hidden secrets.

This is a camera by Samsung from their ‘entry level’ ‘S’ series of cameras. However it has a number of features that are certainly not entry level but it still can be a point and shoot offering.

A name that has been in consumer electronics such an keyboards, watches and even handheld computers for many years but they are also a name in digital cameras.

This is one of the range of new cameras launched by Samsung at the start of February. It is one from their basic ‘S’ range. However only a year or so ago this would have been close to top of the range.

In the dim and distant past I used to see a lot of Olympus cameras, now the chance to review them again has arisen and I took it with both hands. Here is certainly a pocket offering but still powerful.

Canon's new HDV camcorder. Presented with all the "hype" of a film star. Is it an "Oscar" or a "Razzer"?

While this name may be new to you I have followed their introduction to the UK a few years ago, now they are firmly here in the camera, projector and flat panel aeras.

The last couple of weeks have extended me, to be precise the time spent with Samsungs latest DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera has enabled me to take some superb images.

A camcorder that records direct to 8cm (mini) DVD’s and can also record still images to an SD card. Could this be the best of both worlds?

This is a dual lens camera but unlike the previous unit of this type I reviewed the two lens on this unit do two totally different jobs.

This looks rather like a 35mm offering and it has functionality. It is very useable as a basic digital camera coming with internal memory but it can support an SD card.

The worst weather – snow wise – for some time in the London area marked the launch of fourteen new cameras from Samsung, some so new they did not even make the press pack as authority to mention them only came overnight.

Really small in size, it will easily fit in a shirt pocket without appearing in the slightest bulky. Is it however reasonable in zoom and good in mega pixel, could this be another Canon winner?

This looks and feels like a very substantial camera, the zoom is good at 12x optical and the image size is 7.1 mega pixel, This is one of two cameras in the Kodak Performance range

Certainly a camera small enough to fit in any pocket or purse and while it is supplied with a woefully inadequate memory card it does come with a case as standard.

An eight megapixel camera for under £200 is possible with the Kodak C875

This is probably just too big to fit in most pockets but the lack of a case is not vital as the lens is covered and the screen is capable of being rotated 180 degrees as with a lot of camcorders.

This powerful 5MP camera with 3.4 to 1 optical zoom is small enough to fit into the smallest pocket but has one of the biggest TFT displays I have seen.

If capturing still images no longer satisfies your creative urge then perhaps it is time you considered a camcorder such as the DC100 from Canon.