Cameras

The megapixel ratings of various digital cameras continue to increase. Acer now has an 8 megapixel model.

This camcorder writes directly to DVD’s – either R or RW – and as such avoids any possible data transfer problems to a PC.

A popular saying is that great things come in small packages, this certainly seems to be true in the case of this digital camera.

This looks a very interesting camera with 10x optical zoom, so that it is not hugely unbalanced it has two separate lenses, potentially a unique offering.

I tend to see far more Digital Cameras than Camcorders however with more and more functions being available on either then maybe one is the solution for the other.

Acer may have been late coming to the digital camera marketplace but the company has quickly made up ground as its latest models show.

This is a 5mega pixel offering with 4x optical zoom. It comes in a small two tone grey/silver housing in fact it will easily fit in a pocket or purse.

This is a small camera but not as light as you may think, it definitely has a solid feel and when you look at the specifications you know why.

An extremely long name for such a small camera little bigger than a throwaway cigarette lighter but with the ability to take both video and still photos the latter at 1.3megapixels.

This is a 7.1 mega pixel offering with 4x optical zoom, however it is still small enough to fit in a pocket or bag.

I think of this as a semi professional digital camera however the price seems to put it in the amateur camp. Certainly making adjustments to zoom and focus on the lens stem is a big leap from point and shoot.

A compact camera, ideal as a first digital camera, the controls are easy to use and anyone coming from a film camera will be delighted with the results.

Not long ago all Camcorders recorded to tape, then some were dual tape and memory card. Now it seems that hard disc is all the rage.

Kodak are certainly a name in photography, no doubt most of our grandparents had or have a Box Brownie in their lofts. Now they are a company producing digital cameras.

Smile please. We are about to check out a digital camera from Pentax.

This is small and this is powerful, on the face of it ideal for a pocket or purse. Not only is this a 5 mega pixel unit but the lens also supports 5x optical zoom.

This is the second of two reviews on small – quite similar – digital cameras from Kodak, read them both to see the subtle differences.

No matter how much storage capacity your digital camera has, you always need more space. A portable CD-writer could provide a solution.

Kodak have produced two cameras that have very similar specifications, originally I planned to review them both together but decided against that as there are more differences than may at first appear.

This is very small unit and it would easily fit in a pocket or purse. It looks smart with it’s brushed silver front, most importantly it takes decent images.

Pop fans, scouts & guides plus military personnel use them. So maybe it is time budding photographers should consider using a tent a photographic studio for certain tasks.

Hold that pose! There’s a camera out there just for you and it could well be the latest Acer model.

Sometimes you love something on sight, occasionally it’s the reverse, however what is unusual when you dislike something and then with use like it so much you wondered how you ever disliked it.

Camcorders are not something I see a lot of, however for that very reason I can probably spot the differences easier than someone looking at them week in week out.

This is a very small unit that will easily slip into a pocket or purse. However small does not mean it is not powerful.

Acer currently produce three cameras and over the last couple of weeks you have heard about the other two. This is the mid range offering and is by far the slimmest.

As camera prices fall, so available mega-pixels increase. Acer has achieved a nice balance with its CR-5130 model.

It’s black, compact, capable of 6.3 mega-pixels and manufactured by Acer.

Is it a Camcorder, no. Is it a Digital Camera, no. It is a .WAV recording device, no. It is in fact all three. The Everio comes in two models the GZ-MC200 and the GZ-MC100, here I am looking at the latter, the former is likely to cost £100 more.

Convergence is the name of the game that interests Acer as the company announces some new products