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Save/ShareIf you're planning to spend more than $200 on a digital camera within the next six months, and if you care about F-stops, lenses, and other advanced functions, be sure to visit Digital Photography Review. Think of this website as a hyper-detailed Consumer Reports for high-tech cameras. It specializes in thorough product testing and detailed reviews. This website also offers video clips of hard-to-explain camera features and functions.
This morning, for example, Digital Photography Review was the first website to offer a full review of the the Panasonic DMC-L10, which is in the running for being the most interesting new camera of the year.
With a $1,299 list price (ouch!), this camera isn't for most travelers. (For price comparison, Nikon offers a D40/D40X at about $550/$700 and Canon offers a Rebel XTi at $700.) But the features that this Panasonic camera is debuting may set the some standards for digital "single-lens reflex" model cameras, and many of its features will likely trickle down to cheap cameras within a few years.
Among its many tricks, this camera can detect up to 15 human faces and automatically set the best focus and light exposure to capture the subjects clearly. The camera also has a viewfinder that flips out as much as 180 degrees, a feature common on many videocameras but relatively rare on digital "still" cameras. The screen also automatically adjusts its brightness depending on the surrounding conditions--becoming brighter on a cloudy day, for instance. The camera even uses supersonic vibrations to shake off dust clinging to the sensor and marring images when you change lenses. [via Digital Photography Review]
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The killer capability of this camera is the Live View alongside its articulated display. People upgrading from a point-and-shoot will love the ability to do the same with an SLR.
With the latest lens introduction from Leica, the 14-150mm with OIS (equivalent of 28-300mm, wow!) you've got yourself a great camera to walk around with!
Posted By Scott on August 30, 2007, 12:42 PM
This would be a nice camera were it a few hundred dollars lower in price. I'm upgrading now to a DSLR and have almost settled on a Nikon D40, putting dollars saved into a longer telephoto lens and better flash.
Check out the following website for comprehensive advice. Among many other things, Mr. Rockwell says that high megapixel counts don't matter and hobbyists are duped by marketers into paying for features that do not provide benefit.
kenrockwell.com
Posted By Norm Farrell on January 2, 2008, 3:22 AM
I can confirm the extraordinarily thorough nature of these reviews. What a site! I used the site to buy my Pentax K10d and I'm thrilled with my purchase. Only this site knew the Pentax had live preview. Consumer Reports missed this feature in their review.
Posted By Richard Riebel on January 7, 2008, 4:24 PM
D.P. review is a great site, and I've been using it for ages. On iGuide, (http://iguide.travel), I used to do my own photography reviews, before I realized it was hopeless compared to the reviews they provide. My advice would be to keep your megapixels low unless you plan on making posters, and focus on the quality, image stabilization, and low image noise.
Posted By Travel Photography on November 20, 2008, 9:48 PM