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Camera, Sensor Reviews

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-P150

Sony took the mediocre DSC-P100 and added a 7.2-megapixel sensor.

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4.0-5.6 IS lens

A lightweight, compact design with its stabilisation and an affordable price make the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS a versatile lens for entry-level shooters and amateurs on a budget.

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LG Secret (KF750)

Though its teeny selection key can be a bit of a nuisance, the Secret has some winning features, including one of the best 5-megapixel cameras we've encountered on a phone.

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Olympus FE-130

The Olympus FE-130 is a decent choice if you want a camera that doesn't ask too many questions.

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While the Canon IXUS 860 IS doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures beautiful images with its wide, 3.8x optical zoom lens and ranks among the top compact cameras we've seen.

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Intel reveals its vision for mobile phone evolution

Intel has set its technicians working on a new initiative that it hopes will get mobile devices piggybacking on other devices its user may come across, as well as making use of the increasing number of sensors — such as cameras and GPS — within the device itself.

Panasonic to expand image sensor plant

Panasonic plans to spend AU$973 million to expand a Japanese site for manufacturing image sensors, with a new facility opening in 2009.

Start-up lets you fix focus after snapping the shutter

Refocus Imaging hopes its camera technology will let amateurs fix focus problems and open new creative possibilities to photography professionals.

Technology turns camera phones into motion sensors

The company that brought the technology to Sony's EyeToy is now embedding it in mobile handsets.

New CMOS sensors catching on in cameras

Mainstream CMOS chip making technology is becoming more competitive for digital-camera image sensors. It's swept the high-end SLR market.

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Camera phone sensors

What's the difference between a CCD and CMOS sensor used in camera-phones?

Digital camera shopping checklist

Struggling to come to terms with what to pick for your first digital camera? We give you some pointers to aid you on your quest. Step this way.

What does ISO mean?

What does ISO mean? How would 1600 compare to 800?

Camera phone buying guide

Digital cameras have become an inseparable component of mobile phone technology. With the quality of these cameras continually improving, CNET.com.au is here to guide you through the various pitfalls of separating the gems from the junk.

Camcorder formats: which one is best?

Prospective camcorder buyers are faced with a choice of four types of camcorder recording media: hard disk, flash memory, MiniDV/HDV tapes, or mini-DVD. We run through the pros and cons of all four formats to make your purchasing journey a little less like a trip through Dante's nine circles of hell.

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Camera, Sensor Features

Cameras with image stabilisation

Image stabilisation addresses one of the common causes of blurred photographs: camera shake. You might think your lens is no good, or blame your camera's autofocus mechanism, but it's probably your unsteady hands that are at fault.

Best long zoom compact cameras

The average compact camera packs a 3x zoom, while anything larger than 10x qualifies as a megazoom or superzoom. But there's a growing number of cameras in the 3-10x hinterland that combine compact portability with distant-shooting goodness.

Digital cameras with 12X zoom: to infinity and beyond

A large range of focal lengths to zoom through can dramatically increase your framing options, as well as simply make it possible to get recognisable people shots when you're trapped in the crowd, high in the bleacher seats, or at the back of the auditorium. See how these stabilised 12X zoomers stack up.

The Canon empire strikes back

Canon fights Nikon's D70 prosumer dSLR with the 8-megapixel EOS 20D, expands its wildly popular A series units, and announces its 7-megapixel contenders.

Cameras destined for movie stardom

While we've yet to see that most desired of consumer electronics products -- a terrific still camera that's also a terrific camcorder - -cameras seem to be getting much better at doing double duty.

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Kodak's highly sensitive sensor

Kodak says digital cameras will work better in dim conditions with a superficial but significant change to image sensors.
Photos: MacBook Pros hit Australia

Seven weeks after being announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the first Intel-based MacBook Pro notebooks arrive Down Under. CNET.com.au takes photos of what you can expect when you open the box.
Is this the end of the classic film camera?

It's no secret that digital cameras now dominate the field of photography. So it's not really a surprise that Canon has said it would halt development of new film cameras, following a similar announcement by Nikon earlier in the year. With those two heavyweights pulling back, we offer this look at film cameras from not so long ago.
Hands-on with the Fujifilm FinePix S100FS

We check out the Fujifilm FinePix S100FS, an 11-megapixel bridge camera with 14x optical zoom.
Uni students get stuck in traffic for Nokia

It's not often that you get people volunteering to get stuck in traffic. However, that's exactly what happened last week in Northern California.