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Canon EOS 50D

The 50D is remarkably similar to the 40D in terms of performance, looks and features — but if you can spare the extra cash, it's a much nicer package.

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Fujifilm FinePix F60fd

It may not be brimming with new features and the controls are all over the shop, but the Fujifilm FinePix F60fd looks great and so do the pictures. Capable automatic settings make this a true point-and-shoot, with clever face detection helping it stand out from the crowd. We just wish it weren't so confusing.

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Sony Alpha DSLR-A900

The A900's main claim to fame is its 24-megapixel full-frame (the size of a 35mm frame of film) sensor, the highest resolution in a dSLR to date.

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Olympus Mju 1060

In this season of offerings, we've noticed two growing trends among manufacturers: touchscreen-enabled or ultra-high resolution point-and-shoots. But Olympus' latest darling in its Mju family, the Mju 1060 has neither. So does this new shooter have what it takes to pit itself against other more sophisticated compacts?

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

The LX3 is a good camera with an excellent feature set that positions it way beyond any conventional point-and-shoot on the retail shelves today.

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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.

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.

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.

Upside-down CMOS sensor may spark digital revolution

OmniVision engineers a new camera sensor, promising better image quality and lower cost.

Micron carves out image-sensor division

Micron says its image-sensor division, now called Aptina, is more independent and responsive. Also new: better sensors and even smaller mobile phone cameras.

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.

Digital Camera Buying Guide

Everything you need to know when pondering a new camera purchase, from the kind of user you are to current technologies to consider.

Digital photo basics

Whether you've just bought a digital camera or are in the market for one, you'll learn the basics of buying and using a digicam in this introductory primer on digital photography.

How to clean your digital SLR

To get the best-quality images from your dSLR, you'll need to give it a dust every now and then, both on the inside and out. CNET.com.au guides you step-by-step through cleaning your camera to make your photos blemish-free.

Digital photo pro secrets

Learn the secrets of getting great, clear photographs no matter what the situation. This guide teaches you the fundamentals of digital photography, and reveals the tricks pro photographers use to get great images of people, objects, live action, and much more.

Digital cameras and imaging myths busted

CNET.com.au paparazzi hunts down the common folklore about digital imaging and bring them to light.

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.

Top 10 digital cameras of February

Which digital cameras were most popular last month? Find out with the top ten favourites of February.

Digital camera creatures of the night

Vampires, witches and ghosts beware! These cameras are equipped with night-shooting capabilities that will capture images to haunt you forever.

Digital SLRs that won't break the bank

Remember when it was common to drop AU$1,000 on a nice digital point-and-shoot? These days, for around the same outlay, you can pick up a digital SLR camera.

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Adobe DNG Converter & Camera Raw 4.5

Manipulate and modify digital images.

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Neat Image 5.9

Reduce visible noise in digital photographic images.

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Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop 4.52

Reduce visible noise and grain in digital photographic images.

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