Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

PANASONIC INTRODUCES SUPER COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERA FEATURING AVCHD LITE HD VIDEO RECORDING CAPABILITY

Panasonic LUMIX ZR3 includes 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens and powerful
8x optical zoom in a slim and portable body

MISSISSAUGA, ON (January 28, 2010) – Panasonic Canada Inc. today announced the introduction of the LUMIX DMC-ZR3, a full-featured digital camera complete with AVCHD¹ Lite High Defintion (HD) video recording capabilities, a 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens² and a powerful 8x optical zoom – giving consumers a wide-range of shooting options in a slim body that’s small enough to fit in a pocket or small purse. New to the ZR-Series this year, Panasonic also introduces Intelligent Zoom, which extends the LUMIX ZR3’s zoom to an impressive 10x.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

PANASONIC’S RUGGED DIGITAL CAMERA GETS TOUGHER – WATERPROOF TO 33 FEET, FREEZEPROOF, SHOCKPROOF – WITH THE ABILITY TO RECORD HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO

New Panasonic LUMIX TS2 Features a Rugged Design, Allowing for Extreme
Outdoor Use, Yet Still Easy to Use to Capture High Quality Photos

MISSISSAUGA, ON (January 28, 2010) – Panasonic Canada Inc. today introduced the new LUMIX DMC-TS2, a successor to the company’s first rugged digital camera designed for active outdoor use, the LUMIX DMC-TS1. Featuring High Definition video recording capability in the AVCHD Lite format¹, the new 14.1-megapixel LUMIX TS2 is tougher than its predecessor and features innovative upgrades for the adventurous consumer – it’s waterproof to 33 feet (10m), shockproof² to 10 feet (2m), freezeproof to -10ºC (14ºF) and is dustproof².

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

PANASONIC UNVEILS THE WORLD’S SMALLEST PHOTO/VIDEO HYBRID SUPERZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA

With New Built-In GPS Feature, Panasonic LUMIX ZS7 Digital Camera is Ultimate
Travel Companion, Allowing Users to Geo-Tag Photos and Videos

MISSISSAUGA, ON (January 28, 2010) – Panasonic Canada Inc. announced today the LUMIX DMC-ZS7, world’s smallest photo/video hybrid superzoom digital camera¹ and newest member of the acclaimed superzoom ZS-Series. Complete with its hallmark Sonic Speed Auto Focusing, 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens² and a powerful 12x optical zoom (operable in video recording mode), this 12.1-megapixel powerhouse also includes a new built-in GPS (Global Positioning System)^{3, 4} feature that embeds photos and videos with the latitude and longitude location details – a valuable feature when using an online photo-sharing website. The LUMIX ZS7 can also record High Definition (HD) video using the recording capability in AVCHD Lite^{5, 6}, which includes a dedicated video record button and new to the ZS-Series is a manual shooting mode.

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Olympus Stylus 850 SW

A Canadian couple lost their Olympus Stylus TOUGH camera in the ocean while traveling in Australia. [I may be wrong, but I'm thinking perhaps it might have been the Stylus 850 SW pictured above, now renamed 'TOUGH'. It's the only pink waterproof camera Olympus had nine months ago.] Nine months later, an Australian man, David Castellan, found the camera, covered in barnacles. The memory card was surprisingly intact and David was able to track down the couple by looking at the pictures on the card.

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Nikon D3s

“The D3s offers the ultimate in performance, build and image quality. Score: 4/5”

We’ve added another Nikon D3s [Specs] review to our Reviews Matrix. Is the Nikon D3s the best DSLR camera ever?

TechRadar has published his review of the Nikon D3s. As expected, the D3s stands out for its superb low light capability up to ISO 3200.

You can read the full Nikon D3s Review (with samples of high ISO images) at: TechRadar.

Olympus USA has a teaser up on its web site, under “You can’t hide INNOVATION.”