Olympus OM-D E-M5

“Olympus has delivered a fantastic camera, which [...] has the potential to be a game-changer… There’s a lot to love about the OM-D, especially the great image quality and its retro appeal.“

We’ve added another Olympus OM-D E-M5 [QuickFact Sheet] review to our Reviews Matrix.

TechRadar has published their review of the Olympus OM-D E-M5, a Digital Interchangeable Lens Compact System Camera with 16.1MP resolution (on a 17.3 x 13.0 mm 4/3 Live MOS Sensor), Sensor-shift Image Stabilization, Dust Reduction, an extra large 3.0-in. Tilt/Touch OLED (610k-dot), Eye-level electronic viewfinder (approx. 1.44M-dot, 120fps refresh rate), Intelligent AUTO (auto scene recognition), PASM modes, Scene Modes, Art Filters, Shutter speed range of 60 – 1/4000 sec. plus Bulb, Continuous Shooting at 9fps, RAW file format, Digital Leveler, MF Assist, a hot shoe, Multiple Exposure, Wireless flash control, and Full 1080 HD Movie (1920×1080/60i) with stereo sound in a Magnesium-alloy and Aluminum construction coupled with advanced splash and dust protection.

You can read the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review @ TechRadar.

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Nikon D800

“[The Nikon D800] is an especially good choice for those who shoot in normal or daylight conditions or at low sensitivities, [and] will be a big hit with landscape and studio photographers.“

We’ve added a new Nikon D800 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

TechRadar has published their review of the full-frame Nikon D800 with 36.3MP (35.9 x 24.0 mm CMOS sensor FX format), 51-point AF system, 3.2-in. (921k-dot) LCD, Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder, Shutter Speed 1/8,000 to 30 sec. plus bulb, Continuous shooting 5fps, MUP (mirror up), Picture Control System, PASM, Advanced Scene Recognition System, RAW, ISO 100 to 6400 (expandable from ISO 50 to ISO 25600 equivalent), i-TTL balanced fill-flash and Active D-Lighting, Live View, and Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 30p/25p/24p with built-in monaural (or optional external stereo) microphone. The D800 has dual card slots and accepts Type I CompactFlash memory cards (UDMA compliant).

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Nikon COOLPIX P510

“Highly suitable for amateur travel photography and for general use as an outdoor camera.“

We’ve added another Nikon COOLPIX P510 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

NeoCamera has published their review of the Nikon Coolpix P510, an ultra zoom digital camera with 16.1MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CMOS), 42x ultra wide-angle optical zoom (24-1000mm equiv.), 3.0-in. Vari-angle LCD (921k-dot), Optical Image Stabilization, PASM, Scene Modes, Continuous Shooting 5fps, Easy Panorama (seamless 180° or 360° image), built-in GPS and geotagging features, and Full HD 1080p video 1920×1080 @ 30fps with stereo sound.

You can read the Nikon Coolpix P510 Review @ NeoCamera.

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Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition

Somerset House, London

©Kushal Gangopadhyay, India, Open Shortlist, Arts and Culture, Sony World Photography Awards 2012

The vast showcase of winning images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2012 comes to London’s Somerset House from 27 April – 20 May 2012 as part of the photography festival, World Photo, London. The already announced 2012 shortlist and category winners are a sure indication that this year’s exhibition is set to be as remarkable as ever, bringing together a fantastic collection of colours and scenes, skilfully captured by some of the world’s most talented photographers.

The Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition presents the best of over 112,000 entries into the 2012 competition, from professionals to students from 171 countries across the globe. Curated by Michael Benson and the Candlestar team, and set in the stunning Embankment Galleries, the exhibition offers visitors an extraordinary range of contemporary photography covering a wide range of subjects from photojournalism and documentary to fashion, nature, architecture and sport.

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How populated is the Earth? Which country has the highest population density? Where can you go to escape from everyone? Derek Watkins has an interactive map that will give you an idea where to find those places, anywhere from at least 5 people per square kilometer to 500 people per square kilometer. As you can easily guess, the deserts, canyons, mountain ranges and jungles are the most sparsely populated. And as you increase the population density, the countries of Asia looms large.

As the image above indicates, the B&W map can only give you a general idea of the countries involved. It would be great if the map tied into Google maps and allowed zooming into more detail. In fact, this is what Google needs to be working on to make their maps more useful. By providing easy tie-in into different types of publicly (or privately) available data sets, we could find out all kinds of interesting things about this world of ours.

Visit the map at: Derek Watkins.

via FlowingData