The most recent Digital Cameras articles from Personal Computer World

Review: Fujifilm Finepix S8100fd digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2008-05-28T10:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 28 May 2008 at 10:00:00

A powerful 18x optical zoom housed in a conveniently compact body

An update to the Finepix S8000fd has an SLR-style design but a remarkably compact body, complete with an LCD eye-level viewfinder and 27-486mm lens....

Review: Ricoh Caplio R8 digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2008-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Monday 7 April 2008 at 00:00:00

An updated design with excellent ease of use and reasonable pictures

The compact R-series from Ricoh regularly gets updated, usually keeping the design much the same. However, the new R8 makes something of a stylistic departure from its forebears....

Review: Ricoh GR Digital II digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2008-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Friday 18 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Not your usual run-of-the-mill compact

The GR Digital II has a rugged, professional feel. Its matt black magnesium alloy body is superbly crafted and fitted with a useful rubberised grip, and all control buttons are...

Review: Samsung NV20 digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2007-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Monday 17 December 2007 at 00:00:00

A good-looking camera with intuitive menus and face detection

The NV20 is a true ultra-compact with superb build quality and a slick black brushed-metal casing. It manages to almost look simultaneously modern and retro - modern in that it...

Review: Tony Hawk Helmet Cam digital camcorder

Emil Larsen — 2007-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Monday 17 December 2007 at 00:00:00

Film your stunts and tricks

Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk has lent his name to a 320x240 pixel webcam with microphone. With two AAA batteries, a rubber strap to fix it to your head and two...

Review: Nikon Coolpix P5100 digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2007-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Thursday 15 November 2007 at 00:00:00

A 12-megapixel sensor and features designed with the enthusiast in mind

An update to the Coolpix P5000, the P5100 retains the 3.5x optical zoom lens and vibration reduction of its predecessor, while boosting the pixel count from 10 million to 12...

Review: Fujifilm Finepix F50fd digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2007-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Monday 12 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Flagship ultra-compact camera comes packed with cutting-edge features

The F50fd ('fd' standing for face detection), comes in at the top of Fujifilm's compact range and succeeds the F31fd....

Review: Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2007-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Thursday 23 August 2007 at 00:00:00

A 12-megapixel snapper with a selection of enhanced features

Casio's latest camera is fairly straightforward to use and is packed with features, including manual modes and a large selection of programmed scene modes, or Best Shot modes....

Review: Canon Digital Ixus 75 digital camera

Terry Relph-Knight — 2007-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Terry Relph-Knight, Personal Computer World, Saturday 4 August 2007 at 00:00:00

A compact digicam with good performance

Starting in 1996 with the ELPH/Ixus APS film camera, Canon has built a great reputation for its range of compact Digital Ixus cameras....

Review: Canon Digital Ixus 950 IS digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2007-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Friday 3 August 2007 at 00:00:00

An ultra-compact camera with cutting-edge features

Canon's newest Digital Ixus is a direct upgrade for the Ixus 850 IS. Image resolution is boosted from 7.1 to 8 megapixels and the zoom range is increased from 3.8x to 4x....

Review: Nikon D40x digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2007-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 3 July 2007 at 00:00:00

The usability and features of the D40 enter the 10 megapixel market

The D40x and D40 are essentially the same digital SLR (DSLR) camera with a new 10-megapixel CCD replacing the 6-megapixel sensor in the standard model....

Review: Samsung S1050 digital camera

Rob Jones — 2007-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Rob Jones, Personal Computer World, Friday 22 June 2007 at 00:00:00

A low-cost camera with face detection and high ISO speeds

Samsung’s S1050 joins the growing throng of compact digital cameras where the battle is being shifted away from megapixels and towards speed in low light....

Review: Nikon Coolpix S200 digital camera

Paul Monckton — 2007-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 12 June 2007 at 00:00:00

Super-slim and shiny, this tiny digicam offers a well-balanced set of features

Make no mistake, Nikon's latest digital camera is incredibly small. At only 18.5mm thick, the Coolpix S200 will fit easily into just about any pocket – it’s also incredibly light,...

Review: Sigma SD14 digital SLR

Paul Monckton — 2007-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 30 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Using the latest full-colour Foveon chip, the SD14 boosts image resolution and adds important features

The SD14 from Sigma boasts many improvements over the SD10. As the model number would suggest, capture resolution is up from 10 to 14 megapixels, but there’s a lot more...

Review: Fujifilm Finepix S5 Pro digital SLR

Karl Foster — 2007-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Karl Foster, Personal Computer World, Thursday 26 April 2007 at 00:00:00

Fujifilm skips a model number and presents a portrait photographer’s dream

Fujifilm first leapt into the digital SLR market in 2000 with the 3.1-megapixel S1 Pro, a respectable camera based on Nikon bodywork, but incorporating the company’s own image-capture chip, the...