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NEWS INBRIEF MEMORY INMICRO Samsung EVO microSD cards are now available in 128GB size. They offer UHS-1, class 10 performance with read speeds of up to 48MB/s. Samsung’s card range feature four-proof technology to protect valuable data – they are heat, freeze, magnet and X-ray proof. The EVO 128GB microSD card costs £92.99 without the SD adaptor and £93.99 with. www.samsung.com ONE FOR ALL Using near field communication you can hook up your Canon camera or camcorder, or use USB for other brands, to Canon’s latest storage device, the Connect Station CS100, to store your pictures and movies in one central location. It’ll be available from June priced at £199. www.canon.co.uk. SUPER SPEED Lexar has microSD cards that offer 1000x read transfer speeds – that’s an impressive 150MB/s. The new cards use 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities are available. www.lexar.com ANSDFORSHARING Toshiba has launched a FlashAir III SD card which acts as its own wireless LAN access point to enable image sharing to your smartphone or mobile device. www.toshiba.co.uk. UHS II technology for this high speed performance and
The TZ57 is just as impressive though, with the same Leica lens capable of a 20x optical zoom and a 16-megapixel sensor. Both cameras can record Full HD video and have Wi-Fi connectivity; they’ll also be available from March onwards. The SZ10 is the last in the line-up of new Panasonic compacts announced at CES. It’ll be available from March and retails at £139.99. For that, you’ll get a tilting screen, 12x optical zoom, 24mm ultra wide-angle lens and Wi-Fi connectivity, amongst other extra creative features and functions.
exterior is a 16.1-megapixel sensor and it also has a 25mm ultra wide-angle lens with 4x optical zoom. It’ll be on general sale in March for £139.99. If you’re on the hunt for a professional standard second camera but lightweight and compact to travel with, the TZ70 (£349.99) and TZ57 (£229.99) will appeal. The Lumix TZ70 is the higher end version, featuring a 30x optical zoom, ultra wide-angle Leica lens and a 12.1-megapixel sensor. You can shoot in Raw and the control ring makes shooting with a compact a little more intuitive.
One of the major announcements where photography is concerned at CES this year came from Panasonic. Good things come in threes and Panasonic’s trio of new releases are certainly a welcome addition to the market, with each technologically targeted at different types of shooters. For the adventurer, there’s the Lumix FT30, a pocket-sized powerhouse designed to withstand falls up to 1.5 metres and temperatures as low as -10°C as well as being waterproof to eight metres and resistant to dust. Behind its rugged
π To find out more about these compacts, go to www.panasonic.co.uk.
Action cameras seem to be the ‘it’ product at the moment, and not one to miss out on the action, Braun has released two models: the Jumper 720p ActionCam HD and the Champion Full HD ActionCam. The £49.50 Jumper is supplied with a waterproof housing – if you’re planning on filming underwater it’s waterproof to 3m. Charge it up via USB and it’ll keep going for 70 minutes, capture still in five-megapixel Double trouble
A selection of exciting cameras has been announced by Fujifilm. The FinePix S9900 and S9800 are bridge cameras boasting 50x optical zooms, giving the equivalent focal length of 24-1200mm in the 35mm format. Both have 16.2-megapixel resolutions and top ISO speed is 12,800. The S9900 is priced at £299.99 and S9800 (it’s basically the S9900 minus wireless connectivity) is £259.99. The X-A2 is an X-series camera for £449.99 and that includes an XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS II lens. Its resolution is 16.3 megapixels using an APS-C CMOS sensor and it will be available from March in brown or black. Rounding off Fujifilm’s launches is the XQ2 a quality compact priced at £329.99 and available from March onwards. This has the same sensor as the well-received X30 and comes with a 4x f/1.8 zoom lens Fuji’s latest
resolution through the wide- angle lens and record videos at 720p/30fps. The Champion can also capture five-megapixel images and has a waterproof housing but records in Full HD and also features Wi-Fi. After a full charge, it can run for 60 minutes in Wi-Fi mode or 110 minutes. It costs £110.22.
π To find out more, go to www.fujifilm.eu/uk.
π To find out more, go to www.kenro.co.uk.
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