I think photography hits the highest momentum nowadays as a direct impact of online social network. The easy of online sharing through social network forcing people to share more photos. Based on my life story, I started to enter the photography world seriously since I found my friends share their nice pictures on Facebook. Now I have two D-SLR cameras, an IR camera and a standard camera. I want to add a rugged and waterproof camera to my collection. I want to learn how to take photograph underwater. Actually there two option in doing underwater photography, using dedicated waterproof camera and utilizing underwater camera housing. Talking about waterproof camera, there is a new product from PENTAX, the Optio WG-2 that’s introudced last week in America.

As the successor of WG-1, the rugged Optio WG-2 digital compact camera is waterprood to depths of 40-feet or equal to 12-meters. Designed for adventurers, the WG-2 also shockproof, coldproof, and dustproof. Users don’t need to worry if the camera drops up to 5 feet or taking picture at minus 10 degrees C. Equipped with 16 megapixel CMOS image sensor, the camera is able to make a 1080p HD movie recording at 30 fps. The WG-2 also features Digital Microscope mode with macro LED for macro lighting of subjects as close as 1 cm.
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Coming with fun features, the new Samsung ST66 compact camera boasts 16.1 Megapixel CCD sensors, 5x optical zoom, F2/5, 25mm wide angle lens, and records 720p HD Movie at 30fps. So what kind of fun features it has? Just like what we can do on the web, this compact camera enable you to turn your common friend into a Hollywood celebrity by putting her photo on a giant billboard. And the fun continues with the magic frame feature which allows you to put the subject in front of the pre-loaded background galleries including Wall Art, Full Moon, Magazine or Holiday. The fun is not over yet, you can find Picture-in-Picture and Funny Face features.

Ok let’s continue with the more serious features. The ST66 compact camera features Live Panorama. With this unique feature, capturing panoramic scene is very easy. What users need is simply holding down the shutter button and sweeping the camera across the scene, and that’s it! In addition to the Live Panorama, the S66 also features Smart Auto 2.0 that’s capable to determine the lighting condition and sets the right exposure for the best possible result.
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The newest trend in the world of digital camera and camcorder is built-in Wi-Fi feature. Have you read CAMILEO AIR10 from Toshiba? Now I want to post another product from Samsung. Along with the DV300F DualView camera, Samsung also produces WB850F Wi-Fi-enabled camera featuring a 21x optical zoom. Using the new SMART Wi-Fi technology, this camera allows users to share any pictures they take easily, only a few steps needed. What is your favorite place to share your photos through the net? Facebook? Picasa? Or you want to save the pictures into private cloud storage? it’s also possible, thanks to the Samsung’s AllShare Play and Microsoft Sky Drive.

The WB850F also has GPS and Digital Compass functionality which enable users to get better overview what’s on their surroundings and explore new places. What else you can expect from this camera? As stated by Samsung on the press release, the WB850F‘s key features include BSI CMOS sensor technology, 3.0″ VGA AMOLED screen, Full Manual Control setting (feel like a pro?), and various creative editing features such as Motion Photo, Live Panorama, and Split Shot. Regarding motion picture, the Samsung WB850F is able to capture your favorite moments in 1080/30p Full HD and 1080/60i.
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Hi everybidy, happy New Year, how’s your holiday? I wish you all the best for the entire 2012. So what is the new camera for this January? I know PMA@CES comes in a week, but now I have something to buzz just to make your day more excited. It comes from Samsung, yes you’re right, it’s the DV300F DualView camera. Featuring Dual LCD and Wi-Fi, the DV300F will make your photo session more fun and easy.

Coming with a 1.5″ front facing LCD screen, the DV300F allows users to capture theirself easily. And combined with the Wi-Fi connectivity, users are now able to upload and share their photo and video works to Facebook and other social media sites such as Flickr, Picasa, and YouTubu in more instant way. The DV300F is also equipped with microSD memory card, but moving the data to PC or laptop is possible without wire, thank to the Auto PC Backup feature.
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Mentioned as the the world’s first credit card sized, full 1080p High Definition video camera with 14 MP digital still and music recording/playing capability, Poco PRO features supertough magnesium construction with built-in, easy to use controls for instant click to capture. For better photo hunting experience, it also offers vibrant and super energy efficient AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic LED).
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Available in three colors: black, silver, and pink, the Ricoh CX6 digital camera features a high magnification 10.7x (28-300 mm) optical wide-angle zoom lens that achieves AF focusing times as fast as 0.1 seconds. The CX6 also adds a function for automatic adjustment of brightness based on the level of brightness of the subject. Other highlights: new aperture/shutter-speed priority modes, snap movie function, and many more.
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Released in September this year, the new GR DIGITAL IV digital camera features a new image engine and a refined optical filter. As the successor model to the GR DIGITAL III, the new GR IV comes with a Hybrid AF System and an Image-sensor-shift Image Stabilization Function, and a 3-inch, approximately 1.23 million-dot VGA LCD monitor. Other highlights: an electronic level that can detect inclination in the tilt direction; the conventional horizontal direction; Dynamic Range Compensation; and Interval Composite, which can combine images shot at a certain shooting interval.
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Designed for outdoor use, the new RICOH PX digital camera offers 5.0×, wide-angle (28 mm) and telephoto (140 mm) optical zoom in a water- and shock-resistant package that can safely be used for hassle-free photography in a wide variety of locations and situations. Its high-resolution, 16-million–pixel CCD sensor and Smooth Imaging Engine IV image processing engine combine for high-resolution, high-quality photographs.
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