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DSLR cameras only have two downsides: price and size. Even if you can afford the car payment size pill that is the cost, they're a pain in the ass to lug around. Sony's new NEX-F3 [...]

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While some might be out snapping shots of picturesque sunsets and calm snowfalls, most of our photo ops take place in poorly lit bars and at parties where the cost of rent in the city [...]

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Look, there’s only so much Photoshop can do to fix a crappy photo. Even with that new un-blur thing Adobe just announced it still can’t account for your inability to focus. Basically that means [...]

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Blinking is a biological imperative that, while necessary, causes people to miss very important moments in time when they're situated behind the viewfinder. Shutter lag is a similar situation, but it's not one that you [...]

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Contrary to popular belief, the list of companies that make great cameras isn't three names long, and it doesn't end with the letter N. After basically conquering the TV market, Samsung decided to switch their [...]

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We love our DSLR to the point that any normal person would probably consider it unhealthy, but even we don't take it everywhere. Even if you can cope with the size constraints (you have to [...]

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Ever since you could share a picture of yourself on the interweb girls have teased us by holding cameras at just the right angle to supply the optimum amount of cleavage to face ratio. Snapping pictures [...]

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Carrying around a DSLR has been the biggest sticking point to why some of us have never purchased one. Heck, a lot of guys we know won't even buy a point-and-shoot because they've got a less [...]

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Back when cameras took pictures on this weird ribbony stuff called film, taking good photos took practice and talent. But as the digital cameras have come of age and their prices fallen from levels requiring [...]

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Those before and after shots at a work site make the project really satisfying in the end, especially when you're showing off your own handy work. But it's one of those things that's so easy [...]

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While you may like to think of yourself as an adventurer, another strong selling point of a camera that can survive anything comes down to carelessness. You could drop the Pentax Optio W90 in a [...]

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Don't be fooled by its cool retro facade, the Pentax Optio I10 just looks like it needs film. This slim little piece of photography nostalgia features a 12.1 megapixel sensor, a built-in imaged stabilizer and [...]

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Usually you have to make a choice between thin streamlined gadgets and gadgets that can take a beating, but not with the Casio Exilim EX-G1 Digital Camera. What may be the thinnest rugged compact camera [...]

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Your search for a compact digital SLR ends here with the Canon PowerShot G11 Digital Camera. The newest in Canon's flagship line, the G Series, the G11 brings a lot of intuitive [...]

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We're not going to come right out and say that the Vivitar Vivicam is great for grabbing candid underwater bikini shots... we'll leave that to you to figure out. For under $100 you can capture [...]

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