Canon SX50 Mega Zoom Camera

Canon SX50 was announced end of last year which is a 50X mega zoom camera.  In accordance with Canon Canon, SX50 has the following features:
"SX50 is the world's first 50x Optical Zoom lens* in a compact digital camera, which goes all the way from a wide-angle 24mm to 1200mm (35mm equivalent) to capture any shot you choose. The PowerShot SX50 HS doesn't just get you up close to the action, it delivers spectacular image quality to every shot. The Canon HS SYSTEM, a combination of a 12.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and the DIGIC 5 Image Processor, achieves beautiful images up to ISO 6400. Record your memorable moments in incredibly lifelike 1080p Full HD video with stereo sound and High Speed AF ensures you'll capture all the action with faster focusing speed and reduced shooting lag time. The PowerShot SX50 HS also features the additional benefit of Zoom Framing Assist Seek and Lock functions, for easy tracking of and keeping the subject centered in the frame until you capture the image. With powerful technologies that add convenience and advanced capabilities, PowerShot SX50 HS can help you capture more of life every day."

Canon 50X Mega Zoom SX50 Digital Camera

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Rating (Source:Photographyblog)

Highly Recommended

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	4.5
Features	4.5
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image Quality	4
Value for money	4

Rikommagic MK802 and Rasperry Pi - Two Mini Computers Under US$100

Rasperry Pi and Rikomagic MK 802 are two really small computers (Size of a palm or even smaller) that can use Linux and Ubuntu or other Unix based operating system.  MK802 is already loaded with Android. Both computer are under US$100 and available in eBay.

Rikomagic MK802 Mini PC

Rasperry Pi Mini PC

Rasperry Pi is about the size of a credit card, which is a ARM based small computer. It has USB port, HDMI port for connecting monitor and TV, built in Ethernet port, RCA video output and audio output, SD card slot for loading operating system like Linux and Ubuntu. The power input used a Micro USB port.

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Hong Kong Night Scene

Hong Kong Harbor Night Scene is beautiful.

Rumor - Sony Full Frame NEX9

Rumors circulated in Internet that NEX-9 is a full frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera possibly available in 2014.   Reliable news indicates that  NEX-9 will be priced more than the RX1. The proposed small full-size camera does have a lot of technical problems to be solved.

Nikon Coolpix P330 Large Aperture P&S Digital Camera

Nikon announced the Coolpix P330 points and shot camera with  a new larger sensor on board, with 1/1.7 of an inch to work with, compared to 1/2.3 of an inch on last year's flavor.  It can shoot raw with with a sensitivity range of ISO 80 through 12,800 and the 5x optical zoom lens.

Nikon P330 F1.7 Points and Shot Digital Camera

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Nikon CoolPix A APS-C Sensor Digital Cameras

Nikon CoolPix A  APS-C Senor Digital Cameras is just announced. The black Nikon COOLPIX A Digital Camera is a point-and-shoot equipped with a 16.2MP DX-format CMOS sensor for images even in low light. The NIKKOR prime lens features a focal length of 18.5mm (35mm equivalent: 28mm) for wide-angle shooting, as well as a fast f/2.8 maximum aperture It features:

• 16.2MP DX-Format CMOS Sensor
• NIKKOR 18.5mm Lens (35mm Equiv: 28mm)
• Fast f/2.8 Maximum Aperture
• 3.0" 921k-Dot LCD Monitor
• Full HD 1080p Video with Stereo Sound
• Capture Photos in RAW Format
• Wi-Fi via Optional WU-1a Adapter

Nikon CoolPix A APSC-Senor F2.8 Digital Camera

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Nikon May Announce APS-C Portable Digital Camera Soon

Lens in a Cap - Loreo

The LOREO Lens in a Cap  is a new body cap for SLR cameras with detachable lenses. It protects standard and digital SLR cameras from dust and dirt while keeping them ready for snapshots. It incorporates a fixed focus lens, which turns any SLR into a point-and-shoot camera, slim enough to pocket. It is a self-contained unit that mounts directly onto the camera body and does not need any supporting lens. This means that it does not work with SLRs which do not have detachable lenses, such as the Olympus E series digital cameras. Focal length is 35mm, and aperture is adjustable from f/5.6 - f/64. The aperture acts as a built-in lens shade. The Lens in a Cap ships in 8 common mount types - Canon EOS, FD, Nikon, Olympus (now discontinued), Pentax K, Minolta MD and AF, M42.

Loreo Lens in a Cap

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Review 

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Olympus Cap Lens

Olympus makes a small cap lens for CAD$49. Here is the features extracted from the official web site:
"Olympus also introduces an intriguing new lens for its Micro Four Thirds line. The BCL-15mm f8.0 Body Cap Lens serves as a body cap when carrying the camera around without its interchangeable lens, and transforms to become a pan-focus snapshot lens to capture images. The lens is so thin – just 9mm thick – that it can easily be mistaken for a camera-mount body cap. With three glass lens elements in three groups, it can be used as a wide-angle lens equivalent with a single focal length of 30mm (35mm camera equivalent). In addition to daily use as a “pan-focus” lens featuring a wide angle, fixed f8 aperture and deep depth of field, it is compatible with manual focusing using a lever and capable of close-up shooting as close as 30 cm. A lens-protection barrier is provided so the lens can be mounted permanently on the camera and even put in a pocket together with the camera."

BCL-15mm Olympus Body Cap Lens

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