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In Samsung’s World, We’ve All Been Eaten by Adorable Robot Bears
11:20AM Matt Buchanan | This is Samsung’s vision of the world: Samsung-loving bears have taken over the world, and they’ve trapped the few remaining humans on ice to keep them fresh. Actually, it’s creepier than that, just watch.
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Olympus Uses Sadistic Machine To Test Tough Cams
12:00PM Adrian Covert | Canon and Panasonic may have had the hottest new rugged cams at the camera tradeshow in Vegas, but only Olympus had the balls to brutalise their Stylus Tough 6000 for all to see.
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Sigma’s Flagship SD15 DSLR Feels Like a Rock (in a Good Way)
10:40AM Adrian Covert | Sigma’s upcoming 14-megapixel SD15 DSLR promises to improve on its SD14 predecessor with an improved True II image processor. On display at PMA, the camera feels damn near indestructable when you hold it in your hand.
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How Optical Image Stabilisation Lenses Work (Jiggle, Jiggle)
7:40AM Matt Buchanan | Ever wondered what’s going on inside lenses that are all “we optically stabilize images, biyatch” and make you pay extra? A lot of movin’ and groovin’, as this cutaway of a Canon lens reveals. More »
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Pentax X70 24x Superzoom Is First With 720p Video
7:19AM Adrian Covert | Pentax’s X70 is a non-DSLR with 24x Superzoom, but it’s also the first of its kind to include 720p video recording.
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JVC Everio X: An HD and Slow-Mo Camcorder That Shoots 9MP Stills Too
4:23AM Adrian Covert | JVC’s new Everio X camcorder can handle imaging of all kinds, it shoots both 600fps slow-mo vid and 9-megapixel stills—and can even capture 5-megapixel photos while shooting 1080p HD video.
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Hands On Panasonic Lumix GH1 1080p HD Video Shootin’ Micro Four Thirds Camera
4:20AM Matt Buchanan | Two things make Panasonic’s Lumix GH1 Micro Four Thirds camera stand out from its G1 forebear: The mondo 14-140mm kit lens and its 1080p full HD video powahs.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Micro Four Thirds Sequel Shoots Full 1080p Video
2:46AM John Herrman | Panasonic has just gotten around to releasing their next Micro Four Thirds camera, and it looks awfully familiar! That’s because the GH1 is, more or less, the G1, with added 1080p HD video capabilities.
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Fujifilm Z33WP Waterproof Camera Is Like a Metal Jolly Rancher That Takes Pictures
6:23PM Matt Buchanan | Spec-wise, there’s nothing truly spectacular (har har) about Fujifilm’s waterproof 10-megapixel Z33WP—which doesn’t even fully climb aboard the tough-cam bandwagon by promising shock or arctic defenses—but there’s one thing about it that I love.
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