Top Holiday Picks: Cameras, Camcorders and Accessories
November 9th, 2009 by K. T. Bradford
The holiday shopping season is upon us once again and that means it’s time for our Gadget Gift Guide, the only resource you’ll need to find the perfect presents for your tech-loving friends and family. Or, just shop for yourself (everyone does).
This is the time of year when family members clamor for pictures and videos plus better ways to display and cherish them. Indulge their whims or enable a budding shutterbug or filmmaker with a gadget from our lists:
Cameras — Know someone looking to up their photography game? The Pentax K-x is on the pricey side but is one of the least expensive DSLRs to shoot 720p video and includes HDR processing for more detailed pictures.
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Kodak’s Z18 camcorder, announced today, has the same chunky shape as the
It’s been ages since Pure Digital updated the
Fujifilm mixed high and low today, announcing a $399 point-and-shoot and a $129 budget one. Like other cameras in the company’s F series, the FinePix F200EXR (right) has the latest and greatest imaging technologies, which might one day trickle down into cheaper models.
Nikon announced eight new CoolPix cameras for the spring today and, continuing a trend we noted at
At first glance, Panasonic’s SDR-S26 camcorder ($329) is just another flash camcorder: it records in standard definition. It has a cylindrical black body; sleek, but ordinary. It has a simple smattering of buttons on the backside, and on the inside when you open the LCD.
What really impressed us about the S26– aside from the fact that it even has 70X optical zoom– is how quickly the camcorder regained focus as we continued pushing the zoom. The picture remained sharp as we did this, and by the time we arrived at 70X we could still make out fine details, even on the LCD screen. As for the question of, “What can you do with a 70X lens?” Standing on the CES showroom floor we were able to make out tiny lines in the rafters, high above.
When we reviewed it last summer, the
Last year, the 
Several companies have tried integrating Wi-Fi into their cameras and SD Cards in an attempt to make uploading on the go easier. So far, though, they’ve presented several compromises. The
Like other wireless digital photo frames, the Ipevo Kaleido R7 ($199, March) allows users to stream photos, untethered. What makes it different, though, is that it works with iPhones and Windows Mobile devices, so you can stream camera phone pictures as well.