Canon reports slightly higher profits in Q1, teases new compact cameras on the way

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Canon reported its Q1 2012 earnings this week, and things certainly appear to have gone better than the last time we checked in when it replaced the company president.

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[Hands-On] Canon Powershot G1 X

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Canon will release their latest flagship model in the Powershot series, the G1 X, at the beginning of March in Japan. “For this camera, we had a unified concept from development to product planning. The idea was to deliver the best pictures ever from a Canon compact camera.” “One big feature of this model is the sensor size

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Get Cool Camera Effects from Your Phone and Point-and-Shoot Camera Without Apps or Manual Controls [Phtotography]

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Most cameraphones or point-and-shoots don't offer manual control, so you have to rely on the camera's sensors to determine the best combination of aperture, shutter speed, and focus. These sensors aren't the smartest things in the world, though, and if your picture doesn't turn out how you'd like—or if you're just going for something a little more artistic—it's possible to get the photo to turn out exactly as you want by "fooling" the camera. Here's how

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Canon welcomes ELPH 530 HS / 320 HS, SX260 HS and D20 to PowerShot lineup

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In addition to the new additions to Canon's A-Series of digital cameras, the company is also giving more demanding consumers a similar outpouring of love with four additional shooters in the PowerShot family, which sport a diverse array of features such as WiFi connectivity, 20x optical zoom and rugged designs.

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Samsung Electronics Introduces in Korea its Super-slim Camera with F.25 Bright Lens, the ‘ST77’

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Samsung has launched in Korea a super-slim compact camera ‘ST77’ equipped with F2.5 Bright Lens in stylish design. ST77 is a super-slim camera of 90.7 mm * 16.9 mm * 10.1 g, yet empowered with smart features like Funny Face, Picture in Picture, Live Panorama and Smart Auto & Filter.

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Nikon outs new Coolpix trio: L810 with 26x zoom, waterproof S30 and Intelligent Auto L26

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Point-and-shoot refreshes may not get you all hot and bothered like some new, networked DSLRs might, but Nikon's doing its best to reinvigorate the category. Announced today, the new line of Coolpix digital cameras crams an assortment of dedicated features -- Intelligent Auto, ultra-zoom and ruggedization -- into a spread of budget-friendly, 720p HD-capable offerings. The leader of this updated bunch, the L810, combines a 26x (22.5mm-585mm) lens, 19 exposure settings and a 3-inch LCD screen with VR image stabilization for users who want to get up close and personal without compromising detail.

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Nikon adds Coolpix S9300, S6300, S4300 and S3300 to point-and-shoot lineup

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It's not been all that long since Nikon last augmented its Coolpix S-series , and now the camera maker's at it again, adding another four to the point-and-shoot range. Starting at the bottom end is the S3300, which definitely keeps things simple: 16 megapixels, 6x zoom, 19 picture modes and 720p is what you'll get for the $140 asking price. An extra $30 lands you the S4300, which adds touchscreen control

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Polaroid SC1630 Android HD smart camera hands-on, is it a cameraphone or a phonecamera?

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The camera modules in smartphones continually improve, and these days there are phones like the iPhone 4S and the Nokia N9 who can take snapshots as good -- and sometimes better -- than point-and-shoots. Polaroid's known for making cameras, but its newest device, a rebrand of the Aigo A8 we saw at CES last year, flips the script by taking a 16 megapixel point-and-shoot and shoving an Android phone inside. The Polaroid version's called the SC1630 Android HD Smart Camera, and its packed with 850/1900/2100MHz WCDMA and 850/900/1800/1900 GSM radios, along with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and an FM antenna thrown in for good measure

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Samsung add WiFi to its latest dual LCD DV300F Camera

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Samsung’s DualView point and shoot line-up is proud to add yet another model with the announcement today of the DV300F. This new 16Mpix Camera comes with a nice 3” LCD monitor, and a 1.5” front facing one. Announced at around $199 in the US, the DV300F comes with WiFi allowing you to automatically share your photos on Picasa or Facebook as well as your videos on YouTube but also to let you automatically backup your shoots on your PC.

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Fujifilm’s X10 Pro Point-and-Shoot Will Be Out in Early November for $600 [Cameras]

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Fujifilm's new pro-caliber X10 point-and-shoot just got a official price: $600, and it'll be out in early November. The X10 can't keep pace with its big brother the X100 , but it's got all the features you'd expect from a high-end point-and-shoot, and it's a damn pretty sight, too.

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