Reviewer Profile

A great-looking camera to help you capture the world from a new perspective There’s no doubt about it, Samsung’s sleek new camera oozes sophistication. Its slim, high-quality build is minimalist yet striking with its flip-out LCD screen. Clearly its standout feature, this unique three-inch screen is fantastic for low or high-angle shots and self-portraits, as well as acting as its own stand for displaying photos in a slide show. Because of its touch-screen controls, on the body we are just left with a Play and a ‘Home’ button to access the men

Sony’s so-called mirrorless cameras, the NEX-3 and -5, are impressively compact especially considering they house an APS-C size sensor and flip-up rear LCD panels. But like any camera system, compatibility with a wide range of good-quality lenses is crucial. Along with the obligatory 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens, Sony also made an ultra-compact 16mm f/2.8 prime available immediately and announced an image stabilised 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 to follow. The latter we can now see as being the obvi

This positively tiny device is the epitome of portability. True to its name, this little camera is about the size of your thumb, allowing users to carry it with them wherever they go, so they’ll never miss a moment. Being so small, it’s important to have an uncomplicated interface: something which Swann delivers with ease. The shiny black plastic casing sports nothing but the lens on its front face, with an ergonomically shaped groove for your index finger to wrap around and kee

Christmas gift ideas for the photographer in the family

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Promotion: How photos can engage your readers

While a written blog certainly relies heavily on well-written and nutritious content in order to keep its readers coming back regularly, they also benefit greatly from the inclusion of a few great images.  Confront your readers with a sea of

The Weekend Project - 3rd Feb 2012

The weekend has arrived so time for us to set you a shooting challenge. As the weather has drastically changed in the past week the theme for this challenge is 'cold'. Interpret the word as you like. You can enter your images now onto the Digit

Camera School: ISO and sensitivity

Lesson four: Master ISO ISO is the measurement of a camera sensor’s sensitivity to light. Based on the speed ratings of conventional 35mm film (denoted as ASAs), most compacts, superzooms and DSLRs will allow photographers to alter the I