Pentax has added a new mirrorless camera to the market with its K-01 model — a 16-megapixel APS-C sensor interchangeable-lens camera housed with a 3-inch LCD screen. Designed by Marc Newson, a man known for his designs of bicycles, cars, aircraft and yachts on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the camera has been redesigned for usability and sleek style. The Pentax K-01 is being paired in a kit with the PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 XS, which the company is touting as the world's thinnest interchangeable lens...

Samsung has added the next iteration to its mirrorless, interchangeable-lens camera line. The NX200 includes a 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, as well as high-speed continuous shooting (7 frames per second), wide-range ISO (100-12800) and full 1080p HD movie recording.

The NX200 also includes Samsung’s i-Function 2.0 lens, which allows users to control a range of parameters from the lens by quickly toggling between shutter speed, aperture, exposure value, white balance and...

Samsung has launched the NX11, the latest addition to the NX interchangeable lens family. This new model will have three i-Function (iFn) lenses to choose from when it hits the market, a 18-55mm, a 20mm pancake and a 20-50mm zoom silver color lens.

With the i-Function lenses, users can quickly adjust fundamental camera settings—such as aperture, shutter speed, white balance, ISO sensitivity and focus—without having to look at the menu screen and reset the shot. For more intricate adjustments, users can still use the 3-inch LCD screen...

Sony has launched two new mirrorless, interchangeable-lens compacts, the NEX-5 and NEX-3. Both are fitted with 14.2-megapixel sensors, have a 200-12800 ISO range and are compatible with any E-mount lens.

The main differences between the two cameras are size (the NEX-5 is two inches narrower), casing and video options. The NEX-5 is housed in a magnesium alloy case, while the...

Samsung has released a new line of cameras, the NX10 — a compact, mirrorless product with 14.6-megapixel resolution, a larger APS-C sensor, a brighter AMOLED screen and faster autofocus.

The APS-C mirrorless sensor is 1.5 times as large as a traditional 4:3 sensor, and it reduces the size of the camera by 15 percent to 87 x 123mm. The improved, 3-inch AMOLED screen now allows users to view images on the monitor at any angle and in any lighting condition, including acute angles and bright sunlight. A new autofocus DRIMe II Pro engine allows for...

Panasonic has added the DMC-GF1 to its Lumix G Micro System line of digital interchangeable lens cameras. This model, more compact than its predecessors, has 12.1-megapixel resolution, HD video capabilities and a body that is one-third of the size of previous GF1 models.

In HD mode, the GF1 records in 1,280 x 720-pixel resolution. Video clips can also be shot in Lite movie mode when...

Panasonic has announced its Lumix DMC-G1, the first camera based on the new Micro Four Thirds System standard, which eliminates the internal mirror of digital SLRs, thereby reducing size and weight. The 12.1-megapixel G1 weighs 0.85 pound and features a flangeback (mirror-to-sensor) distance of approximately 20mm, half of the distance in Four Thirds standards.

The G1 also features a 1.4x magnification Live View electronic viewfinder system and...