Nikon has announced the release of the D3 Digital SLR camera, making its debut eight years after the original D1 first surfaced. The D3 camera boasts 12.1 effective megapixels and a new FX-format CMOS sensor, which measures 23.9 x 36mm, closely mirroring the 35mm film size. The camera features a startup time of 0.12 second, the shortest viewfinder blackout time in the series, and a shutter lag time of just 37 milliseconds, with the capability of shooting up to nine frames per second at full FX-format resolution.

The D3 comes equipped with tonal range and depth and low noise throughout its normal range of ISO 200 to 6400. If set at its built-in options of Lo-1 or Hi-2, the ISO range can be stretched...

Canon has introduced the new 21.1-megapixel, ultra-high-resolution EOS-1Ds Mark III SLR. Designed with a ultra-low-noise CMOS sensor, the camera is fast and responsive, with a new ultra-wide-angle 14mm lens that fits perfectly with the full frame sensor. The compact camera has an alloy body, making it light in weight, versatile, and ideal for studio and field work.

For professional photographers, the five-frame-per-second shooting rate allows for a maximum of either 56 large/fine, 21-megapixel JPEGs or 12 RAW images, capturing fluid motion and free-flowing lines...

Hasselblad has introduced its newest H3D DSLR camera. The H3D-31, with 48mm full-frame ability, is the improved 31-megapixel version of the H3D-39. The new model uses a 44×33mm sensor enhanced with micro-lenses to boost the ISO rating one stop to a new maximum of ISO 800.

The system's high-speed capabilities allow for fast operation and a capture rate of 1.2 seconds per image in either mobile or tethered mode. The camera offers the highest burst rate of the H3D series and uses...

Olympus has another addition to the Stylus series: the Stylus 770 SW digital point-and-shoot camera. Designed to be shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof and crushproof, the ultra-compact 7.1-megapixel camera is able to withstand a water depth of 33 feet, frigid weather as low as 14 °F, a drop from five feet and 220 pounds of pressure.

The Stylus 770 SW's features include a 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD screen, as well as...

Fujifilm's newest infrared digital camera is the IS-1. Developed for law enforcement and the scientific fields, the newest model is a follow-up to the FinePix S3 Pro UVIR DSLR. The new IS-1 can be used in both visible and infrared light spectrums. It features a continuous live preview feature, an articulating LCD and a...

Olympus has launched the new SP-550 UZ digital camera, boasting an impressive 18x wide-angle, ultra-zoom lens with a 35mm-format equivalent range of 28-504mm. The camera is an all-in-one, allowing the user to shoot telephoto, wide-angle and macro as close as 1cm. Designed to be compact, it offers full manual exposure control and automatic built-in help guides.

With unique features including the near-D-SLR performance, combining sensor-shift image stabilization and...

Hasselblad has released the H3DII-39MS, a new digital SLR that eliminates the need to interpolate images and enables both single- and multi-shot capability. The H3DII-39MS combines the technology offered in the 39-megapixel CF-39MS digital back with the functionality and integration of the H3DII-39.

The H3DII-39MS will feature a new RAW converter and will not be film compatible. It will, however, offer photographers the ability to use the...

Fujifilm has announced its release of the FinePix s5 Pro, ideal for portrait and studio work. The camera's Super CCD SR Pro sensor, roughly 400 percent wider than that of a CCD working on a single lens, allows for expanded dynamic range from the double pixel technology (6.17 million S-pixels and 6.17 million R-pixels).

Combining the new Super CCD SR Pro sensor with Fujifilm's new RP Processor Pro results in...