Review: UHD Blu-ray `The Revenant’ Paints Harrowing Tale With Light
The Ultra HD Blu-ray format is only a couple of months old, and already we have an impressive body of about 30 discs carrying 3840×2160 resolution images supported by strikingly realistic contrast, detail and color through the use of the new tool (for the home…
Review: Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Sets Bar High For Ultra HD Blu-ray
Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player (above) has a curved design but no readout. Since the introduction of the first DVD player, Samsung has sought to be first-to-market with all of the latest optical disc technologies to come along. The company’s track record includes the…
Panasonic Introduces GX85 Compact 4K ILC
Panasonic beefed up its 4K Ultra HD mirrorless interchangeable lens camera lineup Tuesday with the addition of the Lumix DMC-GX85, billed as the “most compact camera system” yet designed by the company. The camera measures 4.8 x 2.78 x 1.73 inches and weighs 1.09 pounds…
Review: Samsung’s 4K Ultra HD UN65KS9500 Brings HDR Home
Last year, 4K Ultra HDTVs with high dynamic range (HDR) and a wide color gamut (WCG) were brand new, and we had no parameters with which to measure performance for the additional luminance and color we were supposed to be seeing. At the start of…
Sony Adds 4K Cybershot RX10 III Camera
Sony introduced Tuesday the third addition to its RX10 camera series, in the Sony Cybershot RX10 III, which is distinguished by a super 25x (24-600mm f/2.4-4 35mm equivalent) zoom range, combined with the company’s high quality 20-megapixel 1-inch image sensor. For advanced amateurs, the combination…
Canon Adds Rebel T6 Full HD DSLR With Wi-Fi
Canon this week introduced the successor to its popular entry level Rebel T5 DSLR. The Rebel T6 adds Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity to the feature set that also includes Full HD 1080/30p video recording. Canon said the Rebel T6 will be available March 27, 2016…
Sony Adds Compact 1080p 30x Zoom Camera, Lighting Control System
Sony Electronics introduced Monday its DSC-HX80 compact zoom point-and-shoot camera with a 30x Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* zoom lens, and Full HD 1080p video recording. Sony also used the Wedding & Portrait Photography Conference and Expo (WPPI) show in Las Vegas this week to reveal a…
Panasonic Adds Lumix G Vario 12-60mm/F3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens
Panasonic introduced Wednesday the Lumix G Vario 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH interchangeable zoom lens with power optical image stabilization for its Micro Four Thirds mirrorless compact camera line. The lens’ focal range is equivalent to 24-120mm on a 35mm camera. It is splash and dust-proof and…
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