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Japanese camera maker Exemode has developed the SQ28m [JP, the site is currently down], a mini digital camera that’s quite nice design-wise. The device is sized at just 53×23×19mm, weighs21g, can be used with your key chain and is available in red or blue.

Sony are disguising their cameras to suit the seasons, looks like. The DSC-TX1 has something more than the 10.2 megapixel sensor that will make customers do a double take. It’s got an outer body that looks like a typical winter scene. It’s rightly named the ‘Snowflake’ as well.

Germany company, Praktica has introduced their compact digital camera, Luxmedia 10-03.

The RED Scarlet, if you don’t know, is a compact professional camera being released by RED as a more portable alternative to the more full-featured modular system that’s been brewing for so long. Key word here is professional! Many are under the impression that this is their consumer offering, but RED is not a consumer-oriented company.

Dresden's Praktica brand has a long, distinguished history -- but like many such brands with long, distinguished histories, stateside readers usually encounter this name attached to some pretty average consumer electronics. In this case, we have a smattering of nondescript digicams that feature the usual compliment of face detection, SD/SDHC card support,

The famous Olympus Pen E-P1 digital camera has been redesign with hundreds of Swarovski crystals. Priced at a hefty £1999.99 or about $3,342, the camera comes packaged with a special limited edition wooden box, which contains two lenses (presumably the 14-42mm zoom and the 17mm lens) and a matching flash. The Olympus Pen E-P1 Swarovski Edition will be available exclusively to order from Harrods’ Micro Anvika department.

Olympus' PEN E-P2 is destined to be a fine product, we're sure. What we aren't sure of, however, is how exactly the company came up with the nearly laughable MSRP. The second-ever Micro Four Thirds offering from the outfit is up for pre-order right now at Amazon, though the $1,099.99 asking price is just far too lofty for us to recommend snagging a place in line.

The $6,995 Leica M9 is available for pre-order at B&H. You’re probably excited. I would be too if I had the cash to buy the 18MP digital rangefinder. Just look at it; you know you want it. Forget that down payment on a house. You should buy this camera instead. It will probably hold its value better.

Casio's usual Exilim fare might struggle to engender a second look from the weary-eyed camera cognoscenti, but a few of the company's models do feature an attention-grabbing 1,000fps shooting mode (albeit at a relatively useless 224 x 64 resolution).

This post is for the few people out there that actually use the DSi’s camera. Sure, many probably snapped a few pics when they first got the device, but it’s more of a novelty feature and probably not something you would use everyday. But if you do, this $20 kit from Thrustmaster is for you.

Japan-based electronics maker Greenhouse has announced the GHV-DV30HDLXW/P [JP] today, a video camera specifically designed for women. The device is available in two colors, white and (the inevitable) pink. Buyers will also get a cute pouch that fits the color of the camera.

That Ricoh GXR camera system we saw yesterday has today become official, and dpreview have gotten on the case to provide an early preview and a set of sample images taken with the shooter. The novelty to this new setup is in the so-called lens units, which contain both a lens and an appropriately matched sensor inside a sealed casing.

Versatility and functionality are key in this compact 12x superzoom camera. Easily portable due to its small size and light weight, making it an ideal choice for days out with the family, weekends away, day-to-day photography or more advanced requirements. We love it for landscape work.

 The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is a 10 Megapixel budget super-zoom camera with a 10x optical zoom range equivalent to 38-380mm. Launched in February 2009 it replaces the Cyber-shot DSC-H10, increasing the pixel count from 8 to 10 Megapixels, adding a slightly larger 3in LCD screen and introducing 720p HD video.

Bad news people, the Samsung TL225 camera that was released this August? Yeah, it’s pretty much a pile of crap. The front screen is off center, so your pictures look like everyone is staring off to the side, the touchscreen response (the only way to control the camera’s settings) is oddly disconcerting, the shutter lag is excessive, and low light sensitivity is non-existent.

Yeah, that leak did a number on the official “release moment” of Olympus’ new micro four-thirds camera. All the stats are there, but I forbore from weighing in on the thing. I’m cautious but bullish about the M4/3 phenomenon; they’re legit to be sure, but this first generation isn’t going to break any sales records.

Someone really ought to explain to the British Journal of Photography how to keep a secret. They leaked the Nikon D3s early, and now they’ve dropped the new Olympus E-P2 as well, which was expected to be announced later tonight. I guess they just think they’re too cool for school. Or maybe they read the embargo time wrong.

The PM1 can boast of crystal clear filming on paper it doesn't quite match this quality in practice

The world of video recording is changing. With Apple launching its latest iPod nano with video capabilities (completely bypassing a stills camera feature) the options to film everything around you are getting bigger, while the devices to help you achieve this are getting smaller.

So we know what a DSLR is, we know what a P&S is, but what exactly do we call those new little cameras with the removable lenses? Is it an “Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens” camera? Well, CNET is asking just that question, and you can contribute to their poll if you’d like. Or hang out with us cool kids.