Awesome Cameras

Panasonic’s mid-size digicam snaps 14.1-mp stills with a 24x optical zoom 25mm wide-angle lens and full manual controls. Grabs up to 60 fps (at 3.5-mp) for quick action shots, and 1080/60i HD video.

Oregon Scientfic’s action-cam shoots full 1080p video at 30fps (720p at 60fps) in a sturdy waterproof housing. A sensor even measures and records G-forces during your escapades.

Engadget managed to get the scoop on this prosumer camcorder, capable of shooting 1080p HD footage in 3D in AVCHD format. We don’t know much else yet, but it’s sure got a big lens.

The newly announced FujiFilm FinePix S2800HD camera has a 28mm-504mm high precision lens with 18X optical zoom, a 14 megapixel CCD sensor, 720p HD video and image stabilization.

The Big P’s latest digicam features an ultra wide-angle 28mm F2.0 Leica lens, a high-sensitivity 10.1-megapixel CCD, and a hi-res 3-inch LCD. Shoots 720p HD video in AVCHD Lite mode too.

Jeremy Salvador’s iPhone DSLR won’t really convert your iPhone into a DSLR camera. It’s an attachment that lets you use SLR lens to the phone. Catch videos taken with the rig at the link.

Canon’s Wonder Camera could make still image photography obsolete. It’s essentially a camcorder that takes such high-quality video, users can later pick out frames, and zoom in to crop still pictures.

If you always crave more detail, look no further than Mamiya’s 33-megapixel pro camera, designed to operate just as well as any film camera, and works with all RZ system lenses and viewfinders.

Weng Jie has designed an excellent camera strap that features thin solar films across the width of the strap to harness solar energy and charge your camera when out clicking away in the field.

We’ve seen a million-and-one webcams, but Logitech’s C910 is the first we’ve found that can capture full 1080p high-def video. Video chats are still 720p, but the recordings go to 1920×1080.

While it isn’t pretty looking, Aiptek’s portable camera can shoot 720p images in true 3D, thanks to its dual-lens setup. It even has a tiny 3D LCD display so you can see your shots immediately.

Looking to shoot some HD footage on the cheap? Kodak’s latest entry into the HD digicam fray shoots 720p video at 60fps, and is their first HD camcorder for less than $100 bucks.

We featured the number one video on this list previously, but there’s talent afoot in the other 9 videos shot with the Canon 5D MkII with 21.1 MP CMOS sensor and 30 fps full HD video recording.

Priced from $500 to $600, the latest in Sony’s Alpha series, the α290 and α390 offer huge 14.2MP sensors and interchangeable lenses. The α390 adds Quick AF Live View and a tilting LCD screen.

Apple’s latest wonderphone sharpens its display to an astounding 960×640 resolution, adds a front-facing camera, a 5MP digicam with 720p HD video, and runs iOS4, Apple’s multitasking OS.

On the surface, Casio’s 10MP camera looks rather ordinary, but has a 10X optical zoom, a 3″ LCD, shoots hi-res stills at 40 fps, and slow-motion video at an astounding 120 to 1000 fps at low resolutions.

Dean Francis has created a concept Canon EOS 3D, to be used traditionally or for 3D photography by attaching an additional module. A grip can be added to the end to facilitate 2 handed shooting.

Gamer and photog sharpshooters might enjoy the Tactical Four Reticle Sight adapter from Brando. It screws into a camera hotshoe and offers 4 different crosshair styles, 2 colors, and 3 laser strengths.

Rumor has it that Sony’s NEX3 and NEX5 DSLRs are being released in June. The 14.2 megapixel NEX3 has an articulating 2.95″ LCD and shoots 720p video; the NEX5 has AVCHD 1080i video.

Matt Clark’s Aerial Capture concept kit combines a lightweight digicam with a helium balloon and kite-like reel of cable connected to the camera, acting as both spool and remote shutter release.

Polaroid faces challenges reinventing itself in today’s world. Evan Jardee’s new Polaroid concept shakes things up with curvy modern looks, a large OLED screen, and wireless instant prints.

BenQ’s new E1260 point-and-shoot camera allows you to take High Dynamic Range photographs, thereby eliminating the post-production (and also labor-intensive) work in Photoshop.

Vision Research’s high-speed digital camera, the Phantom Flex, features a 4K 2560×1600 CMOS sensor with 12bit color depth. At max resolution the camera can capture up to 1,560 frames/second.