Awesome Cameras

The 10mp XZ-1 is powered by an extra large CCD sensor, with an f1.8 iZUIKO zoom lens optimized for low-light shooting at up to ISO 3200. We love the crisp 610k pixel HD OLED monitor on the back.

Made for panoramic shots, the Horizon Perfekt uses a clockwork motor instead of batteries. When its shutter is pressed, a narrow vertical slit exposes the film as the lens moves from side to side.

Hearkening back to Polaroid’s roots, the GL30 merges digital camera with ZINK portable printer to provide instant 3″x4″ digital prints. Not a high-end camera, but it could be good for creative projects.

The Casio Exilim TRYX has a frame that’s connected to the main body only on the lens, allowing the user to shoot from uncommon angles and positions with an ultra wide angle 21mm lens.

GoPro put together this montage of some of the more awesome action footage shot with their wearable 1080p HD HERO camera. The view from inside of a wave never ceases to amaze us.

Rarer than the Titanium M9 at just 50 units, the Leica M9 Silver Set has a silver chrome body and 35mm/f2 lens, brown ostrich leather trim and matching brown ostrich leather strap.

Iain Sinclair’s Poco 3D, made of scratch resistant magnesium, is the world’s first credit card sized, full 1080p high definition video camera with 5 MP digital still and music recording/playing capability.

Spent a boatload on your dSLR? Then spend a few extra bucks to protect it from heat, scratches and dings with this silicon armor. Available for Canon, Nikon and select other cameras.

Vimeo recently launched the Video 101 series to help more people make videos. The first guide in the series will help you decide which camera to get. Skip to 1:30 for the meat of the lesson.

The reviews are in, and it sounds like the K-5 could be the best Pentax dSLR so far. The camera can capture 1080p HD video, 16.3 megapixel stills, with sensitivity up to ISO 51200. Canon 7D, look out.

We’re intrigued by the small bit we’ve seen in this vid for the new V.I.O. point of view HD camera; the shockproof little machine shoots in 1080p at 50 fps, has 4 recording methods and a modular mount.

Continuing to improve on the point-and-shoot SX series, this new model adds a massive 35x optical zoom lens, ups resolution to 14.1MP and adds dynamic image stabilization for shake-free video.

Centered in the artwork on ThinkGeek’s Electronic Spy Camera Shirt is James Bond holding a camera to his face, but hidden behind the soft cotton exterior is a fully-functioning, real spy camera.

Serious about your photography? Then check out these camera rigs from Swedish Chameleon, which give you an insane amount of mounting and carrying flexibility, and look awesome too.

If you think your 1080p HD camcorder is nice, wait til you get a look at the future of camera technology from Canon, which will someday shoot film-like 4k resolution video at up to 60fps.

Panasonic’s latest micro 4/3 camera has the fastest autofocus among interchangeable lens models at just 1/10th of a second. It is also compatible with the world’s first 3D interchangeable lens.