Awesome Cameras

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.

The stupid-simple Flip SlideHD shoots up to 4 hours of 720p video. Watch videos on its 3″ resistive touchscreen or via its HDMI out. The slider below the screen offers quick navigation through clips.

This pocket-sized camera looks like a roll of old 110 film, but the Harinezumi 2+ is actually a 3MP digital camera. It won’t beat your Nikon – it’s built for shooting stylized stills and short videos.

Available 5/10 in Japan and the US thereafter, Pentax’s long-awaited 645D is a digital medium-format cmaera with a 40 MP sensor, weatherproof body, 3″ LCD, and SD/SDHC slots.

Based on the G1, Panasonic’s DMC-G2K is the first interchangeable lens system camera with a tilt/swivel touch LCD; other specs: 12.1 MP Live MOS sensor and 720p video recording.

Panasonic’s DMC-G10K is the world’s lightest interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder; it also boasts a 12.1 MP Live MOS sensor, 720p video recording, and 14-42mm kit lens.

Beyond its 26x optical zoom, Pentax’s 12.1 MP X90 offers a few notable features; they include face recognition (up to 32 faces), 720p video, triple shake reduction, and 1 cm macro mode.

Pentax’s Optio W90 sports a rugged body with the specs to match: waterproof (20 ft), shockproof (4 ft), cold proof (14°F), 12.1 MP sensor, 2.7″ LCD, 720p video, and 5x optical zoom.

Not to be outdone by the TL500’s fast glass, Samsung’s TL350 records 1080p videos and snaps 10 MP pictures simultaneously; it also features a 1,000 fps 138×78 pixel movie mode.

Samsung’s 10 MP TL500 offers surprisingly fast glass for a compact camera with an f/1.8 24mm ultra-wide angle 3x zoom lens; also: a RAW shooting and a 3″ multi-angle AMOLED display.

With a capacity of 60 4″x6″ photos, this SD Photo Album is a bit lightweight compared to its digital equivalents but makes up for it with a supersized form factor; available April 2010.

Joby’s camera tripods get even clingier with Gorillapod Magnetic; it keeps the line’s flexible 360 degree arms but also adds three magnetic feet; it’ll hold cameras up to 11.5 ounces.

It keeps the G-Lens, body, and 3″LCD, but Sony’s Cyber-shot H55 is a budget version of the HX5V; it replaces the CMOS sensor with a 14.1 MP CCD and 1080p with 720p video recording.

Sturdy and stylish, Sony’s 10.2 MP DSC-TX5 is the world’s slimmest rugged compact; dustproof, waterproof, coldproof, and shock resistant, it boasts a 3″ touchscreen that works underwater.