Compare Digital Cameras

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low-noise images"

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The resulting photos were beautiful, and being able to switch back and forth between still and video modes quickly and easily in a single device was a pleasure."

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very nice photo quality"

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This is ideal when shooting high-contrast situations that include harsh shadow areas, such as landscape images where the foreground is brightly lit and the background detail blanketed in dark shadow."

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Canon's Creative Auto Mode Canon's 'CA' Creative Full Auto setting available on the EOS Rebel T1i, EOS 50D and EOS 5D Mark II cameras allows users to make image adjustments such as exposure compensation, aperture or shutter speed through a simple navigation screen on the camera's LCD screen, allowing them to 'blur the background' or 'lighten or darken the image' with ease."

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cleanest possible image"

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the subject of each picture is clearly visible by analyzing image brightness and automatically adjusting dark areas in images so they appear brighter."

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powerful new DIGIC 4 image processor"

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Overall image quality is great, and the camera does a startlingly good job of shooting in low light at high ISOs."

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Canon's Rebel line has been very strong for a while now, so the most astonishing thing about the T1i is that Canon has managed to dramatically improve the image quality."

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Excellent image quality."

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Canon's "CA" Creative Full Auto setting available on the EOS Rebel T1i, EOS 50D the image" with ease."

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crisp, clear images"

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this Canon Auto ISO system is superior because it's easier to use."

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very vivid colors"

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This makes T1i images look slightly weird because the edges are all sharp, but distant bushes will have no texture, similar to cartoons."

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ISO 12,800 looks nasty."

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more enjoyable and evenly illuminated image"

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smooth color tones and gradations"

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Image quality is good, in fact it's very similar to that of the EOS 50D in terms of noise, dynamic range, color and resolution."

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The EOS Rebel T1i camera is compatible with Canon's complete line of over 60 Canon EF and EF-S lenses, to help provide an incredible variety of visual effects to both still and video imaging capture, including ultra-wide-angle and fish-eye to macro and super-telephoto."

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high definition video"

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remarkable Full HD video capture"

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full HD video"

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Your videos will be out-of-focus and jumpy with thin mono sound, and your viewfinder blacks out when trying to shoot video anyway.""

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Video is jumpy because it's only 30 frames per second at best."

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The video quality is excellent, especially in the HD modes."

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if video is important the T1i wins, but the 40D has better AF, a larger viewfinder, better ergonomics, more features, but also a 33% lower pixel count and an ISO 3200 limit."

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The video capability may be especially useful for many photographers, who now may be able to leave their video camera at home and so have less to carry!"

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Slow kit lens."

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I was able to use the fast shutter speeds and face detection to capture split-second close-up expressions."

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The camera feels sturdy; the body weighs 1.6 pounds with its lens, and 1.1 pounds without."

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The mode dial is fairly standard, with all the basic settings you'll typically use, ranging from auto, scene modes, aperture- and shutter-priority, full manual, and so on."

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Anyone familiar with digital single lens reflex cameras, and Canons in particular, should feel very comfortable looking at the T1i, even a little bored."

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A 35-zone metering system analyzes light based on each zone in the viewing area, enabling the camera to choose the overall best exposure for the entire scene."

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The T1i's E-TTL II flash metering system is compatible with all EX-series Speedlites, and even offers in-camera configuration when using the newer units, like the 580EX II Speedlite (shown above)."

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this lens is compact and ultra-lightweight with an impressive close-focusing ability of 0.9 ft (0.28m) and features an optimized coating to minimize ghost images and flare."

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built-in, retractable, auto pop-up flash"

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lightweight external flash option"

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excellent Live View zoom feature"

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No external mic jack or manual exposure controls"

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powerful sensor"

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The new EOS Rebel T1i DSLR provides a cross-type AF measurement at the center that is effective with all EF and EF-S lenses, while providing enhanced precision with lenses having maximum apertures of f/2.8 or faster."

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best flash exposure system"

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The common technical issues of noise and resolution and sharpness are fine."

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The finder is very bright, even with slow (f/5.6) zooms."

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very good 3-inch LCD"

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This makes finding menu items very easy, and navigating the camera's menu system is very speedy."

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the Rebel's four-way button pad works fine, and you should find navigation and control quick and easy."

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Long battery life.."

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The Contrast AF system adopted by the LUMIX GH1 is accurate, easy-to-use and fast."

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consistently outstanding photos"

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23-point high-speed contrast detection AF system"

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the colors are fairly accurate."

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to excellent (outdoors in good light) and images are sharp."

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The GH1's native color interpolation is bright, bold, and slightly over-saturated with harder contrast - like Point and Shoot colors (what veteran photographers call consumer color)."

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vibrant color"

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Shadow detail is decent, but there is a slight tendency to clip highlights and some very minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing) is visible in high contrast color transition areas."

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Image quality is excellent up to ISO 400, with low noise and detail preserved."

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The GH1 is compact, elegant, well-built and captures great images."

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Colours looked good for the most part and weren't overdone; you can quickly change the contrast and saturation of the colours to suit your taste."

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Gulp. • Image quality not as good as G1 • Relatively poor battery life when using video."

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favorite photo"

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The new mode provides unique, square-shaped photos."

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more complete video mode"

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capable high-definition video mode"

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sophisticated HD movie capability"

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cutting-edge video recording features"

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Shooting video with the Panasonic GH1 was easy."

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vibrant HD video"

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yellow-filtered, choppy security video feed"

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very nice 720p video"

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If shooting video is equally important as stills, the Lumix GH1 is simply one of the best options so far."

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the GH1’s movies can certainly look very good, although footage taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark II has the edge – you can download and compare samples from both in our 1080p shootout ."

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the Mark II’s 1080p video looked slightly cleaner and crisper."

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most complete video experience"

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seamless stills and video experience"

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the camera is capable of capturing very crisp and vibrant video."

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Video quality is incredibly good, particularly with the supplied 14-140mm lens that can resolve so much detail and has a smooth autofocus motion."

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fairly good video performance"

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Resolution and detail were excellent, albeit with a little softening in the corners from the lens."

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The Panasonic GH1's electronic viewfinder is particularly impressive, easily the clearest EVF we've seen."

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excellent optics"

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the exposure will be correct, even if the lighting changes between when you lock the tracking and when you trip the shutter."

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very generous optical zoom range"

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quick focus"

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sharp resolution"

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The 7-14mm lens was perfect to create videos with a fish-eye effect and to zoom in tight on smaller subjects."

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The pop-up flash on the Lumix DMC-GH1 is serviceable, but sometimes led to uneven exposures; it caused some vignetting and spotlight effects in my test shots."

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mediocre electronic viewfinder (EVF)"

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slow kit lens"

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Its Contrast-Detect AF is fast and precise even in low light situations."

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full exposure flexibility"

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vastly superior electronic viewfinder"

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fast autofocus and usable face detection"

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The new G VARIO 14-140mm lens boasts a 10x optical range that’s equivalent to 28-280mm, and Panasonic’s HD labelling which means it can adjust its focus and aperture quietly, along with supporting autofocus in the top quality 1080 mode."

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Viewfinder noisy and jerky"

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The 14-140mm lens is great."

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compact lens"

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only a digital interchangeable lens camera"

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Both the LCD and EVF are remarkable in their clarity and sharpness, with the LCD resolving 460,000 dots and the EVF resolving 480,000 RGB pixels."

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the GH1's menu pages provide large and easy to read text."

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The GH1 has a very high tweakability quotient so the menu system is unavoidably complex."

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intuitive menu system"

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Beginner-friendly menus and controls."

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The LCD is sharp enough to allow accurate manual focus."

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intuitive user interface"

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overall image quality is excellent."

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good color and detail"

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ISO 800 shots are usable at 8x10, and better at 5x7."

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sharp image"

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Color is somewhat muted in some respects, especially yellows, some of which have a slight green tint."

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excellent color"

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the photo quality is quite good for its class."

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strong contrast"

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The camera is downright shake-proof, providing crystal-clear images even when I shook it around at full zoom."

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Noise became visible in photos taken at ISO 800 and 1600, but it wasn't invasive enough to ruin the shots."

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The dial is very basic, offering options for iA (intelligent Auto), Auto which is more like Program AE on other digicams, two options for favorite scene modes (My Scene Mode 1-2), access to all 27 scene modes with SCN and Clipboard which saves images such as maps or train schedules to internal memory for future reference."

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Color doesn't have “pop”."

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beautiful, sharp still and motion images"

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Panasonic has been a little over-enthusiastic with the sharpening and contrast though, with some artefacts visible from both, especially when filming in AVCHD mode - but at least there'll be no complaints about lack of vibrancy."

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the second and third images are prime representations of the level of creativity the Lumix DMC-ZS3 was able to bring to the table."

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relatively solid image"

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stellar color rendering"

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The colors are natural and vibrant, sharpness and detail are both spot on, and contrast looks good."

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new video button"

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handy dedicated video button"

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Great HD video options."

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with fine video"

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Excellent 720P videos"

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compliment the new HD movie mode"

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good video recording experience"

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good quality movie mode"

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Full autofocus shutter lag is good, at 0.668 second at wide angle and 0.792 second at full telephoto."

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proper exposure"

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the Panasonic ZS3's lens is capable of a very wide-angle view and a pretty long telephoto, and it bears repeating that this 12x range fits into a pocket!"

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intelligent exposure"

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Lens can zoom during movie capture.."

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The various AF area-mode selections are pretty practical as well, though more for limiting the range of subjects the AF system chooses to focus on than for speed."

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wide-angle zoom lens"

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impressive zoom lens"

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The ZS3's flash is powerful for a compact, with a range of roughly 15 feet at wide angle."

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Optical Image Stabilization is standard on the ZS models, bettering your chances of being able to use the full extent of that zoom range when shooting hand-held."

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10.1 megapixels effective resolution"

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solid resolution"

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This is problematic because it's very easy to inadvertently reset the mode dial when you're trying to press the shutter button (here's where that flip-flopping of positions comes into play), which in turn leads to frequent, annoying "Mode dial is not in the proper position" messages on the LCD."

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full zoom"

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built-in lens cover"

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high-powered zoom"

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3-inch, high resolution"

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crisp focus"

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The Panasonic ZS3's menu is big and clear; and in Intelligent Auto mode, it gets even bigger, taking up only four lines instead of five."

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big, sharp LCD"

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The 3-inch LCD looks nice, but tends to get reflective in direct sunlight making it difficult to frame scenes, especially if you're trying to view off-angle."

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The button layout should be familiar to anyone who has used one of Panasonic's recent Lumix cameras."

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four directional buttons"

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bright, sharp 3-inch-diagonal LCD screen"

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Easy to use menu system."

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quick menu keys"

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A new 3-inch, 460,000 dot LCD screen is used to frame and view your images, as well as navigate the camera's menus."

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The screen remains visible in bright conditions, although a Power LCD Mode offers a boost if desired."

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new dedicated record button"

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Menus were great, and we loved the Q."

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Power comes from a lithium-ion battery, good for 300 shots according to CIPA standards."

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colors are quite accurate, as well as nicely saturated."

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the photos are quite usable up to and including ISO 3200."

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Great photo quality"

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Photo quality was excellent."

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Image sharpness is typical of a digital SLR: slightly soft, but they sharpen up well in your favorite image editor."

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ISO 3200 is shockingly clean, with even the "high" ISO 6400 being very usable."

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I don't know what Nikon did to pull over such great high ISO performance, but my hat's off to them. "

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The colors are nice and saturated, though not over-the-top like Nikon's cheaper D-SLRs."

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offers superior color consistency"

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Great image quality."

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Like the similarly specified screen on Canon's EOS 50D , images and videos look great, and it works well in all but the harshest lighting conditions."

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that D90's photo taking base is so strong and competent."

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the D90 renders images identical to the $5,000 Nikon D3 . "