It features an optically matched, built-in 1.4x extender that increases the maximum focal length to 560mm, “simultaneously…

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The fastest lens in the 1 Nikkor lineup, the 86mm-equivalent lens is said to enable “brilliant sharpness and is able to resolve intricate details in portraits…

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Camera Awesome (iOS)

The wildly popular Camera Awesome replacement camera app, by SmugMug, has a low cost of entry into phoneography—it’s free. In addition to a host of composition, filter and editing functions, Camera Awesome does video, including a sort-of time machine; it captures five seconds worth of action before shooters actually start video recording.

Plus, its on-screen menus are transparent, so they don’t block the view of what’s being shot. In fact, its entire interface is more intuitive than most iPhone/iPad replacement apps. Camera Awesome offers multiple shooting options, with high-end features even some expensive cameras lack, like a level for the horizon and the ability to focus on one spot and set…

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Apple iPhone 5

From the company that started the smartphone craze and phoneography, the iPhone 5’s 8-megapixel imager is widely regarded as one of the best available in a smartphone. It boasts a redesigned five-element f/2.4 lens, a backside-illuminated sensor that’s protected by a sapphire lens crystal cover, and the Apple-designed A6 processor that Apple claims is twice as fast for graphics. All this adds up to crisp photos and Full HD video you’ll be proud to share with all.

Its new photo-centric features reduce “noise” in photos and increase the camera’s low-light performance. It also includes video face detection for up to 10 faces and can capture…

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iON Air Pro 2

iON Worldwide upped the ante in its line of point-of-view (POV) action cams with the second-generation iON Air Pro 2. The wearable, HD videocam offers new features to make it easier for outdoor sports enthusiasts to capture and share video and images—while retaining the compact size, waterproof design, and Wi-Fi connectivity of the original Air Pro.

The Air Pro 2 is one of three cameras iON unveiled earlier this year. Also announced were the GPS-equipped iON Adventure for travelers and the iON Speed Pro for motor/marine sports and racing.

With a 14-megapixel sensor, the Air Pro 2 captures photos and 60-frames-per-sec HD video, vibrating when recording stops or starts, so you know for sure you’re capturing the adventure. A new…

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Designed with advanced features, fast focusing, and multiple-shot speed, the PowerShot SX50 HS boasts a whopping 50x optical zoom, 24–1200mm equivalent lens and significantly reduced lag time than previous PowerShots.

The first point-and-shoot model with a high-powered 50x optical zoom, 24mm wide-angle lens with optical image stabilization to combat blurring, the SX50 HS doesn’t just get you up close to the action—it delivers image quality in every shot. Whether you’re shooting a large group, fast action, or a faraway subject, Canon’s HS system—a combination of a 12.1-megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and Digic 5 image processor—will let you create beautiful images every time. And, you can record your memorable moments in lifelike 1080p Full HD video with stereo sound. You can even use the camera’s high-speed autofocus and optical zoom when recording video. Plus its high-speed burst mode lets you capture 12.1MP photos at 10 frames per sec.

Other notable features include a 2.8-inch, vari-angle LCD screen (461,000 dots) and zoom framing assist, which makes it easy for you to locate, track, and keep subjects in the frame while using the extreme telephoto lens. By just pressing a button, the zoom framing-assist-seek function remembers your previous zoom position,…

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If you’re looking for a durable camera that operates in the toughest conditions, even beneath the waves, consider the flagship Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2 iHS. Its credentials include a waterproof depth rating of 50 feet without a housing, and it’s freezeproof to 14ºF, shockproof enough to withstand a 7-foot drop, crushproof to handle 220 pound-force, and dustproof.

Add to that a portable design, a high-speed, ultra-bright f/2.0 lens with a converter-lens system, and his technology, and you can capture dramatic low-light and high-speed action shots—or Full HD video with image stabilization—in the most extreme conditions.

This P&S is not just built to be rugged; it’s also a powerful imaging machine. It combines a 12-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor with a DSLR-quality TruePic VI image processor to enable high image quality with less noise, no matter what the light, and improved response times. And with advanced functions like aperture priority mode, you’ll have more control to capture the exact images you want!

A bonus is the microscopic macro function, which boosts zoom magnification from 4x to 14x with no loss of image quality from one centimeter away for true macro results. When the 8x super-resolution zoom is used, details of the natural world usually invisible to…

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

This pocket-friendly Cyber-shot acts more like a high-performing DSLR than a point-and-shoot camera, with a 20.2-megapixel, large Exmor CMOS sensor; a Carl Zeiss 3.6x optical zoom lens; full manual controls; JPEG + RAW image capture; and Full HD 1080/60p video recording. Impressive specs!

The camera’s specially developed sensor, which is four times larger than most P&S sensors, captures more light from your scene to reproduce every detail with greater fidelity and low noise in both photos and video—no matter the lighting. It offers a range of sensitivities from ISO 125–6400, and you can select auto ISO mode, where the RX100 will automatically determine the most appropriate setting. Or you can manually expand sensitivity up to ISO 25,600 for greater control.

Its bright Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* fixed lens with 3.6x optical zoom and a wide f/1.8 aperture boasts similar optics as DSLR lenses: its seven-bladed circular aperture will let you capture subjects in sharp focus against an artistically defocused background.

If fast-action photography is your passion, the RX100 complies, with 10 frames-per-sec continuous shooting at full 20.2MP resolution plus high-speed autofocus that locks on in 0.13 sec.

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