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Video: Hands-On With The Fotodiox Vizelex Rhinocam
This gadget promises huge resolution, medium format style images from a Sony NEX camera, but can it deliver?
Camera Test: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Interchangeable-Lens Compact
Could Panasonic's new "small" camera be the best ILC yet?
New Gear: Phantom Flex4K Camera Brings 4k Video at 1000fps
You might be limited to a five-second burst, but at 1000fps that's still an huge amount of high-speed footage

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Hands On: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

In the battle of the bargains, the Rebel packs Establishment clout.
- By Dan Richards on December 16, 2008
Can you still be called a Rebel after you snag a pile of assets from your well-to-do siblings? Canon obviously thinks so, given that its new EOS Digital Rebel XTi has been loaded up with power and features taken from its EOS 30D and 5D cameras -- plus one advanced system seen on no other Canon digital SLR.
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Camera Review: Samsung Digimax L85

This 8.1MP digicam has a nice feature set and sleek retro design.
- By Bill Schiffner on December 16, 2008
When Samsung's Digimax L85 was released this spring, it was touted as the first digicam to offer users High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). HDMI is a ground-breaking technology, which lets the user view their images on a high definition TV screen in their original quality. While it's a cool feature once HD TV's become more standard, its not one to base a digital camera purchase on.
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Which Software Should I Buy?

How to make your photo look like a painting.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Question:
Is there any software available that would let me take photos of my sons and give the picture an oil painting effect?
Neil Atkins
Battle, England
There are lots of ways to make your photo look like a painting, some of which you may already have in your toolkit. The simplest method is to use an effect filter that, with a little bit of input from you, creates a painting automatically. Then, if you really want to dive in, try a dedicated program.
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SLR: World-Class Glass

The joys of shooting both wide and close, or from a distance, with Pentax's unique fisheye zoom lenses.
- By Herbert Keppler on December 16, 2008
We've produced every possible useful interchangeable lens," the head of a major camera and lens maker told me. "Name one we haven't." I immediately countered, "A fisheye zoom."
He laughed and was joined by a number of the other top executives of the company. Who would want such a lens?
But one executive seemed more thoughtful. "Not a bad idea," he whispered.
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Camera Test: Fujifilm Finepix F30

This 6MP digicam seems designed for the photographer who wants a lot of big-camera functions and performance in a small package.
- By Jack Howard on December 16, 2008
There's nothing about the design of the 6-megapixel Fujifilm Finepix F30 ($340 street) that screams "look at me!"
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Screen Tester: Pantone Huey Monitor Calibrator

Color Control made simple
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Calibrating and profiling your computer monitor used to require an advanced degree.
Now, the new Huey from Pantone/GretagMacbeth ($80, street) makes it a no-brainer. This light, compact, and inexpensive colorimeter could pay for itself by helping your printer match the image on your monitor, but it goes further.
The Huey also compensates for changes in the ambient light-great if you edit photos on a mobile computer or in an office with a view.
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Film Now

New Tungsten-balanced print film from Kodak neutralizes hot lights.
- By Russell Hart on December 16, 2008
Medium- and large- format photographers who use color negative film have always had a choice denied to like-minded 35mm shooters: film emulsion balanced either for daylight, to shoot by natural light and strobe, or for tungsten, to shoot by existing incandescent and "hot" studio light. There were no such thing as tungsten-balanced 35mm color negatives. (Slides are another story.)
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Camera Review: Pentax Optio A10

Images shaken, but not blurred.
- By Bill Schiffner on December 16, 2008
Not to be confused with the way secret agent 007 James Bond likes his martinis, the Optio A10 from Pentax sports an impressive shake reduction system that really helps stabilize your shooting.
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High 5: Optical Filters

Five must-have optical filters for every shooter's kit.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Haze or UV
Often used to protect lens surfaces, haze filters can remove upt o 75 percent of ultraviolent light, a contributing element to the blush cast that can rob distant landscapes of color and contrast. If you shoot a lot of scenics and you're rough on lenses, get a haze (or UV) filter. We used the HOYA Haze UV (0) ($21, street). for info:www.thkphoto.com; 800-421-1141.
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Cool Gear

Love the latest Lumix, sharpen your scans, flash photos on your rims, and more.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Bright Star
Lenscaps are de rigueur with EVFs, but when was the last time you met a point-and-shoot with a big, bright lens that warranted one? The Panasonic DMC-TZ1's Leica lens does, and with its pronounced finger grip, this camera may remind you of an old-fashioned compact rangefinder (albeit without the optical viewfinder, but the LCD can be adjusted for bright sunlight). We had a lot of fun making stop-motion videos with the "Flip Book" mode. You can read the full test and check out our attempt at stop-motion at www.popphoto.com
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