Can you afford to spend $5000 for a digicam? If your answer is "yes", than check out this beauty. This is the new Nikon D3, a 12.1Mpix full frame DSLR with sensitivity of up to ISO 6400. It has a 3" LCD screen, 51-point AF, two CF card slots and HDMI out for connecting the camera to a TV or monitor. A photographer's dream to put it simply. :)

Although the new Nikon Coolpix S510 digital camera has a little inconvenient user control, it looks good, provides excellent image quality, delivers fast performance, and comes with a wide range of useful features. For all the benefits it offers, the price of only GBP199.99 is a steal.

Casio added a new color to its Exilim Hi-ZOOM EX-V8 camera. It is now available in black and features a 8.1Mpix sensor, SD/SDHC card slot, 11.8MB of internal memory, ISO1600, records video in VGA using H.264 codec at 30fps, and weighs only 149 grams.

Here's a general specs list of the new Ricoh Caplio RR770 digital camera.

- 7.1Mpix sensor
- 5.8mm-17.4mm lens
- 3x optical zoom/4x digital zoom
- Shutter speed of 1/2000 sec
- 3.0" TFT-LCD
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Casio Exilim EX-S880 is a great digicam capable of shooting superior quality photos in a large number of light conditions. It also has other strong points, like ultra-compact size, excellent build quality, cool design, impressive performance, affordable price, etc, which make it a serious competitor to some of the best products from other manufacturers.

HP announced it will exit the digital camera market and will focus on its Print 2.0 strategy. This decision was influenced by a huge decrease in market share during the past several years, from 15%, the number 3 position in 2001 down to to 4%, the number 8 position in mid-2006. Despite that, the company still has plans on future design licencing and distribution of digital cameras.

Canon PowerShot SD870 is the successor of the SD800 model, and is perfect for experienced users who want a compact, powerful, and reliable digicam, which fits into the pocket and can be taken anywhere.

SD870 features:

- 8Mpix sensor
- 28mm wide-angle lens
- Face-detection
- autofocus
- optical image stabilization
- Multiple scene modes
- Movie mode
- 3" LCD
- 195 grams (6.9 oz)

Casio has released a firmware update for 10 of its Exilim cameras. It will fix the in-movie white balance system in EX-S880, EX-V8, EX-Z8, EX-Z12, EX-Z15, EX-Z77, and EX-Z1080 models, and will add support high capacity SDHC memory cards of more than 8GB to EX-Z5, EX-Z6, and EX-Z7 models. The update is available for download on the Casio support site. Just make sure you enter the correct serial number before proceeding.

The FinePix F480 is a new digita camera from Fujifilm. It features an 8.2Mpix sensor, 4x optical zoom and wide angle (28mm), sensitivity up to ISO800, "Blur Reduction" mode, 12MB of on-board memory, video recording capability (MPEG 30fps), and support for both xD cards and SDHC.

Ricoh GR digital camera has been updated to GR Digital II. The new model is designed in retro style and has an improved 10Mpix CCD sensor, a 2.7" LCD, and enhanced image processing system to improve photo quality. Internal memory capacity is just 54MB, but with an SDHC card slot increasing that number will be a piece of cake. Only the lens and focus focal length of 5.9mm haven't changed. Dimensions and weight are 58x25x107mm and 168 grams respectively.