Panasonic Canada this week announced a new model in its LUMIX G Series of digital cameras, the LUMIX DMC-G10 which the company claims is “the world’s lightest interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder.” In addition to still images, the compact 12.1 megapixel camera with Venus Engine is also capable of recording 1280 x 720 HD video in Motion JPEG, QVGA, VGA and WVGA formats.

The LUMIX G10’s compact body uses a mirror-less structure as part the Micro Four Thirds System standard which eliminates a number of components found in conventional interchangeable lens cameras, including the mirror box.

And optical viewfinder unit.Additional features include: iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, a shooting assist function which offers automatic optimization according to the scene in both photo and video recording; MEGA O.I.S., which helps prevent blurring from hand-shake; Intelligent ISO Control, which reduces motion blur by adjusting.

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Aperture-priorit Aperture-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow the photographer to set the aperture.

And the camera will then set the appropriate shutter speed based on the light meter reading.

In this way, a photographer can control depth of field easily and create images with selective focus. This works well when you have a distracting or unattractive background that you want to keep out of focus, or just want to have more creative options in your images. See more Aperture-priority products Shutter-priority.

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The mobile industry is flooded by various phones and a new phone has to work its way up. Without a twist or additional feature, it seems just about impossible. Some phones fail, despite having all the features that a phone may have. Samsung is a leading mobile producer and is all ready to take the market by its M3310.

Samsung M3310 is different from usual mobile phones. The phone is dual slider and the slider effectively hides the speakers. The music quality is very good because of the DNSe technology.

The music quality is accompanied by Bluetooth 2.1 to make the handset a complete package, as far as music is concerned. The phone will be available in black and white colors. The size is compact and it weighs just 96 g. The M3310 is primarily made for music lovers but it offers other users with many other attractive features too.

 In Europe last night it was revealed that LG's flagship 3D TV, which it showed off at CES has been pulled with retailers told that it will not be launched. The LG LD360 3D LED TV was touted at CES as a 47-inch LCD TV that had 3D, Skype and Internet TV is now not going to be launched with the Company refusing to say what will replace it. Some analysts are tipping that LG will move to a 50" model as their entry level 3D TV offering with small models set to be launched as the market grows.

In Australia LG executives have refused to comment about their offering however Stan Bilinski who has recently taken over as product marketing manager for all of LG Australia's consumer electronics division said "We are currently conducting an extensive research study and when we have that we will decide on our TV line up". At CES LG was promoting the LD 360 as their 3G flagship model "the start of a new wave of TVs and one of the biggest trends in TV in the coming years". They said that their new 3D TV would be launched in April 2010.

Sanyo company introduced three new digital cameras – X1420, X1220, and S122. They are compact and weigh less than 100 grams, as well as support functions such as face recognition, triggering a smile, and correction of red eye.

The first of the new products – 14 Mn, it is equipped with 28 mm wide angle lens with 4 x optical zoom.

In addition, Sanyo X1420 is equipped with a large 3-inch LCD display and allows you to record high-definition video in 720p at 30 frames per second. And keep the footage can be not only on the SD memory card and SDHC, but capacious SDXC.

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With Black Levels now on par with Samsung and Sony, Sharp has managed to re-invigorate a sector of its business which was looking increasingly like an also ran.

Gone are the murky grey areas produced by non LED screens from Sharp, replaced by areas of deep rich solid black with precise detailing even across darker areas of the picture.

Ultimately, shadow detailing is not as good as the best rival manufacturers have to offer, but for the price, there is very little to challenge the LE700.

Where the LC40-LE700 really does excel however, is in its ability to produce high levels of contrast. The rich deep blacks we have just described sit comfortably right alongside brighter areas of screen content. While LED seems to have overcome one of the main inherent failings of LCD technology, a poor black level ability, concerns still remain over the motion handling ability of LCD TV's.

A recent iSuppli report states that Vizio took the number 1 spot in the competitive LCD TV market in the United States, in part due to its lower-cost TV models. Vizio saw its LCD TV sales almost double in 2009, which led to the company’s rise over Toshiba, Sony and Samsung.

“Vizio continues to benefit from its strong brand recognition among U.S. consumers,” said Riddhi Patel, iSuppli director of TV and retail services, in a press statement.  “The company already has established itself as the price leader in LCD-TVs. The company played to this strength in 2009 by offering attractive promotions to consumers. Furthermore, Vizio moved to make its LCD-TV products more competitive with premium brands, adding higher-end features such as LED backlights and Internet connectivity.

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MSI has added another gaming notebook to its range with the launch of the MSI GE600, which was first shown off at CES 2010.

The MSI GE600 features an Intel Core i5 processor , and it comes with an ATI Radeon HD5730 graphics card with 1GB of DDR3 VRAM.

And a 16 inch HD TFT LCD display with a resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels.Other specifications on the MSI GE600 include.

A choice of hard drive sizes from 250GB, 320GB and 500GB, and it features HDMI out, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi.

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So-called "format shifting" is illegal under British copyright law. If a consumer has bought the CD they are breaking the law if they "shift" the content onto another device, even if they are the only one to listen to the music.

Consumer Focus, the Government-backed watchdog, has called for the law to be changed. It has surveyed 2,000 adults and found 17 per cent did not realise that copying CDs onto their computer or iPod was illegal.

According to Ofcom, 41 per cent of the adult population, equating to 18 million people, own an MP3 digital music player, such as an iPod. On top of this, there are at least five million who own mobile phones that have a music player incorporated.

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A decline in sales of compact digital cameras has triggered a scramble among manufacturers in Japan to equip them with a range of new functions.

Sales were down five percent in 2009 in comparison with two years earlier, with the primary reason being that most Japanese households already own a compact digital camera.

Overseas sales are following a similar path, while total sales have been hurt by intensified competition among camera makers.

The way to perk sales up again, manufacturers believe, is to convince consumers to replace their old models. Canon Inc., one of the leaders in the sector, released this month the latest additions to its IXY range, boasting improved image quality and enhanced operability, according to company spokesman Richard Berger.

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