Today I decided to review one of my all time favorite cameras. I had the older version of this camera for about 18 months; it got stolen while on holidays about 4 weeks ago. This camera is great for those of us that like to drop our cameras, take under water pictures. The camera is said to be able to take a tanks weight without breaking. If you aren’t interested in a water proof camera or the shock proof then you should probably stay clear of this camera.

The only real drawback to this camera is the LCD screen, it’s very small and I would have liked to have seen a larger screen in the new model.

It’s been a while since our last digital camera, here on DevicePedia, so what I’m about to show you today is the new BenQ DC C1060. It’s a compact camera with a slightly different design than the C1050 that BenQ released last month with specs that are just about the same.

Packed with the new BenQ DC C1060, there’s a 10 megapixel sensor, a 2.7-inch LCD display, 3x optical zoom, a “Super Shake Free” system for those with shaky hands, the Smile Catch technology (some sort of face detection) and the ability to record video at 720 x 400 or 640 x 480. Other than these tech specs, the new style of the C1060 includes a leather texture grip which, trust me, feels great in your hand.

There’s no release date or a price, yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

Ricoh just announced two new compact digital cameras today, R8 and R50.

Ricoh R8 is an upgraded version of the R7 released last year, that has a 2.7-inch hi-res LCD display with Smoothing Imaging Engine version III, features a 10 megapixel sensor with CCD-shift image stabilization, 7x optical zoom and up to 1600 ISO. It can capture video in VGA mode at 30 fps (avi format), has SD and SDHC cards, weighs 0.4 pounds and from March it should sell for $460, in black and silver.

Ricoh R50 on the other hand, only features a 5x optical zoom though it has the same sensor with shift image stabilization like the R8 above while the LCD is not offering the same hi-res display. Ricoh R50 is slimmer than the R8 and the price is $280. It’s going to be available in March as well.

Source: R8, R50 (translations)