Casio also revealed for Europe the new Exilim Zoom EX-Z280, the successor of the EX-Z270. The 12 Megapixel Z280 features 4x optical zoom lens with 26mm wide angle, CCD-shift image stabilization, Exilim Engine 4.0, ISO up to 3200, and a 2.7-inch LCD screen.

The Exilim EX-Z280 records video at up to 1280×720p HD resolution at 24fps and there is YouTube friendly capture mode. It includes also the Dynamic Photo function that enables users to cut out images of a moving subject that have been photographed, and combine them with a different still imag  that forms the back-ground creating a still photo containing a moving subject. This new Exilim compact camera supports SD/SDHC memory cards.

Get Horseman’s VCC Pro camera converter that enables DSLRs to do technical movements. The compact and lightweight VCC Pro is available in models for Canon and Nikon Digital SLR cameras.

The VCC Pro for DSRLs accept a wide variety of lenses and control depth of field and perspective, as well as utilize digital image stitching. It gives the end user control of both the front and rear standard and allows them to use tilt, swing, shift, fall, rise and any combination to increase or reduce depth of field and to correct perspective distortions. It is priced at $1,999.

Canon launched the PowerShot SX20 IS and SX120 IS super-zoom digital cameras.The former has a 20x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide angle while the latter gets a 10x optical zoom lens.

The PowerShot SX20 IS features 12.1 Megapixel sensor and a 2.5-inch PureColor LCD display. It is able to shoot 720p video at 30fps in H.264 format. Canon’s SX120 IS, on the other hand, has 10 Megapixel sensor and a 3-inch LCD. They both feature Canon’s DIGIC 4 image processing technology.

Both new PowerShot super-zoom cameras offer also ISO 1600, Face Detection, Lens-shift optical image stabiliaztion, 4x digital zoom. They run on AA batteries for easy power-up and replacement. The PowerShot SX20 IS has also an HDMI mini connector. Canon PowerShot SX20 IS and SX120 IS will be released in September for $399.99 and $249.99 respectively.