Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
This 12.1 megapixel Lumix is the only one in this test that lets you change lens.
Reviews
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E-on Software Vue 8
3D landscape-generation software Vue 8 has gone from strength to strength, continuing to innovate way past old competitors like Bryce.
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Canon Legria HF S10
Boasting a 1/2.6-inch CMOS image sensor (an effective 6.01 megapixel resolution) and a Digic DVIII processor with face detection; the Canon Legria HF S10 is a good all-purpose camera.
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JVC Everio GZ-HM400
With an excellent picture quality; and a tonne of manual control options; the Everio GZ-HM400 is a good camera for precision shooting.
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Panasonic HDC-HS300
With an excellent picture quality - even in low-light - and a good range of controls, the Panasonic HDC-HS300 is a good camera for feature junkies.
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Panasonic HDC-TM300
With a light, yet chunky, build the Panasonic HDC-TM300 offers an excellent picture quality by day or in low light.
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Sony HDR-CX520VE
With a good range of features including manual controls; good video quality and a solid build the Sony HDR-CX520VE has much to offer.
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Sony HDR-XR520VE
With a massive on-board storage capacity, good manual control placement and an optical viewfinder the Sony HDR-XR520VE has a lot to offer.
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Maxon Cinema 4D R11.5
Maxon’s modelling, animation and rendering software fills a technical and economic niche between the likes of quick modellers, such as SketchUp, and the full-blown power of Maya.
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Autodesk Softimage 2010
The 2010 version of the formidable Softimage modelling and animation suite – formerly Softimage|XSI – runs faster, thanks to the updated engine, Gigacore III.
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Red Giant Mojo
Magic Bullet Suite is one of the most popular colour-correction tools on the market. The latest addition, Mojo, offers a simple way to ‘punch up’ footage.
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Edius 5.1
Edius achieves in tight coding what others take bulky hardware to achieve.
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Final Cut Studio 3
Aside from an inability to write to Blu Ray, Final Cut Studio 3 offers an end-to-end solution for HD video production.
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Avid Media Composer 3.5
Boasting 10 discs of resources and a slashed price, could Media Composer 3.5 be the answer to your creative prayers?
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Premiere Pro CS4 4.1
Should you consider Premiere Pro CS4 in its own right, or as part of the CS4 Production Premium suite?
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Sony Vegas Pro 9
In Vegas Pro 9, Sony's video-editing essential comes of age in a 64-bit environment.
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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
The torrent of advanced digital cameras to blur into one – but as soon as we switched on the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS, we had a hunch that this one would be real fun.
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Autodesk Maya 2010
Compared to the raft of new additions in Maya 2009, this version might seem rather light in terms of groundbreaking features in the main package itself.
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BlackBerry Storm 2
The BlackBerry Storm2 is the Storm that we wish RIM had released last year - this BlackBerry's build, the on-screen keyboard, and the software are miles beyond the first generation. Even so, pressing to type still takes some getting used to.
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Nikon D5000
The Nikon D5000 is marketed as a 'perspective changer': we take a detailed look to see just what that means.