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The growing number of black-and-white-only cameras is a good thing – they don't restrict creativity, they actually enrich it!
By Gavin Stoker published
opinion Leica, Pentax and Ricoh all have cameras that lack the ability to shoot color – and what’s been taken away is making our creative palette richer

Yashica guns for the Kodak Charmera with its new Funtastic Keychain Camera: a little box of delights that takes photos as well as keeping your keys safe
By Matthew Richards published
News The Yashica Funtastic Keychain Camera is tiny and weighs next to nothing, but takes real photos and video, ideal for slipping into your pocket for a grand day out

I left my mirrorless at home to try the trendy Kodak PixPro FZ55. I get why the cheap point-and-shoot is a best-seller – but I’m not sold
By Alan Palazon published
Opinion The Kodak PixPro FZ55 is nifty little camera, but I’d personally invest an extra couple of hundred for slightly better exposure metering and color rendering

Compact cameras may be the photo trend of the decade, but there is such a thing as cameras that are too small
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION I know compact cameras are trendy, but I need a camera that's both portable and comfortable

I tucked two Ricoh GR IV series compact cameras into my pockets. I was surprised by the one that I shot the most
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION I fully expected to love the Ricoh GR IV after using earlier versions, but I wasn't expecting the GR IV Monochrome to be my favorite

Compact cameras have an annoying heat problem. The Canon PowerShot V1 is one of the few point-and-shoots that cools itself
By Hillary K. Grigonis last updated
OPINION Smaller camera designs leave no room for the heat to go, but the Canon PowerShot V1 has active cooling built in

The new Panasonic Lumix L10 is already so popular that orders are delayed in Japan, but I'm not at all surprised
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TRENDS Panasonic Japan has told fans that an overwhelming number of pre-orders on the Lumix L10 means shipments may be delayed

The Panasonic Lumix L10 is larger than some compact cameras despite a smaller sensor – but there's a good reason why
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION Compact cameras sacrifice features for size. The Panasonic Lumix L10 strikes a better balance between features and pocketability
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