5 Must-Have Accessories for Point-and-Shoot Cameras

Why should DSLR's get to have all the fun? Fill up your camera kit with these neat accessories for compact cameras. [via PC World/Amazon]

1. Polaroid CZA-10011B PoGo Instant Mobile Printer

Polaroid has reinvented instant photography for the digital age with the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer. Sleek, stylish, and easy to use, the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer lets you share photos whether you are on vacation or just hanging out with your friends. Bring Polaroid magic from your camera cell phone or digital camera with ZINK Zero Ink Printing Technology from ZINK Imaging. Mobile and easy-to-use, the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer provides a new, innovative way to share digital photos directly from your camera cell phone or digital camera, instantly.

2. Gary Fong Delta 4 Point & Shoot Flash Diffuser

Point-and-shoot digital cameras have this tiny flash that looks like a mini flashlight when you take photos of your friends. This harsh lighting makes everybody's face look shiny and oily. So, what Gary Fong has done is invented a flat filter wedge that mounts on the telescopic lens of many point and shoot cameras. The diffuser has mini pyramids to further disperse the light. When the light hits the rear of the panel, the tiny pyramids send light all over the place, lighting up the entire wedge, and lighting the ceiling, and the entire room!

3. Cokin G210 Filter Kit, Series A

One of the reasons of Cokin's success is that they are permanently in close contact with both professional and amateur photographers/videographers, so as to listen to their ideas and precise needs. The products launched by Cokin are therefore always perfectly adapted to real needs. This kit consists of a Filter Holder, Gradual Blue B2 Soft, Warming (81EF) and Sunset 1 filters.

4. Samigon Bottle-Top Tripod

Do you enjoy taking photos of friends and family but always find yourself on the wrong side of the camera instead of with them? If you answered yes, then it is time you discovered this ingenious little item that is the answer to all of your problems. The bottle-top pod turns almost any water bottle, soft drink, even beer bottles into an instant tripod! Simply screw the adapter into the tripod thread of your camera, attach the bottle-top pod to the top of your bottle and start including yourself in the picture. The ball head allows you to angle your camera to make the shot just right. Also great for when you're out snapping alone and want to include yourself in the shot.

 5. Sony Party-Shot Personal Photographer

Relax and enjoy the party while the Party-shot personal photographer automatically takes your photos for you. Party-shot works with your TX1 or WX1 Cyber-shot camera's Face Detection and Smile Shutter technologies to automatically take photos at the event. Intelligent composition uses the rule of thirds to compose great shots and motion detection seeks out movement to take the photo at the right moment. It's never been easier to see amazing results of those once in a lifetime candid moments.

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Canon PowerShot SX210IS - Champion of Compact Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Slim and sleekly refined, the new Canon PowerShot digital camera packs a feature set that reads like a wish list. If you're anything like me, you like to know exactly what you are getting before purchasing a relatively expensive product. With that in mind, continue reading below to learn exactly why this camera should be at the top of your personal wish list, via Amazon.com.


With the new PowerShot SX210IS's powerful 14x optical zoom, you'll get up-close fast, handy at sports and school events as well as everyday creative shooting. And with Optical Image Stabilizer, camera shake is greatly reduced even when shooting while walking, helping to ensure clarity and acuity in all your images. Your HD movies play back steadily and without jerky movement as well.

The fantastic 14.1-megapixel resolution delivers a wealth of detail to every image, and allows you to crop and enlarge any portion of your shot freely, up to poster-sized 16.5 x 23.4-inch prints. In addition, the 28mm wide-angle lens captures more in every frame, and gives your photography more flexibility. Everyone fits in a family gathering shot. You'll capture more image in every shot, and add greater depth to your overall photography.

A high resolution (230,400 dots) 3.0-inch wide PureColor System LCD gives you the big picture, whether you're shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-res screen offers a crisp, clear picture to make shooting, playback and using the camera's menu functions especially convenient. Clear and bright, it features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.

The PowerShot SX210IS lets you record video in beautiful high definition (1280x720 pixels). The camera also makes it easy to enjoy HD movies (and still photos) on your HDTV with a mini-HDMI connector for direct connection to a HDTV monitor. You'll enjoy the HD experience with no degradation of image or audio in the signal, plus the ability to display up to 130 still images at once.

This camera also includes spectacular movie functionality. With the Movie button, simply push and you can start shooting video and never miss the perfect moment. When shooting movies, you can get up close with the 14x optical zoom for riveting detail and realism, from the overall appearance to facial expressions! And the camera's Smart AUTO technology that helps ensure the perfect still image works to bring that same quality to your movies.

Canon's most advanced image processor, DIGIC 4, delivers evolved Face Detection Technology that keeps every face in every photo looking its very best. The technology finds and tracks the faces of moving subjects until you're ready to shoot, then delivers perfect focus. In addition, exposure, flash and white balance are compensated, so that faces exhibit natural skin tones and backgrounds are properly exposed.

Similar to those found in professional lenses, the Canon PowerShot SX210IS offers multiple creative effects. Miniature Effect creates an illusion where very large objects appear in miniature proportions. Fisheye Effect uses barrel distortion to warp the image around the center, giving a distinctive curvature effect to the photo. The PowerShot SX210IS also has Smart Shutter technology, which detects faces in the scene and releases the shutter automatically in response to the appearance of an additional face, or when a smile or sassy wink occurs. These technologies help to make your photography less rushed and more natural, so getting the perfect shot is even easier.

Set the Canon PowerShot SX210IS to Smart AUTO and you're ready for maximum enjoyment from your picture taking every time. It's a relaxing and satisfying way to shoot because you can completely concentrate on your subject knowing that the camera has the technical details covered. Advanced Canon technology intelligently analyzes your situation and shooting conditions. Then it automatically selects an appropriate setting from 22 specially defined settings.


Purchase:

• Canon PowerShot SX210IS 14.1MP Digital Camera [$329.00]

Related Products:

• Canon PSC-3100 PowerShot Case [$19.30]
• Canon NB-5L Battery Pack [$28.49]

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