“Research shows that our customers greatly value sharing images and video clips, but they often forget or don’t have enough time if they wait to get home to upload images,” said Phil Lubell, director of digital camera marketing at Sony Electronics. “Our new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 camera provides the simplicity and convenience of sharing in the moment, while the impulse is still fresh in people’s minds.”

Impressive highlights of Sony Cyber-shot G3:

• World’s first Wi-Fi enabled camera with built-in web browser
• Powerful 10.1 megapixel 1/2.3? Super HAD CCD image sensor
• Ultra-bright, high resolution 3.5-inch Xtra Fine LCD touch-screen display with wide viewing angle
• Newly-developed Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens
• BIONZ Imaging Processor delivering the high resolution and fast performance
• Face Detection technology detects up to 8 individual faces (can even distinguish between children and adults) and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images
• Popular Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures smiling faces
• Double Anti-blur Solution combines Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity 3200 aiming to minimize blur
• Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects 8 different types of scenes
• Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus using a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment
• New Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting
• MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode capturing VGA (640 x 480 pixel resolution) audio/video clips at a high frame rate – up to 30 frames per second
• Semi-manual focus lets users specify the camera’s approximate focus distance
• 4GB internal memory storing up to an astounding 40,000 VGA-sized images or up to 950 high resolution images, along with Memory Stick Duo slot for extended storage

The new DLNA-certified Sony Cyber-shot G3 comes with complimentary AT&T Wi-Fi access to Sony’s Easy Upload Home Page until Jan. 31, 2012, accessing thousands of AT&T hotspots across the country, including participating coffee shops, selected book stores and major quick-serve restaurant locations as well as hundreds of upscale hotels and airports.

“By collaborating with Sony to launch the first digital still camera with a built in Web browser and embedded access across the entire AT&T Wi-Fi service network, we’re enabling consumers to gain quick and convenient access to Sony’s Easy Upload Homepage through thousands of AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots across the country,” said Glenn Lurie, president of AT&T’s emerging device organization. “The wireless capabilities and cutting-edge features of the G3 camera with the reliable coverage of AT&T’s Wi-Fi network offers a unique consumer experience.”

The new Sony CyberShot G3 digital camera, available in black, is only 16.4mm thick and is available from sonystyle.com, Sony Style retail stores, Amazon.com and authorized dealers for about $500.

An instant 360 degree panoramic image achieved with one single click, without the need of expensive Digital SLR, fisheyes lens and stitching apps sounds like an architect or a real estate agent’s best friend to promote a virtual asset in bird’s eye view.

The Camera sports an 8MP image sensor, 1.5-inch LCD screen and has a built-in memory storage to capture 160 of still images at its full charged. It packs an advanced camera features such as : The CCD type image sensor has light sensitivity up to ISO 400; white balance can be set at fully auto; exposure control is available via aperture priority; image can be taken via a single shot or self-timer fashion, and HDR support is available in auto-bracketing mode.

Priced at $999, the Giroptic’s One-shot 360° Panoramic Digital Camera comes equipped with Windows and Macs apps to allow photographed images convert to publishable virtual tours, ready to be uploaded and hosted at Giroptic servers. Optional plans without sponsored ads are also available at extra monthly fees.

Available from: Giroptic

The G1′s Full-time Live View lets you see in the LCD how adjusting the exposure, white balance, aperture or shutter speed will affect the photo. This kind of live view shooting is not possible with conventional digital SLR cameras.

The G1 aintroduces the Micro Four Thirds System standard, an extended version of the Four Thirds System standard for digital camera systems. Using this standard, and developing a camera body that eliminates the mirror box and optical viewfinder unit, Panasonic has managed to reduce lens mount diameter by 6 mm and shorten the distance between the lens mount and image sensor by about half.  The result is a digital interchangeable lens camera that’s both extremely compact and highly mobile.

If you’ve hesitated to buy a digital SLR camera because you think they’re hard to use, your wait is over. Intelligent Auto mode activates 6 detection and compensation functions that work automatically, leaving you free to just aim and shoot.

Shake detection – MEGA O.I.S.
Helps prevent blurring when the camera shakes.

Motion detection –  Intelligent ISO Control
Helps prevent blur caused by subject motion.

Light detection – Intelligent Exposure
Adjusts the brightness of dark areas in the image.

Advanced Face - Detection Face Detection AF/AE
Helps deliver clear portraits.

Scene detection - Intelligent Scene Selector
Selects the optimal scene mode for the situation.

Subject detection - AF Tracking
AF Tracking follows moving subjects and adjusts accordingly.

The 3.0-inch LCD rotates 180° horizontally and 270° vertically, making it easy to capture dynamic shots from extreme angles without getting into awkward positions.  When the lighting around you changes, the LCD back lighting level automatically changes so you get comfortable, easy-on-the-eyes viewing at all times.

In My Color mode you can adjust the color, brightness and saturation while checking changes live giving you control over how your image will look.

Like using different film type in a standard camera, you can enjoy a wide range of expression based on six color modes and three monochromatic modes. When the multi-film mode is selected, you can record pictures having up to three different effects with each press of the shutter button.

The G1 shoots wide-screen, 16:9, full-HD images. These images are simply breathtaking when displayed on an HDTV, which handles about four times the data of a standard-definition TV. Enjoy a whole new style of HDTV viewing with family and friends.

Available from: Panasonic

This tinycam crams 60 minutes of HD video onto its 4GB internal drive, and includes an improved version of FlipShare editing software with an easy drag-and-drop user interface. Too bad its 1.5-inch viewscreen might be impossible to see for many of us bleary-eyed shooters. Users might also miss optical zoom and image stabilization features.

Even though those key attributes are missing, Pure Digital is building on a winning formula. Its timing with sharper 720p capability is just right — it hits the market precisely when HD resolution has arrived to the mainstream. The Flip Mino HD’s tiny size is its most appealing trait, practically begging you to slip it in your pocket. After all, you’re not going to be shooting much video if you don’t have that camcorder with you.

Available from: Flip Video Store

The Stylus 1030 SW can survive a 6.6-foot drop, shoot under water movies, performs at below-freezing temperatures and withstands up to 220 pounds of pressure. It has a 2.7” HyperCrystal II LCD with improved contrast and color reproduction as well as an extra-wide viewing angle. This camera has a 3.6x Wide-Angle Zoom Lens which is great for shooting landscapes, sports and panoramic pictures.

The retail price is about $350.00.

Olympus Stylus 1030 SW Features:

• 10.1-megapixel effective CCD and 3.6x Wide optical zoom lens
• 2.7-inch HyperCrystal II LCD with 230,000 pixel resolution and 5 steps of brightness adjustment
• Waterproof (equivalent to IEC6059 IPX8/JISC0920) up to 33ft. (10m)
• Shock Proof (MIL-STD-810F) up to 6.6ft (2m)
• Freezeproof (-10°C/14°F) and Dustproof
• Crushproof up to 220lbf. (100kgf)
• LI-50B Lithium rechargeable battery and charger included
• Olympus’ Shadow Adjustment, Face Detection and Digital Image Stabilization technologies
• Built-in all-weather speaker and microphone
• 29 shooting modes – 24 are preprogrammed Scene modes (including 4 Underwater modes)
• Record 640×480 (30fps) video until memory is full when using Type M+ or H xD cards with Firmware v1.1
• 14.7MB of internal memory
• Auto-Connect USB for easy image transfer to computer