If this picture turned up in the mailbox on April 1, it might have been discarded as one of many Photoshop fantasies you see online every day.

Yet, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 zoom, basically a camera mounted on the back of its bestseller Galaxy range of smartphones, is real. …

Samsung NX300

Samsung has packed in the features in its new flagship NX camera aimed at the prosumer market. The new NX300, shipping in Singapore now, can be fitted with a 45mm 2D/3D lens that claims to be the first one-lens 3D system capable of capturing both still images and full HD movies in 3D. …

How many ways can you make a DSLR?

For Canon, the latest gimmick is going small with one of its latest cameras, the 100D.

The 100D is a decidedly entry-level camera. It has the same 18-megapixel sensor as the existing 650D and the new 700D, and in burst mode shoots only 4 frames per second. …

In a move that’s sure to raise a few eyebrows among existing lens rental firms, Canon is preparing to launch a new lens rental programme on March 28 for customers who want to give expensive lenses a test run before forking out thousands of dollars.

Prices for a one-day rental period start from as low as S$18, and two-day rentals start from S$25, up to a maximum of two lenses at one go. These exclude pick-up and return dates, so you could conceivably keep the the lenses for up to four days. …

In the face of dwindling sales, compact cameras are experiencing some serious feature bumps to try to pull in the growing legion of photography enthusiasts. One of the more popular gimmick today is the cramming of large sensors into compact bodies with the promise of better quality photos.

Nikon is the latest entrant into this “small body, big sensor” race with its new CoolPix A, and its 16.2-megapixel “DX” sensor is the as big as most of the company’s DSLR cameras. Like other large sensor compacts, the CoolPix A has a fixed focal length and wide aperture, which should mean sharper and brighter photos. …

Valentine’s Day is just a couple of days away, and yours truly sincerely hopes that all you geek boyfriends out there have already prepared your presents.

As the resident Geek Girl of Techgoondu, I have prepared my Professional Tech Valentine’s Gift Guide for Girlfriends that will help to rack up those brownie points with your other half.

Pro tip #42: If you’re thinking of getting her a box of customised cupcakes with lettering on them professing your eternal love… That’s so 2012. No. Just no.

Here’s the list! …

Nikon took the wraps off the usual annual incremental upgrades to its line-up of point-and-shoot cameras on Tuesday, led by the advanced compact P520 with its whopping 42x zoom. …

Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2

Outdoor enthusiats would be pleased to hear that Olympus two new “tough” cameras, the Olympus TG-2 and TG-630, will be available in Singapore from end January.

Olympus claims that its series of Tough cameras are waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof, perfect for users who prefer a hardy camera on a hike or an off-road bike ride. …

CES has wrapped up its final act for this year, and the world was treated to gadgets and trends to look out in the upcoming months. We’ve looked a little at some of the more interesting — including curved televisions and Sony’s flagship Android phone — but the following five gadgets are the ones I’ll probably be throwing my money at. …

Few devices in the world blend art and science as well as the digital camera, so it’s no surprise that an ongoing photography exhibition at the Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum – Outside In: A Magnum Photos Showcase – has been extended to March 17 with the addition of a new PhotoLab gallery.

The new gallery includes historic items such as the Kodak Brownie camera as well as the first camera to connect to a computer, the Apple Quicktake 100. …