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| Mark Wiens |
Five Fab Features:
Sony's 7.2-megapixel DSC-V3 nabs Gear of the Year by combining the soul of a pro-level SLR with silicon guts capable of punching out truly tack-sharp images. Thanks to a blindingly fast processor, you won't have to forfeit now-or-never moments to "shutter lag"—that maddening pause between hitting the button and nailing the snap.
1. Thanks to its Real Imaging Processor—one of the speediest in the biz—the V3 will fire off eight pics at a respectable two frames per second before coming up for air. And that's at full resolution.
2. Some of the best photo ops occur after dark, but it's tough to set up a shot you can't see. At least, it used to be. Select the V3's infrared mode and frame up your otherwise blacked-out subject via a surveillance-cam-style black-and-white view.
3. The V3's magnesium-alloy-and-plastic body flies in the face of the market's tiny-is-best obsession. A good thing? You bet. While the V3 still fit inside my pack lid, its rubberized right-hand grip was easy to hold on to—even with sweaty digits—during a white-knuckle Latin America bus ride.
4. Almost all digicams—and let's not forget some cell phones—can shoot movies, but few offer the V3's TV-screen quality and 30-frames-per-second clarity. And with its anti-reflective 2.5-inch LCD preview screen, reliving your directorial debut is easy, even in bright sun.
5. You won't find a competitively priced digital camera that can capture movement with such rapid autofocus and shutter response. Even with the zoom fully maxed out, I snapped a perfectly focused shot of a mountain biker coming in hot around a bend at dusk.
- The Digital Darling: Kodak EasyShare-One Away.com
- ‘Tis the Season Away.com
The Photographer
- Cutting-Edge Accessories Outside Magazine, October 2009
The tools and gadgets that made the cut for our second annual celebration of the best in design and technology.
- How to Take the Greatest Photo in the World Outside Magazine, October 2008
Forget theory. You want results. Our tutorial lays bare the tricks, techniques, and gear of our favorite photographers.
- Storm Troupers Outside Magazine, May 2005
If you want to chase tornadoes and the thunderheads that spawn them, you need adventure-tested tech and gear that can weather any tempest
- Focus, People! Outside Magazine October 2004
Poach the perfect moment with the latest chip-enhanced optical wizardry
- Shoot the Rapids Outside Magazine September
2003
With the right armor—either built in or as a high-tech housing—the new digital cameras can take the hits and keep your vision alive
- Cameras to Fill a Room with a View Outside Magazine June 2002
Spread brilliant images of your adventures across the wide-open spaces on your walls with the latest generation of photography's technological wonders
- Pixel This! Outside Magazine, December 2006
Take your eyes off digital photography for six months and high-tech image making reinvents itself—again. Just in time for the holidays, we bring you the latest revolution in digicams, camcorders, printers, solar chargers, and more.
- Ten Cutting-Edge Cameras Outside Magazine, September 2009
- The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru Away.com
Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
