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Panasonic has been a leading pioneer in the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera market ever since it released the world’s first CSC back in 2008. One of its most successful models to date has been the GF6 – a compact and stylish entrylevel camera boasting an attractive price-tag. Panasonic is updating the 2-year-old GF6 with the GF7, which sports a signifi cantly different look owing to its retro-styling, leather-touch grip and more chiselled body. At the heart of the camera is a 16MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds sensor, the same size as the ones found in all Panasonic and Olympus CSC models. However, it’s not exactly the same sensor as the one found in its predecessor. In fact, the GF7 inherits the more advanced GX7’s sensor, as well as its Venue Engine image processor. Main features On the back of the camera there’s a 3in 1040k-dot touchscreen, which is an identical size and resolution to the one on the GF6. The screen tilts upwards for easier shot composition ...

Nikon’s 24.2mp d5500 is one of the smallest, lightest and slimmest DSLRs ever produced, yet it boasts some advanced features you wouldn’t find on a lower entry-level model. And what better way to push a camera to its limits than live music, especially when it’s photographing one of the UK’s most energetic rock bands, Enter Shikari. Just figured it out if it could cope with strobes, smoke and spinning band members, it could handle just about anything! The D5500 sits above the D3300 in the Nikon line-up, and below the enthusiast level D7100, replacing the highly successful D5300. Sporting the same EXPEED 4 processor and 24.2MP sensor as its predecessor, including the omission of an optical low-pass filter, the biggest changes include the addition of a touchscreen (the first on a Nikon DSLR), and a redesign. Handling Perhaps the defining characteristic of the D5500 is its slimmed-down body. Measuring just 124mm in width by 97mm in height, and weighing only 470g, it’s the perfec...