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LAS VEGAS – As digital cameras get smaller and cheaper, the images they produce are getting bigger and better. Whether you aspire to become a pro photographer and want a digital single-lens-reflex camera that lets you make the jump, or you’re just looking for a compact pocket camera that shoots great photos (and HD video besides), the floor of the Photo Marketing Association’s 2008 trade show has something for you. Here’s a selection of some of our favorite new cameras, lenses and accessories from the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center. For more camera news, check out Wired’s http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/pma_2008/index.html full coverage of PMA 2008 on Gadget Lab. Tilt-Shift Lens Left: Nikon’s new 24mm f/3.5 perspective-control lens can tilt or shift in order to correct the distortion created from looking up at a tall building. These lenses are popular with architectural photographers and people who want to get that fake tilt-shift look for real.
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Ultracompact Nikon =
description Nikon has a tiny new ultracompact digicam that it says is the smallest in its class. The Coolpix S210 features an 8.0-megapixel sensor, a 2.5-inch LCD screen and ISO 2000 for great low-light photos. It comes in four colors and will only set you back about $180. 
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Biggest. Lens. Ever. =
description Sigma’s ridiculously large 200-to-500mm f/2.8 lens (which scales up to 400-to-1,000mm f/5.6 with the adapter shown) will break your bank as well as your back. At least it has a carrying handle. 
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Sigma’s High-End Pocket Camera Sigma’s new DP1 has a serious identity problem. It can’t quite figure out if it’s a point-and-shoot or a professional camera. The specs are exciting: a physically large (meaning better noise reduction and clarity) 14-megapixel sensor, the ability to shoot photos in uncompressed RAW mode, a hot shoe and a 28mm lens. Although Sigma claims this camera is small enough to fit in your pocket, there is no way that it will fit in any ordinary pockets – it’s actually kind of bulky, and the lens doesn’t retract all the way. It will be on sale soon for around $1,000.
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Canon Digital Elph =
description http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=16347 Canon’s latest addition to its Elph ultracompact digicam line is the PowerShot SD1100 IS. It sports image stabilization, an 8-megapixel sensor, facial detection and, most importantly, comes in a variety of colors. It will be available soon for $250. 
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Fujifilm’s Svelte FinePix Fujifilm’s sexy, new FinePix Z20FD is a 10-megapixel ultracompact camera. It features face detection, MPEG-4 video recording, in-camera movie and photo editing, an infrared beaming unit for sharing snaps with your friends and a 2.5-inch LCD screen. Available in four vibrant colors as well as basic black, the Z20FD is available next month for around $200.
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Wide-Angle Pocket Cam =
description Samsung’s new NV24 HD is a teeny little camera that features a 10-megapixel sensor, a 24mm (equivalent) wide-angle lens, a 2.5-inch LCD screen and high-definition, 720p video recording at 30 fps. It’s available in black or silver for around $350. 
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Ink Cartridge Tester =
description The http://www.cbr-e.com/go2/en/products/testing ShopTester 200 tests 82 different types of inkjet cartridges. Basically you plug in a refilled cartridge, push a button, and it prints a test pattern on a strip of paper. All this without connecting the cartridge to a printer. If you’re considering opening an inkjet-refilling business, this baby would be just the ticket. 
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Dick Tracy Photo Frame =
description The folks at http://mediastreet.com/site/index.html Media Street spent some serious time scouring Asia for some really cool technology. One of the best items they found: A Dick Tracy-esque digital photo-frame watch. Granted, it doesn’t have a radio in it, but it does have a USB port and a 1.5-inch LCD screen you can use to display your favorite photos ... on your freakin’ wrist! 
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IPod Clones =
description I live in downtown Los Angeles, and I frequently see various media players for sale in the budget electronics stores a few blocks from my loft. They all look strangely familiar, like these iPod clones made by a company called Visual Land. 
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LOLcat + T-shirt = Awesome! =
description Iron-on transfers are so last-decade. That’s where http://anajet.com/ AnaJet steps up to the plate with a direct-to-fabric, custom inkjet printer. Just plug it in to your computer, select an image, hit print, and you’ll have that new LOLCat shirt you’ve always wanted. It can print on any color shirt at 720 dpi. Take that, CafePress! 
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Photo Editing by Pen =
description Wacom has added two new products to its Cintiq line: the http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/12WX.cfm 12WX and http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/20WSX.cfm 20WSX digitizer tablets. Being able to draw directly on an LCD screen is a boon if you’re a digital artist or if you spend a lot of time retouching photos in PhotoShop. When asked whether Wacom would be offering a multitouch version of its popular tablets, booth representatives had no comment.
