Top 5 New Cameras from CES 2012

Calling all gear and gizmo fans - Which?, the UK review site, produced a video of their 6 favorite new cameras at the 2012 CES show. They selected (in this order):

1. Canon PowerShot G1 X (top photo)
2. Nikon D4
3. Fujifilm X-Pro1
4. Samsung WB150F
5. Sony Bloggie Live HD Camera

So what do you think? Best of Show, truly? What new cameras have you tried out lately and found to be great performers for the value? 

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Comments

[Sean McCormick]

NYIP graduate speaking here... I've owned the G1 X for nearly a month now and I'm very pleased with it. It's an upgrade to my 'carry around camera', formerly a G10. I kept missing shots with the latter in low light situations, a problem that is now rectified. It saves me having to cart around my dSLRs when I need what only a larger sensor can deliver. I wrote a field report and posted it on my site, along with a portfolio of images I have created:

http://www.mccormickphotography.com/cms/2012/canon-powershot-g1-x-pocket-rocket/

Best,

Sean M.

[Alistair Henning]

I've been using the Fuji X-Pro1 for a couple of weeks now.

Auto-focus is not quite SLR-fast, but the image quality is by far the best I have seen from any APS-C sized sensor.

The lenses, too, may not be quite Leica-quality but nevertheless produce very nice Bokeh and can stop down to be very sharp corner-to-corner.

Anybody who appreciates a more traditional/manual way of shooting should really check this camera out.

Dare I say – it's like a digital Contax G2?