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This new model is already a hit and selling fast! We have all three colours, Sunset Orange, Arctic Silver and Midnight Black, available at the moment, but some stock shortages are expected in the months leading to Christmas.

Do not delay and place your order now!

• D80 Body Only : $1429
• D80 + 18-55mm lens : $1549
• D80 + 18-135mm lens : $1769
• D80 + 18-55mm + 70-300mm lenses : $1649
• D80 + 18-135mm + 70-300mm lenses : $1899
• D80 + 18-200mm VR lens : $2499
• D80 + 17-55mm f2.8 lens : $3649
• D80 + Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 : $1999
• D80 + Tamron 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 : $2099

Most kits are currently in stock and ready to ship, so place your order now!

• Body only now $929
• 18-55mm kit now $999
• 18-135mm kit now $1199
• 18-55mm + 55-200mm VR kit now $1249 (our pick)
• 18-200mm DX VR kit now $1999

Will this cement Nikon's position as the world's #1 digital SLR brand (according to recent Nikon reports)?

However, never has a camera been available in quite so many colours as the FujiFilm FinePix Z10fd. This very affordable camera (just $279 at the time of writing) is available in no less then 7 different colours! How long before we see pink or orange digital SLRs, I wonder?!

Also check out the very popular Olympus mju 790 available in 'sunset orange'.

This is one in a series of 'Tech Tip' articles intended as a guide to digital camera technology and terminology. Its aim is to demystify some of the language used on this site to allow you to make more informed decisions when considering purchasing a new digital camera.

ISO
In relation to digital photography, the ISO (International Organisation for Standards) number, refers to the sensitivity of the digital camera sensor to light, and is derived from the same term relating to film photography. It is therefore often referred to as equivalent ISO in digital photography in reference to the original film standard.

Historically, in film photography, the ISO number was sometimes referred to as the "speed" of the film as it dictated the amount of time required for correct exposure:

• higher ISO values = shorter exposure times = 'quicker' film
• lower values = longer exposure times = 'slower' film

The principle translates directly to digital photography. Higher ISO values increase the sensitivity

The Armadillo is a camera case that wraps around the body (like the velcro wallets you can get), and includes an LCD screen for extra protection.

The Millipod is a mini...actually, micro-tripod that acts as a desktop stand. It attaches with the Armadillo to the normal tripod screw on the base of the camera and tucks away so neatly and is so light that you never need to remove it!

The Millipod very cleverly uses an adjustable screw that fits nearly all compact cameras.

We are currently able to supply the Camera Armor Armadillo-Millipod combo.

With the drive for ever-larger LCD screens, manufacturers have been forced to make sacrifices to free back-panel real estate without increasing the size of the camera. Perhaps most notable of these is the culling of the optical viewfinder, which is now a rare feature of low- to mid-level compact digital cameras.

In fact, finding a camera with an optical viewfinder is such a job we thought we'd list the few [current] cameras in the budget level (<$450) that still incorporate one:

• Canon PowerShot A720IS
• Canon PowerShot A570IS
• Canon PowerShot A560
• Canon PowerShot A460
• Canon IXUS 70
• Canon IXUS 950IS
• Nikon COOLPIX P50
• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90

In fairness to the manufacturers, optical viewfinders on compact cameras are often acused of being too small to be of use, anyway. Because of their small size (and sometimes bad positioning), they often don't offer a particularly good representation of the final image,

Welcome to the Camera-Warehouse aperture tutorial (see Tech Tip: Aperture). At each stage of the tutorial, please remember to save the photos you take to send to your tutor for evaluation and discussion.

Before you start, in order to minimise the size of emails when sending your images for assessment, please set the resolution of your camera's images to no more than 3 megapixels, or reduce the images to this size prior to sending (this should be sufficient for evaluation purposes). Thank you.

What you'll need:

• digital compact or SLR camera and lens with manual aperture and shutter speed adjustments
• tripod if available
• willing subjects (these needn't be people - try an orange, lemon and lime for great colour contrast and texture)
• about 40 minutes

1. ADJUSTING APERTURE FOR STILL SUBJECTS*

* Please note that the size of the sensor in most compact digital cameras reduces the effect of depth of field significantly.

a) Arrange your subjects in a perspective arrangement (one behind the

We will be happy, however, to accomodate you between 10am and 2pm if you need to drop by and collect your online order.

Business as usual will resume on Monday morning.