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The Nikon D800 is the headline release of this week

This week has been all about the big numbers in the photography globe, with Nikon unleashing a 36 million pixel DSLR, Pentax revealing a 46MP meaty and staggering number of superzoom compacts.

Information technology's been the CP+ photography testify in Nippon, which usually doesn't mean quite so many releases. Simply, with 2011 hitting Japanese manufacturers difficult, it seems this twelvemonth they wanted to salvage some of their goodies for their own home-grown prove.

Later on weeks, months, nay years, of speculation, rumour and gossip, the headline release is the Nikon D800, the company's new semi-pro DSLR.

As well making their debut this calendar week are new cameras from Olympus, Sigma, Pentax and Canon. Read on to find out all of this week'southward big photographic camera news, each with links to the total story.

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Nikon news

Many of the headline specs of the D800 came as no surprise as it seemed that about of the details had already been leaked online. Nevertheless, information technology withal impressed u.s. when nosotros went to encounter it at the beginning of the week.

It features a 36 million pixel sensor, 6fps shooting, 51 autofocus points and many of the aforementioned features every bit its bigger brother, the D4.

Read our Hands on: Nikon D800 review to become a clearer idea of what the new camera is all about. We spoke to Nikon about that huge resolution sensor, who told united states of america it was all about 'choice.'

Some may be disappointed that the D800 doesn't have an articulating screen, but if y'all're a pro, according to Nikon you lot won't exist. Do y'all concur that pros don't want articulating screens?

Rod Lawton, one of our friends over at N-Photo magazine, argued that the D800 could take on the might of the hugely popular Canon EOS 5D Marking Two. With Canon declining to denote a 5D upgrade this week, will the D800 exist a Canon 5D Mark II killer?

Olympus news

Nosotros've guessed it was coming for several weeks now, just the Olympus OM-D East-M5 was finally revealed on Midweek. Featuring a 16 million pixel Alive MOS micro four thirds sensor, it'southward styled subsequently the classic OM series of film cameras.

If you're a piddling scrap dislocated about the differences betwixt the OM-D and Olympus' other highly specced camera, read our Olympus OM-D Eastward-M5 vs Olympus PEN E-P3 comparison piece and detect out which one is for you.

Does the OM-D mean the cease of Olympus DSLRs? The company is refusing to dominion it out, but it hasn't released a new ane for years. We take a look at the likelihood of them making a comeback.

This calendar week also saw Olympus reveal some new compact cameras, including a new 24x optical zoom model. Marking Thackara, the company'due south Uk marketing manager believes that mobile phones will never replace compacts - what do y'all think?

Sigma news

Nikon wasn't the only one with big numbers this week, Sigma has as well unveiled the Sigma SP1 and Sigma DP2 compact cameras which characteristic a whopping 46 million pixel sensor.

Fovean X3 sensors that are used in these cameras are actually constructed using three layers of 15.3 million pixels, and are shared across Sigma's other cameras, including its flagship DSLR, the Sigma SD1 which also got an update and cost reduction this calendar week.

Canon news

A lot of people will be left disappointed that Canon didn't introduce a new DSLR (or compact system camera) at the CP+ show this week.

All the same, they have introduced three new EF lenses, an underwater meaty, a duo of stylish IXUS compacts, 2 new superzooms and a range of new Powershot A cameras.

Although a CSC isn't forthcoming from the company, a representative told us in an exclusive interview that compact organisation cameras are a good idea because they bring more people into photography.

Introduced a few weeks agone at CES, Canon'south G1 X is what many believe will eventually morph into a mirrorless model, especially with its large sensor. Its biggest rival Nikon was shocked by Catechism's determination to produce the photographic camera with one spokesperson telling us the G1 Ten was for "fanboys" only.

Also this calendar week...

Kodak announced it was going to stop making cameras in lodge to cut costs, Sony revealed it's NEX lens line-up plans and Pentax unveiled 2 new tough cameras.

That'south it this week, after a manic few weeks of camera releases, we're looking forward to receiving them all in the office to put them through their spaces. Stay tuned for all the latest reviews and news, right here on the TechRadar cameras channel.

Amy has been writing virtually cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was in one case part of the photography testing squad for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Photographic camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She oft partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every unmarried day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Apprentice Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a lilliputian off-tangent, PetsRadar.