VIEWPOINT: The HWM crew went down to the Singapore Pit Building on 27 October 2010 (the same venue where the recently ended Singapore F1 was held) for the launch of the Nikon D7000 DSLR.

The highly anticipated DSLR camera launch saw many members of the media and partners trying out the different functions and features of the camera, especially with its impressive ISO range (particularly if you shoot in the dark or at night), fast Live View toggle switch, high speed shooting mode and dual SD card slots.

Check out this video of the launch and our quick chat with Mr. Masanobu Tsunoda, Managing Director of Nikon Singapore.

SHOWCASE: Panasonic Asia Pacific organized a launch and workshop seminar for journalists from all over the world in Sentosa Island, Singapore and the theme of the 2-day event was basically underwater photography and videography with their latest range of LUMIX imaging devices.

Among the products showcased to journalists there, of note would be the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FT1, its first underwater camera which can go as deep as 3 meters. Its camcorder sibling, the SDR-SW21 is also waterproof up to 2 meters. Other notable features in the LUMIX line-up are 70x optical zoom, Face Recognition and a new AVCHD Lite video recording feature.

For the full details of Panasonic’s latest LUMIX range of cameras and camcorders, check out the expose scooped up by the team from Singapore’s HardwareZone.com, otherwise, have a quick glimpse in our Showcase Gallery after the jump: (more…)