Tech Eye: Freeze frame

This is not a point-and-click picture-taker but a sophisticated digital SLR designed specifically for action and sports shots. It can shoot at eight frames per second for a continuous burst of up to 50 images at 4.1 effective megapixels, and it promises to pick up on the most minute and subtle differences. It has a chunky 2.5 inch LCD monitor with 232,000 pixels, an improved histogram, and is compatible with the company's range of DX Nikkor lenses and its wireless transmitter. If you're feeling really smug, you can link it to GPS devices (because everybody needs to know at what latitude and altitude their sister's wedding pictures were taken at) and a voice recorder to boot. Shutter lag comes in at a merciful 37 ms. Anything more and Nikon would just be spoiling you. Even if you're not a photojournalist, we're sure you can think of another excuse to buy it.
L.M.