In a move that could be a perfect commercial for Pentax, U.S. Army soldier Alex Jansen dumped some fresh Afghani sand on top of his prized DSLRs, then proceeded to wash them off in the base showers. After that ordeal, he shows that they are none the worse for wear, and shoots a couple of pictures.

Few things could ruin a nice vacation more than accidentally dropping your fancy Canon DSLR into the ocean. But imagine your surprise if a year later someone found your camera sitting in the sea, and discovered that your precious vacation pictures were still intact.

If you're really into photography, you probably have a DSLR camera and a few lenses for it. But what if you want to shoot video? Well, you may have a DSLR that shoots HD video, in which case you're set. If not, Sony is prepping a camcorder that can use DSLR lenses.

Camera design rarely deviates from a norm. You know, you either have a normal-looking DSLR or a normal-looking point-and-shoot. Sure, the latter category plays with colors and some are thinner than others, but they all look relatively similar.