The latest Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Awards 2008 have been announced. The TIPA awards lasts from between May 1st and March 31st, the next year. These are products which have been voted by TIPA editors as being the best in their categories for a 12 month period ending in March.

Looking at these, how many do you thing will end up with a proud space in the trophy cabinet of your home?

For me the Canon 450D would be my choice if I were to venture into the SLR level of photography. At which currently I am sad to say not yet there. Although I would like a compact camera as my ancient Casio Exilim EX4’s batteries simply do not last long enough for even a half a day on my travels. Therefore the Panasonic FX500 does look pretty interesting for me. With 10MP, 25mm wide angle Leica Lens, 5x optical zoom, touch screen 3.0″ LCD, HD video recording capabilities and HD output, it seriously makes my EX4 look like it came from the stone age.

I’ve always thought of getting a camcorder to complement my digital camera. So the Panasonic SD9 does looks like it could be the one. High-definition recording, 2.1MP stills should make it a pretty good camcorder for an amateur. Recording solely on SD/SDHC cards does mean one would have to make a sizeable investment on these memory cards though. But then these cards could also be used on the Asus Eee PC 900 which is another one on the list.

Best D-SLR entry-level: Sony Alpha 200
Best D-SLR Advanced: Canon EOS 450D
Best D-SLR Expert: Nikon D300
Best D-SLR Professional: Nikon D3
Best Entry-level Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Best Expert Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 12-60mm f/2.8-4 SWD
Best Professional Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
Best Superzoom Digital Camera: Fuji S100 FS
Best Imaging Innovation: Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1
Best Prestige Camera: Sigma DP1
Best Compact Digital Camera: Panasonic Lumix FX-500
Best Ultra Compact Digital Camera: Samsung NV24HD
Best Digital Accessory: Wacom Cintiq 12WX
Best Expert Photo Projector: Panasonic PT-AX200E
Best Professional Photo Projector: JVC DLA-HD100
Best Camcorder: Panasonic HDC-SD9
Best Storage Back-up: LaCie 2big Triple
Best Innovative Design: Manfrotto ModoSteady 585
Best Flatbed Photo Scanner: Canon CanoScan 8800F
Best Small Format Photo Printer: HP Photosmart A826 - Home Print Centre
Best Expert Photo Printer: Epson Stylus Photo R1900
Best Multifunction Photo Printer: Canon PIXMA MP970
Best Large Format Printer: Epson Stylus Pro 11880
Best Imaging Storage Media: SanDisk Extreme Ducati range
Best Colour Management System: X-Rite ColorMunki Photo
Best Accessory: Metz Mecablitz 48 AF-1 Digital
Best Photo Frame: Sony DPF-V900/DPF-V700
Best Photographic Display: Samsung SyncMaster XL30 LED BLU
Best Mobile Imaging Device: Nokia N82

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