Friday, May 09, 2008

The new Transcend Extreme Speed 300x CompactFlash cards can achieve read/write speeds of up to 45MB per second. Operating in dual-channel Ultra DMA mode 5, the fastest speed available for CF cards, Transcend’s 300X CompactFlash uses only brand name, top-tier SLC NAND Flash chips and premium quality components and has a Lifetime Warranty. 

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FocalPoint is now available as a software plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. onOne Software’s FocalPoint is a selective focus and vignetting plug-in designed to help photographers easily blur and/or vignette areas of an image. “It’s just like having a lens inside of Photoshop. Users set the location of their ‘sweet spot’ of focus directly on their image and then control the amount, kind of blur used and even lighten or darken the edges quickly and easily.” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. The FocalPoint plug-in is available now for $159.95.

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All of the assets of Realviz, best known for Stitcher panorama software, have been bought by Autodesk. “REALVIZ’s technology is complementary to Autodesk’s modeling, visual effects and animation products. It will enable us to increase the use of 3D technology across many industries, including architecture, film, broadcast and game development.” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president, Autodesk Platform Solutions and Emerging Business. Stitcher Unlimited, Stitcher Express, ImageModeler and Movimento will continue to be available as standalone products. Matchmover, Retimer and VTour, Stitcher Pro, Stitcher Unlimited DS, StoryViz, and hardware and software product bundles are all discontinued.

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Kodak has won the 18th Annual EDN Innovation Award in the Sensor Category for the Truesense Color Filter Pattern. This groundbreaking new technology allows for the development of digital capture devices that take better pictures under low light or reduce motion blur when photographing moving subjects. Truesense advances an existing KodakTechnology, the Bayer pattern based color filter, that has become a standard in digital imaging. “This recognition of the KODAK TRUESENSE Color Filter Pattern acknowledges our continuing advances in digital imaging technology, for both CMOS and CCD products.” said Herb Erhardt, CIS Business Manager, Image Sensor Solutions, Eastman Kodak Company.

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The Public Beta of Spyder3Print, version 3.5PB for Mac and Windows, is now available. A free upgrade for all registered PrintFIX PRO or Spyder3Print owners, this update offers significant improvements in speed, workflow, and convenience.

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Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen’s ‘The Places We Live’ is a unique multimedia exhibition exploring what it means to be a 21st century city dweller. Shown for the first time at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo on 6 June, before touring worldwide, ‘The Places We Live’ is sponsored by Canon. All photos were taken using Canon’s 12.8 Megapixel EOS-5D and will be exhibited using 18 of Canon’s new XEED SX7 projectors. 

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Sigma have released a new firmware update for the DP1 compact camera. The new firmware version, 1.02, offers the following improvement:

- Correct the phenomenon that the “currently selected file” will be deleted, if the camera is turned off when the camera display remained in Delete Menu.

Website: Sigma DP1 Firmware Update 1.02

LetsGoDigital have reviewed the Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi, a new 12 megapixel compact DSLR camera.

“Is there not one word of criticism for the Canon EOS 450D? Well, not really. Maybe the housing should feel less cheap. And several competitors have some smart abilities that would also look good on the EOS 450D, but that goes two ways. One remark I must make is about the kit lens. Although the lens has improved vastly compared to the old one, I am still not completely satisfied with it. It should be improved further. But then again, the price of the lens is accordingly and Canon offer sufficient choice in lenses if you’d want to purchase another one.”

Website: LetsGoDigital - Canon EOS 450D Review

Imaging Resource have reviewed the new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S780, 7.2 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom lens and 2.5 inch LCD screen.

“The Sony Cyber-shot S750 has a few issues. Overall exposure is adequate in many cases, but image quality and color accuracy need improvement. Image noise is on the high side, and there’s a good deal of blurring from the camera’s effort to suppress that noise. The Sony S750 is inexpensive, easy to use, very portable, and results aren’t entirely terrible. Our printed results do show that it’s more of a 4x6-only camera, only capable of producing truly sharp 5x7-inch prints at ISO 100; raise the ISO any higher, you’re better sticking to 4x6-inch prints. Most 7-megapixel digital cameras are at least capable of printing sharp 11x14-inch prints, but the Sony S750’s output is too soft at that size.”

Website: Imaging Resource - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S750 Review

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Today we bring you the World’s first online review of the Samsung NV40 compact digital camera. The NV40 is a new addition to Samsung’s innovative New Vision range, with headline specs including a 10 megapixel sensor, 3x zoom lens, 2.5 inch LCD screen, ISO 100-3200 and full manual exposure control. Samsung have been aggressively chasing market share in recent years and are currently ranked as one of the top 3 compact camera manufacturers. Is the NV40 good enough to keep Samsung there? Read Mark Goldstein’s review to find out…

Website: Samsung NV40 Review