Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Sigma’s range of EO-ETTL II flashguns do not work with the Canon EOS 50D DSLR camera. The Autozoom function does not work properly, and exposure is not set correctly. Sigma are supplying a free-upgrade service to their customers to solve the problem. All new products shipped after today already include the updated firmware.

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Buy a LaCie external storage device and get unlimited online backup for one year after installation, worth $49.95. The online backup service is powered by well-known provider Carbonite. “LaCie Online Backup provides one year of free unlimited online storage to showcase the importance of backup strategies that keep data safe, and our dedication to helping users get there.” said Philippe Spruch, LaCie Chief Executive Officer. Unlimited LaCie Online Backup will be available at no extra charge for one full year beginning November 2008 on LaCie consumer hard drives.

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Popular photo hosting website Digital Railroad has shut down with immediate effect. Attempts to find additional financing have been unsuccessful, forcing Digital Railroad to close all operations. Digital Railroad’s main aim was to provide an archiving and marketing services for the professional photographer. It also recently branched out into stock photography. Rival service PhotoShelter is offering Digital Railroad customers three free months if they sign up for a Standard or Pro annual subscription by November 4th.

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Olympus has released a new firmware update for five compact digital cameras. The models are: SP-565UZ (pictured), mju 1060, mju 1050SW, mju 1040 and FE-370. Version 1.1 resolves communication errors that occurred when using the direct print function with some printers.

Website: Download Files: CAMEDIA Utilities, Drivers, Patches

Olympus has released a new firmware update for five of its Zuiko Digital lenses. The models are: 25mm F2.8 (pictured), 35mm F3.5 Macro, 14-42mm F3.5-5.6, 35-100mm F2.0, and 40-150mm F4.0-5.6. Version 1.2/1.3 ensures compatibility when used with the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 camera.

Website: Download Files: CAMEDIA Utilities, Drivers, Patches

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Nikon have released a new firmware update for the D300 DSLR camera. Version 1.10 includes a large number of improvements, including greater focus accuracy in dynamic-area AF and contrast-detect AF modes, and better Auto white balance performance. Click the Continue link below for the full list.

Website: Nikon D300 Firmware Update 1.10 (Windows)
Website: Nikon D300 Firmware Update 1.10 (Mac)

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Apple have released an updated version of iPhoto, which allows you to share your photos by email, create web pages, cards and calendars, and automatically organize your photo library. iPhoto 7.1.5 improves the printing quality of books, cards and calendars ordered via the iPhoto printing service.

Website: Apple iPhoto 7.1.5

Canon have released a new firmware update for the EOS 50D digital SLR camera. This firmware update (version 1.0.3) incorporates the following fixes:

  1. Corrects a phenomenon in which an image becomes overexposed when C.Fn.II-3 Highlight tone priority is set to “1” together with other camera settings. (This correction has already been incorporated in the Version 1.0.2 and later firmware.
  2. Corrects a rare phenomenon in which “busy” blinks on the camera’s display panel and the shutter cannot be released due to the timing of battery installation.
  3. Corrects a rare phenomenon in which “Err 99” appears on the camera’s display panel and LCD monitor and the shutter cannot be released due to the timing of pressing the shutter button.

Website: Canon EOS 50D Firmware Update 1.0.3

Monday, October 27, 2008

The brand new PowerShot G10 is the most expensive and most feature-rich model in Canon’s extensive range of compact cameras. The G-series has long been the preserve of the keen enthusiast looking for a serious photographic tool that can still be easily slipped into a coat pocket. The new Canon G10 continues that tradition, adding even more advanced features into the mix, including a bigger 14.7 megapixel sensor, higher resolution 3 inch LCD screen, 5x wide-angle zoom lens, and dedicated Exposure Compensation dial. It also retains all of the key photographer-friendly features from the G9 - RAW format, PASM shooting modes, optical viewfinder, flash hotshoe and image stabilisation are all present and correct. With a recommended price-tag of £449 / $499, does the Canon PowerShot G10 offer enough to justify the expense? Mark Goldstein found out…

Website: Canon PowerShot G10 Review

The Casio W63CA is a new 8 megapixel camera phone complete with 9-point auto-focus and a 3 inch LCD screen. Only announced in Japan so far, the W63CA takes a typical Casio Exilim compact camera as its starting point, and then designs a camera phone around that, rather than trying to cram photo features into a mobile phone. The Casio W63CA features a 3.1 inch OLED screen with 480 x 800 pixels, face detection, anti-shake and Casio’s now standard YouTube video mode. The W63CA will be available in Japan in early-November.

Website: Engadget - Casio’s 8.1 megapixel W63CA with 480 x 800 pixel OLED flips out in Japan

Website: Casio Japan

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