Rob Galbraith has tested the 4Gb Microdrive from Hitachi. The 4Gb Microdrive is relatively cheap compared to other similar storage options, selling for around $499.

“the Microdrive, at any capacity, is no longer universally quicker than competing flash memory CompactFlash cards, as it was in the early days. Durability should be improved, thanks to smart design changes in the latest generation of Microdrive. But again, flash memory Compactflash should still be able to better withstand the jolts typical of on-the-go photography.

What’s left for the Microdrive to really call its own? Price.”

Website: Rob Galbraith - Hitachi 4Gb Microdrive Test

Lexar Press Release 30/10/03

Lexar Media Offers Two New Compact, Portable High-Speed Readers Enabling Faster Downloading of Digital Images

Next-generation FireWire and New USB 2.0 CompactFlash Readers Now Available

NEW YORK, October 30, 2003—(PhotoPlus Expo) Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEXR), a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance digital media and accessories, today announced two new compact, portable, high-speed CompactFlash readers geared toward serious digital photographers. The next-generation FireWire and new USB 2.0 CompactFlash readers offer data transfer speeds up to 400Mb/s and 480Mb/s, respectively. With these readers, users can expect data transfer from CompactFlash to computer to be approximately 4 to 5 times faster than using USB 1.1.

With a USB 1.1 reader, 100MB of image data would take approximately one and half minutes to download, but with a USB 2.0 or FireWire reader, the same amount of data would take under twenty-five seconds. FireWire and USB 2.0 are particularly fast when combined with Lexar Media?s high-speed and professional memory cards.

?Serious digital photographers find speed very important, which is why Lexar Media strives to provide the fastest speeds available in its digital media and readers,? said Dave Klenske, Lexar Media, director of product marketing. ?USB 2.0 and FireWire are designed for large data transfers of images, music and video, and with Lexar?s high-speed media, end users will see dramatically improved transfer times.?

Perhaps not the most interesting review that you will ever read, but if your camera relies on AA sized batteries, then you should take a look at Photo-i’s review. Vincent Oliver has taken a look at the latest 2100 and 2300 NiMH batteries from Uniross and a BatteryLogic Ultra Fast Charger.

“I tested two fully charged Uniross 2100 batteries on a Microtek S1 digital camera and after 220 shots the two batteries showed no sign of losing power. The batteries were recharged, I then ran a model train around a track, the train uses a single AA size battery and it ran continuously for 1hr 12minutes before grinding to a standstill. The same train with a fresh Duracell battery ran for 45 minutes.”

Website: Photo-i - Uniross Battery Review

Phase One Press Release 27/10/03

Phase One A/S Creates ‘C1 Product Group’

- Rapid growth of company’s acclaimed RAW Workflow software creates need
- Neilson/Clyne, Inc. appointed to handle Press & Public Relations
- New dedicated Web site announced

NORTHPORT, NY, October 24, 2003 ? Denmark’s Phase One, the photographic industry’s leading manufacturer of high-end digital imaging backs, is pleased to announce the formation of its new software division, the C1 Product Group, effective immediately. All activities related to Capture One DSLR software products (C1 DSLR ) will continue to operate out of the 10-year-old firm’s Copenhagen headquarters as well as its North American Sales headquarters based in Northport (Long Island), NY.

Phase One’s management team has moved quickly to accommodate the aggressive growth of its critically-acclaimed and patent-pending RAW Workflow Image Processing Software products and to stay abreast of the rapid introductions of new DSLR cameras from leading manufacturers (Canon?, Nikon?, etc .), as indicated by this week’s release of the C1 REBEL RAW Workflow software for Canon’s new price-breakthrough “Digital Rebel” (300D) DSLR.

Over the past year, the Capture One DSLR PRO and LE software products have not only enjoyed rapidly escalating sales, but garnered impressive product reviews throughout the photographic industry trade and consumer press. C1 RAW Workflow software has also received praise on critical user forums and is used daily by thousands of photographic pros and enthusiasts worldwide.

Henrik O. H?konsson, CEO of Phase One, explained, “We are very pleased with the rapid acceptance of our Capture One DSLR software by photographic professionals. The creation of a sophisticated and powerful RAW image workflow solution for our customers was a timely addition; it’s a natural progression to our company’s highly regarded digital imaging backs. We knew that the benefits of better RAW file image manipulation and management would not only be important to professionals, but also to the fast-growing market of DSLR enthusiasts who continue to invest in more powerful digital SLR cameras. Phase One’s new C1 Product Group was specifically created to better serve not only our loyal professional users, but these increasingly important new customers.”

The new C1 Product Group will be responsible for all development, sales, marketing, and support involving C1 PRO,LE, and the just-released C1 REBEL edition. Additionally, joint software R&D efforts will continue between the teams of the newly established C1 Product Group and the firm’s digital back developers.

Kenneth T. L?rke, Phase One’s Vice President in charge of the new C1 Product Group, added, “By focusing our software efforts into a single new division and adding additional resources in both engineering and customer support, Phase One will be able to stay at the forefront of digital SLR RAW workflow solutions. Consistent with the company’s beginnings over a decade ago, that’s precisely where we want to remain, the leader in direct digital imaging solutions.”

Foveon Inc Press Release 27/10/03

Foveon Introduces Newly Improved 10.2 Mp Direct Image Sensor
SIGMA SD10 digital camera the first to incorporate improved Foveon image sensor

Santa Clara, CA (October 27, 2003) - Foveon Inc., a technology leader in high-quality digital photography, announces the immediate availability of the F7X3-C9110, an enhanced version of the Foveon X3? PRO 10M direct image sensor. The improved 10.2 megapixel (red + green + blue pixels) image sensor doubles the sensitivity and maximum exposure times and offers increased dynamic range over its predecessor. The new Foveon sensor is used in the Sigma SD10 digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. The new Foveon X3? PRO 10M direct image sensor will allow users to capture outstanding photographs at higher shutter speeds ideal for sports action as well as in low light situations requiring long exposures up to 30 seconds.

The new Foveon image sensor is a result of design and fabrication process improvements that result in higher image quality and superb color fidelity. “These improvements demonstrate the speed at which we are evolving the technology and support our confidence that X3 is the most advanced image sensor technology for capturing color images,” said Federico Faggin, Foveon’s CEO.

The first camera to incorporate the new image sensor is the Sigma SD10 digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. The camera supports an ISO range from 100 to 800, plus an extended mode option to ISO 1600, and exposure durations of up to 30 seconds.

“The choice of image sensor is becoming a top criterion, when choosing a digital camera, because it is the primary factor that determines the image quality. We believe that with Foveon X3 technology, the Sigma SD10 digital camera offers color resolution and color fidelity comparable to other cameras costing four times the price,” said Faggin.

The Foveon X3 PRO 10M direct image sensor has a total of 10.2 million red, green, and blue pixels that are organized into three layers (2268 x 1512 x 3 layers).

Foveon Inc Press Release 27/10/03

Foveon Enhances Digital Images With X3 Fill Light
New technology easily corrects lighting problems in digital photos

Santa Clara, CA (October 27, 2003) - Foveon, Inc., a technology leader in high-quality digital image capture, today announced the release of X3 Fill Light, a powerful new technology that dramatically improves the quality of digital images affected by difficult lighting conditions. The technology is incorporated as a new software feature in the Sigma Photo Pro 2.0 application for the Sigma SD10 digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) camera.

The X3 Fill Light feature simulates the photographic method of “dodging and burning” adding extra light to shadow regions, while preserving highlight detail. It is a powerful method for simultaneously adjusting overexposed and underexposed areas of a digital image with a single simple control. The feature is bundled exclusively with the new Sigma SD10 digital SLR (Single-Lens Reflex) camera, which uses a Foveon X3 direct image sensor.

X3 Fill Light is designed for images taken under lighting conditions such as indoor-outdoor scenes, backlit portraits, or scenes with mixed lighting. Use of the X3 Fill Light feature creates natural-looking images that can be faithfully reproduced in a print.

“Challenging lighting conditions, such as backlighting from a window or subjects in front of snow, can result in disappointing images. The X3 Fill Light technology allows photographers to make excellent prints from poorly exposed images which otherwise would have been discarded due to poor lighting and exposure.” said Eric Zarakov, Foveon’s vice president of marketing.

X3 Fill Light is implemented as a simple slider interface that allows the user to control the amount of correction. By increasing the amount of X3 Fill Light, the brightness and contrast of the shadow regions are increased to add visibility into areas that have been underexposed. Simultaneously, the contrast in highlight regions is automatically increased and the brightness is adjusted to avoid saturation.

The Sigma Photo Pro 2.0 software, incorporating Foveon’s X3 Fill Light, is shipping with the Sigma SD10 digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) camera from Sigma Corporation (www.sigma-photo.co.jp).

Website: Sigma X3 Fill Light

DPReview have got their hands on some of the biggest Compact Flash cards on the market, including Pretec’s 6Gb card that was announced at the beginning of August and a 4Gb card from Lexar.

“We are lucky enough to have both the Lexar 40x 4 GB and Pretec 6 GB Compact Flash cards on hand and have performed a variety of tests on these very high capacity cards. While the Lexar 40x 4 GB is impressive the Pretec 6 GB is even more so considering that it is similar in design to IBM’s Microdrive.”

Website: DPReview -  Big Capacity Compact Flash Card Review

DPReview have reviewed the Delkin eFilm PRO CardBus 32-bit PCMCIA adapter, which the company claims is the fastest PCMCIA Adapter on the market. DPReview agrees, saying “in our tests the new CardBus CF adapter from Delkin was almost four times faster than a standard PCMCIA adapter.” The CardBus 32 adapter allows CF memory cards to work in the PC Card slot on most Windows based laptops and uses the high speed CardBus PCMCIA standard.

Website: DPReview - Delkin CardBus CF Adapter Review

The innovative Belkin Media Reader for iPod lets you store more than tunes. It gives you a great way to transfer images from your digital camera to your iPod. Now you can take more pictures and not worry about running out of space in your digital camera. The Belkin Media Reader costs US $99.00.

The Belkin Media Reader for iPod works with the iPod with dock connector.

Your iPod’s abundant storage handles thousands of digital photos and frees up your camera’s memory card so you can take more pictures. Simply connect the Media Reader to your iPod, and insert any of the six supported media types. Using software support that’s built into your iPod (iPod software version 2.1 or later), transfer your pictures quickly via FireWire technology and you’re ready to start shooting again. To retrieve the images, simply connect your iPod to your computer and import them into iPhoto or Image Capture. It’s like having virtually unlimited storage space for all your photos.

- Transfers files quickly and easily via FireWire Technology
- Protects the media slots from pocket dust and dirt when not in use with sliding cover.
- Dock Connector Cable stores away easily when not in use.
- Saves thousands of digital images to your iPod
- LED indicates power and data transfer status of Media Reader.
- Supports Compact Flash, (Type 1 and 2), Smart Media, Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, or -—Multi Media Card (MMC)
- Works with iPod software version 2.1 or later
- Includes 4 AAA batteries
- 3-Year Belkin Product Warranty

Website: Belkin Media Reader for iPod

Epson Press Release 15/10/-03

EPSON(r) launches the first all-in-one home photo centre in Europe

EPSON’s Stylus Photo RX500 is the first all-in-one home photo centre - scan, copy and print premium quality photos from digital or analogue collections. Technically, no compromises have been made - the Stylus Photo RX500 offers premium quality photo printing and high performance scanning in one space and cost saving solution. Faded photographs and damaged negatives can be restored and images can be easily stored and shared by scanning direct to memory cards even without being connected to a PC.

October 15, 2003: The EPSON Stylus Photo RX500 offers a premium photo printing solution for semi-professional photographers and photo enthusiasts. With the ability to print, scan and copy photographs and film, the Stylus Photo RX500 combines a wide range of features and support with maximum flexibility, ease of use and cost effectiveness.

The Stylus Photo RX500 uses a 6-colour, separate ink cartridge system to deliver market leading 5760*x1440dpi premium photo quality photos with smoother tones and improved image definition. Separate ink cartridges provide cost effectiveness, while a special dye based ink, optimised for performance on photo specialist media, produces highly durable photos and gives the best combination of ozone, light and water fastness. Combined with the latest EPSON MicroPiezo(tm) print head, which can produce a droplet size of as little as 3pl for higher definition photo prints, the Stylus Photo RX500 achieves results comparable with a professional photo lab. The new print head also means that there is nearly double the number of nozzles, which results in much faster output.

Another market first for EPSON, the Stylus Photo RX500 includes an integrated transparency unit and scanner for high-resolution photo and film scanning. The MatrixCCD 2400dpi scanner allows users to capture their analogue photos into digital format for restoration and manipulation via bundled software and drivers.  The integrated transparency unit allows scanning from both positive and negative film for safely archiving images and creating copies of photos.

This isn’t directly related to photography, but it will interest everyone who has a DVD rewriter…

Philips will demonstrate its new dual-layer DVD recordable technology at the DVD+RW Alliance booth at the CEATEC* JAPAN 2003 exhibition in Makuhari (Chiba, Japan) from October 7 to 11. Developed by Philips Research in cooperation with MKM (Mitsubishi Kagaku Media)/Verbatim, the technology virtually doubles data storage capacity on DVD recordable discs from 4.7 Gbyte to 8.5 Gbyte while remaining compatible with existing DVD Video players and DVD-ROM drives.

Both Philips and MKM regard the introduction of dual-layer DVD+R technology as the next important milestone in the drive to continually improve and expand the optical data storage options available to consumers. Users will benefit from the additional storage capacity of the DVD+R disc as it will enable them to record 4 hours of DVD-quality video or 16 hours of VHS-quality video, without the need to turn over the disc. PC users will be able to archive up to 8.5 Gbytes of computer files on a single disc, which almost doubles the storage capacity compared with the 4.7Gbytes for the single-layer DVD+R discs currently available.

Website: DVD+RW Alliance

The German photography website digitalkamera.de has just reviewed the ColorVision Spyder. This is is an all-digital, seven-filter colorimeter that works with both CRT and LCD monitors. Working together with the wizard-based PhotoCAL software, the Spyder calibrates your monitor to a universal standard for color and automatically creates a correct monitor profile. The end result ? a monitor that displays accurate color and lets you trust what you see on your screen. The Spyder currently costs 169 Euros.

Find out if what digitalkamera.de thought in their review:

Website: digitalkamera.de - ColorVision Spyder Review

Website: ColorVision Europe

ATP Electronics Inc Press Release 06/10/03

SAN FRANCISCO , Calif./Oct 5, 2003—- ATP Electronics Inc, an independent leader in memory products, today announced its first to market 1GB MultiMediaCard.

The new 1GB card was first introduced at a press conference at the 2003 Computex Taipei in September.

An actual device utilizing ATP’s 1GB MultiMediaCard can be viewed at http://flash.atpinc.com/mmcdemo.jpg

ATP MultiMediaCards are targeted mainly at the fast growing demand for memory in digital cameras, digital video camcorders, audio players, new multi-function 2.5G/3G cell phones and other portable devices.

Kent Eisenberg, ATP Product Marketing Manager, said, ‘We are proud to announce the first available 1GB MultiMediaCard. We believe this high capacity card will provide open system application makers the ability to develop an increasingly exciting multimedia experience. The new markets demand high capacity storage in ever-shrinking portable digital devices. ATP’s 1GB MultiMediaCards have been designed to meet these demands.’

With an ATP 1GB MultiMediaCard, consumers can store up to 30 hours of digitally compressed music, more than 320 minutes of MPEG-4 compressed video or more than 1000 high-resolution digital images. Consumers will no longer feel forced to choose between picture/video quality and memory space.

Eisenberg continued, ‘Our new 1GB MultiMediaCards will give digital devices much more storage capacity combined with very low power consumption. In addition, MultiMediaCards offer a much more attractive price point than SD cards since there are no licensing fees.’

A-Digital-Eye have just reviewed the 30Gb version of the SmartDisk FlashTrax, a portable storage device that stores high-resolution images transferred from any flash memory card onto the built-in USB 2.0 hard drive and displays them on its 3.5” LCD screen.

“FlashTrax by SmartDisk is a portable storage device for backing up your digital camera pictures while on the road. I was able to test this unit out while on a vacation in Europe. FlashTrax safely stores images copied from any memory cards onto the built-in 30GB USB 2.0 hard drive and displays them on a 3.5” LCD that outperforms tiny on-camera screens. A built-in MP3 player makes this device even more attractive! FlashTrax allows you to store, view and play all sorts of media files, all in one palm-size portable device.”

Website: A-Digital-Eye - SmartDisk FlashTrax Review

Website: SmartDisk

Samsung Press Release 08/10/03

As more and more photographers today are turning to digital imaging and editing, ensuring accurate reproduction on the viewing medium is more vital than ever. Just imaging how awful and frustrating it to take a great picture and have it look unsatisfactory or inaccurate on a poor-quality computer monitor.

Samsung, the world’s leading manufacturer of monitors, alleviates that concern and offers photographers the ultimate resource for displaying crystal-clear, faithfully reproduced digital photographs with its award-winning line of SyncMaster digital flat-panel monitors.

Samsung’s new suite of high-end analog and digital LCD monitors makes displaying images truly worth a thousand words. The new family of digital LCDs include the affordable 15-inch SyncMaster 153T, the sleek and slim 17-inch SyncMaster 173T and the breathtaking 19-inch SyncMaster 192T.

The new monitors give users the option of using either a digital or analog interface for viewing images and text. The Digital Video Interface (DVI) ensures a shaper, cleaner image and a more accurate representation of the original video source.

The 173T and 192T utilize Samsung’s Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA), the latest technology advancement in liquid crystal cell structure for improved viewing. PVA offers the user an increased brightness level, higher contrast ratio, wider viewing angle and faster response time than traditional LCD monitors.

Website: Samsung

Delkin Press Release 07/10/03

Poway CA,  October?7, 2003 Delkin Devices Inc.,  maker of premium quality eFilm memory cards and other innovative products for camera stores worldwide, has introduced the fastest PCMCIA Adapter on the market. The eFilm PRO CardBus 32-bit PCMCIA adapter is four to six times faster than all current conventional 16-bit adapters and ushers in a new phase of adapter performance. PCMCIA adapters have long been popular for their convenient size and ease of use for quick file transfers form memory cards to laptop computers.? The eFilm PRO CardBus 32 is the only adapter that achieves maximum speeds from the popular high-speed professional grade CompactFlash (CF)  memory cards that are currently popular with high-end SLR digital cameras.  The CardBus 32 adapter allows CF memory cards to work in the PC Card slot on most Windows based laptops and uses the high speed CardBus PCMCIA standard.???

The new Delkin 32-bit CardBus adapter has the same size, shape and design as existing 16-bit adapters in common use now.? However, Delkin CardBus adapters and all CardBus products worldwide have a set of gold dimples or ?buttons? across the top of the leading edge, which inserts into the laptop.? These buttons serve a keying function and prevent the insertion of the adapter into non-CardBus compatible laptops.? CardBus slots are common on all modern laptops from manufacturers like Dell, Toshiba, Sony and many others.? The CardBus 32 adapter inserts completely within its host without any external cabling and operates at a power-saving 3.3 volts, extending battery life in most configurations.?

The CardBus standard,  while not well known to the general computing population, has been in place since 1997, and supported by virtually all notebook vendors since 1998.?  CardBus is standard on virtually all modern Windows and Mac OS systems.?  CardBus provides higher levels of performance than the 16-bit PC Card standard,  and is able to take advantage of internal bus speeds that can be four to six times faster.? Tests on Delkin eFilm PRO cards and other high-speed CF cards revealed similar speed increases of four to six times that of standard 16-bit CF adapters.? 100 Megabytes of JPEG photos on a Delkin PRO card were transferred to a Dell laptop with both a Delkin 16-bit adapter and the new CardBus 32 adapter. The CardBus adapter took 18 seconds (5.5MB/s) to transfer the images and the standard adapter took more than four times as long, taking one minute, 26 seconds (1.16MB/s) to transfer.

The Delkin CardBus 32 adapter has a theoretical maximum speed of 132MB/s.? Speed in real world applications is determined by the speed of the CPU and flash chips within the CF card.? High-speed cards like the Delkin eFilm PRO and the IBM Microdrive will operate much faster than other cards not designed to be high speed.?  Delkin CardBus 32 adapters also utilize a patented chip, which reduces the burden on the host CPU to 10% or less, further increasing the value of this product.? The Delkin CardBus 32 adapter is currently shipping with a retail price of $59.99.? The Delkin CardBus adapter is available from independent photo stores worldwide and www.Delkin.com.

Patrick Maher, chief operating officer and executive director for PCMCIA, recently said in a PCMCIA press release, “CardBus technology provides significant improvements in peripheral device performance without sacrificing ease-of-use or mobility the industry has come to expect from PC Cards.” The Delkin CardBus 32 adapter is currently compatible with most Windows OS systems, and a driver CD is included with each adapter for Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP.? Delkin expects to have Apple drivers available by January 2004, as most Apple laptops also support CardBus.? For the latest information on CardBus and other PC Card products,  visit the PCMCIA web site at http://www.pc-card.com. ??For the latest information on Delkin, CardBus 32 adapters and many other cards,  accessories and digital photography in general, visit http://www.delkin.com.

Dane-Elec Press Release 01/10/03

Paris, the 1st of October 2003 - DANE-ELEC MEMORY, an active worldwide player in the manufacturing and distribution of memory modules and Flash cards for the IT, e-phony communications, and digital camera sectors, presents in exclusivity on the European market the new Media Gear Combo 9 in 4 reader/writer which is able to read 9 types of card used in mobile equipment in general.

Light, 28 grams, compact, 9,7 cm3 (L: 125 mm, l: 60, e: 12,9) with a brand new design, this reader/writer has four slots to accommodate CompactFlash? I and II or Microdrive?, SmartMedia? or XD Picture Card?, MultiMediaCard? or Secure Digital? cards and finally Memory Stick? or Memory Stick Pro?. The Combo 9 in 4, is equipped with a USB 2.0 link and is directly connected to a PC or a portable. A flashing light indicates the transfer of data (images, videos, files, etc?) with a speed higher than 40 MB/s (33x).

This reader/writer is compatible with Windows 98/98SE, ME, XP and MAC OS 9.2.2, 10.1.5 and 10.2.3. It needs the down-loading of a driver available on a CD in the packaging, for Windows 98/98SE. Its power consumption is less than 500 mA.

The Combo 9 in 4 reader/writer is delivered with a one-meter long lead and an English installation guide too.

AVAILABILITY AND PRICE
The MEDIA GEAR Combo 9 in 4 reader/writer is available across the counter in retail stores and from specialized stockists for the recommended price of 49 EUR (ttc).

Website: Dane-Elec

SanDisk Press Release 01/10/03

Small Form Factor Offers Reliable High-performance Flash Storage For Demanding Industrial Applications, Portable Devices

SUNNYVALE, CA, Oct. 1, 2003 ? SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced a new line of Industrial Grade SD cards designed specifically for demanding applications where extreme durability, enhanced data integrity and exceptionally fast data read and write functionality are required.

SanDisk Industrial Grade SD card users have the ability to update information at industry leading write speeds of up to 9 megabytes per second (MB/sec.), and access to data at read speeds up to 10MB/sec.* SanDisk anticipates broad applications for the Industrial Grade SD card within manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, communications, networking, automotive and aviation market segments. Industrial Grade SD cards are suited to serve the storage needs of today?s industrial handheld device user who relies on consistent and reliable access to data from any location.

SanDisk is the only company that offers a complete line of Industrial Grade flash memory cards with industry leading performance, extreme endurance and enhanced reliability. All Industrial Grade cards must pass a stringent qualification and on going ?Industrial Test Process? including statistically-based quality control that measures all points of manufacture including memory, controller and final card test. Every SanDisk Industrial Grade memory card is guaranteed to exceed rigorous industrial application requirements.

I’ve now received the official PhotoPC P-1000 Photo Viewer press release from Epson, which Photo-i first revealed last week.

Espson Press Release 01/10/03

EPSON’s(r) new digital photo album signals a new era of digital photo sharing

With a high definition display, 10GB hard disk and support for photo printing and CD writing, the new PhotoPC P-1000 Photo Viewer from EPSON delivers a flexible way of viewing digital photos and images.

Launch Date 1st November 2003 - The PhotoPC P-1000 from EPSON is the company’s first entry into the mobile imaging market. Aimed at digital photo enthusiasts and professional photographers, the PhotoPC P-1000 utilises EPSON’s latest LCD and display technologies to deliver a new method of viewing high definition photos and images on the move.

The PhotoPC P-1000 has a 3.8” LTPS LCD screen capable of displaying 260,000 colours for viewing high definition images and photos in crisp vibrant colour. With a screen resolution of 640 x 480 the PhotoPC P-1000 is ideal for digital photographers needing to view high-resolution images direct from their camera. In addition, the PhotoPC P-1000 has a Video-out connection and supports NTSC and PAL format for viewing output on a television or a projector.

To offer users maximum flexibility the PhotoPC P-1000 has a 10GB hard disk capable of storing over 7500 high-resolution photos. The device also has an integrated CF/Micro Drive card slot and supports Memory Stick, Smart Media, MMC and SD memory cards via an optional adapter, for viewing or transferring images direct from a digital camera. The PhotoPC P-1000 supports the Jpeg file format, a standard amongst digital camera users.

The PhotoPC P-1000 comes with an EPSON Graphical User Interface enabling users to manage their images in digital photo albums and run slideshows with transition effects. Users can also change the way they view files and control the behaviour of the PhotoPC P-1000 through the intuitive GUI.

Bo Atkins at Photo.net has published a new article about portable storage devices, focusing on reviewing the Tripper device:

“One of the first things you realize once you’ve bought your digital camera is that you need some way to store the images. The memory card in the camera is fine, but it can only store so much data. It can be enough for a day’s outing, but what about a 2 week vacation?

Today’s 6MP DSLRs create JPEG files which are typically 2-3MB in size, or if you shoot RAW images which give the the best possible quality, file sizes can range from 6-8MB depending if you embed a JPEG in with the RAW file. This means that you may only get 56 images on a 512MB memory card if you are shooting RAW images with high quality embedded JPEGs. Even just shooting straight high quality JPEGs, you’ll only get about 170 images on a 512MB card.”

Website: Photo.net - Portable Digital Storage Devices Review