PCMag have reviewed Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, the latest version of the No. 1 selling consumer photo-editing software.

“Unlike most competitors, Adobe has the advantage of starting with an extraordinarily powerful program, Photoshop. The developers’ challenge is to make the application useful to mere mortals, rather than the editing professionals who use it daily. I never doubted that Photoshop Elements would be powerful—the question was whether it would be usable. That appears to have been a major focus of the new version, and the results are very good.”

Website: PCMag - Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Review

DigitalCameraInfo have reviewed the new Canon EOS-1D Mark III DSLR camera.

“The focus problem is a tragic flaw worthy of Sophocles. We used the Mark III with a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm zoom. Those lenses should not challenge the 45-spot autofocus system, but the problem was bad enough to show up with it. After the firmware fix, we couldn’t reproduce the problem, but that’s really not good enough. It doesn’t prove the problem is fixed for more challenging conditions. Canon is in the difficult position of proving a negative: that the focus problem no longer exists.”

Website: DigitalCameraInfo - Canon EOS-1D Mark III Review

CNET have reviewed the Samsung NV11 camera, featuring a Schneider lens, Smart Touch user interface, 2.7 inch high definition LCD, 10 megapixels and 5x optical zoom lens.

“Thanks to relatively low noise at all but the highest sensitivity settings, the NV11’s photos look quite good. The camera reproduces colors rather well, and its two separate manual white balance settings offer flexibility when shooting between two nearby locations, like on a shady porch and in a sunny backyard. The photos aren’t perfect, though; the NV11 tends to blow out highlights, especially when using the camera’s onboard flash. We also noticed some minor processing artifacts creep up around fine details, such as textured fabrics.”

Website: CNET - Samsung NV11 Review

CNET have just reviewed the 10 megapixel Samsung NV10 digital camera.

“Though its Smart Touch interface takes some getting used to, the Samsung NV10 is a nice compact camera. Its responsive shutter, manual controls, and attractive images make it a fine choice for casual photographers who want a lot of options without a lot of bulk. If you’re willing to spend a bit more, though, consider instead the Samsung NV11. The NV10’s bigger, slightly heavier brother boasts a more powerful zoom and both aperture- and shutter-priority modes, two much appreciated improvements over this model.”

Website: CNET - Samsung NV10 Review

Website: Read our Samsung NV10 Review

Steves Digicams have reviewed the Sony Cyber-Shot S650, a new entry-level digital camera with 7.2 megapixels, 1/2.5 inch CCD, ISO 1000 and 3x optical zoom lens.

“The Cyber-Shot S650 fits well in your hand and can be easily tucked away in a pocket or purse. There are very few controls, but they are conveniently placed within reach of your fingertips. The S650 features a small 2.0-inch LCD, which I found a little hard to use. This is the only viewfinder on the camera, and I found the screen more or less impossible to see in bright sunlight. In marginal lighting, the display gains up nicely, making this digicam useful in low light conditions.”

Website: Steves Digicams - Sony Cyber-Shot S650 Review

US retailer HSN will offer the limited-edition GE H855 camera during October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A permanent pink ribbon adorns the face of the camera to signify General Imaging’s commitment to the fight against breast cancer. For every unit sold, HSN will donate a portion of proceeds to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, one of the leading organizations fighting breast cancer. The GE H855 camera has 8 megapixels of resolution, a 3-inch LCD screen, 5x zoom and a 28-mm equivalent wide-angle lens.

Eddie Tapp joins Scott Sheppard to explain how he maintains consistent colour throughout his workflow on the Inside Digital Photo radio show. Eddie shares some steps with Inside Digital Photo on the elements of good color management starting with white balance using a target while on location, calibrating your monitor, and different equipment to use to measure and monitor your color. Eddie warns users about the dangers of “tweaking” color in their PhotoShop files using an uncalibrated display as this can significantly remove critical color data from the file and ultimately impact the quality of final output. Eddie and Scott also discuss output color profiles and the importance of choosing the right color space within PhotoShop to ensure great prints.

Website: Inside Digital Photo - Eddie Tapp Interview

PhotoVu’s newest digital picture frame software can display images from the 21.1 megapixel Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III DSLR camera. Other improvements include include 160gb hard drive support for standalone play and automatic rotation of images for those cameras that support orientation sensor and EXIF tagging of images. “Our latest digital photo frame software is a great example of how PhotoVu digital picture frames continue to meet the requirements of the most demanding high-end digital cameras on the market today and well into the future, ensuring our digital frame customers can view all of their digital photo collection for years to come.” said Mark Van Buskirk, Partner, PhotoVu.

Buy a Lumen8 F200 or F400 lighting kit and get a free flash head of the same power worth up to £299.99. The Lumen8 flash kit s a two head lighting kit stored in a wheeled case, supplied with a black/white PVC umbrella, an Ezybox and two wide based, air dampened stands. The Lastolite F200 kit retails at £599.99 Inc vat and the F400 kit retails at £719.99 Inc vat. This offer is available from 1st October 2007 to 31st March 2008.

The Sharpics Complete Tabletop Studio is the ideal solution for achieving professional product images. The Complete Tabletop Studio features the D-Flector Portable Photo Studio, a Compact Light Kit and the Tabletop Monopod. “We put together all the necessary components to create professional looking product photos in one Complete Tabletop Studio”, said Danica Mazon, co-founder of Sharpics. “Whether you’re a pro or novice photographer, you can benefit from its compact design”, said Danica.

Nikon will sponsor 100 of the worlds most promising young photojournalists as part of the 20th annual Eddie Adams workshop. “Nikon has been a proud sponsor of the Eddie Adams Workshop since its inception 20 years ago.  This year is a tremendous milestone for the workshop and a true testament to Eddie’s vision for creating an education program that helps promising young photographers become award-winning photojournalists.” said Bill Pekala, general manager of Nikon Professional Services. In addition to the event sponsorship, this is the fourth year that Nikon will award a $10,000 scholarship to the top student from the workshop.

The Perfect-Pixs colour rendition, gray tone and custom white balance cards are now available in the UK. Newpro UK has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the entire family of Perfect-Pixs products. Perfect-Pixs products are easy to use visual color references at an affordable price and are designed to last for years without fading or color shifting.

Exchange an old broncolor power pack or an old flash unit of another brand, and receive a 30% special discount when purchasing from the range of Broncolor power packs. Choose between the Grafit A2/A4, Topas A2/A4 and Verso A2/A4 with Power Dock or the radio-controlled RFS version. This special promotional offer is valid from October 1st 2007 to December 15th 2007 only.

CameraTown have reviewed the TrekPod GO!, a combination tripod, monopod, and walking staff by Trek-Tech.

“The Trekpod Go! is a combination Walking staff, Monopod, and Tripod designed to support cameras, spotting scopes, binoculars, and virtually any tripod-mountable device (lights, mic’s, range finders, etc.) up to 9 pounds. This new updated model incorporates many changes that were requested by users of the original TrekPod.  Is the new TrekPod worth a step-up in price?  Read the review over at Cameratown.com to find out.”

Website: CameraTown - TrekPod GO! Review

The Epson R1900 printer produces durable, superior quality, Hi-Definition photos up to A3+ on a wide range of media. The R1900 includes groundbreaking image processing algorithms and a new formulation of Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss Ink technology. UltraChrome Hi-Gloss2 offers a wider colour gamut, natural skin tones and consistent colour with a smooth gloss finish. The Epson R1900 prints onto glossy, matte and fine art paper in cut-sheet and roll format and directly onto printable CD’s and DVD’s. The Epson R1900 will cost £399.99, available November 2007. The Epson R1900 will be available in the first quarter of 2008 in the US for $549.99.

Sigma have released a new firmware update, v1.05, for the Sigma SD14 DSLR camera. Improvements include:

1. ISO 50 has been added into Extended Mode.
2. Improved stability of the camera’s operation.

Website: Sigma SD14 v1.05 Firmware Update

Steves Digicams have reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD950 IS digital camera, which features a 12.1 megapixel sensor and 3.7x image stabilised lens.

“When shooting outdoors, the SD950 captures beautiful images with good exposure and rich colors, in both Large Fine and Large SuperFine modes. Images are also sharp, however, I did notice a bit of noise when shooting with an ISO of 200, but not enough to affect a printed photograph. Just keep in mind that as you increase the ISO you will also increase the noise in this photograph. Image quality was what I expected from a Canon model, excellent, with only slight barrel distortion and slight chromatic aberrations (purple fringing) on the edge of some light and dark areas.”

Website: Steves Digicams - Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Review

Website: Read our Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Review

CNET have reviewed the new Kodak M853 camera which has an 8 megapixel sensor and 3x optical zoom lens.

“Unfortunately, when the light isn’t perfect the M853 doesn’t do so well. It’s been a while since we encountered a camera that suffered from serious shutter lag, the bane of digital compacts in days gone by. But the M853 has a real problem in low light. Don’t expect any night-time action shots, because when the lights go down the autofocus takes its time hunting around and the shutter lag is noticeable.”

Website: CNET - Kodak M853 Review

ACDSee 10 Photo Manager is the latest version of the popular photo organization and sharing software. New features include seamless integration with photo sharing sites such as Flickr and SmugMug, real-time viewing, and management and editing of multiple image files. “The pace of sharing images moves faster as technology advances. People want easy-to-use tools to organize, edit and share files. ACDSee 10 is designed to make it simple to manage growing digital image libraries, share photos with friends and family and explore creative possibilities.” said Mark Franklin, executive vice president of ACD Systems. ACDSee 10 Photo Manager is available for a free 30-day trial and for purchase for $49.99.

JAlbum, the popular web photo album software, now offers a free hosting alternative for your pictures. Three million people have used JAlbum to create eight million published albums. The free hosting account holds 30MB and 200 pictures. “This is a big step for JAlbum, enabling anyone to publish web albums. I believe people who care about the appearance of their photo albums will find JAlbum a great fit for their needs”, says founder David Ekholm.