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DigitalCameraReview have published a review of the Nikon Coolpix P2 Wi-Fi digital camera.
“While no means a killer to the overall camera’s value, some of Nikon’s user interface and human design factor choices baffle me. For example, the knob on the top of the camera that changes modes on just about every other camera on the planet does more than just change modes. There is a setting for ‘Setup’, changing resolution, ISO, and white balance settings. There is also a setting to enter wireless mode to begin photo transfer. An inexperienced user could become very confused if the camera slips into ISO mode, the camera stops taking pictures, and the user is asked what ISO they want to shoot. Strange.”
DigitalCameraReview have published a review of the Nikon Coolpix P2 Wi-Fi digital camera. “While no means a killer to the overall camera’s value, some of Nikon’s user interface and human design factor choices baffle me. For example, the knob on the top of the camera that changes modes on just…
Panoramio is a photo-sharing community where you can locate your photos using Google Maps. Every photo is linked with the place where it was taken, both physically and in your memory, and in this way Panoramio helps to link photos and places. With Panoramio you never forget where you took your photos and don’t need to explain to your friends where did you were. Best of all, the service is completely free!
Website: Panoramio
Panoramio is a photo-sharing community where you can locate your photos using Google Maps. Every photo is linked with the place where it was taken, both physically and in your memory, and in this way Panoramio helps to link photos and places. With Panoramio you never forget where you took…
Rob Galbraith is reporting that the Nikon D200 is now shipping in the USA and is on sale today (15th December).
Website: Rob Galbraith - Nikon D200 available starting tomorrow in the U.S.
Rob Galbraith is reporting that the Nikon D200 is now shipping in the USA and is on sale today (15th December). Website: Rob Galbraith - Nikon D200 available starting tomorrow in the U.S. Latest Prices / User Reviews
Sigma Press Release
28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG MACRO for Pentax mount is available
This digitally optimized lens covers all the focal lengths from 28mm wide angle to 300mm telephoto with 10.7:1 high zoom ratio as well as macro capability.
The new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghost, which is a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance through the entire zoom range. This lens features two Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements and four aspherical lenses for excellent correction of all types of aberration and displays a high level of optical ability. The use of aspherical lenses in the construction of this lens not only corrects aberrations but also produces a very compact and lightweight lens design. The 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG MACRO lens has a minimum focusing distance of 50cm at all focal lengths and is equipped with a macro mechanism for close-up photography at 300mm telephoto, allowing a reproduction ratio of 1:3. This design allows for stability and compactness in design as changes in focus are made in an internal lens grouping. This also gives the advantage of a non-rotating front lens assembly, which is of great benefit when using polarizing filter and Petal-type hood. Petal-type hood (LH680-01) is included as a standard accessory.
Sigma Press Release 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG MACRO for Pentax mount is available This digitally optimized lens covers all the focal lengths from 28mm wide angle to 300mm telephoto with 10.7:1 high zoom ratio as well as macro capability. The new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and…
DropShots.com Press Release
DropShots.com Releases Its Innovative Service to Help Families Stay Connected and Share Life Experiences
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/—DropShots.com announces its service to help friends and families stay connected through photos, videos, and conversations. DropShots is the result of a three year study out of University of California, San Diego on how to improve human interaction and strengthen the emotional bonds between people via advanced technology. Once a prototype under the name of JussPress.com, DropShots is the commercialization of this service now available to the general public. Already, DropShots hosts over 1.5 million photos and 100,000 video clips, and by word of mouth alone is growing at a monthly rate of over 35 percent.
DropShots.com Press Release DropShots.com Releases Its Innovative Service to Help Families Stay Connected and Share Life Experiences SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/—DropShots.com announces its service to help friends and families stay connected through photos, videos, and conversations. DropShots is the result of a three year study out of University of…
Imaging Resource have published their review of the Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom, a new 9 megapixel digital camera with a 28-300mm lens with twist-barrel zoom control (also known as the S9000).
“Fujifilm, one of the major players in the digital camera field, has introduced the FinePix S9000. Replacing the FinePix S7000 at the company’s high end, the Fuji S9000’s resolution has been upped to a class-leading nine megapixels, and an extremely powerful 10.7x optical zoom lens combines to offer what Fujifilm obviously feels can compete head-on with competitors’ digital SLR offerings. ISO sensitivity has been improved to allow ISO 1600 at full resolution, and an articulated LCD display caches in on the main advantage of non-SLR cameras - a live preview image that lets you see what you’ll get before you press the shutter button. With a refined user interface and the same great exposure features, autofocus options, and performance as the S7000, the Fuji S9000 could be a hit for the company - but how will it stack up against the increasingly competitive DSLR segment?”
Website: Imaging Resource - Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom Review
Imaging Resource have published their review of the Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom, a new 9 megapixel digital camera with a 28-300mm lens with twist-barrel zoom control (also known as the S9000). “Fujifilm, one of the major players in the digital camera field, has introduced the FinePix S9000. Replacing the FinePix…
DIWA member and Polish website Fotopolis have reviewed the new Samsung Pro815, an 8 megapixel digital camera with a massive 15x optical zoom lens and a 3.5” LCD screen.
Website: Fotopolis - Samsung Pro815 Review
DIWA member and Polish website Fotopolis have reviewed the new Samsung Pro815, an 8 megapixel digital camera with a massive 15x optical zoom lens and a 3.5” LCD screen. Website: Fotopolis - Samsung Pro815 Review Latest Prices / User Reviews
DIWA member and Czech website FotoAparat have published their review of the Kodak Easyshare V550, a 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom lens and 2.5inch LCD screen.
DIWA member and Czech website FotoAparat have published their review of the Kodak Easyshare V550, a 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom lens and 2.5inch LCD screen. Website: FotoAparat - Kodak Easyshare V550 Review Latest Prices / User Reviews
ePhotoZine have just reviewed the JOBO GIGA ONE, a 20Gb portable storage device that is designed to be easy to use. The JOBO GIGA ONE has a fast USB 2 connection, stores all common file formats and supports all common flash formats.
“The Jobo Giga One is a good buy as it holds such a large amount of data. It’s ideal for digital photographers who shoot large number of images, especially if Raw is the chosen format. It’s far cheaper than the equivalent number of solid-state memory cards. The downside with this unit, and many of the lower priced back up devices, is the lack of confidence that your images are safe because you cannot look at them on the unit’s screen in the way you can on more expensive devices. That aside, it is a good solution.”
Website: ePhotoZine - JOBO GIGA ONE Review
ePhotoZine have just reviewed the JOBO GIGA ONE, a 20Gb portable storage device that is designed to be easy to use. The JOBO GIGA ONE has a fast USB 2 connection, stores all common file formats and supports all common flash formats. “The Jobo Giga One is a good buy…
ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens, which is equivalent in focal length to the popular EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM when used on the EOS 20D, EOS 300D and the new EOS 350D digtal SLR cameras.
“One of the problems emerging with Canon’s EF-S series of lenses is that you don’t really know what you are getting in performance terms apart from going by the price differences. They all have the same nomenclature so the EF-S 18-55mm ‘kit’ lens is grouped with the excellent EF-S 10-22mm and no one will argue that that they are not worlds apart. This offering of the EF-S 60mm Macro, like it’s price, falls somewhere in between the two. Distortion has been well handled with a figure of –0.237% indicating a very slight pincushion that is almost undetectable with the Mk 1 eyeball.”
Website: ePhotoZine - Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens Review
ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens, which is equivalent in focal length to the popular EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM when used on the EOS 20D, EOS 300D and the new EOS 350D digtal SLR cameras. “One of the problems emerging with Canon’s EF-S…
ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens, which is equivalent in focal length to the popular EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM when used on the EOS 20D, EOS 300D and the new EOS 350D digtal SLR cameras.
“One of the problems emerging with Canon’s EF-S series of lenses is that you don’t really know what you are getting in performance terms apart from going by the price differences. They all have the same nomenclature so the EF-S 18-55mm ‘kit’ lens is grouped with the excellent EF-S 10-22mm and no one will argue that that they are not worlds apart. This offering of the EF-S 60mm Macro, like it’s price, falls somewhere in between the two. Distortion has been well handled with a figure of –0.237% indicating a very slight pincushion that is almost undetectable with the Mk 1 eyeball.”
Website: ePhotoZine - Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens Review
ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens, which is equivalent in focal length to the popular EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM when used on the EOS 20D, EOS 300D and the new EOS 350D digtal SLR cameras. “One of the problems emerging with Canon’s EF-S…
DIWA member Digitalkamera.de have reviewed the new entry-level Konica Minolta Dynax 5D digital SLR camera.
Website: Digitalkamera.de - Konica Minolta Dynax 5D Review
DIWA member Digitalkamera.de have reviewed the new entry-level Konica Minolta Dynax 5D digital SLR camera. Website: Digitalkamera.de - Konica Minolta Dynax 5D Review Website: Read my Konica Minolta Dynax 5D Review Latest Prices / User Reviews
CNET have published their review of the 4 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 4600.
“The Coolpix 4600’s photos were similar to the Coolpix 5600’s, except for the lower resolution. Overall, the image quality was quite good. The colors in our exterior shots looked a bit oversaturated, even for a point-and-shoot camera. This was especially evident with the brighter hues, though less obvious with more subdued colors, such as skin tones, that need to be more realistic. Image noise, sharpness, and exposure accuracy were better than average in our well-lit exterior shots.”
Website: CNET - Nikon Coolpix 4600 Review
Website: Read my Nikon Coolpix 4600 Review
CNET have published their review of the 4 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 4600. “The Coolpix 4600’s photos were similar to the Coolpix 5600’s, except for the lower resolution. Overall, the image quality was quite good. The colors in our exterior shots looked a bit oversaturated, even for a point-and-shoot camera. This…
CNET have published their review of the Kodak EasyShare Z700, a 4 megapixel digital camera with 5x optical zoom lens.
“What makes the Kodak EasyShare Z700 a viable offering in the universe of low-cost, noncompact, non-EVF 4-megapixel cameras is what you get for the price. The surprising amount of manual control with programmed, aperture-priority, and shutter-priority modes, the 5X zoom lens with unexpected telephoto reach, and the Z700’s decent image quality all exceed what you might expect from a camera in this class. And for just a little more than the camera-only price, you can buy it packaged with a handy Kodak Printer Dock 3.”
Website: CNET - Kodak EasyShare Z700 Review
CNET have published their review of the Kodak EasyShare Z700, a 4 megapixel digital camera with 5x optical zoom lens. “What makes the Kodak EasyShare Z700 a viable offering in the universe of low-cost, noncompact, non-EVF 4-megapixel cameras is what you get for the price. The surprising amount of manual…
Photobird.com have reviewed the new Canon IXUS 55 compact digital camera (also known as the SD450), which has 5.0 megapixels, 2.5 inch LCD screen and 3x optical zoom lens.
“The SD550 is about $100 more. My advice is to save your $100, buy the 5-megapixel SD450, and use the $100 to buy a tripod ($25), a large 512MB Secure Digital memory card ($35), a copy of “Understanding Exposure” or “Amphoto’s Complete Book of Photography” ($15) to improve your photography skills, and a subscription to a website where you can easily share your photos online, such as Photobird.com ($25). You’ll get a tremendous amount more usage and benefits from this combination of products than you would from an extra 2 megapixels in your camera.”
Website: Photobird.com - Canon IXUS 55 Review
Photobird.com have reviewed the new Canon IXUS 55 compact digital camera (also known as the SD450), which has 5.0 megapixels, 2.5 inch LCD screen and 3x optical zoom lens. “The SD550 is about $100 more. My advice is to save your $100, buy the 5-megapixel SD450, and use the $10…
Pocket-Lint have published a review of the Fujifilm FinePix S5600 Zoom, a 5 megapixel compact digital camera with Fujifilm’s new 5th Generation Super CCD HR sensor with Real Photo Technology.
“Image quality. The S5600 easily lives up to the standards set by its forbears with sharp colourful images. A vivid ‘Chrome’ setting allows for extra saturation of shots (there’s a black and white mode too and I’ve included a shot in that mode in this test for you too), ideal for vivid greens and reds. Noise is well controlled as we’ve discussed but highlights become lost quickly if there’s a bright background in a scene for example. All almost identical problems I found with the 5500. Over processing for noise is an issue on this model however, but shooting RAW allows you to control this with even more precision.”
Pocket-Lint have published a review of the Fujifilm FinePix S5600 Zoom, a 5 megapixel compact digital camera with Fujifilm’s new 5th Generation Super CCD HR sensor with Real Photo Technology. “Image quality. The S5600 easily lives up to the standards set by its forbears with sharp colourful images. A vivid…
There are some fantastic prizes on offer in our Great Christmas Giveaway, worth a total of £1,200!!!
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There are some fantastic prizes on offer in our Great Christmas Giveaway, worth a total of £1,200!!! Three people will each win a copy of REALVIZ Stitcher 5 (worth £340 each). Kindly donated by Realviz. http://www.realviz.com One person will win a copy of Paint Shop Pro X (worth £99). Kindly…
Nikon have released a new Windows version of their Capture 4 raw conversion software for Nikon digital SLR cameras.
Improvements in Nikon Capture v4.4.0:
- Support for D200 RAW images has been added.
- A B&W (black-and-white) option has been added to the Color Mode item in the Advanced RAW tool palette.
- Improvements to the method used to reproduce tones in highlight areas, preventing a loss of detail when Exp Comp is set to a negative value. (Does not apply to RAW images captured with the D1 or COOLPIX-series cameras.)
Images edited using the Exp Comp with a negative value with Nikon Capture 4 version 4.3.2 and earlier are opened in Nikon Capture 4 Ver. 4.4.0 or later, the results of highlights may differ.
Website: Nikon Capture 4.4.0 (Windows)
Nikon have released a new Windows version of their Capture 4 raw conversion software for Nikon digital SLR cameras. Improvements in Nikon Capture v4.4.0: - Support for D200 RAW images has been added. - A B&W (black-and-white) option has been added to the Color Mode item in the Advanced RAW…
Nikon have released a new MAC version of their Capture 4 raw conversion software for Nikon digital SLR cameras.
Improvements in Nikon Capture v4.4.1:
An issue that caused a Type 3 error to occur and Nikon Capture 4 to unexpectedly quit when attempting to print from Nikon Capture 4.4.0 has been addressed. (Mac OS 9 only)
Website: Nikon Capture 4.4.1 (Mac)
Nikon have released a new MAC version of their Capture 4 raw conversion software for Nikon digital SLR cameras. Improvements in Nikon Capture v4.4.1: An issue that caused a Type 3 error to occur and Nikon Capture 4 to unexpectedly quit when attempting to print from Nikon Capture 4.4.0 has…
Casio have released a new firmware update, v1.02, for the 7 megapixel Casio EX-Z750 digital camera.
Improvements Provided by This Update:
V1.01-V1.02
Adds old photo scene “Revive Shot” to snapshot BEST SHOT scenes.
Casio have released a new firmware update, v1.02, for the 7 megapixel Casio EX-Z750 digital camera. Improvements Provided by This Update: V1.01-V1.02 Adds old photo scene “Revive Shot” to snapshot BEST SHOT scenes. Website: Download the Casio EX-Z750 v1.02 Firmware