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Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the Samsung Digimax L55W, a 5 megapixel digital camera with a 4.8x optical zoom lens equivalent to 28mm-135mm and a 2.8 inch wide LCD that allows you to view in 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios.
Website: Index Digicam - Samsung Digimax L55W Review
Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the Samsung Digimax L55W, a 5 megapixel digital camera with a 4.8x optical zoom lens equivalent to 28mm-135mm and a 2.8 inch wide LCD that allows you to view in 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios. Website: Index Digicam - Samsung Digimax L55W Review Check…
A new Beta version of Adobe Camera Raw has been released by Adobe for both Windows and MAC platforms.
Support for the following cameras has been added in this update.
• Canon EOS 5D
• Canon EOS 1D Mark II N
• Olympus E-500
• Olympus SP-310
• Olympus SP-350
• Olympus SP-500UZ
• Pentax *ist DL
• Pentax *ist DS2
• Sony DSC-R1
Website: Adobe Camera RAW 3.3 (Windows)
Website: Adobe Camera RAW 3.3 (MAC)
A new Beta version of Adobe Camera Raw has been released by Adobe for both Windows and MAC platforms. Support for the following cameras has been added in this update. • Canon EOS 5D • Canon EOS 1D Mark II N • Olympus E-500 • Olympus SP-310 • Olympus SP-35…
Imaging Resource have just reviewed the new Samsung Digimax i5, a slim 5 megapixel digital camera with 3x optical internal zoom lens equivalent to 39-117mm and a 2.5” 230K-pixel high resolution LCD.
“With the Samsung Digimax i5, we found that it had enough resolution to make very good-looking 8x10 inch prints. At 11x14, its prints were a bit softer looking, but more than adequate for wall or table display. At high ISO, image noise levels were generally held in check, but at the cost of some image softness. ISO 200 photos looked fine printed at 8x10 inches, but ISO 400 ones were a little marginal there, with increased softness and visible colored flecks from image noise. They’d probably be fine for most people to display on a wall or table, but when looking at them more closely, we found the noise a little distracting.”
Website: Imaging Resource - Samsung Digimax i5 Review
Imaging Resource have just reviewed the new Samsung Digimax i5, a slim 5 megapixel digital camera with 3x optical internal zoom lens equivalent to 39-117mm and a 2.5” 230K-pixel high resolution LCD. “With the Samsung Digimax i5, we found that it had enough resolution to make very good-looking 8x10 inch…
Ricoh have posted a self-indulgent but quite informative look at the development of the new Ricoh GR Digital camera on their website.
“Additionally, we also wanted to make a camera that brought a smile to one’s face, just by holding it. In order to achieve this, we had to concentrate not just on the design and operability, but also the texture and grip of the camera. “I think that this is why there are so many fans of the GR cameras”, said Mr. Higuchi. “We were aiming for a camera that feels good in your hands, that has easy to use buttons and dials, with a lingering sensation of reverberation after pressing the shutter release button. Basically, the camera should communicate a sense of comfort from the moment it is in your hands, with a continued feeling of “enjoyment” from the second you switch the power on.”
Website: Ricoh GR Digital
Ricoh have posted a self-indulgent but quite informative look at the development of the new Ricoh GR Digital camera on their website. “Additionally, we also wanted to make a camera that brought a smile to one’s face, just by holding it. In order to achieve this, we had to concentrate…
Despite their troubles Kodak continues to out-perform its digital camera rivals in its home country, the USA. Canon and Sony tied for second place, with Fuji in 4th spot.
“Canon and Sony were tied for second place, each with 1 million shipments and a 17.7 percent slice of the U.S. market. But longtime front-runner Sony, which clung to the No. 1 spot with a 20 percent share a year ago, backpedaled while Canon made up ground on its year-ago share of 16 percent.”
Website: SanLuisObispo.com - Japan’s Kodak retains lead in U.S. digital-camera market
Despite their troubles Kodak continues to out-perform its digital camera rivals in its home country, the USA. Canon and Sony tied for second place, with Fuji in 4th spot. “Canon and Sony were tied for second place, each with 1 million shipments and a 17.7 percent slice of the U.S…
CNET have reviewed the Olympus FE-120, a 6 megapixel camera with 3x zoom lens and 1.8 inch LCD screen.
“Easy to operate because it doesn’t give you much to adjust, the FE-120 provides 19 shooting modes, macro capabilities that zoom down to within an inch of your subject, and a robust continuous-shooting mode that can capture 20 full-resolution images at a 1.1fps clip. Autofocus performance is poor, however, and motion-picture resolution is limited to 320x240 pixels. Even so, priced only $30 to $50 more than its 4-and 5-megapixel stablemates, the Olympus FE-100 and FE-110, this top-end version is easily the most desirable of the bunch.”
Website: CNET - Olympus FE-120 Review
CNET have reviewed the Olympus FE-120, a 6 megapixel camera with 3x zoom lens and 1.8 inch LCD screen. “Easy to operate because it doesn’t give you much to adjust, the FE-120 provides 19 shooting modes, macro capabilities that zoom down to within an inch of your subject, and a…
Iomega Press Release
Iomega Introduces Innovative New 4 Gigabyte and 8 Gigabyte Micro Mini Hard Drives With Drop Shock Technology
Credit Card-Sized External Hard Drive Delivers Easy-To-Use, Robust Portable Storage for Mobile Professionals
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data storage celebrating 25 years of business, today announced the new Iomega(R) Micro Mini(TM) Hard Drive in 4GB* and 8GB capacities. Designed with drop shock technology to handle the inevitable bumps and dings of portable use, the robust new Iomega Micro Mini Hard Drive brings economical high capacity, outstanding portability and a new alternative to Flash-based drives for mobile professionals and Internet enthusiasts.
Iomega Press Release Iomega Introduces Innovative New 4 Gigabyte and 8 Gigabyte Micro Mini Hard Drives With Drop Shock Technology Credit Card-Sized External Hard Drive Delivers Easy-To-Use, Robust Portable Storage for Mobile Professionals SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data storage celebrating 25 years…
CNET have reviewed the new 5 megapixel Canon PowerShot A610 digital camera.
” At 5 megapixels, the Canon PowerShot A610 doesn’t have the pixel punch of the pricier Canon PowerShot A620, but that is where the difference ends. Just like its sibling, the PowerShot A610 packs a lot of muscle into its compact body. A 4X optical zoom, full manual controls, a long list of scene modes, and above-average performance and image quality make this camera a perfect match for snapshot photographers and enthusiasts who want it all for a competitive price.”
Website: CNET - Canon PowerShot A610 Review
CNET have reviewed the new 5 megapixel Canon PowerShot A610 digital camera. ” At 5 megapixels, the Canon PowerShot A610 doesn’t have the pixel punch of the pricier Canon PowerShot A620, but that is where the difference ends. Just like its sibling, the PowerShot A610 packs a lot of muscle…
Epson Press Release
Make This Year’s Thanksgiving Celebration a Family Best Seller With Epson’s Storyteller Photo Book Creator
For as Little as $20, Easily Turn Your Thanksgiving Photos Into a Hardcover Coffee Table Book That Will Last for Generations
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/—For many families, Thanksgiving is the one time each year when several generations will sit down together at the dining room table. This year, you can preserve the spirit of your Thanksgiving feast and other festivities for years to come with a new tradition—creating and printing a coffee table book of your holiday photos in your home while the family is still gathered together with Epson’s StoryTeller(TM) Photo Book Creator.
Epson’s StoryTeller kit gives you everything you need to turn your digital photos into your family’s unique holiday story to create a beautiful, hardbound glossy coffee table photo book in the convenience of your own home. Starting at $20, StoryTeller is available in 5” x 7” and 8” x 10” sizes with glossy photo paper to print the inside pages, a glossy book cover, a hardbound book that you can easily assemble, and easy-to-use software that lets you enhance and place dozens of photos on up to 20 pages per book. And, StoryTeller works with letter-size printers made by all major printer manufacturers.
Epson Press Release Make This Year’s Thanksgiving Celebration a Family Best Seller With Epson’s Storyteller Photo Book Creator For as Little as $20, Easily Turn Your Thanksgiving Photos Into a Hardcover Coffee Table Book That Will Last for Generations LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/—For many families, Thanksgiving is the…
CNET have published a review of the 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix P1 Wi-Fi digital camera.
“Image quality is very good on the Nikon Coolpix P1, with neutral color balance and minimal lens and processing artifacts. Flesh tones are pleasing and warm, showing little ruddiness even with flash. The lens-and-sensor combination provides fairly sharp images. The smart exposure system makes it very hard to blow out highlights, though unfortunately, its compression of the dynamic range means shadow detail suffers. Flaws are minor; we noticed a bit of vignetting and barrel distortion in our test shots, but it was hard to see in everyday snapshots. We did see purple fringing in backlit scenes when viewing photos at full size, though.”
Website: CNET - Nikon Coolpix P1 Review
CNET have published a review of the 8 megapixel Nikon Coolpix P1 Wi-Fi digital camera. “Image quality is very good on the Nikon Coolpix P1, with neutral color balance and minimal lens and processing artifacts. Flesh tones are pleasing and warm, showing little ruddiness even with flash. The lens-and-sensor combination…
Research and Markets Press Release
‘Image Sensors 2005 Report’ Provides a Complete Review of the 2004 Market for Image Sensors, as Well as Annual Forecast Numbers Through 2009
DUBLIN, Ireland—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 11, 2005—Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27583) has announced the addition of Image Sensors 2005: Camera Phones Drive CMOS Past CCDs in 2004 to their offering.
The image sensor market has continued to show sharp growth over the past year. CMOS sensors have ridden the camera phone wave to surpass CCDs in 2004. Camera phones shipped well over three times the volume of the next most successful image sensor application, digital still cameras. CMOS sensors have also been successful in low-end digital still cameras and web cameras.
Research and Markets Press Release ‘Image Sensors 2005 Report’ Provides a Complete Review of the 2004 Market for Image Sensors, as Well as Annual Forecast Numbers Through 2009 DUBLIN, Ireland—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 11, 2005—Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27583) has announced the addition of Image Sensors 2005: Camera Phones Drive CMOS Past CCDs…
CNET have published their review of the 12.8 megapixel Canon EOS 5D digital SLR.
“The Canon EOS 5D’s design and performance are only fair, and its feature set is unexceptional for the price. But its high-resolution images offer superb detail, rich tonality, and incredibly low noise. If image quality is your paramount concern, or you’re one of those full-frame nuts—er, aficionados—then buy this camera, and you’ve just saved 4,000 bucks.”
Website: CNET - Canon EOS 5D Review
CNET have published their review of the 12.8 megapixel Canon EOS 5D digital SLR. “The Canon EOS 5D’s design and performance are only fair, and its feature set is unexceptional for the price. But its high-resolution images offer superb detail, rich tonality, and incredibly low noise. If image quality is…
Archos Press Release
New ARCHOS Gmini 402 Camcorder is the Premier Audio and Video Podcast Device with 50 Hours of Video Capture
IRVINE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 11, 2005—With Audio and Video Recording, Editing and Playback, the Gmini 402 Camcorder is the First Portable Media Player to Let Consumers Create and Enjoy Any Content, Anytime, Anywhere
Today at the Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference in Ontario, Calif., ARCHOS(R), Inc., the global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment solutions, showcases two new podcast and videoblog devices aimed at consumers who want not only to play back audio and video content, but create personal feeds as well. The new Gmini(TM) 402 Camcorder and AV 500 Mobile Digital Video Recorder with video capture accessory are the first portable media players to provide audio and video recording, editing and playback functionality directly on the device. The Gmini 402 Camcorder features a 20GB hard drive while the AV 500 is offered in 30GB or 100GB capacities and both are available today.
Archos Press Release New ARCHOS Gmini 402 Camcorder is the Premier Audio and Video Podcast Device with 50 Hours of Video Capture IRVINE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 11, 2005—With Audio and Video Recording, Editing and Playback, the Gmini 402 Camcorder is the First Portable Media Player to Let Consumers Create and Enjoy…
DigitalCameraInfo have published their review of the Konica Minolta Z6, which updates the popular Z5 and features a 6 megapixel sensor, 12x zoom lens and 2 inch LCD screen.
“The DiMAGE Z6 is a budget compact camera with a 12x lens. It’s not budget in terms of construction – Konica Minolta’s Anti-Shake mechanism moves the CCD, not a lens element, after all. It performs like a budget camera, though. An ultra zoom should have more serious capability than the Z6 offers. The displays aren’t good enough to check the images; they’re small, and low-resolution. The ISO ratings are limiting, too. ISO 320 just isn’t good enough for available light shooting indoors. A fair number of bird watchers use super zooms, and ISO 320 sure won’t be good enough to catch the twilight-feeding warblers and finches. “
Website: DigitalCameraInfo - Konica Minolta Z6 Review
DigitalCameraInfo have published their review of the Konica Minolta Z6, which updates the popular Z5 and features a 6 megapixel sensor, 12x zoom lens and 2 inch LCD screen. “The DiMAGE Z6 is a budget compact camera with a 12x lens. It’s not budget in terms of construction – Konica…
Leica Press Release
The Leica Camera Group, Solms, has closed the first half year of fiscal 2005/2006(FY end March 31) with sales growing by 6.7 % on the previous year period, to € 48.0 million.
The largest sales growth was recorded by the binoculars, scopes and rangefinders of the Leica sports optics division, which increased by 34.4 % to € 17.7 million. The main driving force behind this positive development were the LEICA GEOVID BRF high performance binoculars with their integrated laser rangefinder. The integration of digital technology into the existing product range was also decisive for the 30.5 % growth experienced in the Leica system cameras division, which posted sales of € 16.6 million. The delivery of the LEICA DIGITAL-MODUL-R had a favourable effect on the sales of this division. The module is a globally unique digital complement to existing 35mm SLR cameras, as well as an example of the combination of classic Leica values and useful system complements. The demand for LEICA DIGITAL-MODUL-R will continue to exceed the Company’s manufacturing capacities. In addition, the analogue reportage cameras and lenses of the Leica rangefinder system experienced a slightly positive development.
Leica Press Release The Leica Camera Group, Solms, has closed the first half year of fiscal 2005/2006(FY end March 31) with sales growing by 6.7 % on the previous year period, to € 48.0 million. The largest sales growth was recorded by the binoculars, scopes and rangefinders of the Leica…
Apple Press Release
This November, Apple will host a series of free seminars to showcase Aperture, the first all-in-one post-production tool for photographers. Join us and find out how you can harness Aperture and Mac OS X Tiger to give you a complete workflow for today’s digital environment.
Designed for Professional Photographers
Built from the ground up for pros, and featuring a RAW-focused workflow, Aperture makes RAW as easy as JPEG, letting you import, edit, catalogue, organise, retouch, publish and archive your images more effectively and efficiently than ever before. From capture to output, you work directly with your RAW files, never having to first convert them into another format before viewing, adjusting, organising or printing them.
Aperture BoxAperture’s colour-managed workflow and flexible design tools will help you easily create stunning prints, customised contact sheets and Web pages as beautiful as the images you capture. Fine-tuned to maximise the advantages offered by Macintosh hardware and Mac OS X Tiger, Aperture offers breakthrough speed and quality — whether you’re working with RAW, JPEG or TIFF images.
Apple Press Release This November, Apple will host a series of free seminars to showcase Aperture, the first all-in-one post-production tool for photographers. Join us and find out how you can harness Aperture and Mac OS X Tiger to give you a complete workflow for today’s digital environment. Designed for…
ArkiPix I/S Press Release
ArkiPix I/S is now offering an update of their image archive management software ArkiPix in version 2.3
With this new and highly improved ArkiPix 2.3 for PC - photographers, companies and digital photography enthusiasts will find a wide range of functions for archiving, importing and searching for photos.
The new ArkiPix 2.3 includes a new slideshow option and now allmost all RAW formats are supported.
The Web and download page function has been updated with new features and has been optimized for better workflow
ArkiPix I/S Press Release ArkiPix I/S is now offering an update of their image archive management software ArkiPix in version 2.3 With this new and highly improved ArkiPix 2.3 for PC - photographers, companies and digital photography enthusiasts will find a wide range of functions for archiving, importing and searching…
OnAsia Press Release
ONASIA LAUNCHES NEW DIGITAL IMAGING SERVICES AT ONASIADIGITAL.COM
BANGKOK, Thailand – November 10, 2005 – Asia’s leading online photo agency, OnAsia, has launched a new website (www.onasiadigital.com) to promote the growing digital services side of its business.
OnAsia Digital provides scanning, retouching, color-correction, keywording and clipping path/outlining services. The company says it will be mainly targeting image libraries, professional photographers and the pre-press industry. “These types of service are a natural extension of our photo agency background,” explains the agency’s Co-Director, Peter Charlesworth. “We’ve been providing scanning, retouching and other services for quite some time. Our proprietary keywording system has also been widely admired stimulating demand for our keywording service.”
Among the company’s top clients are Greenpeace, European Union and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), for whom OnAsia Digital is currently digitizing their entire historical archive.
OnAsia Press Release ONASIA LAUNCHES NEW DIGITAL IMAGING SERVICES AT ONASIADIGITAL.COM BANGKOK, Thailand – November 10, 2005 – Asia’s leading online photo agency, OnAsia, has launched a new website (www.onasiadigital.com) to promote the growing digital services side of its business. OnAsia Digital provides scanning, retouching, color-correction, keywording and clipping path/outlining…
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the Panasonic DMC-FX9, a 6 megapixel compact digital camera with optical image stabilizer, 3x Leica lens and 2.5-inch LCD screen with 207,000 pixels.
Website: Index Digicam - Panasonic DMC-FX9 Review
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the Panasonic DMC-FX9, a 6 megapixel compact digital camera with optical image stabilizer, 3x Leica lens and 2.5-inch LCD screen with 207,000 pixels. Website: Index Digicam - Panasonic DMC-FX9 Review Check the Latest Prices for the Panasonic DMC-FX9 Write a Review of the Panasonic DMC-FX9
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