SensorKleen Pro allows you to automatically erase dust and debris in a set of DSLR camera images. “The SensorKleen Pro utilizes a patent pending technology that will automatically ‘Kleen’ the whole photo shoot when dust is discovered the morning after,” said Dan Sullivan, president and CEO of Image Trends, Inc.  SensorKleen Pro is priced at US$99.95 and the PearlyWhites and ShineOff Plug-Ins are priced at US$49.95 each.  The Mac version of SensorKleen Pro will follow near year end ‘07. Current users of SensorKleen SmartBrush get a free upgrade to SensorKleen Pro, saving them the $50 difference in price as a customer loyalty benefit.

Vertus has released a series of tutorials for Fluid Mask 3 image masking software. Aimed at both beginners and more experienced users, there are 9 tutorials to help you achieve professional quality masks quickly and efficiently. The tutorials are available for download on Vertus’ website at: http://www.vertustech.com/fm_tutorials.htm

DIWA member LetsGoDigital have reviewed the Ricoh GX100 digital camera, which features a 10.01 megapixel CCD, fast 24-72mm wide zoom lens and a removable electronic view?nder.

“The Ricoh Caplio GX100 soon becomes my standard travel mate on the bicycle or during a stroll through the city. The camera fits in my pocket with ease and with the wide-angle I can photograph what I want. If I want more I can use the lens attachment, although it usually stays in the bag because mounting it is hard and the camera gets too big. Nevertheless, the stick-on viewfinder stays on the camera at all times. It provides a nice image and looking into the camera from above offers a fresh view on the world. “

Website: LetsGoDigital - Ricoh GX100 Review

Website: Read our Ricoh GX100 Review

Megapixel.net have reviewed the Fujifilm S700 digital camera, which features 7 megapixels, a 10x optical zoom, 2.5 inch LCD plus electronic viewfinder, ISO 1600 and Picture Stabilization mode.

“The Fujifilm FinePix S700/S5700 is a very good camera that easily produces excellent images. If its flash is no better than most compacts, its image quality outdoors is one of the best we have seen recently. This said, could the FinePix S700 be even better? Yes, it would be even better if it also offered an effective optical stabilizer. But even as is, this camera should garner a wide following.”

Website: Megapixel.net - Fujifilm S700 Review

CNET have reviewed the new Kodak Z712, which is positioned as an alternative to a DSLR, offering a 12x zoom lens (36-432 mm) and 7.1 megapixels.

“Image quality is generally pleasing, especially at lower ISOs, though I did notice some purple fringing in high contrast areas of my images, and some artifacts which made some lines look jaggy and gave some blocks of color a mottled look. Overall colors generally look accurate, though slightly oversaturated. This isn’t a problem, though, since most people prefer and are used to slightly oversaturated colors, since most consumer film has slightly oversaturated color.”

Website: CNET - Kodak Z712 Review

ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Olympus SP-550 UZ. This is the first digital camera to offer an 18x optical zoom lens, equivalent to 28-504mm.

“Focussing is a little slack, particularly when the zoom is at the telephoto end. It can hunt about looking for things to focus on. It isn’t quick either. Things are better at the wide angle end, but it’s still fairly sluggardly. Packing an 18x optical zoom, giving the equivalent reach of 504mm in 35mm terms, means that optical stabilisation is a jolly good idea. In practice it isn’t a safety net for casual handling, as even in bright light with the shutter speed at the top end, plenty of photos were blurred.”

Website: ePhotoZine - Olympus SP-550 UZ Review

Website: Read our Olympus SP-550 UZ Review

Steves Digicams have reviewed the pigment based Canon PIXMA Pro 9500 A3+ professional printer.

“The bottom line - the Pro9500 is an excellent choice for the pro or semi-pro user that needs to print large color photos up to 13 x 19-inches on a wide variety of media including fine art papers. And you can also make archival quality monochrome prints. I have always been impressed by the quality and speed of Canon’s wide carriage printers having owned and used the i9100 and i9900 - the Pro9500 takes their best features and adds the ability to print on even thicker media.”

Website: Steves Digicams - Canon PIXMA Pro 9500 Review

Ricoh have released the fourth firmware update, v1.16, for the Ricoh GX100 digital camera.

1. Adjusted the exposure in bright-light shooting with a flash.
2. Modified the following display phenomena.
• If you playback a picture (3:2 or 1:1) enlarged, the location window in the right corner of the LCD may be out of alignment.
• If you assign FOCUS in the Fn button, and set to enable the STEP ZOOM, and if you switch a focus setting to the MF from the other focus settings with the Fn button, it may remain a number of zoom display on the zoom bar in the left of the LCD.

Website: Ricoh GX100 1.16 Firmware Update

Power Stroke 1.0 is a stroke based color correction, colorization and special effects plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Power Stroke introduces a simple, interactive stroke-based interface to perform targeted adjustments, including color correction, recoloring or desaturation. Power Stroke 1.0 is available now for $120.

Photo Backup 2.6.0 ensures that your photo archives are full and up-to-date even if photos are moved, renamed or edited. Photo Backup calculates a unique signature for each photo based on its contents, which is saved and later used to compare photos. Photo Backup runs under Windows 2000/XP/Vista and costs $29.95(US). A fully featured 14-day evaluation version is also available.

Measuring just 19.6mm thick, the Canon Digital IXUS 75 is one of the slimmest compact cameras in Canon’s extensive lineup. The new Canon IXUS 75 offers a 7.1 megapixel sensor, 3x zoom lens equivalent to 35-105mm, and a large 3 inch LCD screen with 230,000 pixels. Canon’s DIGIC III image processor, which is also used in its DSLR range, powers the IXUS 75 behind the scenes, and also provides the camera’s Face Detection and Noise Reduction technologies. There’s also a new Red-Eye Correction feature on offer in Playback mode, a range of ISO speeds up to 1600 and a new ISO Auto Shift function to help avoid image blur whenever camera shake is predicted. So is the stylish Canon Digital IXUS 75 the right compact camera for you? Read our in-depth review to find out.

Website: Canon Digital IXUS 75 Review

Brazilian photographer Julio Bittencourt is the winner of the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2007. Bittencourt submitted a series of portraits of inhabitants of a house occupied by homeless people in downtown São Paulo. Honourable mentions went to Spaniard José Cendon and Norwegian Margaret M. de Lange. Held since 1979 in memory of the inventor of the first 35mm camera, Oskar Barnack,  the competition focuses on the relationship between man and his environment.

Sony have issued a safety notice for the Cyber-shot DSC-T5 digital camera. The metal plating on the the bottom casing may peel away from the camera body and warp outwards, possibly resulting in a slight cut or scratch to the user’s skin. Sony is offering a free service to replace the bottom case on affected units (serial numbers between 3500001 and 3574100)

The SeaLife ECOshot is waterproof to a depth of 75 feet/23 meters and shockproof to 6ft/2m. Small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, the 6 megapixel ECOshot has a Spy mode that takes continuous pictures at set time intervals from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. The SeaLife ECOshot is available now for $279.95.

The SeaLife ReefMaster Mini is waterproof to 130 feet/40 meters and and shockproof to 6ft/2m. “The ReefMaster mini is SeaLife’s entry level camera that gives the snorkeler or diver the opportunity to take great underwater pictures with a small, compact camera,” said Joe Ifi, SeaLife’s director of sales and marketing. The SeaLife ReefMaster Mini is available now for $329.95.

The PNY 4-in-1 Mobile Media Kit contains a MicroSD card and three adapters, converting the MicroSD into a MiniSD card, standard SD card, or a USB drive. “The 4-in-1 Mobile Media Kit satisfies users’ demand for one solution that supports virtually all their mobile memory needs - from taking pictures or video, downloading music, playing games, sending e-mails or text messages, browsing the Web or even working on office documents.” said Dean Delserro, senior marketing manager, for PNY Technologies. The PNY 4-in-1 Mobile Media Kit is available in capacities of 1GB and 2GB for $29.99 and $49.99.

PrinterSpot have just reviewed the A3 Canon PIXMA Pro9000 printer.

“If it’s large format photo prints you’re after, then you must look at the Canon Pixma Pro9000—the results are stunning. Capable of producing a 13 x 19 inch print (on a variety of media) in about 3.5 minutes, the Pro9000 is a heck of a printer, if you have room on your desk (and your wallet) for it. It’s probably not a great choice for those of you doing a lot of text or mixed documents, as the quality isn’t as good, nor are the first speeds as fast, as some cheaper printers.”

Website: PrinterSpot - Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Review

ePhotoZine have reviewed the Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS, the second Sigma lens to feature an Optical Stabiliser to compensate for camera shake.

“The problem with superzooms is compromise. Getting the best results from what is a stretching of optical laws to the extremes. At a zoom ratio of 11.1:1, this 18-200mm optic is a result of some well-balanced compromises though. As is usual in this type of lens, the wide end is better than the longer end in general, but does suffer some distortion. Barrel distortion is just evident at the wide end of the zoom, turning to negligible pincushion by the time the telephoto end is reached.”

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Sigma-18-200mm-f35-63-DC-OS-1

Samsung are offering £100 off a GX-10 DSLR single or twin lens kit until 31st August 2007. The promotion applies to a Samsung GX-10 camera together with either a single lens (18-55mm) or a twin lens (18-55mm and 50-200mm). To be eligible to claim your cash back you must have purchased your qualifying Samsung GX-10 Digital SLR Camera and lens kit new (not second-hand) between 16th July 2007 and 31st August 2007 from a retailer in the UK or the Channel Islands.

Luminous Landscape have reviewed the new Canon S5 IS ultra-zoom compact camera, which features a 12x optical zoom lens equivalent to 36-432mm, optical image stabilizer and 8 megapixel sensor.

“The sensor is a 1/2.5” which translates to 5.76 x 4.29 mm. The ISO (gain) settings range from 80 to an ambitious 1600. As the following images indicate, (taken at 1/125s, f/5.6 and 14.5 mm) you should not expect to obtain reasonable-sized prints or do a lot of cropping with anything above ISO 200 – and maybe even that’s a little optimistic. I leave the camera set at ISO 80 so I don’t have to think about it. This is where the 3-stop image stabilization saves the day.”

Website: Luminous Landscape - Canon S5 IS Review

Website: Read our Canon PowerShot S5 IS Review