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We’ve just entered the year 2007 and Sony has unveiled it’s latest cutting edge product…a CompactFlash card. That’s not actually strictly true, as today’s announcement is only about Sony’s intention to enter the Compact Flash market - there aren’t any real products to show yet. Hoping to cash in on Sony A100 owners, the first Sony CompactFlash memory cards will apparently be available later this Spring with up to 4GB of storage capacity and 66x and 133x transfer speeds.
We’ve just entered the year 2007 and Sony has unveiled it’s latest cutting edge product…a CompactFlash card. That’s not actually strictly true, as today’s announcement is only about Sony’s intention to enter the Compact Flash market - there aren’t any real products to show yet. Hoping to cash in on…
The US magazine Professional Photographer has just announced its Hot One Awards for 2007. For the 2007 Hot One Awards, a team of 15 judges were asked to vote only on categories that fit within their areas of expertise. Among the winners were Think Tank Photo’s rotation360° backpack (pictured), Digital Foci’s “Image Moments” digital frame, and REALVIZ Stitcher Unlimited.
The US magazine Professional Photographer has just announced its Hot One Awards for 2007. For the 2007 Hot One Awards, a team of 15 judges were asked to vote only on categories that fit within their areas of expertise. Among the winners were Think Tank Photo’s rotation360° backpack (pictured), Digital…
Imaging Resource have published a review of the new 10 megapixel Canon PowerShot SD900 (also known as the Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti).
“Like previous ELPHs, it’s comfortable not only to carry but to shoot with, easily managed with just your right hand. The Canon SD900’s new Mode dial design has a sculpted face that makes it easy to switch modes with just your thumb. And the Touch control dial can be set so it detects light pressure on any of its control points. The Display button has been moved up, just under the Mode dial, which has the benefit of leaving the Menu button all by itself under the Touch control dial, where you won’t confuse it with anything else.”
Website: Imaging Resource - Canon PowerShot SD900 Review
Imaging Resource have published a review of the new 10 megapixel Canon PowerShot SD900 (also known as the Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti). “Like previous ELPHs, it’s comfortable not only to carry but to shoot with, easily managed with just your right hand. The Canon SD900’s new Mode dial design…
Steves Digicams have reviewed the wide-angle, 5x zoom Olympus FE-200 digital camera, a 6 megapixel model with a 28-140mm lens.
“While the Olympus FE-200 has the ability to capture nice photos, includes several user-friendly exposure modes, and offers a 5x optical zoom with a nice wide field of view, shooting performance is comparable to the speed of a snail at full sprint, which really turned us off.”
Steves Digicams have reviewed the wide-angle, 5x zoom Olympus FE-200 digital camera, a 6 megapixel model with a 28-140mm lens. “While the Olympus FE-200 has the ability to capture nice photos, includes several user-friendly exposure modes, and offers a 5x optical zoom with a nice wide field of view, shooting…
In the latest installment of this regular series, we cast the spotlight on members of the PhotographyBLOG Gallery and ask them about their photography. The 26th member to sit in the interview chair is supermarvin76.
“As far as macro, I just find it intriguing to produce a fine image of such a tiny subject. With landscapes, I take joy in producing a rich color photo of a fine scene.”
In the latest installment of this regular series, we cast the spotlight on members of the PhotographyBLOG Gallery and ask them about their photography. The 26th member to sit in the interview chair is supermarvin76. “As far as macro, I just find it intriguing to produce a fine image of…
Pentax USA have just unveiled their latest Rebate offers for their DSLR camera, lens and accessory ranges. You can save up to $200 on a K100d or K110d body, falshgun and lens - the more you buy, the more you save. The rebate offer is valid from January 10, 2007 to March 27, 2007.
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Pentax USA have just unveiled their latest Rebate offers for their DSLR camera, lens and accessory ranges. You can save up to $200 on a K100d or K110d body, falshgun and lens - the more you buy, the more you save. The rebate offer is valid from January 10, 200…
The Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Competition has reached its 150th year, no mean feat given the relative youth of photography. Over 120 prints will be selected and one Gold, two Silver and three Bronze medals will be awarded. This year all entrants will receive a special anniversary edition of the Print Exhibition catalogue. The deadline for the call for entries is Friday 23rd March 2007.
The Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Competition has reached its 150th year, no mean feat given the relative youth of photography. Over 120 prints will be selected and one Gold, two Silver and three Bronze medals will be awarded. This year all entrants will receive a special anniversary edition of…
Epson has won five prestigious iF Design Awards for the P-5000 Multimedia Storage Viewer, V10 scanner, PictureMate PM 240 printer, EMP-6100 projector and TM-88IV PoS printer. The iF design award has existed since 1953. This year the iF jury panel reviewed 2,293 products from 35 different countries.
Epson has won five prestigious iF Design Awards for the P-5000 Multimedia Storage Viewer, V10 scanner, PictureMate PM 240 printer, EMP-6100 projector and TM-88IV PoS printer. The iF design award has existed since 1953. This year the iF jury panel reviewed 2,293 products from 35 different countries.
ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon G7, which features a 10 megapixel, 1/1.8 inch sensor, DIGIC III image processor, Face Detection, 35-210mm lens and optical image stabilization system.
“The ISO80 picture is very clean, with smooth tones and excellent sharpness. There’s some, very faint, signs of noise in the ISO100 picture, but nothing of real concern. It starts to appear more in the shadow areas of ISO200 pictures but is only quite noticeable in ISO400 mode. ISO800 is still sharp while being quite noisy, but when it gets to ISO1600, the noise level increasing significantly and the colours shifts as well.”
Website: ePhotoZine - Canon G7 Review
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ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon G7, which features a 10 megapixel, 1/1.8 inch sensor, DIGIC III image processor, Face Detection, 35-210mm lens and optical image stabilization system. “The ISO80 picture is very clean, with smooth tones and excellent sharpness. There’s some, very faint, signs of noise in the ISO10…
First unveiled at the Photokina show last year, the new HP Z3100 large format printer offers a 12-ink HP Vivera pigment ink system, embedded spectrophotometer, advanced profiling solution and 200 year print life. Jon Canfield puts the Z3100 through its paces and finds out if it achieves HP’s bold claim of “changing the way graphics professionals create large-format images”.
Website: HP Z3100 Review
First unveiled at the Photokina show last year, the new HP Z3100 large format printer offers a 12-ink HP Vivera pigment ink system, embedded spectrophotometer, advanced profiling solution and 200 year print life. Jon Canfield puts the Z3100 through its paces and finds out if it achieves HP’s bold claim…
Focus on Imaging 2007, Europe’s biggest annual imaging event, takes place as usual at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. It opens on Sunday, February 25th and runs until Wednesday, February 28th. Nikon will have an exciting new stand, which will enable more hands on contact with the products and allow visitors to get advice from the team of Nikon experts. A number of Nikon’s products which will be getting their exhibition debut at the show. PhotographyBLOG will be there to bring you all the latest news.
Focus on Imaging 2007, Europe’s biggest annual imaging event, takes place as usual at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. It opens on Sunday, February 25th and runs until Wednesday, February 28th. Nikon will have an exciting new stand, which will enable more hands on contact with the products and allow…
Bibble 4.9.5 now supports the Nikon D40, Pentax K10D, Olympus E-400, Leica M8 , Mamiya ZD and 97 other cameras. Bibble is available in both Pro ($129.95) and Lite ($69.95) versions for Windows, Macintosh (PPC/Intel as a Universal Binary) and Linux. There’s also a fully functional 14 day trial version.
Bibble 4.9.5 now supports the Nikon D40, Pentax K10D, Olympus E-400, Leica M8 , Mamiya ZD and 97 other cameras. Bibble is available in both Pro ($129.95) and Lite ($69.95) versions for Windows, Macintosh (PPC/Intel as a Universal Binary) and Linux. There’s also a fully functional 14 day trial version.
PopPhoto have reviewed the new Canon G7, which features a 10 megapixel, 1/1.8 inch sensor, DIGIC III image processor, Face Detection, 35-210mm lens and optical image stabilization system.
“So is the G7 for the Elpher looking to move up to a more feature-rich camera, or is it meant to be the pocket cam for the EOS enthusiast and pro who doesn’t want to let go of too much creative control when traveling light? Can one camera actually bridge the Elph-EOS gap successfully? In some ways yes, it can, but in some significant ways, the answer is no.”
Website: PopPhoto - Canon G7 Review
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PopPhoto have reviewed the new Canon G7, which features a 10 megapixel, 1/1.8 inch sensor, DIGIC III image processor, Face Detection, 35-210mm lens and optical image stabilization system. “So is the G7 for the Elpher looking to move up to a more feature-rich camera, or is it meant to be…
TrustedReviews have just reviewed the slim Casio EX-S770 camera, which offers 7.2 megapixel still images and records high-quality movies in MPEG-4 format.
“Image quality is also very good. Despite the terminally overcast weather I was able to take some decent test shots, and I was suitably impressed by the level of detail, colour rendition, exposure accuracy and noise control. The lens does suffer from very visible spherical distortion at its widest angle setting, but provides very good overall sharpness right into the corners, with no chromatic aberration visible. There was also a refreshing lack of colour fringing on high-contrast shots.”
TrustedReviews have just reviewed the slim Casio EX-S770 camera, which offers 7.2 megapixel still images and records high-quality movies in MPEG-4 format. “Image quality is also very good. Despite the terminally overcast weather I was able to take some decent test shots, and I was suitably impressed by the level…
DPReview have taken a look at the Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS (known as the Canon SD800 IS in the United States).
“So then, what Canon gives with one hand - the wider lens, better screen and other tweaks - it takes away with the other (reduced image quality). But the SD800 IS still has all the qualities I loved so much in the SD700; it’s fun, reliable, has image stabilization, is built and styled beautifully and it produces attractive, punchy results without the need for manual intervention.”
DPReview have taken a look at the Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS (known as the Canon SD800 IS in the United States). “So then, what Canon gives with one hand - the wider lens, better screen and other tweaks - it takes away with the other (reduced image quality). But…
PCMagazine have just reviewed the new 10 megapixel Samsung NV10 digital camera.
“The camera fared well during lab testing. I didn’t find much noise in the daylight shots, but high ISO settings indroduced some colored noise. Pictures had pretty good color, with just a touch of purple fringing. My flash pictures displayed nice illumination with lots of detail in the highlights. The NV10 averaged 1,900 lines of resolution, which is excellent for a 10MP camera. There was no pincushion distortion to speak of, and just a touch of the usual barrel distortion.”
Website: PCMagazine - Samsung NV10 Review
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PCMagazine have just reviewed the new 10 megapixel Samsung NV10 digital camera. “The camera fared well during lab testing. I didn’t find much noise in the daylight shots, but high ISO settings indroduced some colored noise. Pictures had pretty good color, with just a touch of purple fringing. My flash…
According to the latest forecast from Lyra Research worldwide digital camera shipments rose 21 percent in 2006 to approximately 98 million units. This sizeable growth spurt occurred despite household penetration of greater than 50 percent in Japan, the United States, and leading nations in Western Europe, and in spite of multimegapixel camera phones becoming commonplace in Asia and Europe. Lyra’s forecast now projects worldwide digital camera shipments to exceed 130 million units in 2010 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 10 percent.
According to the latest forecast from Lyra Research worldwide digital camera shipments rose 21 percent in 2006 to approximately 98 million units. This sizeable growth spurt occurred despite household penetration of greater than 50 percent in Japan, the United States, and leading nations in Western Europe, and in spite of…
Canon has extended its rebate program until February 19th. Rebates of up to $300 are available on a wide range of products, including the EOS 5D DSLR (pictured), PowerShot G7, wide range of lenses, camcroders, printers and Canon’s range of binoculars. If you purchase two or more products, the rebate is doubled. The more patient amongst you may wish to wait until PMA 2007 and the usual flood of new products, but this could be a chance to snap up a genuine bargain.
Canon has extended its rebate program until February 19th. Rebates of up to $300 are available on a wide range of products, including the EOS 5D DSLR (pictured), PowerShot G7, wide range of lenses, camcroders, printers and Canon’s range of binoculars. If you purchase two or more products, the rebate…
PictoColor has released CorrectPhoto 2.0 Digital Photo Editor for Windows. The new CorrectPhoto features PictoColor’s OneClick Color Correction Technology, which takes the guess work out of making the color right. CorrectPhoto includes all the basic editing tools needed to fix digital photos including rotation, cropping, scaling, oneclick color correction, redeye removal, and sharpening. Plus, with its integrated Windows Exploere, it is like having advanced one-click color and editing built into the operating system.
PictoColor has released CorrectPhoto 2.0 Digital Photo Editor for Windows. The new CorrectPhoto features PictoColor’s OneClick Color Correction Technology, which takes the guess work out of making the color right. CorrectPhoto includes all the basic editing tools needed to fix digital photos including rotation, cropping, scaling, oneclick color correction, redeye…
Rob Galbraith reports that Epson Europe have made ColorBase 2 available as a free download. Epson ColorBase 2 is a utility for calibrating the company’s large format printers (2400, 3800, 4800, 7800, 9800) so that the print output from one unit more closely matches the output from the next. It can also reduce the differences in colour output from one Epson printer in daily use.
Website: Epson ColorBase 2 (Windows)
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Rob Galbraith reports that Epson Europe have made ColorBase 2 available as a free download. Epson ColorBase 2 is a utility for calibrating the company’s large format printers (2400, 3800, 4800, 7800, 9800) so that the print output from one unit more closely matches the output from the next. It…