CES 2007: The Samsung S850 offers an 8 megapixel image sensor, 5x optical zoom and a host of advanced capabilities. More advanced features of the S850 include aperture priority, shutter priority and manual modes, continuous shooting and AEB. The Samsung S850 will be available in the spring of 2007, price to be confirmed.

CES 2007: The Samsung S730 and Samsung S630 are user-friendly compact cameras that represents the next generation of Samsung’s advanced image processing technology and quality optics. The 6 megapixel S630 offers the photographer a straightforward, uncluttered user interface and stylish, ergonomic design and is powered by AA batteries. The S730 offers the same design and features as the S630, but comes equipped with 7 megapixels. The Samsung S630 and the S730 will be available early 2007, prices to be confirmed.

CES 2007: The Samsung L73 is a sleek, pocket-sized digital point-and-shoot camera with 7 megapixels, 3x optical zoom and the unique Smart Touch interface for easy access to all settings. The Samsung L73 is an ideal camera for any photographer wanting to take pictures without compromising on features, image quality or ease of use. The Samsung L73 will be available in black or silver finish in early 2007, price to be confirmed.

CES 2007: The Samsung L700 offers several advanced features, including a suite of advanced video and editing functions, in a compact, stylish metal body. It has 7 megapixels, 3x optical zoom and a bright 2.5” LCD display. For ease of use, the Samsung L700 also features 20MB of internal memory and is compatible with SD/MMC and SDHC memory up to 4GB.  The Samsung L700 will be available in early 2007, price to be confirmed.

CES 2007: The Samsung i70 features 7.2 megapixels, 3x zoom and a large 3.0” LCD.  This premium camera offers an innovative sliding cover which, when opened, reveals the intuitive 9-button User Interface.  The Samsung i70 has an eye-catching body design and special finish. This combines with multimedia capabilities to make it a particularly attractive camera for people who demand entertainment on the move.  The Samsung i70 will be available in February 2007 for £199.99 in the UK.

CES 2007: The Kodak V1003 and Kodak V803 offer 10 and 8 megapixels respectively and both have 2.5 inch LCD screens, 3x optical zoom lenses and up to ISO 1600. There is a choice of no less than 8 different colours for each model. The Kodak V1003 will retail for US $249.95 beginning in March, and the Kodak V803 will retail for US $199.95 beginning in February. The KODAK V1003 Camera will be available from March in the UK in three colours - silver, black and pink - for £199.99.  The V803 Camera will be available from late February in silver and black (limited edition colours include silver, black and pink) and will retail for £149.99.

CES 2007: Kodak have introduced a new range of Digital Picture Frames at the CES show, from 7 to 10 inches in size and ranging in price from US $129.95 to US $279.95. The top of the range EX1011 Digital Picture Frame has a 10-inch (diagonal) 800 x 480 high resolution digital display in 16:9 aspect ratio with wireless access of pictures, videos and music from your home PC or online at KODAK Gallery over a standard wireless home network. The frame has 128 MB of built-in memory for storing pictures and videos, built-in stereo speakers and headphone jack for music.

CES 2007: Canon USA Press Release

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 5, 2007 (CES Booth #12606) – Canon’s new DC50 DVD Camcorder is a dream come true for discerning video enthusiasts and photo buffs seeking an easy way to take, view and share vibrant video and spectacular photos. Canon’s flagship DVD Camcorder starts with the convenience that direct-to-DVD recording offers and then packs advanced video features and photo power, exclusive engineering excellence and intuitive imaging expertise into a compact camcorder that is the soul of simplicity to operate and the master collector of memories for years to come. The Canon DC50 DVD Camcorder incorporates a robust 5.39 Megapixel CCD Image Sensor with an RGB Primary Color Filter that provides vibrantly colored video and brilliant five megapixel photos.

LiveBooks Press Release

Company Invests Time, Resources, and Website Marketing Tools to Train Young Photojournalists to Build Their Business

San Francisco, CA. – January 2, 2007 – LiveBooks, Inc., the leading provider of editable portfolio websites for professional photographers, continues to support emerging, talented photojournalists with its sponsorship of National Geographic’s “All Roads Photography Project” by providing the winners of this year’s international competition with a hands-on workshop about web marketing best practices and their own liveBooks personalized website. Through the liveBooks participation in this competition winners are able to gain an understanding of how to leverage the web to increase the exposure of their work and how to capitalize on that exposure with professional marketing skills.

CES 2007: Lexar Press Release

Lexar Debuts New “Capless” JumpDrive® 360, Plus Recently Upgraded and Award-Winning JumpDrive Mercury with PowerToGo™ software, and New JumpDrive Secure II and Firefly Models with Greater Capacities—

Fremont, CA , January 5th, 2007—Lexar Media, Inc., a world leader in advanced digital media technologies, will exhibit its broad lineup of JumpDrive® USB flash drives at CES 2007, including both new and upgraded models. Most notably, the company is introducing JumpDrive 360, an innovative “capless” drive encased in a stylish rotating metal jacket. In addition, the company is demonstrating its JumpDrive Mercury with PowerToGo™ software and showcasing its new 8GB JumpDrive Secure II and JumpDrive Firefly drives. All Lexar JumpDrive products will be compatible with Windows Vista, and all the company’s speed-rated drives will be enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost™.

CES 2007: Parrot Press Release

Parrot’s New Bluetooth PHOTO VIEWER 7’’ Displays 500 Shots in Vibrant Color, Freeze-Frame or Slide Show Mode

LAS VEGAS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Parrot has introduced a new, larger format Bluetooth®-enabled digital photo frame that holds more than 500 images and has a seven-inch active-matrix TFT screen for exceptionally bright, crisp photo images. The new Parrot PHOTO VIEWER 7”™ joins Parrot’s 3.5-inch model introduced earlier this year that holds 120 photos. The Parrot PHOTO VIEWER 7” will be available online and through retailers in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2007 with an MSRP of $249.

Luminous Landscape have reviewed the new HP DesignJet Z3100 large format printer, which offers a 12-ink HP Vivera pigment ink system, embedded spectrophotometer, advanced profiling solution and 200 year print life.

“And while the price may appear to be higher than the competition, when you factor in the built-in profiling spectrophotometer, 40GB hard drive and web server, along with 12 inks, 4 simultaneous blacks, and a Gloss Enhancer, the value for the money is clearly there. And in any event, as anyone doing production or large format printing well knows, the cost of the printer itself is ultimately found to be small compared to the eventual cost of the paper and ink which it uses over time.”

Website: Luminous Landscape - HP Designjet Z3100 Review

Imaging Resource have reviewed the new 8 megapixel Kodak Easyshare C875 digital camera.

“Though it’s not the most stylish compact camera on the market, there’s something cute and comfortable about the all-silver Kodak EasyShare C875. Made largely of polycarbonate, the Kodak C875 has metal accents and buttons to give it a more luxurious feel. With dimensions of 3.6 x 2.5 x 1.4 inches (91 x 63 x 37mm) and weighing in at 7.87 ounces (223 grams) with the two AA batteries and SD memory card installed, the camera is light, but it still has enough heft and balance to help you keep it steady when shooting at the 5x end of the zoom. And you’ll need that extra weight and balance since there’s no image stabilization—optical or digital—on this model.”

Website: Imaging Resource - Kodak Easyshare C875 Review

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CES 2007: Kodak have quietly added the new Kodak Easyshare C653 to their website. The C653 is an entry-level digital camera with 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens equivalent to 36–108mm, 2.4 inch LCD screen, digital IS using anti-blur mode to reduce blur caused by camera or subject movement, and 20 program scene and 3 color modes. The Kodak C653 costs $129.95 and is available now. The C653 will be available in the UK from late January for £99.99.

SeeFile Software Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO—January 4, 2007—At the annual Macworld event in San Francisco, SeeFile Software LLC is introducing the third generation of its web-based creative collaboration tool, which allows instant web sharing and messaging around large media files. This new, Universal software which runs natively on either Intel-based or PowerPC-based Macs, turns any Macintosh computer into an interactive webserver for those media files, with support for remote access from anywhere on the Internet via standard browsers like Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Lexar Press Release

FREMONT, CA, January 4th, 2007 – Lexar, a leader in advanced digital media and accessories, today announced that it has upgraded its JumpDrive® Mercury USB flash drive with features that include enhanced performance, as well as the advanced PowerToGo™  mobile computing software platform. The speed-rated JumpDrive Mercury also features a convenient built-in capacity meter that lets the user know how much memory is available even when power is removed.  Available in 1GB and 2GB versions, JumpDrive Mercury is Lexar’s first product to feature the innovative capacity meter. In addition, like all Lexar JumpDrive products, JumpDrive Mercury will provide full compatibility with Microsoft® Windows® Vista™, and like all the company’s speed-rated JumpDrive products, it will also be enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost™, which can improve overall system performance by using portable flash memory devices as additional system memory.

Toshiba Press Release

Toshiba Adds New High Performance SDHC Cards and High Capacity microSD Card to Extensive Memory Card Line-up

05 January, 2007 - 4GB CLASS 6 SDHC Card, 4GB CLASS 4 miniSDHC Card, 2GB microSD Memory Card - TOKYO—Toshiba Corp., a leading innovator in memory card solutions, today announced the latest enhancement to its extensive line-up of SD Memory Cards: a 4-gigabyte (GB) Class 6 SDHC Card; a 4GB Class 4 miniSDHC Card; and a 2GB microSD Card. The new SDHC and miniSDHC Cards will be available worldwide from March next year, and the microSD will be launched worldwide next April.

DIWA member Digit.no have reviewed the the Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd (also known as the S6000fd), a 6 megapixel digital camera with a 10.7x zoom lens equivalent to 28-300mm.

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TrustedReviews have reviewed the new HP B9180, an 8 colour, A3+ inkjet printer that uses Vivera pigment inks for waterproof photos which resist fading for more than 200 years.

“Colours are vibrant, but well controlled, so images don’t look over-excited when they’re not intended to. Our colour test image was one of the best we’ve ever seen. Reds, greens and blues are all well-rendered, looking natural and true. Detail is fine, with sharp edges and intricate lineage and colour gradation is smooth, with no noticeable bands.”

Website: TrustedReviews - HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Review

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PCMagazine have published their review of the 10 megapixel Panasonic DMC-FZ50 camera.

“Looking at my test shots alone, it’s clear why the camera retains the Editors’ Choice we awarded the FZ30. I tested the FZ50’s two different types of image stabilization, and it proved rock-solid on both my informal trials. The FZ50 also acquitted itself very well on image quality: My test shots of trees set against a bright sky showed very little fringing.”

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