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ePhotoZine have reviewed the Casio EX-Z1000 compact digicam, which offers 10 megapixels, 2.8 inch LCD screen, IS0 3200 and an interesting new Zoom Continuous Shutter mode that allows you to compare a wide angle and a telephoto shot in the same display and to take both shots simultaneously.
“Made almost entirely of metal, the EX-Z1000 feels like a quality camera. The metal casing is finished with a pearl-like lustre, which unfortunately scratches easily. Size-wise, the EX-Z1000 is about average for a camera of this specification, leaving just enough space on the back to rest your thumb. I would have liked a small fingergrip to have been included on the front, as this would help provide a secure grip.”
Website: ePhotoZine - Casio EX-Z1000 Review
ePhotoZine have reviewed the Casio EX-Z1000 compact digicam, which offers 10 megapixels, 2.8 inch LCD screen, IS0 3200 and an interesting new Zoom Continuous Shutter mode that allows you to compare a wide angle and a telephoto shot in the same display and to take both shots simultaneously. “Made almost…
DCResource have just reviewed the new Pentax Optio A10, which features a shake reduction system, 8 megapixels and a 2.5 inch LCD screen.
“The Pentax Optio A10 is an ultra-compact camera that offers a lot of features for much less money than competitive cameras. You’ll get an 8 Megapixel CCD, image stabilization system, sharp 2.5” LCD display, VGA movie mode, and plenty of point-and-shoot features for a little over $300. Most of the competition (save for the Panasonic FX01) costs $50 - $100 more. Unfortunately the Optio A10 lags in a number of areas—most notably camera performance—so you’re better off trying another product.”
Website: DCResource - Pentax Optio A10 Review
DCResource have just reviewed the new Pentax Optio A10, which features a shake reduction system, 8 megapixels and a 2.5 inch LCD screen. “The Pentax Optio A10 is an ultra-compact camera that offers a lot of features for much less money than competitive cameras. You’ll get an 8 Megapixel CCD…
Pentax USA Press Release
July 1, 2006 (GOLDEN, CO.) PENTAX Imaging Company has announced an Essential Rebate Program on the PENTAX *ist DL digital SLR and two compact digital cameras. Effective immediately, consumers may purchase an *ist DL or any lens listed on the rebate coupon between July 1, 2006 and October 11, 2006 and cash in on rebates up to $100.00 per product. In addition to the rebate on the digital SLR systems, PENTAX just made it easier to own the powerful Optio M10 or the fun-to-use Optio T10! Buy one or both of these popular compact digital cameras between July 1, 2006 and October 11, 2006 and you can cash in on $30 per camera.
Pentax USA Press Release July 1, 2006 (GOLDEN, CO.) PENTAX Imaging Company has announced an Essential Rebate Program on the PENTAX *ist DL digital SLR and two compact digital cameras. Effective immediately, consumers may purchase an *ist DL or any lens listed on the rebate coupon between July 1, 200…
Breeze Systems Press Release
BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5 introduces XMP support and picture frames
30th June, 2006: Breeze Systems announce the immediate availability of BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5, latest release of their image browsing and raw conversion software for Windows. Long known for its sophisticated IPTC data handling, Adobe XMP data can now be entered and displayed within BreezeBrowser Pro for maximum compatibility with Photoshop and other applications. Input and edit XMP data in JPEG, TIFF, PSD, DNG, PNG, JPEG 2000 and raw files for maximum compatibility with Photoshop and other applications.
Breeze Systems Press Release BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5 introduces XMP support and picture frames 30th June, 2006: Breeze Systems announce the immediate availability of BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5, latest release of their image browsing and raw conversion software for Windows. Long known for its sophisticated IPTC data handling, Adobe XMP data can…
Monster Pod Technology Press Release
The incarnation of the amazing, patent pending, MonsterPod will finally materialize in all its gravity defying glory beginning, quite appropriately, on the 4th of July. Monster Pod Technology has begun printing shipping labels and will begin the first shipments this week of the much anticipated, digital camera gravity defying tripod. The newly designed MonsterPod X (Xtreme) and MonsterPod FX (Flash Xtreme) include important improvements and enhancements over the original design, making this goo gripping device unique in the industry. MonsterPod is as revolutionary to taking self-portraits of yourself, as your flash is to improving photograph quality in low lighting. Billed as the “Stick and Click” tripod of the future, MonsterPod is the next generation mounting device for electronic gadgets.
Monster Pod Technology Press Release The incarnation of the amazing, patent pending, MonsterPod will finally materialize in all its gravity defying glory beginning, quite appropriately, on the 4th of July. Monster Pod Technology has begun printing shipping labels and will begin the first shipments this week of the much anticipated…
O’Reilly Press Release
Sebastopol, CA—Just about everyone knows the appeal of digital photography today: it’s instantly gratifying, endlessly creative, easy and fast to share digital pictures with others, and—to top it off—it’s less expensive and less wasteful than traditional film photography.
But digital photography can be overwhelming, since not everyone is familiar and comfortable with concepts like JPEG compression, EXIF tags, file format compatibility, image resolutions, FTP clients, and so on. Enter “Digital Photography: The Missing Manual” (O’Reilly/Pogue Press, US $29.99) by Chris Grover and Barbara Brundage, with an introduction by David Pogue, weekly tech columnist for the “New York Times” and creator of the Missing Manual series. It’s the book that should come with every digital camera. Perhaps the term “godsend” is a bit strong, but new digital camera users throughout the world will agree that it’s a much-needed book whose time has come.
O’Reilly Press Release Sebastopol, CA—Just about everyone knows the appeal of digital photography today: it’s instantly gratifying, endlessly creative, easy and fast to share digital pictures with others, and—to top it off—it’s less expensive and less wasteful than traditional film photography. But digital photography can be overwhelming, since not everyone…
Toshiba Press Release
IRVINE, Calif. and TOKYO, June 28 /PRNewswire/—Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)* and its parent, Toshiba Corporation, today announced a new microSD card family for use in cellular telephones, with initial capacities of 256 megabyte (MB)(1), 512MB and 1-gigabyte (GB)(2). The microSD card, with approximately one-fourth the cubic measure of a miniSD memory card, is currently the smallest memory card available worldwide. Its primary application is in cellular telephones equipped with music playback and camera functionality. The microSD card is intended for use in handsets equipped with microSD slots to enable transfer and storage of music and digital photos, although it can also be used with an adapter in standard SD memory card slots.
Toshiba Press Release IRVINE, Calif. and TOKYO, June 28 /PRNewswire/—Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)* and its parent, Toshiba Corporation, today announced a new microSD card family for use in cellular telephones, with initial capacities of 256 megabyte (MB)(1), 512MB and 1-gigabyte (GB)(2). The microSD card, with approximately one-fourth the…
Toshiba Corporation Press Release
TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation today announced new SD Memory Cards that will extend both the ultra-small and the ultra high-capacity segments of its comprehensive product line-up. The company will launch new microSD Memory Cards in July and August, and follow up in September with the introduction of SDHC Memory Cards. All the new memory cards will be available in the global market. Toshiba is a technology and market leader in applying NAND flash memory to compact memory card solutions that add to the functionality and performance of portable digital equipment, and that provide highly flexible bridge media for transferring data between products as diverse as digital cameras, PCs, TVs and personal video viewers. SD cards are the most widely used multi-platform memory cards. The different versions meet diverse needs, and continue to bring increasingly large capacities to increasingly small cards. Toshiba provides the global market with a full line-up of SD cards that offer the latest advances in memory capacities and the evolving SD standard.
Toshiba Corporation Press Release TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation today announced new SD Memory Cards that will extend both the ultra-small and the ultra high-capacity segments of its comprehensive product line-up. The company will launch new microSD Memory Cards in July and August, and follow up in September with the introduction of SDHC…
Corel Press Release
New Platform Will Give Customers and Partners Greater Control and Flexibility In Customizing Their Software
Maidenhead, UK - 28 June 2006; (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE) Corel Corporation today announced plans to release a new modular digital imaging platform code-named “Alta”. Representing the first hybrid product offering from Corel, Alta combines the speed, power, and security of desktop software with the connectivity and rapid enhancement cycle of Web-based applications. The first release from this new platform will be a free download that will be available by autumn 2006. Once customers install the free version of Alta, they will have the tools they need to easily organise, enhance and share their digital photos and video clips. In addition, they will be able to add new functionality by upgrading additional components as they need them. This will provide customers and partners with unprecedented control and flexibility in customising their digital imaging and photo management software.
Corel Press Release New Platform Will Give Customers and Partners Greater Control and Flexibility In Customizing Their Software Maidenhead, UK - 28 June 2006; (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE) Corel Corporation today announced plans to release a new modular digital imaging platform code-named “Alta”. Representing the first hybrid product offering from Corel, Alta…
Canon UK Press Release
Canon has been named most trusted brand for cameras for the sixth consecutive year in the Reader’s Digest European Trusted Brands Survey 2006, one of the broadest pan-European surveys of consumer attitudes towards brands. Reader’s Digest, the world’s best-selling monthly magazine, asked over 25,000 of its readers in 14 European countries to nominate the brand they trusted most in a range of consumer categories, including cameras. Over 317,000 votes were cast across the product categories with over 112,000 different brands nominated. Canon was one of only five brands that were nominated as ‘most trusted’ in 10 or more countries. In addition, in every country respondents gave Canon a higher than average score for quality, a factor that is significant as the most important criteria for trust across the 14 countries was ‘high quality’.
Canon UK Press Release Canon has been named most trusted brand for cameras for the sixth consecutive year in the Reader’s Digest European Trusted Brands Survey 2006, one of the broadest pan-European surveys of consumer attitudes towards brands. Reader’s Digest, the world’s best-selling monthly magazine, asked over 25,000 of its…
Pentax have released a new firmware update, v1.01, for the Pentax Optio A10 digital camera. Improved auto focus performance is the only change.
Pentax have released a new firmware update, v1.01, for the Pentax Optio A10 digital camera. Improved auto focus performance is the only change. Website: Pentax Optio A10 v1.01 Firmware Update
Microsoft Press Release
REDMOND, Wash., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Today at the first Microsoft(R) Pro Photo Summit, Microsoft Corp. announced the launch of the Icons of Imaging program, designed to celebrate and showcase professional photographers who are recognized around the world as leaders in photography and digital imaging. By displaying a sample of their incredible imagery on the dedicated Icons of Imaging Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/icons/de fault.mspx), initial program members Bambi Cantrell, Reed Hoffmann, Denis Reggie, John Shaw, Matthew Jordan Smith and Art Wolfe provide inspiration to other digital imaging photographers to create the best photographic images possible.
Microsoft Press Release REDMOND, Wash., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Today at the first Microsoft(R) Pro Photo Summit, Microsoft Corp. announced the launch of the Icons of Imaging program, designed to celebrate and showcase professional photographers who are recognized around the world as leaders in photography and digital imaging. By displaying a sample…
DIWA member Photoxels have published their review of the SD700 IS (also known as the Canon Digital IXUS 800 IS), a 6 megapixel camera with an image stabilized 4x zoom lens (first time on an IXUS camera).
“In the field, the Canon SD700 IS performed very well. There was no fumbling with the controls, no frustration trying to set the functions you want, and the camera was point-and-shoot simplicity. Even though most of the functions are accessed thru the FUNC. menu, I found it well implemented and fast. The image stabilizer works well and adds to the enjoyment of using this camera.”
Website: Photoxels - Canon SD700 IS Review
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DIWA member Photoxels have published their review of the SD700 IS (also known as the Canon Digital IXUS 800 IS), a 6 megapixel camera with an image stabilized 4x zoom lens (first time on an IXUS camera). “In the field, the Canon SD700 IS performed very well. There was no…
ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM portait lens.
“The optical performs of the lens is impressive. By any standards! At the widest apertures it is very good and at f/5.6 it is stunning! And don’t forget that by the time you reach that aperture the lens has already been stopped down by 5 stops! The control of distortion, as could be expected on a prime lens, is good, measuring just -0.34% pincushion on the Imatest™ distortion module, an amount that is indistinguishable with the mark one eyeball.”
Website: ePhotoZine - Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens Review
ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM portait lens. “The optical performs of the lens is impressive. By any standards! At the widest apertures it is very good and at f/5.6 it is stunning! And don’t forget that by the time you reach that aperture…
auspicousdragon.net have a short review of the Leica R9 and DIGITAL-MODUL-R 10 Megapixel digital back.
“mirror lock-up: this is really how it should be on all cameras. A switch (not a button) on the camera takes you from normal to mirror lock-up mode. In mirror lock-up mode you have to fire the camera twice to take a picture (using any of the shutter triggers or cable releases). The first trip puts the mirror up. The second takes the exposure. This means you have complete control over how long the mirror is up, and you can decide exactly when you want the exposure taken.”
Website: auspicousdragon.net - Leica R9 and DIGITAL-MODUL-R Review
auspicousdragon.net have a short review of the Leica R9 and DIGITAL-MODUL-R 10 Megapixel digital back. “mirror lock-up: this is really how it should be on all cameras. A switch (not a button) on the camera takes you from normal to mirror lock-up mode. In mirror lock-up mode you have to…
DIWA member LetsGoDigital have just reviewed the Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z60 camera, which offers 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD.
“We have now tried out several Casio digital cameras and we can conclude that Casio is a player to watch out for. The Exilim series is well thought out and fitted with all sorts of innovative solutions. In general, the speed is great and it is typical of Casio that they have succeeded in this. The Casio Exilim Z60 is a handy compact camera with a lot of automatic functionality. It’s not perfect, but its good image quality will be more than enough to satisfy the owners of this camera! “
DIWA member LetsGoDigital have just reviewed the Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z60 camera, which offers 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD. “We have now tried out several Casio digital cameras and we can conclude that Casio is a player to watch out for. The Exilim series…
DigitalCameraInfo have reviewed the Sony DSC-W100, an 8 megapixel camera with 3x zoom lens and ISO 1250.
“Introduced in February, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100 is the new flagship of the W-series point-and-shoot camera line. This compact digital camera keeps traditional elements, such as an optical viewfinder, and merges them with more modern assets, like a 2.5-inch LCD screen and 1/1.8-inch, 8-megapixel imaging sensor. The W100 has a Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens on the front of the body and exhibits elements of the W-series makeover that slims the point-and-shoots down to a more portable size while still keeping pace with tradition. For $349, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100 offers a redesigned body, a host of automatic modes and a wide ISO range from 64-1250.”
DigitalCameraInfo have reviewed the Sony DSC-W100, an 8 megapixel camera with 3x zoom lens and ISO 1250. “Introduced in February, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100 is the new flagship of the W-series point-and-shoot camera line. This compact digital camera keeps traditional elements, such as an optical viewfinder, and merges them with…
DCResource have published a review of the Fujifilm FinePix F30, which offers ISO 3200, 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD.
“It’s not very often where I really become fond of a camera that I review. Usually this happens with expensive digital SLRs that I can only dream about. This time around, I fell in love with a compact camera—the Fuji FinePix F30. While it’s not quite perfect, the F30 won me over with its great high ISO performance, battery life, LCD, and manual controls. It’s a camera that I can recommend without hesitation.”
Website: DCResource - Fujifilm FinePix F30 Review
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DCResource have published a review of the Fujifilm FinePix F30, which offers ISO 3200, 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD. “It’s not very often where I really become fond of a camera that I review. Usually this happens with expensive digital SLRs that I can…
DPReview have reviewed the new 6 megapixel Sony DSC-H2 ultrazoom camera.
“We praised the H1 - Sony’s first foray into this crowded part of the market - as not only a surprisingly mature, well-rounded product, but one offering performance and output that put it very near the top of the tree. The H2 doesn’t add a great deal, but it does offer some minor improvements in image quality, a few new features and a little more resolution. It also has a more usable ISO 200 and ISO 400 (and the option, if you really need it, for ISO 800 / 1000) thanks to a slightly better noise reduction system.”
Website: DPReview - Sony DSC-H2 Review
DPReview have reviewed the new 6 megapixel Sony DSC-H2 ultrazoom camera. “We praised the H1 - Sony’s first foray into this crowded part of the market - as not only a surprisingly mature, well-rounded product, but one offering performance and output that put it very near the top of the…
Imaging Resource have published their review of the SD700 IS (also known as the Canon Digital IXUS 800 IS), a 6 megapixel camera with an image stabilized 4x zoom lens (first time on an IXUS camera).
“Along with its low-light potential, the SD700 IS has several deluxe features that suit its Digital ELPH flagship status. In a relatively slim body, the camera has a 4x optical (35mm-140mm in 35mm equivalent) extending zoom lens that’s fast at f/2.8-f/5.5. The SD700 IS also has Canon’s DIGIC II image processor, a 2.5-inch LCD with decent resolution and a wide-viewing angle, 16 shooting modes, widescreen (16:9) still recording, and a new attractive three-tone design that’s distinctively curved and pleasing to hold.”
Website: Imaging Resource - Canon SD700 IS Review
Website: Read our Canon SD700 IS Review
Imaging Resource have published their review of the SD700 IS (also known as the Canon Digital IXUS 800 IS), a 6 megapixel camera with an image stabilized 4x zoom lens (first time on an IXUS camera). “Along with its low-light potential, the SD700 IS has several deluxe features that suit…