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January 31, 2008
Sony have announced that they've been working on a full frame CMOS image sensor for upcoming models in their DSRLR range. The sensor will have an effective resolution of 24.81 megapixels with 12-bit on-chip A/D conversion. It will shoot at up to 6.3 frames per second at full resolution. There's no details on what cameras will be released with this new image sensor but they do say it'll go into production in 2008. ...
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September 01, 2007
The Canon EOS 40D DSLR has started shipping from numerous digital camera retailers. Amazon have it in stock for order in a 'body only' form at Canon EOS 40D and it is available for pre order with the kit 28-135mm kit lens. I'd be interested to hear if Canon DSLR users are planning on upgrading? ...
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August 14, 2007
Over at Digital Photography School we've just published a post with the Top 10 Point and Shoot Digital Cameras as owned by DPS readers. The list is pretty interesting with the following cameras Canon PowerShot S3 IS - a 6 megapixel camera with a 12x optical zoom and image stabilization - pictured right Canon Powershot S2 IS - a 5 megapixel camera with a 12x optcial zoom and image stabilization Panasonic DMC-FZ50 - 10.1 megapixels with 12x optical zoom lens...
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July 15, 2007
"Canon Inc. will invest about 55 billion yen ($451 million) to build a new factory in Japan to double its production capacity of image sensors used in digital cameras. A spokesman for the world's largest digital camera maker said it broke ground in May on a new building on an existing site in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo and expected it to start operations in July 2008. The factory will make complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS), a component used in...
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June 25, 2007
Canon USA is offering free introductory photography workshops on select dates throughout the summer in Yosemite, Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Parks. As well, the Canon Photography in the Parks Contest will be running from June 1 to September 29. More information is in the press release below: Canon USA Photography in the Parks News Release From the beaches of the eastern seaboard to the Great Plains, and from the wetlands of the south, to the towering sequoias of the...
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April 25, 2007
Would you like to win a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera? Crestock (a stock photography company) is giving you the chance to win three great cameras including the 1Ds (also up for grabs is a Leica D-LUX 3 and a Nikon D40x bundled with Adoble PHotoshop CS3). Their competition has three rounds which allow entrants to submit one photo per round. Winners will be selected 50% through a public vote and 50% through judges (disclosure...
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April 13, 2007
My fellow Australia Photoshop expert Shane Goldberg has just emailed me to let me know that he's offering you, readers of DPS, a special $20 USD discount off one of his latest products - Digital Cosmetic Surgery. Many of you already know of Shane's work as I've featured it here previously at DPS - but this latest resource is one that is well worth having if you're wanting to learn how to retouch the portrait shots that you take...
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March 09, 2007
Today Sigma have announced the final specs of the Sigma DP1 - a 14 megapixel CMOS Foveon X3 digital camera (the same one in their SD14 DSLR). This camera was actually announced a year back but today sees the light of day as a prototype at the PMA show. There's still no detail on price or availability but what they've shown today has certainly had mouths watering. Sigma DP1 News Release DP1 high end point and shoot digital camera...
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February 26, 2007
I love seeing what other digital photography enthusiasts buy when it comes to digital camera gear and books - it helps me research my own next purchase. Following is a summary of what this site's readers have been buying from Amazon over the first two months of 2007 in the categories of books, DSLRs, point and shoot cameras, lenses and other photographic gear. I hope you enjoy getting a sneak peak at what your fellow readers are buying. Digital...
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February 25, 2007
The Eurpopean Olympus site has today published a teaser indicating that it is about to release a new DSLR (or more than one) on 5 March. All the site really has is an image with an outline of three DSLRs (or is it the same camera outlined three times?). No details are given of the camera/s specifications or features and there's not really much to tell from what can be seen of them. I guess we'll have to wait...
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February 20, 2007
Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom has now been officially released and is available for purchase in a number of online stores, including at Amazon where they have it for the introductory price of $197.99. It's already been quite popular and has gone straight to #7 on Amazon's best selling software list. They're also giving purchasers the opportunity to bundle it with a number of Lightroom books. Adobe are promoting Lightroom as 'the professional photographer's essential toolbox, providing one easy application for...
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February 15, 2007
Making quite a stir today is the announcement that GE is getting into the digital camera manufacturing market. They'll be branding their cameras under the 'General Imaging'. They've made the announcement without any news on their first cameras - but with PMA fast approaching there is bound to be some news soon. ...
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February 12, 2007
Rumors about on the web over the last 24 hours about two Canon DSLR's the Canon D1 and D1S (there is some confusion over the model numbers as in the article that this story comes from they are referred to both as the D1 and the 1D). The story emanated from a post by Erwin Puts who posted about the new models on his website (see below for details of what he wrote). His article then mysteriously disappeared from...
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January 29, 2007
Adobe Debuts Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 Over 500,000 Beta Testers Help Shape New Digital Photography Software Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 software is now available for pre-order and is expected to ship in mid-February 2007. Photoshop Lightroom enables professional photographers to import, manage and present large volumes of digital photographs, helping photographers spend more time behind the lens and less time at the computer. With more than 500,000 photographers participating in the public beta program...
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January 23, 2007
Following are the top selling digital cameras and lenses bought by readers of this site in December 2006. Best Selling DSLRS By far the best selling DSLR last month was the Nikon D200 which outsold other DSLRs by over 200%. Nikon D200 Canon Digital Rebel XTi Canon Digital Rebel XT Canon EOS 30D Sony Alpha A100H Pentax *istDS2 Nikon D40 Nikon D80 Best Selling Point and Shoot Cameras As usual - Canon point and shoots were the most popular...
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January 18, 2007
The answer to all your high resolution storage needs Sony Europe's Recording Media & Energy (RME) division today announced the company's entrance to the CompactFlashTM memory card market. The first product line-up, to be announced shortly, is designed to handle the demanding speed and performance requirements of digital SLR cameras and is available with up to 4GB of storage capacity for the most demanding user. "High end digital camera enthusiasts, from consumers to professional photographers, have a huge and...
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December 29, 2006
Canon have released a safety notice in the last day or two notifying Canon PowerShot A530 and A540 users of problems with overheating around the battery compartment. Their safety notice is below: ...
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December 25, 2006
6 months ago analysts predicted a slowdown in the digital camera market but retails are reporting quite the opposite in reaction to continued lower prices on new models being released by manufactures. US sales are approaching record levels and having chatted with some Australian and New Zealand retailers in the last couple of weeks the trends seem to be global. "U.S. sales of digital cameras have beaten expectations so far this year and are poised to hit a record...
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December 21, 2006
Today it was announced that Pentax and Hoya will be merging. The new company will be called Hoya Pentax HD Corporation with Pentax president and CEO Fumio Urano becoming Chairman of the new board and current Hoya President and CEO Hioshi Suzuki becoming President and CEO of the new company. This mere will be finalized at the start of next October. Pentax Press Release HOYA and PENTAX Reach Basic Understanding for Management Integration [TOKYO December 21, 2006] HOYA CORPORATION...
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December 08, 2006
Sigma today announced delays to the release of their eagerly anticipated Sigma SD14 DSLR in the following news release. Postponement of the Sigma SD14 launch date Dear Customers, I appreciate your strong and kind support for our products. At photokina 2006, we introduced our next generation digital SLR camera, the Sigma SD14. At the time, we made it clear that we would begin shipping production cameras late November 2006. Soon thereafter, we revised our release plan from late November...
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December 08, 2006
More word this week from Fujifilm on their upcoming Fujifilm Finepix S5 Pro DSLR. Fujifilm Finepix S5 Pro News Release Confirming the company’s commitment to professional photographers, Fujifilm today announced the much anticipated FinePix S5 Pro digital SLR camera. The new FinePix S5 Pro is further affirmation of Fujifilm’s goal to achieve professional D-SLR image quality consistent with Fujifilm’s professional film heritage. The FinePix S5 Pro carries a number of attributes that made its predecessor, the FinePix S3 Pro,...
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November 02, 2006
Owners of the Canon EOS 30D will be interested to see Canon release new firmware for it. It includes the following additions/improvements: 1. When making camera-direct prints, a semi-gloss paper can be newly selected in the camera settings. When EOS 30D is connected to PIXMA Pro9000 and camera-direct prints are made with PictBridge-compatible printers, semi-gloss paper can be selected in the camera settings. 2. Corrected the phenomenon wherein the displayed number of continuous shots that can be taken increases...
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September 26, 2006
Yesterday I spent a little time chatting with fellow Aussie Shane Goldberg from the Pro Photo Secrets (a Photoshop Video Tutorial service that I've recommended on this site previously). He's also previously put out a course for Photoshop Elements users which I know many readers of this site have signed up for. Yesterday Shane told me about a new project that he and another friend are putting together called Six Figure Photography - a service for photographers who want...
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September 26, 2006
Ulead have announced the latest version of it's PhotoImpact software - version 12. This latest version includes smart 'How-to' panel, 'ExpressFix' mode (for adjusting color, exposure, focus etc with a single click), new white balance correction and extended RAW compatibility. PhotoImpact 12 will be priced at £49.99 in the UK and will hit stores and be available online for downlaod in October. Upgrades for registered users will be priced at £29.99. Read more about Ulead's PhotoImpact 12 via their...
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September 26, 2006
Adobe have announce a new round of updates to their Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Beta. It's a free download and unites feature sets for both Mac and Windows users. This beta will expire at the end of February 2007. Read on to get full details of the update from Adobe's press release on Lightroom Beta 4.0. ...
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September 26, 2006
Apple today have announced an update to their Aperture photo editing software. It is a free upgrade for existing users of the product and will be available later in the week. Improvements include flexible library management that lets you store images anywhere you’d like. The free update also introduces third-party extensions that let you use Aperture as the front end to expanded workflows. Aperture 1.5 offers RAW support for more than 50 camera models from a wide variety of...
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September 12, 2006
Adobe has today announced a new version of it's popular Photoshop Elements - version 5.0 (for Windows). It features a number of new features including new options for sharing photos and new editing options. Here's the press release from Adobe announcing Elements 5.0. Get the Latest Price on the Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Adobe News Release New Photoshop Elements Provides Easy Editing and High Impact Options to Showcase and Share Photos Adobe's No. 1 Selling Consumer Photo Editing Software...
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August 10, 2006
Over the last few days I've been reading a copy of Going Digital: Simple Tools and Techniques for Sharing and Enjoying Your Digital Photos and Home Movies by Alex L. Goldfayn. I'm still going through it but thought I'd give some initial impressions of it because it's new and it's definitely worth a read if you're like many digital camera owners who take a stack of digital images or movies but don't know what to do with them after...
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July 20, 2006
Here's a couple of screen grabs from a teaser on Nikon Japan's site. It looks like they are getting ready to launch a new DSLR. My Japanese isn't that great but it doesn't seem to say too much about it except that it's a 10.2 megapixel camera and it seems to be coming in 20 days. update - the english version of this teaser says: more power more control more versatile more excitement Next Nikon New 10.2 megapixel D-SLR...
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June 22, 2006
Panasonic have released further details on the previously announced Panasonic DMC-L1 DSLR. Read their latest details on their first DSLR in the following Press Release: Panasonic Announces Availability Of The Lumix DMC-L1 In The United States Company's First Digital SLR Camera Comes To North America Panasonic Corporation of North America (NYSE: MC) today announced the availability of its first digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with an interchangeable lens, the DMC-L1, in the United States. The camera will be available...
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June 19, 2006
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have completed a prototype device that can block digital-camera function in a given area. Commercial versions of the technology could be used to stymie unwanted use of video or still cameras. The prototype device, produced by a team in the Interactive and Intelligent Computing division of the Georgia Tech College of Computing (COC), uses off-the-shelf equipment – camera-mounted sensors, lighting equipment, a projector and a computer -- to scan for, find and...
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June 15, 2006
'Four months after its second update, Adobe released its Adobe Lightroom Beta 3 photo management software yesterday. Upgrades include better handling of PSD and TIFF files and a resolution control in export, among others. Adobe encourages photographers to download its software and send them feedback before the Beta 3 version expires on January 30, 2007.' Read more at Adobe Releases Lightroom Beta 3 ...
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June 14, 2006
According to consumer survey research conducted by InfoTrends, 34% of U.S. digital camera owners are repeat buyers, representing an increase of 10% over the previous year. In addition, 20% of digital camera owners surveyed were planning to purchase another digital camera within the next year. Today, digital camera owners who have more than one digital camera tend to be more technology-savvy. In many cases, they have replaced or supplemented their original digital camera, so their behaviors are more reflective...
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June 14, 2006
Google have today launched their Picasa Web Albums - a product for digital photographers wanting a place to store their images online. It comes with 250MB of free storage and for an additional $25.00 USD per year you get an extra 6 gigabytes of storage. At this point it's a beta test (ie something limited to a certain number of testers) but from what I can see they are currently accepting everyone (it might not last long knowing Google's...
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June 12, 2006
Leica News Release New 6-bit coding of Leica M system lenses for image optimization in connection with the planned digital camera model. Leica Camera AG, Solms will be giving the lenses of the Leica rangefinder system a new code on the bayonet ring in future to enable the planned digital Leica M camera to recognize the lens type. The information on the lens that is being used helps the camera to optimize image quality. All lenses leaving the factory...
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May 26, 2006
CNET is reporting that Canon have decided to halt development of film cameras in order to focus more resources on digital cameras: 'Japan's Canon on Thursday said that it would halt development of new film cameras to focus resources on digital models, the latest sign of the rapidly fading role of film in photography. A spokesman at Canon, the world's largest maker of digital cameras, said it made the decision to freeze development of both compact and single-lens reflex...
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May 25, 2006
Canon USA have released a service notice regarding the Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM lens which has problems in some units. Here's what they had to say: Canon Service Notice Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens May Result in Insufficient Resolution To Customers Who Use the EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens: Thank you very much for your patronage of our products. We have recently become aware of a phenomenon in which some images captured...
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May 13, 2006
Digit has a photo of the new Sony Alpha DSLR which is expected to be released later in the year. The Sony Alpha is a collaboration between Sony and Konica Minolta which was announced back in April. The Alpha is expected to be released with around 20 lenses. The interview that Digit has published (with Toru Katsumoto from Sony) quotes him as saying: "We believe an SLR camera should be a part of a larger culture, encompassing the entire...
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May 13, 2006
Ever wondered how popular different brands of digital cameras are? One way to check is to find out what people are searching the web for when it comes to cameras. I've plugged five digital camera brands into Google's 'Trends tool' to get the following graph. The five search terms I entered are: 'Canon Digital Camera' - blue 'Sony Digital Camera' - yellow 'Nikon Digital Camera' - red 'Kodak Digital Camera' - green 'Pentax Digital Camera' - purple Obviously Canon...
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May 05, 2006
Our recent post reporting on rumors that Apple could be ending their production of photo editing software Aperture appear to be false according to MacWorld who today report that Apple have just released Aperture 1.1.1 (a minor update) and have refuted the rumors that Aperture is on the way out. ...
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May 03, 2006
Yahoo Finance reports that Digital Cameras are continuing to grow in popularity among American Families: 'A new national survey(1) from electronics retailer Circuit City Stores, Inc. shows nearly three- quarters (71%) of Americans who use film cameras are thinking of purchasing, or are actively shopping for, a digital camera. The same survey shows many families who already have digital cameras are considering an upgrade. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) estimates that 57 percent of U.S. households now own at...
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April 30, 2006
The word on the street is that Apple have axed the majority of the team that develops their Aperture professional photo editing software: 'Apple recently asked the engineering team behind its Aperture photo editing and management software to leave, Think Secret has learned. The move, which resulted in the departure of several engineers while others were transferred to different projects inside Apple, raises questions about the future of Aperture, Apple's most heavily criticized and bug-ridden pro software release in...
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April 25, 2006
As we reported a few days ago, Mamiya has announced that transferring ownership of their camera and optical division to a new company. Here's their press release that will explain the ins and outs of it: Mamiya News Release Mamiya O/P has announced that its Optical Equipment Division, manufacturer of the leading medium format cameras and lenses will be transferred to a new company. The new company, Cosmo Digital Imaging Company, Ltd. was formed by Cosmos Scientific Systems, Inc.,...
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April 22, 2006
Do you want to buy a camera business? Imaging resource reports that Mamiya are going to sell theirs: 'A press release posted on the Japanese website of Mamiya-OP Co. Ltd. today announces that it is to sell its optical instruments business to another company.... Mamiya notes that the advent of first compact digital cameras, and later high end DSLRs, both badly hurt its sales of medium format cameras. In an attempt to recover, it planned the twenty two megapixel...
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April 20, 2006
Sony has established a new brand name for its digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras that will be launched worldwide this summer. Meaning “beginning” and “essential,” the symbol α (pronounced alpha) embodies the spirit of Sony’s approach to the D-SLR market. Under this sub-brand, Sony will produce a complete camera system of accessories and lenses to enhance the enjoyment of photography. The Sony α mount system of cameras, lenses and accessories will integrate advanced electromechanical technologies that are key...
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April 03, 2006
Every day we get emails from readers asking for tips on how to improve their digital photography and wanting information on how to make money from their photos. So we've assembled this list of five of the best online Digital Photography Resources to show some of the options available for online learning in these areas. 1. Digital Photography Success - a course on improving your digital camera technique and skills. 2. Profitable Photography - a very popular e-book on how...
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April 02, 2006
MobileWhack has noticed an approval by the FCC of a Kodak digital camera with Bluetooth. There are few other details of the camera at this point but this is the first bluetooth camera that I can remember (there are others with WiFi but no BT). ...
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April 01, 2006
'Japan's Nikon Corp. said on Thursday it expects its operating profit to rise 70 percent over the next three years on cost-cutting and expanding sales of digital cameras and chip-making equipment. Unveiling a three-year business plan, Nikon also said it would look to roughly halve its debt and establish an operating structure that was less vulnerable to the semiconductor cycle, which has typically battered its earnings in down years.' Read more at Nikon Forecasts Earnings Surge, to Slash Debt...
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March 30, 2006
Album-2" />This month Digital Photography Blog is excited to welcome a new sponsor on board - MyPhotoFun. MyPhotoFun is an innovative Australian company that specializes in helping digital camera owners to organize and share their digital images with family and friends using photo alums especially designed for digital images. At the core of their system is a free software (downloadable from their site) that allows you to design your album for later printing. Their service handles all the printing,...
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March 29, 2006
PhotographyBLOG has news of Pentax who is expected to Withdraw some of their Products from European Market as a result of changes to regulations in the EU which would see their products in violation of the law: 'News has reached us that Pentax are set to withdraw a number of its products from the European market, as new EU legislation regarding the use of lead solder in camera circuit boards is about to come into force (Restriction of the...
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March 18, 2006
We would like to inform customers of an issue that may occur when the Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED lens is used with the D100, D2H or D70 digital cameras. With the lens set to a wide-angle position, in some rare cases, the camera is unable to acquire accurate focus on near subjects when auto focusing starts from the infinity position. This issue is caused by incompatibilities in AF control at short distances between the AF-S...
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March 14, 2006
scanR, Inc. today launched the first service that enables camera phones and digital cameras to scan, copy and fax. Using scanR is as simple as taking a photo with a camera phone or digital camera and emailing it to scanR. The service cleans photos of whiteboards and documents, automatically tags the keywords, and delivers the results as a PDF file in email or as a fax. Image processing scanR uses advanced image processing technology to overcome common digital imaging...
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March 10, 2006
'Samsung Techwin, Samsung’s subsidiary maker of optical and digital imaging products, aims to have Samsung as one top three global digital camera brands next year, according to the company’s Asia marketing director James K Jin at a joint press conference with Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics on March 9.' Read more at Samsung aiming to be among top three global digital camera brands in 2007 ...
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March 10, 2006
Sandisk News Release: SanDisk Announces 4-Gigabyte Capacity -- Highest Available -- for Its Memory Stick PRO Duo Standard Flash Card Line; Larger Capacity Memory Stick PRO Duo Card Will Save More Images and Video Clips on High-Resolution Digital Cameras HANNOVER, Germany --(Business Wire)-- March 9, 2006 SanDisk(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced a new 4-gigabyte (GB)(1) capacity, the highest available in the market right now, for its standard Memory Stick PRO Duo(TM) cards. The announcement was made at the CeBIT...
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March 10, 2006
The NPD Group Press Release According to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group, forecasts show the U.S. digital camera market will generate close to $6.8 billion in revenue and sell a record-breaking 29.5 million units in 2006. The digital camera market is expected to increase by eight percent in revenue and 17 percent in units over 2005. The findings come from The NPD Group’s Market Outlook report, driven by a powerful new forecasting methodology that gives...
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March 09, 2006
Micron News Release: Micron Technology, Inc. and Lexar Media, Inc., today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Micron to acquire Lexar in a stock-for-stock merger. Under terms of the agreement, each outstanding common share of Lexar will receive 0.5625 shares of Micron stock. Micron anticipates issuing shares in exchange for 81.6 million Lexar shares outstanding. Additional Micron shares will be issued upon the exercise of assumed stock options. ...
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March 02, 2006
Canon USA Director for Media and Customer Relationship Chuck Westfall has written that there may be some cases of banding on Canon EOS 5D DSLRs. Here's an except from his statement: 'Canon Inc. in Japan has indeed been actively investigating the claims of banding under certain conditions with the EOS 5D since the first reports surfaced shortly after the camera was delivered to the market. Here is what we have been told so far: “There may be cases where...
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February 27, 2006
Olympus and Panasonic News Release Olympus Corporation (Olympus) and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic) have been engaged in joint development of cameras that comply with the Four Thirds System standard for interchangeable-lens-type digital SLR cameras, and will display the fruit of their labors at the PMA 2006 International Convention and Trade Show that starts today, February 26, in Orlando, Florida. Olympus will exhibit the E-330, a recently introduced product that incorporates jointly developed technologies, and Panasonic will announce development...
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February 24, 2006
Pentax have just sent a press release announcing that they will be showing off three DSLR products at the upcoming PMA show, including a yet to be named 10 megapixel DSLR (pictured). They give no real details of this camera except that it's tentatively scheduled for an Autumn (northern hemisphere) release. Also being shown off will be the Pentax 645 medium format DSLR and a new lens - a 21mm F/3.2 AL wide angle lens. ...
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February 23, 2006
RICOH EUROPE B.V. announced the launch of the “Caplio GX8 Creative Set” including the Caplio GX8 digital camera, featuring high image quality with 8.24 effective megapixels, combined with an exciting package of accessories designed to enhance the enjoyment of photography. The accessory bundle includes a wide conversion lens DW-4, hood and adapter HA-1, rechargeable battery DB-43, charger BJ-2, and camera case and neck strap. The Caplio GX8 faithfully carries on the Caplio GX concept. Attaining even higher performance standards in...
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February 22, 2006
New standard encourages industry participation to develop compatible products and services for digital photos and motion images Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Inc., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. and Eastman Kodak Company, founding members of the former Picture Archiving and Sharing Standard (PASS), today announced the EVERPLAY standard designed to ensure compatibility of digital photos and motion images across a broad range of consumer products for future generations. ...
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February 21, 2006
Nikon today introduced Capture NX, an all-new image processing and editing software that gives digital photographers powerful tools complimented by simple and visual operation that streamlines their workflow. Capture NX, the next generation of Nikon's popular Capture software, inherits the robust RAW (NEF) processing capabilities from Nikon Capture 4.4, and combines these with brand new features such as Nik Software, Inc.'s revolutionary, patented U Point(TM) technology, seamless image-browsing and advanced batch-processing capabilities, superior color management control and comprehensive system...
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February 21, 2006
Pixology plc, the specialist in software and networks for digital photography, today announced the launch of new technology, which will ensure digital camera users get the best possible picture at their first attempt. The new product, that can be embedded into a digital camera or a camera phone, is known as PIXOLOGY FaceDetect™ and simplifies the experience of using a point and shoot camera by automatically detecting human faces in a picture. This enables the camera to improve its...
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February 18, 2006
The Spanish Canon Website looks like they might have gone live a little too early with a link to a new DSLR to be announced next week (or so the rumors go). The site mentions (well it did) the Canon EOS 30D. The date of release is said to be 21 February and other rumors talk about a Canon EOS 35D and a Canon EOS 3000D. See Screen Capture of the site below (click to enlarge). ...
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February 18, 2006
Bibble News Release State-of-the-art noise reduction technology to be included in Bibble RAW processing software Bibble Labs Inc has reached an agreement with PictureCode LLC, developer of the best-of-breed Noise Ninja image noise reduction software application. Forthcoming versions of Bibble Labs’ awardwinning RAW workflow software will feature fully integrated versions of Picturecode’s patent pending noise reduction technology. This will enable a new level of image quality in the raw workflow, especially for high-ISO images. ...
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February 18, 2006
Kodak and Bibble News Release Eastman Kodak Company and Bibble Labs today announced a cross-licensing and co-marketing agreement that will allow both companies to offer new, improved products to imaging professionals that further strengthens Kodak’s ‘Connect with Pro Quality’ products and programs. Under the agreement, Kodak is licensing to Bibble two proprietary technologies, the KODAK COLORFLOW Color Management Module (CMM) and the KODAK COLORFLOW ICC Input API. New versions of Bibble’s highly successful professional workflow software will integrate both...
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February 18, 2006
At the end of a Press Release announcing new printing products comes an announcement that Kodak have today announced four new digital cameras - the Kodak EasyShare V603, the Z612, the C643 and the C533. News Release Extract Exciting Additions to the KODAK EASYSHARE Digital Camera Line-up Building upon the tremendous success of its award-winning line of KODAK EASYSHARE digital cameras, Kodak announces four new digital cameras offering a variety of features and benefits to meet the divergent needs...
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February 15, 2006
Lightroom Beta is the First Adobe Application to Deliver Universal Binary Support for PowerPC and Intel based Apple Hardware Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced an update to the public beta of Adobe LightroomTM, an all-new digital imaging solution for professional photographers. Just one month after its introduction at the Macworld Show in San Francisco, Lightroom Public Beta 2.0 is now available as a Universal Binary for compatibility with PowerPC and Intel based Apple hardware and includes new features to...
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February 15, 2006
Nikon News Release Excerpt: Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce collaboration in the field of imaging software for digital cameras with American software developer, Nik Software, Inc. With this collaboration, the technologies of both companies will be merged to develop and market innovative software products based on new concepts. This new relationship will enable a stronger presence and guarantee a leading role in the imaging software market. ...
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February 11, 2006
Nikon have confirmed the 'banding problems' that some Nikon D200 users have been reporting recently with the following Q and A statements: Question 1: Why do I occasionally see vertical lines in my images? Patterns of vertical lines, sometimes referred to as banding, are a digital imaging artifact. Lines can be vertical or horizontal, depending on the orientation of the camera at the time that an affected image was captured. Banding can become visible only in specific shooting conditions...
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February 10, 2006
There are more rumors circulating that Canon DSLR announcements are scheduled for the next week or so. One reliable source told me today that I should keep some time aside on 21 February. No word on model numbers but the smart guesses and names that keep coming up are Canon EOS 35D, Canon EOS 3000D and even the Canon EOS 30D. Time will tell. ...
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February 09, 2006
The popular line of PENTAX waterproof digital cameras is now available in red and blue as well as traditional silver just in time for Valentine's Day giving. The WP series compact digital cameras offers high resolution for shooting performance in a variety of conditions and features 6.0 effective megapixels packed in a slim body that captures images up to five feet underwater and offers a JIS Class 5 dustproof rating. Perfect for extreme indoor or outdoor adventure, the OptioWPi...
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February 08, 2006
The revolution in picture-taking has reached its zenith, matching predictions made several years ago. Canada's switchover from filmbased picture-taking to digital picture-taking is close to being complete. This statement is based on data released today by the Canadian Imaging Trade Association (CITA). The revolution has been a short one, lasting a handful of years, and its effects will continue to be felt for decades to come. What we have seen is digital camera prices declining while their capabilities and...
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February 08, 2006
PENTAX Corporation is pleased to announce that it will expand the production capacity of PENTAX VN Co., Ltd., the company’s overseas subsidiary based in Vietnam, with the construction of a second plant. PENTAX VN specializes in the manufacture of optical instruments and components. This move is made to prepare for the expected increase in demand for interchangeable lenses for digital SLR cameras, as well as to respond to intensifying price competition in both the domestic and international markets. In...
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February 08, 2006
Impression automates asset archiving for Mac OS X by moving large amounts of data to spanned DVD/CD sets or to mounted drives for offline storage. Other noteworthy features include an automatic scheduling system, incremental/differential archiving operations, the preservation of all HFS+/Spotlight metadata, after-write file verification and bookmark-based management features. New to version 3.0 comes an automatic scheduler that works in conjunction with Apple’s iCal, performance increases under Mac OS X 10.4, a few bug fixes and a number of...
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February 08, 2006
Good discussion over at Photo.net on the topic of Fullframe vs. APS-C sensors. EOS 5D vs. EOS20D. It's a topic I'm often asked about so I think I'll be handing over this link in future: 'You might think that it would be pretty easy to compare imags from a EOS 5D (full frame) with a EOS 20D (APS-C), but it's actually more difficult than you might think. You need to compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges and...
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February 08, 2006
News today is emerging that Ricoh's website (in Germany) have been penalized in Google for engaging in non allowed SEO (search engine optimization) strategies. 'A spokesman for Ricoh Europe admitted there have been some issues with Ricoh Germany which are currently being dealt with. The spokesman said: “Other Ricoh websites in the European region comply with the regulations as stipulated by Google. Meanwhile, Ricoh Germany has looked into the Google standard and has every intention of complying shortly.”' Read...
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February 06, 2006
Popular Photography Magazine has a useful article titled 10 Things You Should Know About The Nikon D70 that potential D70 buyers should check out before making the purchase. Here's how it starts: 'To date, the Nikon D70 is the best-selling Nikon single-lens reflex of all time. And that's not in the least bit surprising; the price was right, the package was right, the image quality was right, and the camera can use about 10 zillion Nikon lenses going back...
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February 02, 2006
GeoSpatial Experts today unveiled a new GPS photo mapping product bundle that includes a Pentax digital camera, Garmin handheld GPS receiver and the GeoSpatial Experts GPS-Photo Link software. GeoSpatial Experts will be demonstrating all three products January 31-February 2 at the ESRI Federal Users Conference in Washington, D.C. The Pentax-Garmin package is the third GPS-Photo Link mapping product bundle offered by GeoSpatial Experts, the one-stop shop for photographic mapping needs. Due to the relatively low cost of the camera...
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February 02, 2006
US readers will be happy to know that Pentax USA have just announced price reductions for their popular Pentax *ist DL DSLR. It now comes with a kit lens for $599.95 - that's $200 less than it was previously. This must make it the cheapest DSLR on the market at present. Pentax News Release PENTAX Imaging Company has announced a significant price adjustment on the *ist DL digital SLR camera with 18-55 DA lens kit. The price reduction from...
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February 01, 2006
While Fujifilm might be shedding jobs due to a slowdown in digital camera sales Canon are continuing to see increased profits: 'Brisk sales of digital cameras and the strong dollar lifted Canon's net profit 34 percent in the fourth quarter and to record annual earnings for a sixth straight year. The Japanese manufacturer of cameras and copying machines said Monday that group net profit for the last quarter totaled 108.2 billion yen ($922 million), up from 80.8 billion yen...
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February 01, 2006
With the digital camera market slowing and the film market shrinking Fujifilm are cutting back their level of employment by 5000 people. Fujifilm News Release: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shigetaka Komori; hereafter, Fujifilm) is implementing a full spectrum of policies and measures based on VISION75, a mid-term management plan formulated in February 2004 that articulates three fundamental strategies: “Building new growth strategy,” “Implementing comprehensive structural reforms over all management levels,” and “Enhancing consolidated management.” Policies...
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January 31, 2006
IS, Prime Lens, EF, AI, AF, f/1.4, USM - what the? One of the problems with getting into any activity as a newbie is understanding the language that surrounds it. Digital SLR's have their own language surrounding them and as a result Chris at DSLR blog has begun putting together a DSLR Lens Glossary of sorts to help those in the market for a lens for their DSLR understand what they are reading. So far it covers some general...
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January 25, 2006
Sony is taking the lead in bringing the focus on audio performance to the camcorder market with its new 2006 Handycam® models. Leading the pack are two high-end DVD models and Sony's first hard disk drive camcorder. All models feature built-in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound and a unique center-channel microphone capability. "Nothing preserves memories better than moving images with sound," said Linda Vuolo, director for camcorder products at Sony Electronics. "We are offering new enhancements to both...
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January 23, 2006
Canon Inc. today announced the achievement of a new lens-production milestone as production of the company’s EF lenses passed the 30-million mark. Production of interchangeable EF lenses for Canon EOS-series AF (autofocus) SLR cameras began in 1987 at the company’s Utsunomiya Plant. Canon produced its 10-millionth EF lens in August 1995, its 20-millionth in February 2001 and, a mere five years later, has now reached the 30-million plateau. This achievement reflects users’ high level of satisfaction with the performance...
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January 22, 2006
Sony have released a press release with their side of the Konica Minolta deal which sees them as taking on some of KM's DSLR assets. They look like they are on a schedule to release their own DSLR based on the Konica Minolta lens mount system in the coming Northern Hemisphere's summer. Sony News Release Excerpt Since July 2005, Sony Corporation (Sony) and Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc. (Konica Minolta PI) have been working on the joint development of...
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January 19, 2006
Shocking news from Konica Minolta today with their announcement of their withdrawal from the camera business. While Nikon recently announced it's continued pull back from film cameras this goes a step further to encompass Konica Minolta's digital business also. The withdrawal centers around an agreement with Sony who Konica Minolta have transferred their DSLR assents to (no real detail yet on what this means practically). The announcement from Konica Minolta is below. Konica Minolta Announces Withdrawal Plan for Camera...
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January 19, 2006
Major InfoTrends Study Indicates Digital Cameras Will Dominate Professional Photography Market by 2010 - 90% of professional pictures will be taken with digital cameras by 2010 InfoTrends, the leading worldwide digital imaging and document solutions research and consulting firm, is pleased to announce the release of its highly anticipated multi-client study, North American Professional Photography Market. The study provides camera, printer, software, supplies, and service providers with the information necessary to support their marketing efforts, product planning, and distribution...
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January 19, 2006
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., is now offering a hardware upgrade for the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro professional DSLR camera that will improve its continuous shooting capabilities, as well as other performance enhancements. The FinePix S3 Pro has found a home in the camera bags of thousands of wedding and portrait photographers thanks to its world-renowned Fujifilm color reproduction and industry-leading dynamic range. The 12 MegaPixel FinePix S3 Pro has six MegaPixels dedicated solely to the capture of dynamic...
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January 16, 2006
Young Australian inventor Steve Calavey has invented a displosable digital camera that can be sent through the mail as a postcard! 'Calvey's Snap+Send Postcard, a disposable digital camera, is so light and inexpensive it can be sent in the mail. All it needs is a stamp. “You would buy it at a newsagent or photo developer, take a few shots and, once it's full, you stick a stamp on it, address it and put it in the postbox,” Calvey...
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January 09, 2006
Adobe today announced a beta test of their new product called Lightroom which is a tool for Pro Photographers to import select, develop and showcases large numbers of digital images: 'Adobe Lightroom Beta is the efficient new way for professional photographers to import, select, develop, and showcase large volumes of digital images. So you can spend less time sorting and refining photographs, and more time actually shooting them. Its clean, elegant interface literally steps out of the way and...
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January 08, 2006
The Democrat & Chronicle have news of a logo change over at Kodak this week: 'In another break with the past, Eastman Kodak Co. is introducing a new corporate logo designed to help the company forge a new image as a cutting-edge, 21st century innovator. Kodak's new corporate symbol retains the company's distinctive red and yellow colors, but does away with the boxes that have contained the word "Kodak" for the past 70 years.' ...
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January 06, 2006
Motorola and Eastman Kodak Company today announced a 10-year global product, cross licensing and marketing alliance intended to fulfill the promise of mobile imaging for the benefit of consumers. By incorporating Kodak's image science and system integration expertise with Motorola iconic mobile device design, the two companies will greatly improve the ease-of-use and image capture experience of camera phones. The collaboration covers licensing, sourcing, software integration, marketing, and extends to co-development of image-rich devices with joint engineering teams. For...
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January 05, 2006
David Peterson from the popular Digital Photo Secrets Newsletter and e-books (that I know many readers of this blog have signed up for) has just announced a new product for Digital Photographers wanting to have a professional review their Digital Photos and get support to improve them. I know many readers of this site want to improve their photos as our tips section is the most visited element of this site and I am emailed constantly asking for advice....
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January 05, 2006
Sony have today announced the US release of the Sony Cyber-shot M2 - a digital camera previously announced for the European market. The Sony Cyber-shot M2 is a digital camera that seeks to converge still photography and video into one unit. It features a rotating design that looks a little like a phone and enables one handed shooting, 5.1 megapixel image sensor, MPEG-4 recording, 3x Optical Zoom lens, aluminum case, USB 2.0 and 2.5 inch LCD. There has been...
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January 04, 2006
Eastman Kodak Company and Skype, the global Internet communications company, announce the availability of the latest innovation in digital storytelling ― KODAK Photo Voice ― that combines live voice and online photo sharing. The beta version of KODAK Photo Voice, the first Skype certified online photo sharing experience, is now available as a free download at http://www.kodakgallery.com/photovoice. "Today's families and social networks are scattered around the globe. Staying connected through photo sharing remains an important element in maintaining closer...
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January 04, 2006
January and February are the Silly Season for new digital cameras - last year over 80 were released and 2006 will be no different. Below are the new digital cameras arranged by Manufacturer: FUJIFILM Fujifilm Finepix V10 (pictured above) - The Fujifilm FinePix V10 is a digital camera that is sure to get a bit of attention in the coming days for a number of reasons. For starters it's not just a 5 megapixel camera with a 3.4x Optical...
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January 03, 2006
Minox News Release Entertainment at its best with the MINOX DMP2 - Miniature Media Player Excels in Performance and Design Really talented performers are rare and therefore much in demand –MINOX GmbH now presents another multi-talent tool in its program - the DMP-2. This versatile, compact media player reveals completely new quality features in image and sound entertainment. The powerful performance of this tiny digital hub is hard to imagine considering its weight and dimensions. The key focus is...
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January 03, 2006
PhotographyBLOG links to a teaser article at a Leica magazine (it's only the first paragraph or two of a longer article in their hard copy magazine) which talks about a the new Leica Digital M system. The expected release date of the Leica Digital M system is September 2006 (still quite a wait). update: a commenter at PhotographyBLOG quotes part of the article (an interview with Leica's Stefan Daniel) in the magazine as follows: "The digital M will basically...
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December 23, 2005
Apple have just updated Aperture to a new version (1.0.1). The update addresses a few issues of reliability and performance. Some of the areas addressed include: - White balance adjustment accuracy and performance - Image export quality - Book and print ordering reliability - Auto-stacking performance - Custom paper size handling Read more about the update and download it at Apple - Support - Downloads - Aperture 1.0.1 Update ...
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December 22, 2005
Sigma have today announced that some of their lenses are not able to be used with the new Nikon D200 DSLR. THe lenses in question are their HSM equipped lenses. The good news is that Sigma is planning on releasing a firmware update to fix the current problem. Following is Sigma's announcement. Sigma News Release Notice to end users of Sigma's HSM equipped lenses with the Nikon D200 Camera To our valued customers, Sigma HSM equipped lenses do not...
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December 20, 2005
if you're looking for a little inspiration for your photography a good site to check out at the moment is TIME Magazine's Best Photos of the Year 2005 which has some stunning images of some horrifying situations from the past year around the globe. The photography is quite amazing - the stories behind them remind us of the massive year that our world has just had. After you've looked at the images vote for your favorite. Be warned that...
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December 15, 2005
HP today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire bilderservice.de GmbH, which operates PIXACO – a leading online photo services and products site in Europe. The acquisition of the privately-held company will enable HP to rapidly extend the reach of its online photo services throughout Europe, building on the purchase of Snapfish earlier this year. HP plans to extend many of its Snapfish capabilities to the PIXACO service – bringing European customers greater choices for printing, sharing...
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December 13, 2005
Rob Galbraith reports that the Nikon D200 availability date is delayed in Canada. It still looks like it'll be in shops by Christmas but only just with the new ETA 19 December. There's no word on whether these delays are world wide or just a Canadian issue. I've not heard of similar delays yet in Australia - but time will tell. Read more about the Nikon D200 DSLR. Pre Order the Nikon D200 from Amazon. ...
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December 13, 2005
The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. Imaging chips revolutionized the photography industry, and now the chips themselves are being revolutionized. A pair of newly patented technologies may soon enable power-hungry imaging chips to use just a fraction of the energy used today and capture better images to boot - all while enabling cameras to shrink to the size of a shirt button and run for years on a single battery. Placed...
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December 13, 2005
The first and only 39 MP digital camera back - the best image quality in the industry Phase One, today begins shipping the highest quality digital camera back ever - the P 45. The P 45 - the world's only digital camera back with a 39 Mega Pixel sensor - captures images that are sharper and more detailed than ever before. It is the latest release of Phase One's revolutionary P-series digital camera backs. Offering unsurpassed image quality, the...
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December 09, 2005
The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. Imaging chips revolutionized the photography industry, and now the chips themselves are being revolutionized. A pair of newly patented technologies may soon enable power-hungry imaging chips to use just a fraction of the energy used today and capture better images to boot - all while enabling cameras to shrink to the size of a shirt button and run for years on a single battery. Placed...
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December 07, 2005
Nikon Press Release Update of Voluntary Product Recall: Additional Batch Numbers to be checked by Users of Nikon D50, D70 and D100 and the rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3 Amsterdam, December 6th, 2005 - As announced on November 8th, 2005, Nikon has detected that on rare occasions some rechargeable Li-ion batteries of the type EN-EL3 for Nikon Digital SLR cameras may become defective, resulting in overheating during recharging. In the worst case, Nikon cannot rule out the possibility that the...
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December 05, 2005
Snapfish today announced that it is powering a new online photo service for Publix, one of the largest volume U.S. supermarkets. The new service, available at www.publix.com/photo, enables Publix customers to upload digital photos to the site for free online photo sharing and editing, unlimited online storage and wireless imaging services. Additionally, Publix customers can order professionally developed digital camera prints for as low as 10 cents each, film developing for $2.99 per roll and more than 90 photo...
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December 05, 2005
DALSA Corporation, an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company, today announced that its customer, Mamiya, has set a shipping date for its new Mamiya ZD medium format camera. The professional grade camera, which integrates DALSA’s 22 million pixel image sensor chip, will be available in Japan on December 21st, 2005, and will be released world-wide in January 2006. The Mamiya ZD is the world’s first medium format digital SLR camera that is both fully integrated and portable. Medium...
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December 05, 2005
Pentax are the latest in a long line of digital camera manufacturers to release a service advisory statement regarding CCD sensor defects. Pentax Optio Cameras that could have problems include the Optio 330RS, Optio 330GS, Optio 33L, Optio 43WR, Optio 550 and Optio 555. Get full details at Pentax's service advisory. ...
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December 05, 2005
'More than two-thirds of the estimated 17 billion prints from digital cameras made this year were created from the comfort of snap-happy American homes. Another 27 percent came from the photofinishing services of retailers, where people either use the self-serve computer terminals at the counter or place their orders online for pickup later at the store. The remainder, according to market researcher IDC, were delivered straight to consumers via online services that nowadays charge as low as a dime...
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December 01, 2005
There's excitement in the Apple community today with Macsimum News reporting that Apple have been granted a reissue of an earlier patent for a digital camera: 'On Nov. 29, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed that Apple was granted a reissue patent number “RE38,896� for “Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image.� This Reissue Patent makes clear reference to Apple’s QuickTake digital camera that was discontinued in 1997. Could Apple be preparing to...
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November 29, 2005
'Samsung Techwin Co, a digital camera unit of Samsung Group, overtook Japanese rivals to become the top firm in South Korea's digital camera market during the first half of this year, industry sources said. The sources said Samsung Techwin had a 25% market share, followed by Sony Corp with 18% and Canon Inc with 15%. Olympus Corp, the world's third-largest maker of digital cameras, lost its No 1 spot in South Korea with its market share dropping to 15%...
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November 29, 2005
Olympus Imaging America Inc. proudly introduces the new H512 MB Type H-Series xD-Picture Card, an advanced memory media designed for ultra-compact digital cameras. The H512 MB card has the highest speed performance in the xD-Picture Card series of media cards, and is scheduled to go on sale at the end of December 2005 with plans of introducing 256 MB and 1 GB capacities later on. The H512 MB Type H-Series xD-Picture Card uses the latest high-capacity storage technology to...
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November 29, 2005
DivX Technology Adopted by Pentax to Create Industry's First DivX Certified(R) Digital Camera DivX, Inc. announced today that the first DivX(R) Certified digital still camera, the Pentax Optio S6, is now available for sale in retail stores in Europe, Japan and North America. The Optio S6 represents a breakthrough device by allowing digital camera users to natively capture videos in the extremely popular DivX format for the first time. ...
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November 24, 2005
'Transcend Information has introduced a USB flash disk drive with an integrated VGA digital still camera (DSC). The JetFlash DSC is designed to enable users to take digital photos without the inconvenience of needing a USB cable or card reader to connect to a PC, according to the company. Equipped with a 0.25-inch CMOS image sensor, the JetFlash stores pictures in a 640×480 JPG file (VGA), sized at 55KB. Once the pictures are transferred to a PC, the bundled...
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November 22, 2005
Pentax News Release Shopping for a digital SLR system? Now, you can shop right from your desktop at http://www.PentaxSLR.com , a microsite dedicated to the growing family of PENTAX digital SLR systems including small, lightweight bodies, superior optical lenses, powerful flashes and nifty accessories. The site also offers FAQs, Specs, Rebates, and other information about building a digital SLR system. Visitors may link from the site to their favorite on-line retail sources to finalize purchase decisions. “Digital SLR buyers...
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November 22, 2005
'For the fourth straight quarter, Eastman Kodak Co. retained its lead over Japanese rivals Canon Inc. and Sony Corp. in the U.S. digital camera market. In the July-to-September period, digital camera shipments to domestic retailers rose nearly 13 percent to 5.6-million from 5-million a year earlier, research firm IDC of Framingham, Mass., reported. Photography equipment maker Kodak shipped 1.25-million digital cameras in the quarter - 21 percent more than in last year's third quarter - and its market share...
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November 22, 2005
Lexar Media, Inc., a world leader in advanced digital media technologies today announced that its LockTight™ technology will be supported in the Nikon D200 creating an ideal solution for photographers who want to fully utilize the advanced feature set in this new camera, including security functionality and burst mode shooting. Lexar Professional LockTight CompactFlash is a unique security technology that allows photographers and organizations to control access to information stored on the user’s memory cards. Following full support in...
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November 21, 2005
Samsung are getting ready to release a digital camera that will enable it's users to play movies and watch TV - all from within the camera itself. '``We will release the versatile digital camera early next year after terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) services are launched,’’ Samsung Techwin spokesman Ahn Ji-hoon Saturday told The Korea Times. Terrestrial DMB is the locally developed technology that enables people on the move to enjoy crystal-clear video, CD-quality audio and data via handheld...
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November 16, 2005
PC Mag has an interesting piece on why Digital Camera Companies Seem to Be doing so poorly at present despite a booming industry: 'I see two trends taking place, one at the top end of the market and one at the bottom. The first is that D-SLRs have dropped dramatically in price, while offering incredible quality and, probably most importantly, incredible ease of use. You can actually use these D-SLRs on Auto mode and it's like you're using a...
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November 10, 2005
Nikon have announced a voluntary recall of around 710,000 batteries which have been distributed world wide. The batteries which are found in their D100, D70 and D50 DSLRs can cause shot circuits, overheat an in extreme circumstances melt. The following is the official announcement from Nikon. ...
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November 10, 2005
Olympus have suffered a fall in their net profit for the first half of it's financial year with digital camera sales falling by nearly 14% to 3.7 million units. Their reaction is to move away from compact digital cameras and towards DSLRs. In May they reduced costs by slashing their workforce by 4000 so figures should improve for the second half of the year - however this won't 'fix' the falling level of sales. They've downgraded their sales targets...
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November 08, 2005
NoiseReduction Pro is a Photoshop plugin for reducing several types of luminance and color noise in digital images. Based on an extremely fast, split 5 level redundant wavelet algorithm, this plugin is without a doubt the quickest offering of its kind. Incorporating a resizable, live preview window and interactive controls, the plugin allows for easy determination of the optimal parameters. Noise Reduction Pro Features: * resizable preview window still offering a live, realtime preview image, * user-definable presets for...
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