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Panasonic 2009 Miami Lumix Camera Introduction
Hands-On In Miami With The Panasonic Lumix ZS3 & TS1 Panasonic 2009 Lumix Digital Camera Intro I’m wearing shorts and sandals and I’ve got a greasy film of sunscreen on my pale, winter skin. Forty-eight hours ago I was skiing knee deep Utah powder at 10,000 feet. Now I’m on a beach taking pictures of […]
Read More »Nikon Ups the Superzoom Ante with Coolpix P90
Superzoom digital cameras just keep getting more super. Nikon today announced the Coolpix P90, a 12.1-megapixel compact digital camera with an impressive 24x optical superzoom lens — the 35mm equivalent of a 26-624mm lens. That’s a lot of lens for a camera that weighs about a pound and will fit in a purse or glove […]
Read More »Nikon Coolpix S630
With a 7x image-stabilized zoom in a compact metallic body, the 12-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S630 digital camera offers a lot of power you can carry in your pocket. The ergonomic, contoured body and sensor shift VR Vibration Reduction help ensure sharp photos. Quick start-up, minimal shutter-lag, and an 11 frames-per-second burst mode will make action […]
Read More »Nikon Coolpix S620
Nikon’s new Coolpix S620 compact digital camera puts the emphasis on speed and image quality. Nikon is claiming a super fast 0.7-second start-up time and minimal shutter-lag. Slow response time has long been one of the biggest complaints from consumers about their digital cameras. But camera companies have been more interested in selling us more […]
Read More »Nikon Coolpix S230 And S220
The new Nikon Coolpix S230 is a 10-megapixel, pocket-sized digital camera with a new 3-inch touch screen LCD display. Along with the S230, Nikon is introducing the S220, which is basically the same but without the touch screen feature. Both cameras have a 3x 35-105mm optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent), movie mode, and Nikon’s D-Lighting […]
Read More »Nikon Coolpix L100
The new 10-megapixel Nikon Coolpix L100 is a compact superzoom digital camera designed for the photographer who wants power, quality, and ease-of-use. It has a 28-420mm 15x optical zoom lens, sensor shift VR image stabilization, movie mode, 15 scene modes, and Nikon’s excellent D-Lighting in-camera image adjustment.
Read More »Nikon Coolpix L20 And L19
Nikon has announced two new Coolpix L-Series digital cameras, the 8-megapixel L19 and the 10-megapixel L20. Both new cameras are designed for simplicity and ease of use. They feature an Easy Auto Mode with Scene Auto Selector to make the cameras truly point-and-shoot simple.
Read More »Apple Announces iPhoto ’09
Apple last week announced the newest edition of its popular photo management software iPhoto. It comes bundled with iLife ’09, a suite of programs that includes the latest versions of iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb and iDVD.
Read More »Flickr and Getty Images Launch Partnership
Getty Images this week began sending invitations to Flickr members whose photographs the stock company is interested in representing. The Flickr-Getty Images partnership was announced on Flickr’s blog last July, and the second phase was unveiled Wednesday. Getty’s new Flickr Collection will debut in March.
Read More »Nikon Coolpix P6000 Review
The Nikon Coolpix P6000 is Nikon’s flagship compact camera, improving on its predecessor the P5100 with 13.5 megapixels of resolution and a wider 28mm – 112mm (35mm equivalent) zoom lens. The P6000 also brings back RAW format, and adds things like GPS and online connectivity. I reviewed the P5100 in 2008 and this review of […]
Read More »Official Presidential Portrait Goes Digital
The recent election and inauguration of President Barack Obama was a first in more ways than one. His official presidential portrait is the first in history to be taken with a digital camera.
Read More »Panasonic Announces Lumix DMC-FS7 and DMC-FS15 Digital Cameras
Panasonic announced two new digital cameras today. Both cameras, members of Panasonic’s compact Lumix FS-Series, will sell for less than $200. The FS line of digital cameras is designed to be easy to use and less expensive than Panasonic’s more sophisticated FX pocket cameras. The 10.1-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 and the 12.1-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 […]
Read More »Olympus and Kodak Push Superzoom Range At CES
Another Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has come and gone. Spread out before us are all the hyped new gadgets that we’ll no doubt have to wait months to get our hands on. As much as innovation is the focus, so is upping the technological ante. This year one of those antes was digital camera zoom […]
Read More »Free Software Transforms Ordinary Photos Into Polaroid Lookalikes
Polaroid film may be going the way of the dinosaur, but its iconic look is here to stay, thanks to a free, fun software download called “Poladroid.” Available for Mac and PC, the beta version of Poladroid is a quick download from http://www.poladroid.net. Once installed and opened, the application pops open a graphic version of […]
Read More »Casio Announces High-Speed Pocket Digital Cameras
It looks like some of the high-speed capture technology from Casio’s award-winning Exilim EX-F1 and Exilim EX-FH20 is starting to trickle down into Casio’s pocket digital cameras. Today at CES, Casio announced the Exilim EX-FS10 and EX-FC100. Thanks to Casio’s new Exilim Engine 4.0, both cameras have a high-speed 30 shot-per-second burst rate as well […]
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