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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 and G10 Micro Four Thirds Cameras: G2 Gets Touchscreen Control, Both Get HD Video ... Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:21AM# microfourthirds Panasonic has pulled the sheets off two new Lumix Micro Four Thirds cameras: the touchscreen DMC-G2 and the super light G10. Both shoot 720p video, but the G2's bendy, touch control screen makes it a Micro Four Thirds stand out. More »
Panasonic announces G2 and G10 Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens compact cameras Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:13AMThough the photos slipped out earlier, Panasonic has now officially announced its two newest Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens compact cameras, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 and DMC-G10. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 This successor to the G1 offers...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2, DMC-G10 Micro Four Thirds Cams Unveiled Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:06AMPanasonic's G-series expands with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Micro Four Thirds cameras. Touch-screens and compact bodies are all the rage, so read on to find out more.
Panasonic LUMIX G10, World's Lightest* Digital Interchangeable Lens System Camera With a Viewfinder Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:00AMPanasonic today introduces an addition to its Panasonic LUMIX G Series, the LUMIX DMC-G10, the world's lightest* digital interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder, which packs a host of advanced digital camera functions designed to be easy-to-use for users new to system cameras.
Picture project a new take on Wells County Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:20AMBluffton is lucky to have one of the best pizzerias in northeast Indiana, one of the funniest mayors and one of the most pleasingly designed public spaces devoted to art and art-making.
Pentax's X90 Has An Optical Power Zoom of 26x [Digital Cameras] Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:49AM# digitalcameras If you haven't got nearly enough of the cameras coming out of the PMA show this week, you couldn't go wrong with the 26x optical zoomer X90 from Pentax, which takes last year's X70 and ups the zoom-factor. More »
New Casio Hotshots Exilim EX-S7 and EX-Z35 Debut Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:16PMCasio has introduced its new affordable Exilim EX-S7 and EX-Z35 compact cameras, featuring YouTube movie modes, face detection, and 12 megapixel resolution.
Hasselblad Bills H4D-40 $20k Monster As The “Perfect Entry Point” Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:41PMA whopping 40-megapixel beauty from Hasselblad has been outed before the official February 10 launch. At $US19,995, it’ll only be within arm’s reach for a few people, though as you know they’re a big name in the pro-photography world. (more…)
Hasselblad H4D-40 megapixel camera, clearly sexy - Mobile Magazine Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:14PMThe future of Hasselblad camera’s will be expressed not only by massive megapixels, amazing clarity and low noise imagery, but by releasing one damn sexy looking Medium Format DSLR.
Hasselblad Bills 40-Megapixel H4D-40 Monster As The "Perfect Entry Point," at $20k [Cameras] Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 10:19AMA whopping 40-megapixel beauty from Hasselblad has been outed before the official February 10th launch. At $19,995, it'll only be within arm's reach for a few people, though as you know they're a big...
Olympus Pen E-PL1 Hands-On: Micro Four-Thirds for the Whole Family Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:47AMThe compact, interchangeable-lens Olympus Pen E-PL1 could be the perfect fit for any photographer. Here's why.
Olympus announces Pen E-PL1, consumer Micro Four-thirds compact interchangeable lens camera Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:40AMOlympus has just announced its latest micro four-thirds Pen camera, the Olympus Pen E-PL1, billing it as a Micro Four-thirds for consumers. After a very brief hands-on look at a pre-production model, I think it's on the money.
Olympus PEN E-PL1 Hands On: The Cheap Micro Four Thirds Camera for Everybody (with Flash!) [Digital Cameras] Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:19AMIt leaked earlier today, but we're still pretty struck by Olympus's latest micro four thirds camera, the E-PL1. Why? It has a built-in flash (finally!). And it's $600, making it the cheapest micro...
Preview: Olympus expands PEN line with E-PL1 consumer camera Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:13AMIn July 2009 Olympus reintroduced the world to the PEN series of cameras with the E-P1. It’s a beautiful camera with a compact size thanks to its use of the Micro Four-Thirds standard. By November the E-P2 was released and the PEN was available with an accessory port that enabled an electronic viewfinder, though the [...]
Olympus Pen E-PL1 Hands-On: Micro Four-Thirds for the Whole Family Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:00AMIt's nearly impossible to recommend a single camera for all types of user--people who would be best served by a simple, slim point-and-shoot aren't the same as those who need the top-notch photo quality, granular controls, and lens-swapping versatility of a DSLR.
Nikon Coolpix P100 joins the superzoom party at 26x (updated) Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 10:04PMNikon just fired off its first pre-PMA camera announcement with the new Coolpix P100 superzoom, which packs a five-way stabilized 26x optical zoom lens in front of a 10.3 megapixel CMOS sensor with ISO 3200 sensitivity, Backside Illumination and Active D-Lighting. Yeah, it's not quite the 30x zoom from the new Olympus SP-800UX , but the lens can also do macro shots at 0.4 inches, and there are ...
Canon EOS 7D review Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 6:03AMThe Canon EOS 7D digital SLR is designed for users who want fast shooting performance. That means sports photographers, nature photographers, and anyone who needs to freeze-frame a fast-moving subject.
Tessera Licenses FotoNation FaceTracker Solution to SK Telesys Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 6:00AMSAN JOSE, Calif.----Tessera Technologies, Inc. announced today that SK Telesys has licensed Tessera’s FotoNation® FaceTracker solution, which provides high-performance face detection and tracking capabilities for cell phones and digital still cameras.
Unboxing the Olympus E-P2 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 12:12AMThe Olympus E-P2 is the company's second retro-styled foray into the Micro Four Thirds world. We take it out of its cardboard packaging and put it side by side with the Ricoh GXR to see just how compact it really is.
Review: Canon Legria HFS11 Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 9:17PMAn excellent flash-based prosumer HD camcorder, the Canon Legria HFS11 has the advantage of an excellent image stabiliser but it disappointingly lacks an eye-level viewfinder.
Samsung unveils the next generation of camera – NX10 Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 1:57AMThe Samsung NX10’s innovative technology provides ‘best in class’ features with a large APS-C size sensor, bright AMOLED screen and fast auto focus to give users ultimate performance.
5 Reasons to Ditch Your Digital SLR Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 6:31PMA new kind of camera has many of an SLR's advantages while offering smaller size and lighter weight: The Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens, or EVIL camera. Here's why you want one.
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park artists offer their work Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 6:03PMYou wouldn’t automatically associate a beachfront state park with an art show, but then again, why not? After all, artists in all media traditionally have found inspiration in nature.The Rangers and Citizens Support Organization at Delnor-Wiggins State Park in Naples take that natural affinity one step further with a resident artist program and yearly “Wildlife and Wildlands” art show today ...
Review: Nikon D3000 SLR camera Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 4:24AMThe feature-packed D3000 SLR camera offers a solid design, good image quality, and help for photography novices.
Augmented Reality Vs. Virtual Reality: Which One Is More Real? Wednesday, January 6, 2010 @ 1:40PMRemember when virtual reality was all the rage? It had a good run, especially during the 1990s, and perhaps culminating with Second Life in the decade which just closed. But virtual reality is old in the tooth. People are a lot more interested these days in "augmented reality," or at least they are on Google where it surpassed "virtual reality" as a search term sometime last summer (see chart ...
Mobile augmented reality market to top $700 million in five years Wednesday, January 6, 2010 @ 3:56AMThe mobile augmented reality market will reach $732 million by 2014, fueled by paid application downloads, subscription services and advertising, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Google's Android phone launch Wednesday, January 6, 2010 @ 2:14AMHello and welcome to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California - where in the next hour or two we are expecting the internet's most powerful company to unveil its own brand of mobile phone . Speculation's run rife over the past couple of months about a new handset from Google - just the latest in what seems like a never-ending about the company's plans to become a significant force in mobile ...
A Word About Canon’s Vixia Camcorders: Touchscreens Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 12:11PMCanon’s Vixia HF S21 is their camcorder Cadillac. Just look: 3.5-inch touchscreen, dual SD card slots, face detection from the PowerShot series, and image stabilisation with glass from Canon’s high-end binoculars. (more…)
A Word About Canon's Vixia Camcorders: Touchscreens [Camcorders] Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 9:19AMCanon's Vixia HF S21 is their camcorder Cadillac. Just look: 3.5-inch touchscreen, dual SD card slots, face detection from the PowerShot series, and image stabilization with glass from Canon's...
Samsung reveals APS-C sensor NX10 digital SLR Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 4:56AMSamsung has beat other camera makers to the punch this week, announcing the first edition to their new NX series before CES 2010 has even gotten started.
Samsung NX10 made official -- APS-C sensor and AMOLED screen crammed into hybrid DSLR body Sunday, January 3, 2010 @ 6:15PMdigg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Samsung_NX10_made_official'; Samsung has just announced its NX10 "hybrid DSLR," which aims to give you all the uncompromising image quality of a full digital SLR within a somewhat more pocketable body. A 14.6 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor is a good start on that road, while "fast and decisive" contrast AF and a snazzy 3-inch AMOLED ...
Samsung Unveils the Next Generation of Camera - the NX10 Sunday, January 3, 2010 @ 6:00PMRIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.----Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the Samsung NX10 – an innovative digital camera that provides users with optimum image quality in a sleek, compact body.
Tech Test Drive: Olympus E-P1 digital camera Sunday, January 3, 2010 @ 2:17PMThe good: Striking design; excellent build quality; impressive photo quality; interchangeable lens support.
Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 digital camera Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 6:39AMIf shooting HD video is a priority, this beginner-friendly camera is a great option. But it's pricey, and it's not quite a DSLR.
Get Your Camera Returned with a Great Photo Message [Clever Uses] Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 7:11AMWant a better shot at getting a lost digital camera back? If your finder has any heart at all, a multi-frame photo message will give both motivation and instructions. Check out Andrew McDonald's...
5 Social Media Implications for Brands in 2010 Wednesday, December 23, 2009 @ 7:36AMSocial media strategists are dusting off their crystal balls to make their predictions for 2010. Recently, I took mine out at the FrogPond in an attempt to see the future and, lo and behold, my crystal ball had miraculously transformed into a Magic 8 Ball. I shook it and asked if some of my predictions for 2010 would come true, but the plastic thingy read, "Cannot predict now."
Art Lebedev introduces 'Fleximus' camera concept Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 1:56PMWell, it looks like Art Lebedev has more than the rather ingenious Transparentius concept in store for us today -- it's also introduced this so-called Fleximus concept for a flexible digital camera. Not exactly anything new there, per se, but Art Lebedev seems to be pitching this one specifically to photographers, not just folks that want to peek in hard-to-see places. To that end, the Fleximus ...
Review: FujiFilm FinePix F70EXR digital camera Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 8:39AMThe Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is about as compact as cameras get, yet it somehow serves up a 10X-optical-zoom lens.
Add This Article To: Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 11:20PME-con Systems announced a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera module designed to interconnect with the Gumstix Overo computer-on-module (COM). Aimed at handheld imaging and video devices, the e-CAM32 OMAP Gstix module is based on Omnivision's OV3640 CMOS image sensor, and plugs into the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP35x-based Overo, E-con says.
Top 10 Christmas gifts for children Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 11:56AMChristmas is a time for thinking about the children: When will they go to bed? Can we give them booze? Here are 10 gift ideas to keep them quiet
Artistic illumination Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 1:55PMLong before the monthly tradition of First Friday Art Walk was begun in 2002, there was Gallery Walk. Now in its 28th year, the December event is Juneau's biggest gallery night of the year, an evening for strolling, chatting, eating cheese, shopping, meeting artists - and ogling art.
Iyonix gains audio capture software Tuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 3:42PMPerhaps time for revival of some multi track editing software? StudioSound was starting to get there but it appears to have been released as Freeware with no guarantee of updates. It's a shame there isn't a package like this with the source code available.
Canon EOS 7D Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 10:36PMTHE EOS 7D is no gawky debutante. Rather, Canon's new prosumer DSLR is a seasoned socialite confident of her charm. Chock-full of Canon's photo wizardry, the 7D will please many with its image quality, responsiveness and toughness.
Social networking now comes with the job Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 1:18PMMy former college roommate and I were reminiscing about our college days recently.
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital cameras for kids Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 12:05PMKids love digital cameras. Whether it's the happy chorus of "Can I see? Can I see?" and subsequent jockeying to get a glimpse of the LCD, or the fact that you can just let them snap away randomly without worrying about wasting film, digital cameras make great gifts for kids. While it's tempting to just pass along your old digital camera to the children when you upgrade, cameras that are designed ...
A6 review part 2 Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 3:41PMReview Welcome to part 2 of my confession.
First look: Olympus E-P2 Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 10:41PMJust half a year after Olympus released its bestselling E-P1 system camera - nicknamed the "Pen" - the company has today announced a follow-up model - the E-P2.
Review: Canon EOS 7D Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 10:32PMCanon has created a proficient prosumer digital SLR with the 7D, sporting excellent specifications and performance such as burst shooting speed and HD movie recording.
Olympus Announces E-P2 Digital Camera Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 7:50PMJust in time for the holiday shopping season, Olympus has announced the E-P2, the second generation of its Micro Four Thirds camera combining the form factor of...
Olympus announces E-P2 digital camera Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 7:09PMThe compact SLR-like camera adds a detachable electronic viewfinder, improved autofocus system, and more.