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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 13 Jan 2008

2008-01-14T06:20:00.000-08:00

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Sony, Samsung, Casio and Kodak announce new models
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As expected the CES tradeshow in Las Vegas resulted in the
announcement of a few dozen new models. Sony announced their
updated A100, the A200, Samsung announced no less than eight new
compacts, Casio five more (including the 60 fps Pro EX-F1) and
Kodak with nine. Details of all these cameras can be found via
news stories below.

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Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1: 60fps Sun, 6 Jan

CES 2008: Casio today announced its EXILIM EX-F1 - a six megapixel
camera with 12x zoom and some very impressive burst shooting
capabilities. Capturing up to 60 frames per second at full
resolution and a staggering 1200 fps if you drop the image size to
336 x 96, this innovative camera will also shoot 1920 x 1080...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010601casiof1.asp

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Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Sony has today revealed it latest Alpha digital SLR, the
A200. This new entry-level digital SLR has a ten megapixel APS size
CCD (note the switch back from CMOS), Super SteadyShot
(sensor-shift image stabilization), three frames per second
continuous shooting, Sony's Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) and a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010701sonydslra200.asp

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Herbert Keppler, 1925-2008 Mon, 7 Jan

Herbert Keppler, one of the most influential and respected figures
in the post-war photographic industry, died on Friday night after a
short illness at the age of 82. Keppler, known as Burt to friends
and associates, was the former publisher of two of the biggest
photography magazines in the world; Modern...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010702herbertkeppler.asp

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Samsung NV24HD Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Samsung has announced its first camera capable of
recording 720p HD video at 30 fps. The 10 megapixel NV24HD is happy
to display images via HDMI or on its 2.5" OLED display and
incorporates a combination of electronic and optical stabilization
systems. ISO 3200 also makes an appearance as does local...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010703samsung nv24hd.asp

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Three new Samsung NV series additions Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Alongside the NV24HD, Samsung also launched three new NV
cameras without the high definition recording capability but
featuring the latest processing technology for improved image
quality and faster operation. First up is the NV40 - 10 megapixels
and a 3x zoom are backed up with dual image stabilization....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010704samsungnvseries.asp

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Three new Samsung L series cameras Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: More from Samsung with three new L series compacts - all
taking advantage of Digital Image Stabilization and Intelligent
Face Recognition. They also share a 3x optical zoom - the L210
taking the resolution lead with 10.1 million to the L100 and L110s
8.2 megapixels. The L100 will be available from...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010705samsunglseries.asp

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Samsung i8 Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Last but not least from Samsung is the i8 - a blend of
camera and media player with a 2.7" touch-sensitive screen and a
'World Tour Guide' covering 30 countries. 195 MB internal memory
stores the 8.1 megapixel images or you can slot in an SD card for
more space. ISO 1600 and Digital Image Stabilization...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010706samsungi8.asp

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Casio EX-S10: World's slimmest 10MP compact Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Casio has launched the world's slimmest 10 megapixel
camera today in the form of the EXILIM EX-S10. A mere 15mm thick,
this latest 'Wearable Card Camera' sports a 3x optical zoom and the
usual complement of Casio scene modes including YouTube™
Capture Mode, using H.264 encoding for high quality...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010707casioexs10.asp

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Casio EX-Z80 Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: The new EXILIM EX-Z80 is a smart looking little camera:
8.1 megapixels and a 3x zoom wrapped in a compact and solid shell.
Interesting features on this model include Auto Shutter to delay
taking a picture until there is minimal camera shake and/or the
subject has cracked a smile - face detection also...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010708casioexz80.asp

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Casio EX-Z100, EX-Z200: First 28mm equiv. for Casio Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Casio's EX-Z100 and EX-Z200 are 10.1 megapixel compacts
featuring, for the first time on a Casio, 28 - 112mm equivalent
zoom lenses. Both models feature Auto Shutter and Auto Best Shot,
whereby the camera analyses the scene and shooting conditions and
selects the appropriate exposure settings. The EX-Z200...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010709casioexz100exz200.asp

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Sony announces "Transferjet" wireless data transfer Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Sony has unveiled its Close Proximity Wireless Transfer
Technology system: "TransferJet". Essentially, this is a data
transfer system which relies on close proximity - 3cm maximum - and
will deliver up to 560 Mbps when two compliant devices are brought
together. Aside from the obvious benefits of a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010710sonytransferjet.asp

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Panasonic to develop wireless camera Mon, 7 Jan

CES 2008: Panasonic has announced development of a wireless camera
with the ability to upload directly to Google's Picasa Web Albums.
Thanks to a deal with T-Mobile, the camera will include twelve
months' free use of the network's HotSpot service which is
available in selected Starbucks, Borders, Hyatt hotels and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010711panasonicwireless.asp

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Kodak V1273 and V1073 IS touch screen compacts Tue, 8 Jan

CES 2008: The V1273 and V1073 are the latest ultra compacts from
Kodak. Both can record video at 720p30 HD resolution. They also
feature optically stabilized lenses and the ability to output their
stills in both 720p and 1080i HD formats.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010801kodakvseries.asp

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Kodak Z1085 IS, V1285 and Z8612 zoom compacts Tue, 8 Jan

CES 2008: The latest Z series digital cameras from Kodak, the Z1085
IS, Z1285 and Z8612 all feature the ability to output their stills
in both 720p and 1080i HD formats. The Z1085 IS and Z1285 are also
able to record 720p30 HD video. (This may not be as fast as 720p60
or as high res as 1080i, but it's still a big...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010802kodakzseries.asp

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Kodak M1033, M763, M863 and M893 compacts Tue, 8 Jan

CES 2008: Kodak has used CES 2008 to launch a phalanx of compact
digital cameras. All feature the ability to output their stills in
both 720p and 1080i HD formats. Here we look at the M763, M863,
M893 and M1033, the last of which is able to record 720p30 HD
video. (This may not be as fast as 720p60 or as high res...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010803kodakmseries.asp

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Pretec introduces first 48 GB CompactFlash Tue, 8 Jan

CES 2008: Pretec, which has quite a history of pushing forward
flash media capacities, has announced new CompactFlash cards
available in sizes up to 48 GB. The speed ratings are also good
with 2 - 24 GB cards available in 233x (35 MB/sec) and 1 - 48 GB in
super-fast 333x (50 MB/sec). Release dates and pricing are...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010804pretec48gb.asp

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Sony 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Tue, 8 Jan

CES 2008: Miniature memory for Sony compact consumers. Sony has
launched a 16GB variant (the largest yet) of its Memory Stick PRO
Duo memory card format used in its compact digital cameras.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010805sony16gbmsproduo.asp

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Panasonic 32GB class 6 SDHC Tue, 8 Jan

CES 2008: Egg consolidation fans will delight at the launch of the
World's first 'class 6' 32GB SDHC memory card. Panasonic unveiled a
prototype of the capacious card, capable of sustained write speeds
of at least 6MB/sec and maximum data speeds of up to 20MB/sec.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010806panasonic32gbsdhc.asp

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8GB SDHC cards from Lexar Tue, 8 Jan

CES 2008: Swift shooters supported with superior speed SDHC. Lexar
has launched 8GB SDHC cards in all its products lines, including
Professional 133X cards with their category defying 20MB/sec
minimum sustained write performance.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010807lexar8gbsdhc.asp

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Photosimile 5000 "Office photography machine" Wed, 9 Jan

CES 2008: Ortery Technologies has announced the world's first first
example what it describes as an "Office Photography Machine" and
designed to make product photography - in particular 360-degree
product animations - as painless as using a photocopier. The system
consists of an illuminated box housing a turntable...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010901photosimile5000.asp

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Just Posted: Canon Powershot A720 IS review Wed, 9 Jan

Just Posted! Our review of latest in Canon's popular A Series range
of affordable feature-rich compact digital cameras. The A720 IS
represents a fairly minor upgrade to the A710 IS, upping the
resolution by a megapixel and throwing in a couple of new features,
but retaining the useful 6x zoom range and full range...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010902CanonA720isreview.asp

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Adobe PSE Mac: Now available for pre-order Thu, 10 Jan

Adobe has made the latest release of Photoshop Elements available
for pre-order with release scheduled for early Q2 2008 priced at
$89.99. Version 6, which was released for Windows users back in
September, is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4.8 and higher including
10.5 aka Leopard. The software is to be demonstrated...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08011001pse6mac.asp

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Matsushita to adopt Panasonic brand across company Thu, 10 Jan

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. has today announced its
decision to adopt the Panasonic name across the entire company. The
firm, founded by Konosuke Matsushita in 1918 as 'Matsushita
Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works', has used its current
moniker since 1935. Brands affected by the change include...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08011002panasonicbrand.asp

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Olympus releases far-sighted firmware update Fri, 11 Jan

Olympus has released updated firmware for the Zuiko Digital ED
12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 SWD lens, announced in October 2007. The update
offers improved focusing precision on distant subjects when using
continuous autofocus mode. Firmware updates are downloaded through
Olympus Master software.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08011101olympus1260firmware.asp

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Panasonic expands sensor production Fri, 11 Jan

Panasonic is to expand its semiconductor plant in Tonami, Japan in
a move to boost image sensor production. The ¥94 Billion (US
$860 million) investment will allow the 48,000 sqM plant to process
up to 30,000 8" silicon wafers per month, meaning total device
production is likely to be in the millions....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08011102panasensorfab.asp

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'Big two' continue to dominate Japan Fri, 11 Jan

Nikon is expected to be Japan's DSLR market leader for 2007 says a
leading Japanese market research company. But Canon's compact sales
ensure it retains the top-spot for overall digital camera sales in
the country. DSLR sales are expected to continue to grow as more
manufacturers join the fray.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08011105japansales.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 6 Jan 2008

2008-01-07T02:08:00.000-08:00

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CES under way, a new Sony DSLR, more to come
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The biggest consumer electronics show of the year, CES, kicked off
today and already we've seen a slew of new compact digital cameras
from Casio, Samsung and Kodak as well as Sony's new DSLR-A200
digital SLR. The A200 is essentially an upgraded A100 with high
sensitivity options, faster auto-focus a larger LCD monitor and a
new Fn button. Check the front page of our site for updates and
new announcements this week.

Phil

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US Department of Transport announces restrictions for LiMon, 31 Dec

The US Department of Transportation has announced new safety rules
relating to the storage of rechargeable Lithium batteries when
flying to, from and within the USA. The new restrictions, effective
from January 1st 2008, dictate that loose Lithium cells may not be
packed in checked baggage under any circumstances -...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07123101batteryrestrictions.asp

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Olympus releases Vista-compatible RAW codec Mon, 31 Dec

Olympus has made available a RAW codec compatible with Windows
Vista. The software is compatible with a wide range of RAW-capable
Olympus cameras stretching back to 2000's E-10 and obviously
including the latest E-System and SP models. Download link after
the jump.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07123102olyrawvista.asp

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Ridata Smart CompactFlash Thu, 3 Jan

Pre-CES 2008: Ridata has announced a new line of CompactFlash cards
designed to minimize the risk of data loss by leveraging technology
usually found in magnetic hard drives and RAM memory. SMART or
'Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology' provides a
standard method for checking the health of...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010301ridatasmartcf.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 30 Dec 2007

2007-12-31T02:15:00.000-08:00

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Happy New Year
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Perhaps one of the most important years in dpreview's history is
coming to a close and we're looking forward to an exciting and
'feature packed' (to coin a movie term) 2008. Here's wishing you
a very Happy New Year!

With CES just a week away and PMA about three weeks after that
you should expect to see lots of new product announcements in
the coming month.

Phil

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Sony DSC-S730 Fri, 28 Dec

Sony has announced the imminent availability of its Cyber-Shot
DSC-S730, a 7.2 MP entry-level digicam with 3x optical zoom and
2.4" LCD. The emphasis here is firmly on value and ease of use
though, in the best Sony tradition, style and quality of
construction also play a major part. This particular model looks
to...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07122801sonys730.asp

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Sony α700 firmware v3 Fri, 28 Dec

Sony's α700 DSLR recently received its second firmware
update, version 3. This release fixes a couple of bugs - the camera
was occasionally prone to locking up when shooting a burst of
images and would sometimes carry over settings made in Memory
Recall (MR) mode when shutting down the camera. Any users who...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07122802sonya700firm.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 16 Dec 2007

2007-12-18T05:33:00.000-08:00

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 review
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Last week saw our detailed in-depth review of Panasonic's latest
digital SLR, the Lumix DMC-L10. Compact and nicely styled the Four
Thirds system L10 looks a little like an oversized FZ50, it
features a ten megapixel sensor capable of providing live view to
its tilting LCD monitor and can auto-focus in live view using the
compact camera like 'contrast detect' method. The L10's downfall?
Probably it's price, you can't buy it body-only and that Leica
branded lens means the kit weighs in at $1300, a bit too close to
the semi-professional / serious amateur digital SLR market. So how
did it perform? See our review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcl10/

Phil

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New Sigma 50-150 & 70-200 Mon, 3 Dec

Sigma today announced two new telephoto zooms - one for APS-C
cameras and one for full-frame. The APO 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM
uses no less than four SLD elements in its design to minimize
aberrations and HSM focusing to keep the noise down. Internal focus
and zoom ensure there is no change to the size of the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07120301sigmateles.asp

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Samsung S760 & S860 Tue, 4 Dec

Samsung today announced two economical digicams with solid specs
for their price-point. The S760 and S860 are virtual twins with
only the pixel count - 7 and 8 MP respectively - to distinguish
them. 3x optical zoom, Face Recognition and 2.4" LCDs round off the
specs. Both cameras are due to arrive in January priced...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07120401samsungs860.asp

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Tamron builds 'D40-friendly' 18-250 Tue, 4 Dec

Tamron has announced a new version of its popular 18-250 superzoom
with an in-built focus motor evidently aimed at users of Nikon's
D40 and D40x DSLRs. These two cameras lack legacy lens support in
the form of a mechanical focus coupling - an omission widely
criticized due to the reduced range of available lenses....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07120402tamron18250.asp

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Nikon ViewNX 1.0.3 Wed, 5 Dec

Nikon has released version 1.0.3 of ViewNX with a raft of
improvements and bug fixes. Highlights of the upgrade include
thumbnails of movie files created by Nikon cameras or software,
compatibility with externally-added IPTC information and automatic
falloff-compensation to images taken with 70-200 and 80-200...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07120501nikonviewnx.asp

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Just posted! Fujifilm F50fd review Wed, 5 Dec

Just Posted! Our review of the Fujifilm FinePix F50fd, successor to
the F31fd and flagship of Fujifilm's Compact range. The F50fd has
some massive shoes to fill. Its predecessor, the F31fd, was widely
regarded as the best performing compact camera at high ISO
sensitivities. The F50fd is a complete redesign, sports...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07120502fujif50review.asp

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Adobe Camera Raw 4.3.1 Thu, 6 Dec

Following its comprehensive update release last month, Adobe today
announced availability of Camera Raw 4.3.1 which now allows
compressed NEFs shot with the Nikon D100 to be opened, fixing a bug
introduced in 4.3. The release also improves the quality of Olympus
E3 conversions. Both Mac OS and Windows versions are...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07120601acr431.asp

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Olympus SP-560UZ gains wireless flash through firmware 3 Thu, 6 Dec

Olympus has released firmware version 3.1 for its SP-560UZ
superzoom, allowing the camera to wirelessly control multiple
Olympus flash units such as the FL-50R and FL-36R. the update is
available to download now via Olympus Master 2 software, update
instructions and a guide to using the wireless system follows...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07120602oly560firm.asp

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Rob Galbraith's EOS-1D Mark III update Tue, 11 Dec

Rob Galbraith has posted his latest installment of the issues and
fixes around the much publicized Canon EOS-1D Mark III continuous
auto-focus issues. This story has been running since around June
time when Rob first posted his relatively poor experience of
shooting the EOS-1D Mark III in a working sports...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07121101robgaleos1dmkiii.asp

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Just posted! Panasonic DMC-L10 review Fri, 14 Dec

Just Posted! Our review of the Lumix DMC-L10, Panasonic's second
Four Thirds digital SLR. The L10 joins the increasingly crowded 10
megapixel mid-range DSLR pack with a few unique features, including
a fully articulated swing/tilt screen, full-time live view AF
(contrast detect) and a high quality 28-100mm equiv....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0712/07121401panasonicl10review.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 2 Dec 2007

2007-12-03T08:56:00.000-08:00

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Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd review
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Last week saw our review of Fujifilm's eighteen times optical zoom,
eight megapixel compact camera, the S8000fd. Its extraordinary
zoom begins at a useful 27 mm wide angle and continues all the way
to a spotting-scope-like 468 mm. Obviously all this zoom can only
really be useful with two things; some kind of stabilization system
and good high ISO. The S8000fd has sensor-shift based
stabilization, so tick that box, and ISO sensitivities up to ISO
6400 (up to 1600 at full image size), and that's where things begin
to fall down. To see how the S8000fd shaped see our detailed
review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms8000fd/

Phil

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Nikon D3 and d300 now support 'D2X mode' Tue, 27 Nov

Nikon, obviously realizing that many users of its previous flagship
DSLR will be migrating to its successors, has made available
'Picture Controls' aiming to emulate the color reproduction of the
D2X(s) on the new D3 and D300. There are three such controls,
mirroring the original color modes I to III. These...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112701nikond2xmode.asp

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III firmware V 1.1.3 Wed, 28 Nov

Canon has released firmware version 1.1.3 for its EOS-1D Mark III
DSLR. Available now via Canon Japan's website, the update increased
transmission speed when using high-speed SD cards, improves
AF-tracking in certain situations and fixes a couple of bugs. Click
through for a list of changes and the all-important...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112801canon1dfirm.asp

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Sigma DP1 official statement Fri, 30 Nov

The Sigma DP1, the world's first digital compact camera featuring
an APS-C sized imaging sensor, was first presented as a concept
prototype at Photokina 2006. Since then prospective users have
nervously been waiting for its release to market - in vain. Sigma
has today published an announcement in which the company...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07113001sigmadp1delay.asp

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Just posted! Fuji FinePix S8000fd review Fri, 30 Nov

Just posted! Our review of FujiFilm's FinePix S8000fd. The S8000fd
strives to offer point-and-shoot convenience with the option of
manual controls in a body with an unfeasibly long 18x zoom lens. In
what has already become a crowded market segment, can the S8000fd
be all things to all people? Find out after the link.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07113002FujiS8000fdreview.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 25 Nov 2007

2007-11-26T02:32:00.000-08:00

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Olympus EVOLT E-510 review
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Last week we posted our detailed review of the Olympus EVOLT E-510
digital SLR. The E-510 is the bigger brother of the E-410 and as
it turned out a logical upgrade from the E-500. It features a ten
megapixel 'LiveMOS' sensor (which can provide live view on the LCD
monitor) mounted on a moving platform which provides image
stabilization by reacting to detected body movement (ie.
sensor-shift stabilization). Improvements over the E-500 (other
than sensor, live view and stabilization) include faster continuous
shooting, a higher resolution LCD monitor and slightly larger
viewfinder view.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse510/

Phil

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Leica M8 firmware 1.110 Mon, 12 Nov

Leica has updated M8 firmware available from its service website.
Version 1.110 adds lens coding for 35, 50, 75 and 90mm Summarit-M
lenses and shortens the interval between pre and main flashes when
using M-TTL mode with Leica's SF24 D and SCA compatible flashguns.
Battery capacity display is also improved as is...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111201leicam8firm.asp

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Just posted! Nikon Coolpix P5100 review Mon, 12 Nov

Just posted! Our review of Nikon's flagship compact camera.
Offering manual exposure controls in a small, magnesium alloy body,
the P5100 is probably best considered a 'photographers' compact.'
The extra manual controls don't come at the expense of the face
detection and vibration reduction features seen on most...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111202nikonp5100review.asp

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10mm F2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM Wed, 14 Nov

The other type of fisheye lens available is the diagonal variety
which squeezes a 180° angle of view into a standard rectangular
format. This new 10mm F2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM from Sigma is just
such a lens. That said, it captures a true 180° vista only when
mounted in front of a Nikon DX sensor - users of...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111401sigma10fish.asp

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Sigma 4.5mm EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM Wed, 14 Nov

Sigma has for the first time marketed a true fisheye optic for crop
sensors, projecting a circular 180° image onto APS-C sensors.
The new lens sports a focal length of 4.5mm and maximum aperture of
f/2.8, HSM silent focusing and SLD low-dispersion lens elements.
Aside from the 'edgy' skateboarding shots and...

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Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX Fri, 16 Nov

Another interesting lens announced by Tokina is the AT-X 116 Pro
DX, a wide zoom for Nikon and Canon crop sensor cameras boasting a
focal length of 11-16 mm and constant f/2.8 maximum aperture.
Whilst the zoom range is not exactly what you might call extensive,
this lens is likely to generate considerable interest...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111601tokina116.asp

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Tokina AT-X M35 Pro DX Fri, 16 Nov

Tokina has announced a new macro lens for Canon and Nikon crop
sensors, the AT-X M35 PRO DX. Equivalent to a 53.5mm focal length
on Nikon DX and 56mm on Canon APS-C, this lens revives the 'normal'
macro segment which has been sadly absent in recent years, at least
for crop sensors. A focus limiter is present,...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111602tokina35macro.asp

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Adobe updates Fri, 16 Nov

Adobe has released updates for many of its imaging software
packages. Photoshop and Bridge CS3 receive bug fixes whilst Camera
Raw 4.3 offers support for Canon's sRAW format and EOS-1DS Mark III
as well as Nikon's latest D3 and D300 DSLRs and the Olympus E3.
Lightroom 1.3 gains the same additional camera support...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111603adobeupdates.asp

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Nikon to include Capture NX with D3, D300 Fri, 16 Nov

Nikon UK has announced that for the first time it is to bundle
Capture NX with initial shipments of its D3 and D300 DSLRs. The
very first cameras to arrive will include a product key to unlock
the trial version which may be downloaded from the Nikon UK website
whilst shipments from December will include a CD in the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111604capturenx.asp

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Nikkor updates 18-55 kit lens with VR Tue, 20 Nov

Nikon today updated its 18-55mm 'kit' lens to include Vibration
Reduction (VR). The lens also features a Silent Wave Motor aka
AF-S, Super Integrated Coating and hybrid aspherical elements in
its design. The optical design is 11 elements in 8 groups -
slightly more complicated that its predecessors' formulae to...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112001nikkor1855.asp

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Canon 40D firmware V 1.0.5 Tue, 20 Nov

Canon has released firmware version 1.0.5 for its EOS-40D DSLR.
Available now via Canon Japan's website, the update contains bug
fixes and a couple of modifications to the camera's image playback.
Click through for a list of changes and the all-important download
link.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112002canon40dfirm.asp

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Olympus firmware updates Tue, 20 Nov

Got an Olympus E-System DSLR? Having trouble with focusing accuracy
when using the EC-20 teleconverter? You'll be needing one of these
new firmware updates then. Users of the E-1 through E-510 can all
benefit from this round of tweaks, with the E-510 receiving an
extra bonus in the form of improved Image...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112003olyfirm.asp

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DxO Labs announces availability of Optics Pro v5 with prWed, 21 Nov

DxO Labs has announced the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro
v5 for Windows. Whilst we covered the original announcement back in
October, a couple of new features have since been added.
Compatibility between Optics Pro and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has
been enhanced, including reading from and interaction...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112101.asp

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Ricoh Caplio RR770 Thu, 22 Nov

Ricoh has snuck a new camera onto its global site - the Caplio
RR770. A 7.1 megapixel sensor is served by a 34-102mm (35mm equiv.)
lens and results may be viewed on a 3.0" 230k pixel LCD. Image
storage is taken care of by SD cards or the 32MB internal memory -
best reserved as a last resort - and the camera accepts...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112201ricohrr770.asp

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Ricoh GR Digital firmware v2.40 Thu, 22 Nov

Ricoh has released firmware v2.40 for its GR Digital camera.
Highlights of this quite comprehensive update include the addition
of flash compensation, variable color toning and compatibility with
the GT-1 1.43x teleconverter. Kudos to Ricoh for giving its
existing cameras a new lease of life with regular firmware...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112202ricohgrdfirm.asp

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Olympus EVOLT E-510 review Fri, 23 Nov

Just posted! This one's long overdue, but we've finally finished
our in-depth review of the Olympus EVOLT E-510 digital SLR, a
camera we've been using for a few months now. An upgrade to the
E-500 and 'big brother' to the E-410, the E-510 offers a compelling
mix of features in a compact body, including CCD-shift...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07112301olympuse510review.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 11 Nov 2007

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Nikon Coolpix P5100 review
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We have literally just posted our review of the twelve megapixel
3.5x zoom flagship Nikon Coolpix P5100. This camera is an
incremental development of the P5000 and as well as squeezing far
too many pixels onto a tiny sensor also features lens shift
'Vibration Reduction' and a range of manual controls intended to
make it appeal more to the 'prosumer' buyer. See how the P5100
shaped up:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikonp5100/

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Just posted! Panasonic DMC-FZ18 review Mon, 5 Nov

Just Posted! Our review of the latest Panasonic 'super zoom', the
Lumix DMC-FZ18. Essentially an upgraded version of the FZ8 the new
model is one of several models released this year to sport a
whopping 18x (28-504mm equiv.) zoom lens and an 8MP CCD sensor. We
were slightly underwhelmed by the last 18x / 8MP camera...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07110501panasonicfz18review.asp

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Casio unleashes firmware bonanza Tue, 6 Nov

Casio today made available firmware updates for no less than TEN
cameras. There are improvements to movie white balance for seven
models and 8GB+ SDHC support for a further three. The updates are
available now via Casio's support site, link after the jump where
you'll also find a breakdown of the changes implemented.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07110601casiofirmware.asp

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HP to outsource camera business, concentrate on Print 2. Thu, 8 Nov

In a move which will be of no surprise to many Hewlett Packard has
outlined plans for the future of its digital camera business,
announcing that it is to licence an OEM partner to design, source
and distribute HP-branded cameras. This shift in strategy is
intended to allow the technology giant to concentrate on...

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Zeiss introduces ZF-I industrial lens range for Nikon F- Thu, 8 Nov

Zeiss has introduced a new line of lenses aimed at the industrial
and scientific sectors but certain to appeal to a certain section
of the photographic community with their high performance and retro
styling. Zeiss has chosen to release these new optics with Nikon's
F-mount as this is "the most commonly used...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07110802zeisszfi.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 4 Nov 2007

2007-11-06T00:59:00.000-08:00

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 and Eye-Fi reviews
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Last week we posted our brief experience review of a new SD card
with built-in Wi-Fi, the Eye-Fi. This unique device is the same
size as a standard SD card has two gigabytes (2 GB) of built-in
flash storage as well as Wi-Fi capability. Simply set the card up
using a PC/Mac, insert into your camera and begin uploading images
straight back to your computer and/or one of seventeen photo
sharing sites. See how the Eye-Fi shaped up in our review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/eye-fi/

Panasonic's DMC-FZ18 is the latest in what is becoming a 'long
line' of Panasonic compact super-zooms. Virtually identical to the
FZ8 the FZ18 manages to cram even more pixels onto its tiny 1/2.5"
sensor and provide a massive 18x wide angle 28 - 504 mm equiv. zoom
range (with image stabilization).

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz18/

Phil

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Ricoh GR Digital II Tue, 30 Oct

Ricoh today announced the successor to its GR Digital premium
compact. The Ricoh GR Digital II carries over the well-received
28mm equiv. lens from its predecessor, matching it to a new 10
megapixel sensor and new GR Engine II image processing system. For
those of us with one leg longer than the other there is a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07103001ricohgrd2.asp

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UK recall for Canon EOS-1D Mark III Tue, 30 Oct

Canon UK has apparently informed dealers that it has temporarily
stopped shipments of its EOS-1D Mark III and is asking that unsold
units be returned pending an official announcement due over the
next few days. The state of play seems to be that Canon will repair
affected cameras but is not offering refunds or...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07103002eos1dm3recall.asp

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Sony releases updated α700 firmware Tue, 30 Oct

Sony has released the first firmware update for its α700
DSLR, improving image sharpness and noise performance as well as
tweaking flash performance with non-ADI lenses. Also available are
patches for the Alpha's bundled Image Data Converter and Image Data
Lightbox software. The update is applicable only to...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07103003sonya700firm.asp

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PMDA Person of the Year: Phil Askey Tue, 30 Oct

The PMDA (PhotoImaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association)
today announced that Phil Askey of dpreview.com will receive its
'Person of the Year' award for 2008. This award will be presented
at the PMDA awards dinner just before the PMA show in Las Vegas on
30th January 2008. The PMDA has members such as...

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III AF: Canon Europe issues statement Thu, 1 Nov

Canon Europe today released an official statement on the AF
problems experienced by some users of its EOS-1D Mark III DSLR. It
seems the sub-mirror assembly is to blame for focus and tracking
inaccuracy in AI servo continuous mode particularly when working in
high ambient temperatures. Bodies with serial numbers...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07110101canon1d3statement.asp

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Just posted! Eye-Fi card review Thu, 1 Nov

Announced just yesterday we have our review of a production Eye-Fi
card. The Eye-Fi card is a two gigabyte SD card with built-in WiFi
capability. The provided Eye-Fi Manager software allows you to
associate the card with wireless access points and choose to have
images automatically uploaded to your computer and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07110102eyefiwirelesscardreview.asp

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Voigtländer Nokton and Ultron for Nikon and Pentax Fri, 2 Nov

Cosina has announced two Voigtländer-branded lenses which it
will be making available for Nikon and Pentax DSLR mounts. The
Voigtländer Ultron 40mm F2 SLII Aspherical - to give its full
title - is a 'Pancake' type lens protruding a mere 24.5mm from the
lens mount. The optical design comprises six elements...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07110201voigtlander.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 28 Oct 2007

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The Olympus E-3 plus four new reviews including G9 and EOS 40D
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Olympus has finally made their new flagship digital SLR official.
The new E-3 has a ten megapixel LiveMOS sensor (supporting live
view), five frames per second continuous shooting, a new larger
viewfinder, a 2.5" articulating LCD monitor and a 'splash proof'
body. We're hoping to get our hands on this camera at some point
soon.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07101603olympuse3.asp

In the last two weeks we have posted no less than FOUR new reviews,
firstly there's two compacts; the Canon PowerShot SD870IS (28-105
mm zoom, stabilization, eight megapixels, 3.0 inch LCD) and the
Canon PowerShot A570IS (35-140 mm zoom, stabilization, seven
megapixels, 2.5 inch LCD). Next comes the latest 'serious amateur'
digital SLR from Canon, the ten megapixel EOS 40D and lastly the
flagship Canon compact, the PowerShot G9 (32-210 mm zoom,
stabilization, twelve megapixels, 3.0 inch LCD).

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd870is/

Canon PowerShot A570 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona570is/

Canon EOS 40D:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos40d/

Canon PowerShot G9:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong9/

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Jobo Giga one ultra Mon, 15 Oct

Jobo today announced its latest portable storage device - The GIGA
one ultra - promising doubled transfer speeds compared to the
previous GIGA one. This means up to 5.47 MB per second or 1GB in
around three minutes. The new device will be available in four
capacities ranging from 40 GB to a whopping 200 GB with US...

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New Canon Superteles under development Tue, 16 Oct

Canon has given the world a glimpse of its lens development
program, unveiling two all-new super telephotos. First up we have
the EF200mm f/2L IS USM - aimed at portrait and indoor sports
photographers and the seeming successor to the legendary 200 f1.8L
USM (discontinued in 2004). The EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM...

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Olympus µ 790 SW Lime Green edition Tue, 16 Oct

If the four colors in which Olympus offers its tough little µ
790 SW don't quite float your boat, there's no need to panic. There
is now a fifth option in the form of this fetching shade of lime
green. Guaranteed to attract the attention of any (conscious)
subject you should choose to aim it at, the camera...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07101602oly790lime.asp

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Olympus E-3 Tue, 16 Oct

Back in May 2001 Olympus began to make noises about a professional
five megapixel Four Thirds format digital SLR, two years after that
in June 2003 they revealed the E-1. After much hinting, several
'accidental' leaks and some four and a half years, Olympus has
today announced the ten megapixel E-3 professional...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07101603olympuse3.asp

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New Zuiko lenses for E-System Wed, 17 Oct

Alongside the E-3 Olympus has also released four new Zuiko Digital
lenses, three of which feature Olympus' Supersonic Wave Drive focus
system and splashproofing. Let's kick off with the 12-60 f/2.8-4.0
which offers a 5x 24-120mm equiv. zoom range and 25cm closest focus
as well as the aforementioned SWD and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07101701olympuszuiko.asp

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Sandisk Extreme III 8GB bundle Wed, 17 Oct

Sandisk today announced the imminent availability of its highest
capacity Extreme III SDHC card to date. The 8GB media is bundled
with a free Sandisk MicroMate USB 2.0 reader worth $20 and is a
class 6 SDHC device guaranteeing write speeds of 6MB/s or faster.
The pair are expected to ship within 30 days and will...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07101702sandisk8gbbundle.asp

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Sony HDMS-S1D Digital Photo Album Thu, 18 Oct

Sony today announced its HDMS-S1D Digital Photo Album - an 80 GB
storage and slideshow unit featuring HDMI output. Able to import
photos from flash media CD/DVD or Ethernet and featuring powerful
slideshow-creation software, photos may be shared via card or disk
and a compatible printer may be hooked up to its USB...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07101801sonyphotoalbum.asp

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Just posted! Canon SD870 IS review Fri, 19 Oct

Just Posted! Our concise review of the Canon SD870 IS (or IXUS 860
IS if you live in Europe). The replacement for the popular SD800 IS
has the same versatile 28-105mm wideangle zoom but ups the
resolution to 8MP and screen size to a whopping 3.0 inches - and
throws in a few new features to boot. Find out if SD870...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07101901canonsd870isreview.asp

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Datacolor launches new Spyder3 calibration and profilingMon, 22 Oct

Datacolor has updated its Spyder monitor calibration and print
profiling system, featuring the only seven detector color engine on
the market and boasting 400% extra light sensitivity for increased
accuracy. Other new features include a built in ambient light
sensor, combined desktop cradle and tripod mount and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07102201spyder3.asp

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Tamron readies stabilized 28-300 for re-launch Mon, 22 Oct

Having launched and then postponed availability of its AF28-300mm
F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC lens back in August, Tamron is now to re-launch
the lens on October 26th. Canon user will be the first to try out
the new optically stabilized superzoom with a Nikon mount following
early in 2008. More details after the click.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07102202tamron28300.asp

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Just posted! Canon A570 IS review Mon, 22 Oct

Just Posted! Our review of the Canon PowerShot A570 IS, one of a
whole batch of new A series compacts launched earlier this year.
The A570 IS is a keenly-priced, fully featured 7MP camera with a 4x
stabilized zoom and a wide range of photographic control on offer.
Sounds like a bargain, but is it any good? Find out...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07102203canona570isreview.asp

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T2 Wed, 24 Oct

Sony today announced its Cyber-shot DSC-T2 featuring 4GB of
internal memory to help make image storage and sharing a snap. The
camera, like Sony's previous DSC-G2, will make use of Memory Sticks
but the sheer size of the built in storage - combined with its 2.7"
touchscreen and extensive in-camera organization and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07102401sonyt2.asp

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Just posted! Canon EOS 40D review Wed, 24 Oct

Just posted! Our detailed in-depth review of the Canon EOS 40D.
Sixth in line from the D30 announced back in 2000 the 40D features
a ten megapixel CMOS sensor with Live View capability, a '14-bit'
image pipeline, six frames per second continuous shooting, a larger
viewfinder view and of course a three inch LCD...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07102402canoneos40dreview.asp

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Casio Dream Digs video competition Fri, 26 Oct

Casio has launched a competition in conjunction with Best Buy
giving budding film directors a chance to show off their dream
'digs', 'crib' or even just plain old 'place of residence', so long
as it's devoted to sport, gaming, movies or hardcore geekiness.
Shoot a short film - 2 minutes or less, upload it to...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07102601casiocontest.asp

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Just posted! Canon PowerShot G9 review Fri, 26 Oct

Just Posted! Our review of the Canon PowerShot G9, successor to the
G7 and flagship of Canon's extensive compact camera range. The G9
is very much a case of evolution, not revolution, with a new 12MP
sensor and bigger screen plus a few new features including the one
thing missing from its predecessor, RAW shooting....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07102602canong9review.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 7 Oct 2007

2007-10-08T02:12:00.000-07:00

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Lots happening behind the scenes, new reviews soon!
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Over the last couple of months dpreview has gone through perhaps
the biggest upheaval in its history. We went through a period of
around six weeks without access to our studio equipment. Last week
we opened a brand new office in London with new equipment, a custom
designed studio and no less than four new members of staff.
Obviously all of this takes time but we're glad to report that
pretty soon it should be business as usual and we have several
half-finished reviews which will be posted soon.

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Mon, 24 Sep

Adobe has released version 6 of Photoshop Elements, improving ease
of use and featuring new tools such as Photomerge to combine the
best parts of several group shots. There is a new Quick Selection
tool and three edit modes aimed at different skill levels. This
latest release is available now for Windows - a Mac...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07092401pse6.asp

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Canon launches Selphy ES2 and ES20 Wed, 26 Sep

Canon today launched two new additions to its Selphy range of
dye-sublimation printers, offering up to 6x4" prints with the
minimum of hassle. The Canon Selphy E2 replaces the previous ES1
and sports an articulated 3.0" LCD, wireless printing via IrDA
(Bluetooth with an optional adaptor) and may be powered from an...

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Ricoh Caplio R7 firmware 1.20 Wed, 26 Sep

Ricoh has made available firmware version 1.20 for its
recently-launched Caplio R7. The update improves AF accuracy and
fixes a bug where 3:2 images are recorded incorrectly when the
bracketing feature is used. The update is available now from
Ricoh's support site, link after the click.

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Pentax Optio A40 Mon, 1 Oct

Pentax today unveiled the Optio A40, a 3x zoom compact featuring a
large 1/1.7" sensor for improved low-light abilities. CCD-shift
image stabilization keeps the shakes at bay whilst the videos are
recorded in DivX format allowing for smaller file sizes.
Shutter-priority and manual exposure are here alongside...

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Pentax Optio V10 Mon, 1 Oct

The Pentax Optio V10 is a 8.0 megapixel digicam featuring 3x
optical zoom and 3.0" LCD squeezed into an aluminum alloy shell
just 19mm thick - Pentax having achieved this feat of
miniaturization through a redesigned circuit board and extra-slim
battery. Face Detection AF & AE, Digital Shake Reduction and
a...

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Pentax-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Mon, 1 Oct

Pentax today announced its 18-250mm 14x superzoom covering an
equivalent focal range of 27.5 - 383 mm. Alongside the hulking zoom
range it also boasts internal focus and a closest focus distance of
45 cm (17.7 in) throughout the zoom range - giving a reproduction
ratio of around 1:3. One ED (Extra-low Dispersion)...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07100103pentax18250.asp

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Live view from a distance with DSLR Remote Pro v1.5 Tue, 2 Oct

Breeze Systems today announced availability of DSLR Remote Pro
v1.5, adding support for Canon's EOS 40D and 1D Mark III. The
software allows the live view feature of these cameras to be
operated remotely including contrast-detection autofocus. This is
currently a unique capability with interesting possibilities for...

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New EU rules set to limit video capture Wed, 3 Oct

The CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) has today
released a statement on the recent re-classification of certain
digital cameras as 'video camera recorders'. The new EU rule states
that any digital still camera with a resolution higher than 800x600
and the duration of video of 30 minutes of more (at...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07100301cipaeustatement.asp

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Sigma SD14 firmware v1.05 adds ISO 50 Wed, 3 Oct

Sigma has made available firmware v1.05 for its SD14 DSLR. The big
news with this latest release is the addition of ISO 50 to the
camera's extended mode. This comes with the warning of reduced
'headroom' - read dynamic range - and suggestions on how to cope
with this side-effect. The update also implements fixes...

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ACDSee 10 Photo Manager now available Wed, 3 Oct

ACD Systems has released version 10 of ACDSee - its popular
workflow, editing and image organization application. ACDSee now
features an upload facility which aims to simplify the process of
getting images onto photo-sharing sites such as Flickr and Smugmug
as well as blogs and personal websites. The program can...

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Epson announces Stylus Photo R1900 Thu, 4 Oct

Epson's A3+ printer line has received an upgrade with the Stylus
Photo R1900, incorporating new UltraChrome Hi-Gloss2 Ink technology
for enhanced color gamut, better skin tones and improved glossy
finish. The new system replaces blue ink with orange in addition to
modified magenta and yellow pigments and is said to...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07100401epsonr1900.asp

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New RAW technology for DxO Optics Pro v5 Thu, 4 Oct

DxO Labs has introduced Optics Pro v5, the latest release of its
image quality enhancement software with a new demosaicing system to
better deal with RAW data. The new algorithm uses information from
a much wider area when reconstructing image detail, helping to
minimize artefacts which contribute to the 'digital...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0710/07100402dxo5.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 23 Sep 2007

2007-09-24T04:49:00.000-07:00

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Nikon DSLR previews updated to hands-on, lots more detail
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We have updated our Nikon D3 and D300 previews to full hands-on
with lots of new images, a full breakdown of the operational
functionality, menu options and display including video clips of
live view in use (even HD videos!). For those not familiar with
our hands-on previews they are essentially the first third of our
final review, either produced using a pre-production (as in this
case) or production camera.

Nikon D300 hands-on preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond300/

Nikon D3 hands-on preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond3/

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Olympus E-1 successor on 17th October Tue, 4 Sep

We have just received official word that Olympus will reveal the
successor to their top-of-the-range E-1 digital SLR, currently
dubbed the E-P1 although rumored to be called the E-3, on 17th
October. While no details about the camera have yet been officially
announced there have been numerous leaks point to ten...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07090401olympuse1successor.asp

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Bibble 4.9.8e adds Canon 40D support Wed, 5 Sep

Bibble Labs has updated its raw converter to include support for
three new cameras - The Canon EOS 40D, Pentax K100D Super and
Fujifilm Finepix E550 (hmm, that's not so new but welcome
nonetheless). The 40D support includes tethered shooting and sRAW
compatibility. The software, which also incorporates some bug...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07090501bibble498e.asp

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Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed Thu, 6 Sep

Nearly two years after Konica Minolta transferred its camera
division over to Sony, and over a year after Sony's first DSLR (the
A100), today is the day that the curtain is finally lifted on the
long-awaited 'high end' Alpha digital SLR (in principle the
replacement for the Konica Minolta 7D). The new model sports...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07090601sonydslra700.asp

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Nikon D300 hands-on preview Sun, 9 Sep

Just posted! Our detailed hands-on preview of the Nikon D300
digital SLR. Our preview covers the design of the camera, control
layout, operation use, displays and menus. Also included is a
closer look at the D300 implementation of live view including
videos of it in use. We've also explored HDMI output and
included...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07090901nikond300handsonpreview.asp

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ACDSee Pro 2 Tue, 18 Sep

ACDsee Pro 2 has arrived with support for many new camera RAW
formats and enhanced image processing. RAW files may be exported to
different formats and sizes simultaneously with renaming and
embedding of color profiles integrated into the workflow. ACDSee
Pro 2 is available now via the ACD Systems website, link...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07091801acdseepro2.asp

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Adobe updates Lightroom and Camera Raw Tue, 18 Sep

Adobe has updated its Photoshop Lightroom workflow software and
Camera Raw plug-in to support 14 new camera models. The updates
also include improved noise-reduction and minor bug fixes when
running on Windows Vista. Lightroom 1.2 is available as a free
upgrade to existing users or may be purchased for US $299....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07091802adobelightroom.asp

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Nikon D3 hands-on preview Fri, 21 Sep

Just posted! Our latest hands-on preview of the very latest as-yet
unreleased digital SLRs continues with the Nikon D3, the bigger
brother to the D300. Nikon's first full-frame digital SLR also
features live view, a high resolution three inch LCD monitor and
HDMI output. See how the D3 is shaping up in our twelve...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0709/07092101nikond300handson.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 2 Sep 2007

2007-09-02T23:27:00.000-07:00

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Panasonic DMC-L10 digital SLR and a dozen compacts
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A year and a half since Panasonic made the biggest noise at PMA
2006 with the DMC-L1 it has revealed a new slightly lower price,
considerably smaller and more conventional looking DMC-L10. This
new model features a ten megapixel 'LiveMOS' sensor which provides
live view to its articulating LCD monitor. In a "if only we'd
announced our camera first" second only to Nikon the L10 can
auto-focus in Live View using the contrast-detect method (the same
as a compact camera). The L10 packs a lot into a small body and
we've had one for a couple of weeks, dive into our detailed
hands-on preview of this interesting digital SLR:

Panasonic DMC-L10 Hands-On Preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/panasonicdmcl10/

In addition last week also saw the announcement of no less than
eight Nikon compact cameras, a Ricoh and three Casio models. The
last Casio, a six megapixel twelve-times zoom SLR-like model, as
yet has no name but has generated a lot of interest because of its
CMOS sensor and its ability to shoot full six megapixel images at
60 frames per second and capture VGA movies at 300 frames per
second.

Phil

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Casio EXILIM EX-V8 and EX-Z1080 Tue, 28 Aug

Casio today announced its EXILIM EX-V8 and EX-Z1080 compact digital
cameras, making much of their YouTube™ Capture Mode. The 8.1
megapixel EX-V8 fits a 7x 38-266 equivalent lens totally within its
slim shell and irons out any shakes with a CCD-shift image
stabilization system. The EX-Z1080 ups the pixel count...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082801casioexv8exz1080.asp

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Ricoh Caplio R7 Tue, 28 Aug

Ricoh has updated its R-series of big-zoom compacts with the Caplio
R7. The optical specs remain the same as its predecessor the R6
with a 28-200mm equivalent lens and CCD-shift image stabilization
but the capture side gets an overhaul with an 8.15 megapixel sensor
- up from 7.2 MP - and an upgrade to image...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082802ricohcaplior7.asp

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Delkin UDMA FireWire 800 CompactFlash reader Wed, 29 Aug

Delkin now has a CompactFlash reader compatible with both UDMA and
FireWire 400/800, promising maximum download speeds over 45MB per
second. The new reader is Mac OS X and Windows compatible and is
equally happy with Type I and II CompactFlash media as well as
MicroDrives. The reader is shipping now and should be...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082901delkinudma.asp

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Nikon Coolpix L14 Thu, 30 Aug

Nikon's COOLPIX L14 is an entry-level compact digital camera with
the claim to fame of being the 3x zoom compact with the longest
battery life (as of 30th August 2007). Nikon claim one can squeeze
out over 1000 shots from a pair of Lithium AAs. It's also got 7.1
megapixels, a 2.4" LCD and a 38-114 (equiv.) lens....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083001nikonl14.asp

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Nikon Coolpix L15 Thu, 30 Aug

Compared to the L14 the COOLPIX L15 adds VR and an 8.0 megapixel
sensor. Its lens equates to a 35-105mm zoom range and it has a
larger 2.8" 230,000 dot LCD (so more of the same, a subtly
different price and another piece of shelf space owned). The camera
will be in UK shops from Sept 2007 priced at £129.99

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083002nikonl15.asp

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Nikon Coolpix S51c / S51 Thu, 30 Aug

Nikon has a pair of updates to its S-series of wave-like internal
zoom compact digital cameras. The COOLPIX S51c and its
non-identical twin the S51 share 7.99 megapixel sensors and
VR-stabilized 38-114mm equivalent optics along with a 3.0"
anti-reflective screen. The S51c incorporates Wi-Fi connectivity
for...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083003nikons51c.asp

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Nikon Coolpix S510 Thu, 30 Aug

The Nikon COOLPIX S510 is claimed to be the world's smallest
digital camera with optical image-stabilization, as well as the
most responsive (among 8MP optically-stabilized compacts). There's
also Nikon's new EXPEED image processor to deal with images from
the 8.1 megapixel sensor. The lens is equivalent to...

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Nikon Coolpix S700 Thu, 30 Aug

The second metal bodied compact Nikon with an image stabilized lens
is the S700. Get ready to be a little bit afraid because this
camera packs twelve megapixels behind its three times optical zoom
lens (F2.8 - F5.4). Naturally like all the cameras today the S700
gets 'EXPEED', lets hope it has an effective noise...

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Nikon Coolpix P50 Thu, 30 Aug

The COOLPIX P50 is an 8.1 megapixel compact digital camera aimed at
photographers after a bit more control. The body is modeled after
the P5100 with a nice big hand-grip. A 3.6x 28-102mm equiv. lens,
Electronic VR (software-stabilization) and ISO 2000 capability help
in lower light. The COOLPIX P50 will be...

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Nikon Coolpix P5100 Thu, 30 Aug

Nikon today announced its new flagship compact digital camera - the
COOLPIX P5100. This update from the P5000 uses a variant of Nikon's
new EXPEED image processor along with a slightly larger 12.1
megapixel sensor. The lens is unchanged - 3.5x zoom
optically-stabilized with Nikon's VR technology. However the
sensor...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083007nikonp5100.asp

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Kodak EASYSHARE goes HD Thu, 30 Aug

Kodak today announced three new EASYSHARE digital cameras along
with an HDTV-capable EASYSHARE Dock. The V1253 and V1233 share 12
megapixel sensors and 3x SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH lenses with the V1253
getting a larger 3.1" screen versus the V1233's 2.5". Both shoot
720p video and 16:9 stills and feature face-detection...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083008kodakeasyshare.asp

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Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm F3.5-5.6 Asph. Mega OIS Thu, 30 Aug

Panasonic has its answer to the 28-300mm equiv. DSLR 'superzoom' in
the form of the new Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm F3.5-5.6 Asph Mega
OIS. Optically stabilized as are all the Lumix lenses, focus is
quiet and swift as this is the first lens from Panasonic to utilize
XS (eXtra Silent) supersonic focusing. The...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083009leica40150.asp

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Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-50mm F3.8-5.6 Mega OIS Thu, 30 Aug

Panasonic has also come up with a smaller, lighter 28-100m equiv.
kit lens for its DMC-L10 - the Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-50mm F3.8-5.6
Mega OIS (note the ELMAR label which in Leica nomenclature denotes
a simpler lens than the existing ELMARIT). The new lens also omits
an aperture ring and focus distance scale from...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083010leica1450.asp

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Panasonic DMC-L10, previewed Thu, 30 Aug

Eighteen months after the L1 took PMA 2006 by storm Panasonic has
announced its second digital SLR, the Lumix DMC-L10. As well as a
more conventional design and a new 10MP LiveMOS sensor (which we
presume is the same as that used in the Olympus E-410) the L10
features a wealth of new features including a fully...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083011panasonicL10.asp

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Casio developing 300 fps CMOS based camera Fri, 31 Aug

Casio has today revealed plans of an as yet unnamed twelve times
zoom, six megapixel CMOS based digital camera which can capture a
burst of full-size six megapixel images at sixty frames per second
and VGA AVI movies at an astonishing three hundred frames per
second (obviously shutter speed allowing). Exact...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083101casio300fps.asp

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SanDisk doubles Ultra II capacities Fri, 31 Aug

SanDisk today announced the availability of higher capacities in
its Ultra II range of flash media with 4GB SDHC Plus and 8GB Memory
Stick PRO DUO cards. The SDHC follows SanDisk's clever and useful
two-in-one design with integrated USB connector for effortless data
transfer. Worldwide availability is expected by...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083102sandiskultra.asp

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SanDisk launches ExpressCard adapter Fri, 31 Aug

SanDisk today launched a speedy card reader for
ExpressCard-equipped notebook computers. The SanDisk Multi Card
ExpressCard™ Adapter, to give it its full name, is compatible
with SD and Memory Stick Duo form-factors (and all current variants
of these) but omits full-size Memory Sticks. It should reach
North...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07083103sandiskexpresscard.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 26 Aug 2007

2007-08-27T03:39:00.000-07:00

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Nikon turned up at the party, spoiled it, left
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Last week really was the 'Clash of the Titans', on Monday we had
Canon making a splash with its ten megapixel EOS 40D and twenty-one
megapixel EOS-1Ds Mark III. Then, just three days later, Nikon
came along and dropped a bomb in the shape of the full-frame D3
digital SLR, and the 'compact D3', D300 (which has a more typical
DX sensor). For all the details hit our previews:

Nikon D3 preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond3/

Nikon D300 preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond300/

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos1dsmarkiii/

Canon EOS 40D preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos40d/

Phil

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Nikon Capture NX 1.2 Sun, 19 Aug

Nikon has updated its Capture NX software to version 1.2. Including
a great number of fixes and improvements, the update is available
via the Nikontech support website. Links and a list of changes
after the click.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07081901nikcapnx12.asp

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Canon PowerShot A650 IS & A720 IS Mon, 20 Aug

After months of rumours, Canon's big announcement day has finally
arrived, with a raft of new PowerShot and EOS models and a handful
of new accessories, We start with a couple of additions to the
popular 'A' range of affordable digital compacts, the PowerShot
A650 IS and PowerShot A720 IS, replacing the A640 and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082001canona650720.asp

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Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Mon, 20 Aug

Next up in Canon's new camera frenzy is the Digital IXUS 860 IS,
successor to the IXUS 850 IS. If you live in North America that
sentence should read: 'Next up in Canon's new camera frenzy is the
SD 870 IS Digital ELPH, successor to the SD800 IS'. Confused yet?
You should be. The new model shares its predecessor's...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082002canonsd870is.asp

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Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Mon, 20 Aug

Canon is calling it the 'ultimate Digital IXUS' (or IXY or ELPH or
whatever it's called where you live), and the titanium-cased IXUS
960 IS / SD950 IS - successor to last year's IXUS 900Ti (aka SD900)
- certainly scores highly on the bling factor. We're pleased to see
image stabilization arriving (the lens range...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082003canonsd950is.asp

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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Mon, 20 Aug

Perhaps the most surprising of Canon's PowerShot announcements
today is the SX100, the first in a new series of budget super zoom
compact digital cameras. The PowerShot SX100 IS features a 10x
optical zoom lens with optical Image Stabilizer, 8.0 Megapixel
image sensor (1/2.5") and DIGIC III processor. It's also got...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082004canonsx100is.asp

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Canon PowerShot G9, with RAW Mon, 20 Aug

Almost exactly a year after the PowerShot G7 was announced Canon
has lanched its successor, the PowerShot G9 digital camera. Key
changes include the much-requested inclusion of a raw shooting
mode, a bright new 3.0-inch screen and a new 12.1MP 1/1.7-inch
sensor. The face detection, focus and handling have also been...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082005canong9.asp

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Canon EF-S 18-55 mm IS and 55-250 mm IS Mon, 20 Aug

Canon has today announced two new Image Stabilized EF-S lenses.
Utilizing an all new and considerably simpler stabilizer system
these two lenses are virtually the same size and weight as the
lenses they replace / upgrade. These two lenses in a 'combined kit'
form would provide you with approximately 28 to 400 mm...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082007canonefs18-55and55-250.asp

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Canon EF 14 mm F2.8 L II USM Mon, 20 Aug

Canon has revealed an updated version of their EF 14 mm F2.8 L USM
lens, this 'Mark II' release has undergone a complete optical
redesign and now features two aspherical elements and one UD
(Ultra-low Dispersion) element. This specialized lens delivers an
impressive rectilinear 114° field of view on a full...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082008canonef14mmii.asp

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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, previewed Mon, 20 Aug

Canon has today tipped digital SLR resolution over the twenty
megapixel barrier with the new EOS-1Ds Mark III. The much
anticipated Mark III version of the full-frame EOS-1Ds delivers
medium-format threatening resolution; 5616 x 3744 (21.1 million)
pixels to be precise, in a portable and robust five frames per...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082009canoneos1dsmarkiii.asp

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Canon EOS 40D, previewed Mon, 20 Aug

As anticipated Canon has today announced the successor to the
hugely popular EOS 30D digital SLR. Enter the EOS 40D, headline
improvements are a more robust build with weather-proofing, ten
megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC III and 1D style menus, 6.5 fps
continuous shooting, three custom user modes on mode dial, 3.0"...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082010canoneos40d.asp

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Canon PowerShot G9 samples gallery Mon, 20 Aug

We've had a production Canon PowerShot G9 for a few days now and
have just posted a brief samples gallery in advance of our in-depth
review which will follow in the next couple of weeks. Dive in to
see if the step up to twelve megapixels has affected image quality
and what this bridge camera can deliver in its...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082011canong9gallery.asp

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Sony 12.5 MP APS-C CMOS sensor, 10 fps Mon, 20 Aug

The sensor war between Sony and Canon continues, on the day Canon
announce their new 10 megapixel CMOS powered EOS 40D Sony
Corporation reveal its latest CMOS sensor, the twelve-point-five
megapixel APS-C size IMX021. Sony is positioning this new chip with
new technologies which are designed to deliver low noise...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082012sony12mpcmos.asp

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Canon Picture Style Editor, a quick look Tue, 21 Aug

One briefly mentioned addition to the software bundle included with
both the Canon EOS 40D and Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III is the new
Picture Style Editor. This tool (as the name implies) allows you to
edit and create custom Picture Styles based on the predefined ones
(including color look-up tables). We've just updated...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082101canonpseditor.asp

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Sony DSC-T200 Tue, 21 Aug

Sony has today announced a couple of updates to its T-Series of
slim digital cameras, replacing the DSC-T100 and DSC-T20. First off
we have the DSC-T200 with 8.0 Megapixels and 5x optical zoom.
Taking up pretty much the whole of the camera's rear we find a 3.5"
touch screen which may be used to choose between focus...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082101sonyt200t70.asp

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Sony DSC-H3 Tue, 21 Aug

Sony has today announced its competitor in the 'pocket superzoom'
sector. Featuring an 8.0 megapixel 1/2.5" sensor and 10x optical
zoom, the Cyber-Shot DSC-H3 brings plenty of technology to the
table with Super-Steadyshot optical stabilization, Face-Detection
and Sony's Dynamic Range Optimizer. In a bid to speed up...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082102sonyh3.asp

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Seam Carving for content-aware image resizing Wed, 22 Aug

Thanks to a forum member 'teabore' for spotting this pretty amazing
new resizing technique from Dr Ariel Shamir and Shai Avidan of the
Efi Arazi School of Computer Science. Revealed SIGGRAPH this new
method of image resizing looks for seams (not simple columns or
rows) of pixels with the 'least energy' (least...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082201seamcarvingimageresizing.asp

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Olympus FE-270 Thu, 23 Aug

Olympus today announced the FE-270 - a no-frills entry level
digital camera aimed at providing an higher quality alternative to
cellphone cameras. That's right, it seems the manufacturers are
finally admitting that these devices are cutting into their market.
That said the FE-270 should comfortably exceed the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082301olyfe270.asp

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Olympus FE-280 Thu, 23 Aug

Next up we have the 8 Megapixel FE-280 which ups the 'bling factor'
with a stainless casing available in four colors for those who
simply can't abide plain old silver. The technology is here too
with Face-Detection and - wait for it - smile detection (we predict
this to be the next must-have feature now that just...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082302olyfe280.asp

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Olympus FE-290 Thu, 23 Aug

Wider is better with the Olympus FE-290. Bringing a 28-112mm (35mm
equiv.) lens within reach of the masses, it also sports a generous
3" LCD and 7.1 Megapixel sensor. Concentrating on usability and
versatility, we can only hope that cameras like the FE-290 will set
a trend towards more practical lens specifications...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082303olyfe290.asp

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Olympus FE-300 Thu, 23 Aug

Well here we go with the big pixel counts. The FE-300 packs 12
miliion of them and ISO settings up to 6400 - albeit with the
assistance of pixel-binning so you won't be gettng the sensor's
full resolution, ISO 1600 is the limit at 12 MP. The rest of the
specs are pretty standard with a 2.5" LCD, 3x zoom starting at...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082304olyfe300.asp

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Olympus Stylus 790 SW Thu, 23 Aug

Olympus is known for its robust SW line of ruggedized digital
cameras and has today added the 7.1 Megapixel Stylus 790 SW - known
as the µ [mju:] 790 SW outside the US. According to Olympus
this tough little digicam will withstand falls of 1.5m and a dip in
the water down to 3m so it should survive even the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082305olystylus790sw.asp

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Olympus Stylus 820 Thu, 23 Aug

The Olympus Stylus 820 squeezes 8.0 Megapixels, a healthy 5x
36-180mm equivalent zoom lens and a 2.7" LCD into it's sleek,
weatherproof* frame. We have Face Detection with Smile Shot to trip
the shutter only after your subject cracks a grin and Shadow
Adjustment Technology to pull a little more detail from murky
areas.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082306olystylus820.asp

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Olympus Stylus 830 Thu, 23 Aug

Next we have the Stylus 830 which shares most of it's features with
the 820 but adds Dual Image Stabilization - a combination of
optical stabilization and ISO boost. Available in silver or black,
the casing is weatherproofed as a Stylus (or mju as they are known
outside the US) should be.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082307olystylus830.asp

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Olympus Stylus 1200 Thu, 23 Aug

The Stylus 1200 tops off that particular range - known as mju in
markets beyond the US. Combining 12 Megapixels with the latest and
greatest innovations including Face-Detection, Shadow Adjustment
Technology and the new TruePic III image processor. The 3x 35-105mm
equivalent zoom is a little tame but you can't deny...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082308olystylus1200.asp

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Olympus SP-560 UZ Thu, 23 Aug

Olympus today announced its SP-560 UZ - successor to the SP-550 UZ
which caused quite a stir on announcement with its unprecedented
18x zoom. It's still here but the move to a slightly larger sensor
has shifted the range toward the wide. The specs now read 27- 486
mm rather than topping out on the far side of 500...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082309olysp560uz.asp

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Three new super telephoto Nikon AF-S VR lenses Thu, 23 Aug

Nikon has today announced three new super telephoto lenses to
coincide nicely with their first full-frame DSLR, the D3. They are
the AF-S 400 mm F2.8G ED VR, the AF-S 500 mm F4G ED VR and the AF-S
600 mm F4G ED VR. These fast aperture 'big reach' lenses are
perfectly suited to the types of photography the D3 is...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082310nikonsupertelelenses.asp

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Nikon AF-S 14-24 mm and 24-70 mm F2.8G ED Thu, 23 Aug

Nikon has announced a pair of new professional AF-S lenses, first
comes the AF-S 14-24 mm F2.8G ED which promises to offer a huge
field of view on the new FX format D3 digital SLR. The lens is made
up of fourteen elements in eleven groups, two of which are ED
glass, three aspherical. There's also a "Nano Crystal...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082311nikonafs14-24-70lenses.asp

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Nikon D3, Full-Frame, previewed Thu, 23 Aug

It's here, after perhaps the longest period of speculation ever
Nikon has today lifted the covers on their first full-frame digital
SLR, the new 12.1 megapixel D3. The D3 is all about speed and
sensitivity, twelve megapixels on a big CMOS chip means large
photosites (8.45 µm pitch to be precise) and that adds...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082312nikond3.asp

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Nikon D300, previewed Thu, 23 Aug

In addition to the FX format (Full-frame) D3 Nikon has also
announced the new DX format D300 which also features a 12 megapixel
CMOS sensor, 14-bit A/D conversion, EXPEED image processor,
sensitivity up to ISO 6400 (with boost), the new CAM3500DX AF
sensor (51 point), HDMI video output, UDMA CF support and last
but...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082313nikond300.asp

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Pentax announces Optio Z10 and S10 Thu, 23 Aug

Pentax today announced its Optio Z10 and S10 compact digital
cameras. The Optio Z10 is a slimline 8.0 megapixel device with a
non-protruding 7x zoom lens giving a range of 38-266mm (35mm
equiv.). The Optio S10 - which is available exclusively through
Wal-Mart stores in the US - boasts 10.0 megapixels and a 3x zoom...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082314pentaxz10s10.asp

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Canon EOS 40D Beta Samples Gallery Sat, 25 Aug

We have just updated our Canon EOS 40D Preview with a gallery of
sample images taken with a pre-production camera. We had aimed to
do this earlier this week but have been at the whim of the 'British
summer'. Results so far seem to be encouraging, you must however
bear in mind that this is an early camera and...

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 19 Aug 2007

2007-08-19T22:39:00.000-07:00

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Canon EOS 40D, EOS-1Ds Mark III, G9 and plenty more!
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Today (Monday 20th) has turned out to be Canon day here at dpreview
with no less than eleven new Canon products all announced at the
same time. The biggest stories must of course be the new ten
megapixel EOS 40D, replacement for the eighteen-month-old EOS 30D
and the EOS-1Ds Mark III, the full-frame shooting professional DSLR
which tips resolution over the twenty megapixel mark. For the
complete low-down see our previews and news articles, links below.

Canon EOS 40D preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos40d/

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos1dsmarkiii/

Canon EF 14 mm F2.8 L II USM lens:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082008canonef14mmii.asp

Canon EF-S 18-55 mm IS and 55-250 mm IS lenses:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082007canonefs18-55and55-250.asp

Canon PowerShot G9:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082005canong9.asp

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082004canonsx100is.asp

Canon PowerShot SD950 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082003canonsd950is.asp

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082002canonsd870is.asp

Canon PowerShot A650 IS & A720 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082001canona650720.asp

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Olympus releases updated firmware for E-410 & E-510 Wed, 15 Aug

Olympus has updated firmware available for its E-410 and E-510
digital SLRs. The E-410 software corrects whitebalance preview
whilst using Live View and stops the filename sequence from being
reset when images are deleted as well as improving CompactFlash
write performance. The E-510 release meanwhile includes the...

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Ricoh Caplio GX100 review
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Last week saw our review of Ricoh's GX100, their latest
niche-appeal stylized digital camera which is technically the
successor ot the GX8 but is actually aimed more at the GR Digital
type buyer. This interesting compact features a 24-72 mm
equivalent wide angle zoom backed onto a 1/1.75", ten megapixel,
stabilized, CCD. Other curiosities include the removable tilting
electronic viewfinder and an optional wide angle converter which
can push the cameras wide angle capabilities to 19 mm equiv. See
how the GX100 shaped up in our review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ricohgx100/

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Ricoh GX100 firmware 1.1.6 Mon, 6 Aug

Ricoh has released firmware 1.1.6 for its GX100 digital compact.
The major fix implemented in this release is an improvement in
exposure when using flash in bright light. Also attended to are a
couple of minor glitches relating to the OSD - namely misalignment
of the location window when zooming 3:2 or 1:1 format...

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Pentax Photo Gallery (dot com) Mon, 6 Aug

Pentax US has today announced the opening of PentaxPhotoGallery.com
a stylish and sophisticated online photo gallery dedicated to
photographs taken with Pentax equipment. With a frankly beautiful
Flash interface Pentax Photo Gallery allows you to browse images in
collections, categories, artists and even by camera...

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Just posted! Ricoh Caplio GX100 review Tue, 7 Aug

Just Posted! Our review of the Ricoh Caplio GX100 compact digital
camera, nominally the successor to the GX8 but in spirit a lot
closer to the GR-Digital. Key features for the keen photographer
include a 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom, full manual control and the
world's first removable tilting electronic viewfinder....

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Nikon's new full-color RGB sensor? Thu, 9 Aug

Kudos to one of our forums posters, 'imagewest' for spotting US
Patent 7,138,663, assigned to Nikon Corporation of Japan. This
patent describes a new type of image sensor which uses three small
dichroic mirrors below an opening to direct red, green and blue
light to separate photodiodes. This design would provide...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07080901nikonimagesensor.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 5 Aug 2007

2007-08-06T01:43:00.000-07:00

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Leica M8 review
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Last week we posted our detailed in-depth review of Leica M8, their
first ever digital rangefinder. The M8 has a ten megapixel 27 x 18
mm CCD sensor (1.33x FOV crop) with special offset microlenses near
the frame corners to compensate for light fall-off from wide angle
lenses. Despite it's digital transformation the M8 is faithful to
its Leica M series roots, it's still hand made with a magnesium
alloy case topped with a solid chamber milled from a single block
of brass and a brass bottom cover. See how the M8 shaped up in our
review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/leicam8/

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Samsung i85 Mon, 30 Jul

Samsung today announced its latest multimedia camera - the i85.
Following on from previous i-series devices by combining music and
video playback alongside its photographic abilities, the i85 has a
few new tricks up its sleeve such as an inbuilt travel guide which
may be updated online and a generous 450MB of...

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Samsung NV range updated Mon, 30 Jul

Samsung has announced a trio of new compacts in its NV (New Vision)
series, upping the resolution in the range-topping NV20 to 12
megapixels with 8 and 10 MP sensors available in the NV8 and NV15.
All three feature the same attractive styling and innovative 'Smart
Touch' interface as before - albeit with tweaks....

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III firmware 1.1.0 now available Tue, 31 Jul

Ten days ago Canon announced that they would make new EOS-1D Mark
III firmware available at the end of this month. Today, true to
their word they have announced what is now being called version
1.1.0 which has the following changes; improves the look of images
when played on the LCD monitor; fixes a problem in the...

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Just posted! Leica M8 review Tue, 31 Jul

Just posted! Our detailed in-depth review of Leica's first digital
rangefinder, the M8. Fifty-two years after the first M series
camera (the M3) Leica bring their classic rangefinder design into
the digital age with a ten megapixel CCD (with specially designed
offset microlenses) and a full range of digital...

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Sony recalls Cyber-Shot DSC-T5 Fri, 3 Aug

Sony has issued a recall on its Cyber-Shot DSC-T5 digital camera
after identifying a manufacturing fault. Affecting just over
400,000 cameras worldwide with serial numbers between 3500001 and
3574100, the fault relates to the metal skin covering the base of
the camera. Due to an 'irregularity' in the adhesive...

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Digital camera market grows 27%, DSLRs up 75% Fri, 3 Aug

According to data from CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products
Association) digital camera shipments by CIPA members (the majority
of digital camera manufacturers) are up 27% overall in the first
half of this year compared to the same period last year. The
largest growth coming from DSLRs, a total of 3.5 million units,...

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Leica Summarit-M lenses, F2.5, a new range Fri, 3 Aug

Leica has today announced a completely new range of compact M
series lenses; the 35 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm and 90 mm Summarit-M, all
with a maximum aperture of F2.5. These lenses are clearly aimed at
being more 'affordable' than previous M lenses and will be ideal
companions to the M8 digital rangefinder. On the M8 these...

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 29 Jul 2007

2007-07-31T00:19:00.000-07:00

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Canon PowerShot S5 IS review
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The S5 IS is the latest in the S-series of big zoom digital cameras
from Canon, it has a twelve times optical zoom lens with optical
image stabilization, an eight megapixel sensor and a range of
manual controls designed to satisfy even the most adventurous
photographer. Other improvements over the S3 IS include a step up
to Digic III image processing, longer video clips, higher maximum
sensitivity (now up to ISO 1600) and a higher resolution LCD
monitor. Of course the one thing most S-series owners ask for, a
RAW capture mode is still missing. See how the S5 IS performed in
our tests:

Canon PowerShot S5 IS review
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons5is/

The upcoming CMOS wars and a bunch of new cameras
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Sony and Canon appear to have entered into a war of investment in
the development of higher quality CMOS sensors for compact digital
cameras. We've seen large CMOS sensors in digital SLRs for some
time now (mostly Canon) but CMOS sensors small enough to be used in
compact cameras have until now been notoriously noisy and of lower
quality, used primarily in very cheap OEM digital cameras or mobile
phones. Over the last couple of months both Canon and Sony have
announced significant investments (around $450 million each) in new
R&D facilities and factories developing the next generation of CMOS
sensors. We wait with anticipation.

Last week saw a slew of new digital cameras from Panasonic (three),
Fujifilm (seven) and Samsung (three). See the news links below

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Canon CMOS for compact cameras Sun, 15 Jul

Thanks to Jeff for the heads up on this, according to an article
posted yesterday by Reuters, Canon is to invest 55 billion Yen
($451 million) in a new CMOS production factory at its existing
site in the Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo. The interesting snippet
in this news article comes from the following statement:...

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Sony CMOS investment Tue, 17 Jul

Sony has revealed it is to invest 60 billion Yen (5 billion Yen
more than Canon) over the next three years in its Kumamoto
Technology Center (image sensor production). From the announcement:
"Over the next three years, Sony will continue to strengthen its
CMOS sensor manufacturing operations to provide growth...

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Olympus releases Studio 2.0 Wed, 18 Jul

Olympus has a major update of its Olympus Studio RAW conversion and
camera-control software for photographers using its E-System DSLRs.
Version 2.0 features a new user interface and is finally compatible
with Intel Macs and Windows Vista as well as supporting the latest
E-410 and E-510 cameras. Olympus has also...

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Sandisk opens the throttle on its fastest cards yet Thu, 19 Jul

Sandisk has introduced its new 'Ducati Edition' range of high speed
flash memory cards, inspired by its sponsorship of the Ducati Corse
MotoGP team. Available in CompactFlash and SDHC formats with
capacities of 4 and 8 GB for the CF and 4GB for the SDHC, the new
media are Sandisk's fastest yet - claimed to reach...

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III firmware 1.0.9, soon Sat, 21 Jul

Recently the EOS-1D Mark III has been the buzz of various Internet
discussion forums, but not for the right reasons. Over the last few
months a problem with Auto Focus has come to light which causes it
to either mis-focus or slightly front or back focus, especially
noticeable when tracking a moving subject in Ai...

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Panasonic DMC-FX55 and FX33 Tue, 24 Jul

Panasonic has today launched two new eight megapixel FX series
digital cameras, the DMC-FX55 and FX33. These two cameras are
essentially the same albeit for the FX55's little front grip and
larger three inch LCD monitor. Both cameras feature a 3.6x wide
angle (28 - 100 mm) zoom lens with optical image stabilization...

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Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Tue, 24 Jul

In addition to two new 'pocketable' compacts Panasonic has revealed
the latest FZ series 'super zoom' model, the eighteen times optical
zoom FZ18. This camera mates its (tiny) eight megapixel CCD to a
lens which provides the equivalent of 28 to 504 mm on a 35 mm
camera, plus it's optical image stabilization. Just...

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Kodak's first CMOS compact Wed, 25 Jul

Kodak yesterday quietly announced the EASYSHARE C513 - its first
digital camera based on CMOS sensor technology (well aside from
2001's mc3). Kodak say the CMOS sensor is capable of providing
"excellent color reproduction and dynamic range with low electronic
noise" but have - for this model at least - limited...

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Sigma HSM lenses for Nikon mount Wed, 25 Jul

Sigma has today announced that it is to release updated HSM motor
driven versions of the DC 17-70 mm and DC 18-50 mm lenses on the
Nikon lens mount. For those unfamiliar with the numerous lens
acronyms, HSM stands for Hyper Sonic Motor, (also known as
Ultrasonic motor, Silent Wave Motor or even Sonic Direct-drive...

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Fujifilm FinePix A920 Thu, 26 Jul

Fujifilm's latest entry level digital camera is the A920, it
features a nine megapixel SuperCCD sensor, up to ISO 800
sensitivity, a four times optical zoom lens and 2.7" LCD monitor.
In addition it doubles up on storage (as we have seen from most
recent Fujifilm announcements) by providing a dual xD / SD card...

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Fujifilm FinePix F480, wide-angle zoom Thu, 26 Jul

Fujifilm adds to its F-series line with the new all-black F480, a
wide-angle zoom (28 - 112 mm equiv.) eight megapixel digital camera
with a 2.7" LCD monitor, an easy-access mode / scene dial and
internal memory as well as support for xD or SD card storage. One
noteworthy item on this camera must be the direct...

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Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd; Face it, Beam it, Blog it Thu, 26 Jul

Carrying the slightly odd 'Face it, Beam it, Blog it' tagline the
new seven megapixel three times zoom ultra-compact Z10fd digital
camera from Fujifilm looks very cool, especially in black (it is
available in four more neon-like colors). Face it refers to face
detection technology, which is kind of expected in a...

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Fujifilm FinePix F50fd, Image Stabilized Thu, 26 Jul

The Fujifilm F50fd has a lot to live up to, its the model to
replace the F31fd, a camera we have raved about ever since we
reviewed it as about the only compact camera you can use
confidently at high sensitivities. The F50fd takes quite a jump
from the F31fd's six megapixels, it now has twelve megapixels and
that...

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Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd - 18x zoom Thu, 26 Jul

Fujiflm has joined the 'big zoom' brigade with a camera designed to
go head-to-head with the Olympus SP-550UZ and the new Pansaonic
FZ18. Sporting an 18x (27-486mm equiv.) zoom, 8MP sensor and - for
the first time in a Fujifilm 'bridge' camera - image stabilization
(CCD-shift), the new FinePix S8000fd is Fujifilm's...

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Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd Thu, 26 Jul

In addition to the Z10fd, Fujifilm has announced another slim and
stylish yet feature-packed digicam. Shoehorned into the 19.8mm (0.8
in) shell of the 8 megapixel Z100fd we find a 5x zoom, Face
Detection, intelligent red-eye removal and CCD-shift stabilization.
This frankly gorgeous little camera is also available...

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Fujifilm FinePix S5800: Small camera - Big pictures Thu, 26 Jul

Also announced today was Fujifilm's successor to its S5700 compact
superzoom. Packing a 10x zoom and 8 megapixels, the S5800 also
boasts ISO1600 capability and a 1cm Super Macro mode. Budding
film-makers are well catered for with 640x480, 30fps movie capture
featuring Electronic image stabilization and smooth 60fps...

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Kodak Sues Panasonic Over Patents Thu, 26 Jul

Kodak today filed a suit against Panasonic (and JVC) claiming that
they are infringing Kodak patents which cover image compression,
storage, color image sensors, selectable image size and preview.
Apparently Kodak is seeking damages and an injunction against
Matushita (Panasonic) and its subsidiaries. An...

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Just Posted: Canon PowerShot S5 IS review Fri, 27 Jul

Just posted! Our review of the PowerShot S5 IS, the latest in
Canon's enduringly popular 12X 'super zoom' digital camera range.
The new model ups the resolution and top ISO and adds face
detection (of course), but also sports a swathe of feature
enhancements including a larger screen and - for the first time -
a...

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 15 Jul 2007

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A new CSI camera from Fujifilm and our Sony DSC-H7 review
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Last week Fujifilm revealed their third non-visible light (UV and
IR) sensitive camera, the 'IS Pro', this specialized digital SLR is
based on the S5 Pro (which is subsequently based on a Nikon D200
chassis) and is designed to be used specifically in law enforcement
as well as scientific and medical communities. Last week also saw
our review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7, although effectively
identical to the DSC-H9 apart from its lower resolution LCD screen
the H7 still warranted a full set of tests to confirm no other
subtle differences.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7 review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyh7/

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Casio Exilim EX-Z77 and EX-S880 Tue, 10 Jul

Casio has today announced two new digital cameras whose USP (Unique
Selling Point) is a YouTube optimized video capture mode.
Thankfully this promises to be more than just marketing fluff as
the EX-77 and EX-S880 record video using the MPEG-4 H.264 video
codec, something we've been asking manufacturers to implement...

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Samsung introduces new L-series cameras Wed, 11 Jul

Samsung has today announced three new L-series digital cameras. The
7MP L730 and 8MP L830 both feature a 3x optical zoom and 2.5" LCD
alongside Samsung's Intelligent Face Recognition Technology and
ISO1600 capability. The L83T meanwhile adds ASR (Advanced Shake
Reduction) - Samsung's pseudo-stabilization system...

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Pentax announces Optio E40 & M40 Wed, 11 Jul

Pentax has a couple of new digital camera upgrades to announce
today. The Optio E40 is an entry-level model with 8.1MP, 3x zoom
(37.5 - 112.5 equiv) and clearly geared toward ease-of-use. Face
Recognition is here along with Auto Picture mode, Digital Shake
Reduction (increases ISO to achieve higher shutter speeds)...

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Samsung announces S85 Thu, 12 Jul

Samsung has today announced its S85 compact digital camera. This
economically-priced digicam packs an 8.2MP sensor and 5x optical
zoom (38 - 190mm equivalent) alongside the latest technologies
including Face Recognition AF & AE and ASR (Advanced Shake
Reduction). The S85 will hit the shelves in the UK from the...

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Canon EOS Utility 2.0.2 Fri, 13 Jul

Canon has made available version 2.0.2 of its EOS Utility
downloading and camera-control software. The changes include
support for Windows Vista and the new EOS-1D Mark III. Download
instructions and link after the jump.

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Canon Digital Photo Professional 3.0.2 Fri, 13 Jul

Canon also has an update for users of its Digital Photo
Professional Raw-conversion software. As well as enhancing
on-screen rendering and allowing Picture Style settings to be
applied, version 3.0.2 also improves compatibility with Microsoft
Windows Vista. Download link after the jump.

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Sigma SD14 firmware 1.04 Fri, 13 Jul

Sigma has released version 1.04 firmware for its SD14 DSLR. The
update corrects an intermittent camera freeze, improves video
output and fixes the remaining-shot counter. For users of
Intel-powered Macs running OS 10.4.9, the camera will now be
recognized as a removable disk when connected via USB. The update
is...

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Fujifilm IS Pro, third UV & IR camera Fri, 13 Jul

Fujifilm today announced the launch of the IS Pro - its third
camera designed to record non-visible light and aimed at the law
enforcement, scientific, medical and fine art communities. The
camera - we assume it to be based on the S5 Pro - has a modified
CCD filter pack and is sensitive to Ultraviolet and Infrared...

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Sony Cyber-shot H7 review Fri, 13 Jul

Just posted! Our review of the Sony DSC-H7, the lower cost version
of the Cyber-shot H9 (reviewed at the end of May). There's not a
lot of difference between the models (aside from LCD size), so
there's not a lot new in this quick update, though it does feature
comparisons with Canon's new PowerShot S5 IS, which...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07071304sonyh7review.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 8 Jul 2007

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Fujifilm S5 Pro review
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Last week we posted our detailed in-depth review of the Fujifilm S5
Pro. The latest in line of Fujifilm digital SLR's is now based on
the same chassis as the Nikon D200 (and is all the better for it).
Sensor wise it features a very similar 'high dynamic range'
SuperCCD sensor as the S3 Pro, with two sets of photosites one
smaller (and hence less sensitive) than the other the combined data
should capture more dynamic range. We're happy to report the S5
Pro lived up to its billing, delivering almost twelve stops (12 EV)
of dynamic range in JPEG shots with the DR setting on 'Auto'
(effectively the same as the 400% setting). See how well it did
and how it compares to other offerings in the market by reading our
review (kudos to Simon on his first dpreview DSLR review):

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms5pro/

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Olympus announces ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 Tue, 26 Jun

Olympus has today announced a new Zuiko Digital ED 70-300 F4.0-5.6
telezoom for its E-System DSLRs to be introduced in October.
Slotting into Olympus' 'Standard' range alongside the existing
14-42 and 40-150 zooms the new lens lives up to the Four Thirds
promise of lighter, more compact optics measuring 127mm (5")...

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Adobe updates Lightroom Wed, 27 Jun

Adobe has updated its Photoshop Lightroom workflow to version 1.1.
Now including support for multiple computer workflows, assisting
photographers with one more than one workstation, Adobe has also
made improvements to the Noise Reduction and Sharpening algorithms.
Windows Vista compatibility has arrived with...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07062701lightroom11.asp

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Pentax K100D Super Thu, 28 Jun

Pentax today announced an updated version of the K100D digital SLR.
The new K100D Super adds ISO 3200 sensitivity, SDM (Supersonic
Drive Motor) lens support and a Dust Removal system which operates
in the same manner as the K10D; a combination of a special
protective coating on the low pass filter and a high...

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Fujifilm S5 Pro firmware Ver 1.08 Mon, 2 Jul

Fujifilm has made available firmware version 1.08 for its Finepix
S5 Pro digital SLR. This latest release is aimed at fixing
connection issues with Nikon's MB-D200 battery grip and is
available now via Fujifilm's software update page - link after the
jump.

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Adobe ships CS3 'Production Premium' and 'Master Collect Tue, 3 Jul

Adobe has announced shipping of the English-language editions of
Adobe Creative Suite 3 'Production Premium' and 'Master
Collection', finalizing availability of the CS3 range. Customers
requiring other translations have a little longer to wait however -
German, French and Japanese releases are due to appear by...

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Pentax K10D firmware 1.30 Thu, 5 Jul

Pentax has today released the latest firmware update for its K10D
DSLR. Following the lead set by its recently announced K100D Super,
the release adds support for SDM (Supersonic Drive Motor) lenses
with built-in motors - Pentax's equivalent to Canon's USM and
Nikon's AF-S technology and offering smoother quieter...

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Just Posted! Fujifilm S5 Pro Review Thu, 5 Jul

Just Posted! It's taken a while, but we've just posted our in-depth
review of Fujifilm's S5 Pro. The S5 Pro may have the same sensor
(well, almost) as the S3 Pro, but as a camera it is a quantum leap
forward over the models that preceded it, being based on the
highly-regarded Nikon D200 (all the previous models...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07070502fujis5proreview.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 24 Jun 2007

2007-06-25T03:06:00.000-07:00

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Subtle redesign with more going on under the hood and more to come
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At the end of last week I implemented a subtle redesign of the site
which includes a wider menu column (now 160 pixels), a wider center
(content) column and a new 160 pixel column on the right side which
is primarily for advertising but will also be used for additional
navigation for certain site sections. As well as the dimensional
changes the underlying layout method has been brought up to date
and much of the site code dedicated to page layout has been
re-written. With these changes in place I also have a couple of
exciting new community features which will hopefully be live later
this week.

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Leica Digilux 3 firmware 2.0 Mon, 18 Jun

Leica has today released firmware version 2.0 for its Digilux 3
DSLR. Headlining the update is the addition of a 'Mode 3' setting
to the optical stabilization system which corrects only
longitudinal camera movement and is ideal for 'panning' action
shots. Other enhancements include improvements to the LiveView...

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Fujifilm Big Job HD-3W coming to UK Wed, 20 Jun

Fujifilm has today announced that it is to introduce the latest
model in its 'Big Job' range of ruggedized digital cameras to the
UK. Previously unavailable on these shores, the Big Job HD-3W
offers a wide-angle (28-84mm equivalent) 3x zoom lens, 3" LCD
monitor, hotshoe and ISO 1600 capability all wrapped up in a...

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Potential site disruption later today Fri, 22 Jun

Later today I am aiming to apply a site-wide update, the
application of this update may take a few hours during which time
the site will be unavailable or only partially operational. I
expect to start this work at approximately 6 PM BST (1 PM EST). As
soon as the update is complete I will add an update to this news...

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HP takes wraps off summer releases Fri, 22 Jun

Summer is on its way and HP has a raft of releases to help capture
the fun and games. The headline product is the Photosmart R937
which boasts a huge 3.6-inch touchscreen - the largest currently
available - in addition to its 8MP sensor and 3X zoom lens. The
remainder of the cameras released are hardly...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07062202hpsummer.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 17 Jun 2007

2007-06-18T14:07:00.000-07:00

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New color filter array design from Kodak and Olympus E-410 review
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Last week saw Kodak announce a new layout for the color filter
array over any type / size of sensor. This new alternative to the
Bayer color filter array has one monochrome (panchromatic) pixel
for each colored pixel (red, green or blue). This will lead to
lower overall color resolution but higher sensitivity. The demo
pictures provided by Kodak show some improvement but the proof of
the pudding will be in the eating. Also last week we posted our
detailed in-depth review of the Olympus E-410, a compact and
lightweight ten megapixel digital SLR with better-than-budget-level
features such as Live View, mirror lock-up and Olympus' dust
reducing SSWF filter.

Olympus E-410 EVOLT review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse410/

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Kodak bolsters camera range with six new models Tue, 12 Jun

Kodak has today announced six new digital cameras to be made
available between now and September, four of them marking the debut
of its new 'M-Series'. The M753 and M853 are 3x zoom models with 7
and 8 megapixels respectively. The M873 and M883 meanwhile both
sport 8 megapixels, a large 3-inch LCD and all-metal...

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Ricoh Caplio R6 firmware version 1.39 Tue, 12 Jun

Ricoh has released updated fimware for their Caplio R6 digital
camera. A minor update by all accounts, this fixes the skew
correction feature as well as preventing the step zoom function
from being deactivated when the camera is powered off. The third
change is to display @settings have been changed' if switched on...

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Kodak High Sensitivity Image Sensor Tech Thu, 14 Jun

Kodak Image Sensor Solutions has today announced a new Color Filter
Array (CFA) layout (and image processing path) as an alternative to
the widely used Bayer pattern which should provide higher
sensitivity. This new layout features one 'panchromatic pixel'
(monochrome) to every colored pixel (red, green or blue)...

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Just posted! Olympus E-410 EVOLT review Thu, 14 Jun

Just posted! Our detailed in-depth review of the Olympus E-410
EVOLT. This ten megapixel digital SLR is the lightest and slimmest
on the market weighing in at just 435 g (excluding lens) and has
design very reminiscent of Olympus' own OM series from the 1970's
(and there's nothing wrong with that). The E-410 takes...

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 10 Jun 2007

2007-06-11T02:28:00.000-07:00

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Canon PowerShot TX1 review
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Last week saw our review of the PowerShot TX1 a seven megapixel,
ten times optical zoom ultra-compact digital camera which has a
vertical 'palm grip' design just like a camcorder. Designed a
'cross-over' product the TX1 proudly touts its 720P HD movie
capabilities, sadly there's no MPEG-4 (only oversized Motion JPEG)
and as we discovered the '720P' capability left a lot to be
desired.

Canon PowerShot TX1 review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canontx1/

Don't forget, we're hiring!
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07060103dpreviewishiring.asp

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CIPA Specifications Guideline for Digital Cameras Mon, 4 Jun

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) has today
published a draft of their new 'Specification Guideline for Digital
Cameras', this document is designed to provide guidelines to
manufacturers for the publication of specifications and features
for digital cameras. It covers a wide range of details such as...

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Ricoh GX100 firmware update Thu, 7 Jun

Ricoh has posted firmware version 1.14 for the GX100, this new
revision improves auto focus accuracy and the level of exposure
compensation used in long exposures. In addition it fixes no less
than five bugs including loss of auto focus mode setting, DNG
format metadata errors and problems with the skew correction...

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Just Posted! Canon TX1 Review Fri, 8 Jun

Just Posted! A quick review of Canon's unusual PowerShot TX1. This
ultra-compact 7MP digital camera is has several unique features
including a 'camcorder style' vertical design, 720p 'HD' movie
capabilities and an optically stabilized 10x optical zoom. Find out
what we thought of it after the link...

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Bibble Pro Version 4.9.8 Fri, 8 Jun

Bibble Labs has today released the latest version of its RAW
processing software, adding support for recent cameras from Canon,
Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus and Panasonic. Also included is the
ability to tether newer Canons and Fujifilm's S5 Pro. The upgrade
is free to current owners of Bibble 4 and new licensees will...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07060802bibble.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 3 Jun 2007

2007-06-04T03:31:00.000-07:00

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Sony DSC-H9 review and dpreview are hiring, come and join us!
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Last week saw our review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9, an
attractive and well specified 'bridge camera' which was let down by
a poor user interface and image quality which left us longing for
the great Sony bridge cameras of the past (DSC-F717, DSC-F707).
Another fairly significant item of news is that dpreview is hiring,
we're looking for two writers and one web development engineer, you
need to be UK based and willing to commute to London (SE1) daily,
see the link below for more information.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyh9/

We're hiring!
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07060103dpreviewishiring.asp

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Just posted! Nikon D40X review Sun, 27 May

Just posted! Our detailed in-depth review of the Nikon D40X, the
ten megapixel follow-on from the D40. As well as another four
megapixels the D40X also features faster continuous shooting (three
frames per second) and a lower base sensitivity of ISO 100.
Delivering a compact digital SLR with a ten megapixel sensor...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07052701nikond40xreview.asp

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Adobe Camera RAW 4.1 (now) Tue, 29 May

Adobe has today released version 4.1 of their Camera RAW plug-in
for Photoshop CS3, Elements 4.01 (Mac) and Elements 5.0. This
update adds support for the Canon EOS-1D Mark III, Fuji FinePix S5
Pro, Nikon D40X,  Olympus E-410, Olympus SP-550 UZ, Sigma
SD14, Phase One H 20, Phase One H 25, Phase One P 20, Phase...

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Just Posted! Sony DSC-H9 Review Tue, 29 May

Just Posted! Our in-depth review of the new flagship 'big zoom'
Cyber-shot, the DSC-H9 - successor to the H5. As well as stretching
the lens to 15x and adding a million or so pixels the H9 sports a
wealth of new features and a trendy new interface. Find out what we
thought of it after the link...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07052902sonydsch9review.asp

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Pentax 50th Anniversary Asahi Pentax DSLR Fri, 1 Jun

In the Pentax Square in Shinjuku, Japan Pentax has revealed a
special 50th Anniversary edition 'Design Study Model' digital SLR
with the tentative name of 'Asahi Pentax'. This prototype camera is
based on the K10D (as is obvious on closer inspection) but has a
very different viewfinder, which is of the same design...

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Pentax and Hoya go ahead, statement Fri, 1 Jun

Today we received a joint statement from Hoya and Pentax confirming
a 'management integration' agreement. The statement spells out the
purpose of the merger as well as the terms; Hoya will pay 105
billion Yen (approx. $860 million) for all outsanding Pentax
shares. The deal could go ahead as soon as next Monday...

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dpreview.com is hiring, be a part of the team Fri, 1 Jun

Have you got what it takes to be a part of the dpreview.com team?
Are you passionate about the techniques and technology surrounding
digital photography? Do you want the dubious pleasure of working
alongside Phil, Simon, Jo and Gordon on the most exciting
photography website in the world? We're looking for three...

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 27 May 2007

2007-05-27T23:50:00.000-07:00

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Our D40X review and the truth about high ISO's in compact cameras
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Yesterday (and naturally just in time for this newsletter) we
posted our in-depth review of Nikon's 'entry level' ten megapixel
D40X digital SLR. The D40X came on the scene just four months
after its six megapixel sibliing, the D40, and in addition to the
extra resolution the D40X can shoot continuously faster and has a
base sensitivity of ISO 100 (versus the D40's ISO 200). You can
see how the camera shapes up in our many tests by following the
link below. Last week also saw us post our insight into, and
comparison of, high ISO modes on compact cameras. We had frankly
had enough of reviewing compact cameras which touted an 'ISO 3200'
mode which was little more than marketing hype, follow the link
from the news article below.

Nikon D40X review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40x/

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Just Posted! High ISO article Sun, 20 May

Just posted: Compact Camera High ISO modes: Separating the facts
from the hype. It's rare these days for a compact camera to be
launched without a high sensitivity mode / high ISO capabilities,
but the truth behind the marketing hype is often disappointing to
say the least. We believe consumers are often being...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07052001highiso.asp

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Casio Exilim EX-Z1200SR Mon, 21 May

Casio has today announced its new "Flagship Exilim" compact digital
camera which packs an unnatural twelve megapixels into its 1/1.7"
CCD sensor and helps to deal with camera shake thanks to a
CCD-shift style stabilization system. The EX-Z1200SR also features
automatic ISO which is dependent on the speed of the...

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Panasonic announces DMC-FX100 Mon, 21 May

Panasonic has today unveiled the latest addition to its popular and
acclaimed Lumix range of digital cameras, boasting a world's first
in its combination of 12.2 megapixels and a 28mm wideangle lens.
Also able to capture HD video the dinky Panasonic certainly is bang
up to date specification-wise, let's hope it's...

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Kodak phasing out low-end digicams Wed, 23 May

According to a report by CNET Kodak President Antonio Perez
speaking at the JPMorgan Technology Conference revealed that the
company "wasn't making much money" in the low-end digicam segment
and has decided to pull out of it. In Addition Mr Perez also
revealed that the company had developed its own five megapixel...

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Pentax Remote Assistant 3 for Mac OS X Fri, 25 May

Pentax has announced a Mac OS X version of its Remove Assistant 3
software. This tool enables you to remotely control one or more
tethered K10D digital SLRs from a PC or (now) Mac. You can control
almost all camera functions as well as triggering shutter release
manually, at regular intervals or at specific times....

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Pentax finally accept Hoya offer Fri, 25 May

In a saga which (publicly) began in December last year and has seen
Pentax fighting Hoya's approaches on various fronts including the
resignation of their president Fumio Urano last month and talk of
selling its headquarters in Tokyo looks to be finally coming to an
end. According to numerous reports Pentax's board...

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Sigma SD14 firmware 1.03 Fri, 25 May

Sigma has today released version 1.03 firmware for the SD14 digital
SLR. This new firmware contains two fixes; Corrects the
intermittent camera freeze while CF CARD BUSY LIGHT is on during
continuous shooting. Corrects the remaining battery power display
on the top LCD panel. Firmware can be user updated and higher...

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Samsung GX-10 firmware 1.20 Fri, 25 May

Samsung has released firmware version 1.20 for its GX-10 DSLR.
Adding functionality to the command dials and green button seems to
be at the heart of this update, improving speed and ease of
operation by allowing photographers to change settings without
having to delve into the menu system. The firmware may be...

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 20 May 2007

2007-05-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

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Amazon.com acquires dpreview.com
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It's pretty unusual for us to be the focus of breaking news but
that's exactly the situation we found ourselves in last week. On
Monday 14th May we announced the news that Amazon.com has now
acquired dpreview.com. As you can imagine this was a big decision
for me both on a personal but also a business level. Talking to
Amazon and seeing their track record of working with other third
party websites (IMDB, Alexa etc.) it became clear that they were
almost the perfect fit to help us shift forward from our 'resource
limited' position and grow the site. I remain 'at the helm' as
director of the business with the same editorial balance as before
(Amazon will have no influence on our editorial content). We are
committed to continuing to deliver high quality content and with
Amazon's help will explore new products and deliver new site
features.

Nikon Coolpix P5000 review
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Last week saw our review of the Nikon's latest flagship compact
model, the Coolpix P5000. This metal bodied camera has a ten
megapixel CCD coupled to a 3.5x zoom lens and features optical
(lens shift based) image stabilization. See how the P5000
performed by reading our review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikonp5000/

Phil

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Just Posted! Casio EX-V7 Review Sun, 6 May

Just Posted! Our concise review of the Casio Exilim EX-V7 digital
camera. As well as being the first ultra-slim Exilim to sport a
large (7x) zoom it is the first with mechanical (CCD-shift) image
stabilization. It's also got a wealth of unique features and a fair
degree of photographic control. But is the EX-V7 as...

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Canon Selphy CP740 and CP750 Mon, 7 May

In addition to their two new cameras Canon has also introduced two
new dye-sublimation photo printers the Selphy CP740 and CP750. The
primary difference between the two appears to be in LCD size, photo
adjustment and IrDA and IrSimple (high-speed) support. These two
new printers take approximately one minute to...

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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Mon, 7 May

Canon has announced the new Powershot SD850 IS (IXUS 950 IS) which
replaces the SD700 IS (IXUS 800 IS). Confused yet? This new digital
camera features an eight megapixel 1/2.5" (5.8 x 4.3 mm) CCD sensor
mated to a four times optical zoom lens in a compact metal body. In
addition the SD850 also features optical...

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Canon PowerShot S5 IS Mon, 7 May

Finally we have the update everyone had expected at PMA, the new
PowerShot S5 IS digital camera. The S5 IS features an eight
megapixel 1/2.5" (5.8 x 4.3 mm) CCD sensor and a twelve times Image
Stabilized zoom lens. Unfortunately this lens, while offering long
reach with its maximum 432 mm equiv. FOV doesn't improve...

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New Panasonic Robust Image Sensor Mon, 14 May

Panasonic has today announced that it has developed a MOS type
image sensor which can withstand being exposed to direct sunlight
for more than twenty years. The most significant part of this
announcement however is the development of a new type of microlens
formed by concentric rings and color filters made from...

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Amazon.com acquires dpreview.com Mon, 14 May

We're proud and excited to announce that Dpreview has been acquired
by the worlds leading online retailer, Amazon.com. Started as hobby
site in 1998, dpreview.com has grown to be the number one
destination for anyone interested in digital cameras and digital
photography. Each month dpreview.com has seven million...

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Just Posted! Nikon P5000 Review Thu, 17 May

Just Posted! Our review of the new 'flagship' in Nikon's Coolpix
compact digital camera range, the P5000. The 10 megapixel P5000
offers an appealing combination of features in a remarkably compact
format, including full photographic control, flash hot shoe and
add-on lens capabilities. Find out if the P5000 lives...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07051701nikonp5000review.asp

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Olympus expands underwater range Fri, 18 May

Olympus has added to the range of underwater accessories for its
compact and SLR digital cameras. Interestingly Olympus have
released housings for its already waterproofed SW range, perfect
for the 'belt and braces' approach to aquatic photography. The
entire current lineup of DSLRs now has the option of dipping...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07051801olyuw.asp

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 6 May 2007

2007-05-07T03:35:00.000-07:00

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Two new Canon compacts, a new Sony and a new review
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Today Canon revealed the Canon PowerShot S5 IS and the PowerShot
SD850 IS (IXUS 950 IS) both cameras feature a 1/2.5" eight
megapixel CCD sensor, the S5 has a twelve times image stabilized
zoom, the compact SD850 a four times image stabilized zoom. Both
of these cameras replace models announced at PMA last year (the S3
IS and the SD 700 IS). In addition Sony announced the eight
megapixel, six times zoom Cyber-shot S800 which has a 2.5" LCD
monitor and 56 MB of internal flash storage.

Canon S5 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07050703canons5is.asp

Canon SD850 IS:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07050702canonsd850is.asp

Yesterday we posted our review of Casio's ultra-slim seven
megapixel EX-V7. This folded-optics design camera offers a fairly
significant seven times optical zoom (38 - 266 mm equiv.) as well
as CCD shift image stabilization and H.264 video capture. See how
it performed in our tests and what we thought of the EX-V7 in our
review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/casioexv7/

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SanDisk and Sony announce SxS memory card Mon, 16 Apr

SanDisk and Sony have jointly today announced the new SxS memory
card format designed for professional camcorders. This new format
is essentially the definition of a PCI Express memory card, it's
the same size and has the same interface. Initially announced in 16
GB capacity we wouldn't be surprised to see this...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0704/07041601sxsmemorycardformat.asp

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Canon updates EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 400D Firmware Tue, 17 Apr

Canon has today made available updated firmware for its EOS Digital
Rebel XTi / EOS 400D digital SLR. Version 1.0.5 addresses issues
with the PictBridge direct printing system and improves
communication with the 380EX Speedlite. Further information and the
update itself is available now from Canon's firmware update...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0704/07041701eos400dfirm.asp

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Adobe updates Camera Raw and DNG Converter plug-ins Fri, 20 Apr

Adobe has released updates for its DNG Converter and Camera Raw
applications, supporting Panasonic's recently-launched Lumix
DMC-FZ8 camera. The updated plug-ins are available for Photoshop
CS3, Elements 4.01 for Mac and Elements 5.0 for Windows systems.

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Several Pentax software updates Thu, 26 Apr

Pentax has today announced a swathe of software updates; first off
the block is the Pentax RAW codec for Windows Vista which will
enable you to view and develop RAW .PEF files directly in Vista.
Next up is Pentax Remote Assistant 3 which provides tethered
shooting using a K10D, updates in this version included...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0704/07042601pentaxsoftwareupdates.asp

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Pentax K10D firmware 1.20 Thu, 26 Apr

Pentax has today released firmware version 1.20, as far as we can
tell this new version simply provides compatibility with the new
Pentax Remote Assistant 3 software, providing tethered remote
shooting by computer control. For those of you who haven't updated
your cameras recently this update includes all of the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0704/07042602pentaxk10dfirmware.asp

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Fujifilm S5 Pro firmware Ver 1.06 Fri, 27 Apr

Fujifilm has issued a second firmware update for its recently
launched S5 Pro digital SLR. This latest upgrade deals with the
menu system, allowing four additional parameters to be locked
against modification. The Barcode-reading feature has also been
tweaked, now allowing more than one value to be incorporated...

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Sony announces Cyber-Shot S800 Tue, 1 May

Sony has announced the latest in its popular Cyber-Shot line of
compact digital cameras. Packing a 6x zoom and 8.1 megapixel sensor
into its slim metal shell, the Cyber-Shot S800 aims to make
high-quality images available to style-conscious photographers.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07050101sonys800.asp

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2005-11-14T11:19:00.000-08:00

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Canon PowerShot S80 and EOS 5D reviews
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Last week we posted two Canon reviews; firstly the PowerShot S80,
an eight megapixel compact digital camera with a wide ranging and
impressive spec list; 28-100 mm equiv. zoom, 2.5" LCD monitor, XGA
video capture (15 fps), USB 2.0 and a control wheel. Unlike most
current eight megapixel compact digital cameras the S80 actually
impressed us, delivering great resolution and clean images combined
with a nice 28 mm wide angle, read the review for more information.

Next was our review of Canon's "category defining" EOS 5D, the
first sub-$4,000 full-frame digital SLR and a camera which can
bring the promise of full-frame digital photography to
semi-professional and serious amateur photographers. This is one
of the largest and most detailed reviews we've yet produced and
covers a wide range of camera features, functionality and
performance.

Canon PowerShot S80 review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons80/

Canon EOS 5D review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5d/

Phil

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Cypress 9 megapixel APS size CMOS Mon, 7 Nov

Cypress Semiconductor has announced the CYIHDSC9000AA, a new 9
megapixel APS size CMOS image sensor. In 2004 Cypress acquired
FillFactory, the Belgian company behind the IBIS4-14000, the 14
megapixel CMOS sensor used in the Kodak DCS 14n, SLR/c and SLR/n.
Interesting features of this new sensor are its lack of...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110701cypress9mp.asp

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Nikon D2X / D2Hs firmware v1.01 Tue, 8 Nov

Nikon has today released new firmware for the D2X and D2Hs digital
SLRs. Firmware version 1.01 includes improvements to autofocus
performance, resolves an issue with the AF-assist illuminator on
certain Speedlights, resolves a flash sync issue with the SB-800
Speedlight, improves preset white balance and corrects...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110801nikonfirmware.asp

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Nikon recalls some EN-EL3 batteries Tue, 8 Nov

Nikon USA and Europe have both issued an advisory asking owners of
cameras with the model EN-EL3 Lithium-Ion battery to return them
for exchange. This battery was included with the Nikon D50, D70 and
D100 as well as sold as an accessory. Apparently some affected
batteries can short out and overheat. Nikon has...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110802nikonbattrecall.asp

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Just posted! Canon PowerShot S80 Review Tue, 8 Nov

Just posted! A little over a year after the launch of the 7
megapixel PowerShot S70, Canon revealed its replacement, the S80,
which an extra million pixels and a few new features - including
the latest DIGIC II processor. It's smaller and lighter than the
S70 yet it packs a much larger (2.5") wide viewing angle...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110803canons80review.asp

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Adobe post Camera RAW 3.3 Beta Fri, 11 Nov

Adobe has today posted the Adobe Camera RAW 3.3 Beta plug-in for
Photoshop CS2 (ACR). This RAW converter / importer is well
respected and has become the standard for many photographers.
Version 3.3 Beta adds support for several new camera models
including the Canon EOS 5D, EOS-1Ds Mark II, Olympus E-500,
Pentax...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05111101acr33beta.asp

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Just posted! Canon EOS 5D Review Sat, 12 Nov

Just posted! Our review of one of the most anticipated cameras of
the year, the full frame twelve-point-eight megapixel Canon EOS 5D.
This camera becomes the first compact digital SLR (not having a
vertical grip) to feature a full frame sensor (same size as 35 mm
negative), it also adds spot metering, Picture Style...

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Nikon D200
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Last week saw the announcement of the extremely interesting Nikon
D200 digital SLR. The D200 features a robust, weather-sealed body
and a ten-point-two megapixel DX format (1.5x FOV crop) CCD sensor,
having handled the D200 it's clearly a significant step up from its
namesake the D100 and isn't really that far off the D2X. Other
headline specifications include an 11-area AF sensor, 3D Color
Matrix Metering II, 5 frames per second continuous shooting, a 2.5"
LCD monitor, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 1/250 sec X-sync as well as WiFi and
GPS support.

The D200 will have a street price of around $1,699 in the US and
�1,299 in the UK when it goes on sale (stated as 'end of december
2005'). We were lucky enough to get a pre-production D200 in-house
for a short time, just long enough to produce a detailed hands-on
preview.

Nikon D200 Hands-On Preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikond200/

Phil

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Just Posted! Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Review Mon, 31 Oct

Just posted! The FinePix S9000 (S9500 in Europe and Asia) is the
latest in a long line of Fujifilm 'prosumer' camera designed to
bridge the gap between fixed lens compacts and interchangeable lens
SLRs, and effectively the replacement for the popular S7000. With
each generation that gap has been closed a little bit...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05103101fujiS9000_review.asp

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9 Tue, 1 Nov

Sony has today announced the newest addition to its slimline T
range in the shape of the six million pixel Cyber-shot T9. As well
as offering one million more pixels than the T7, the previous
incarnation, it also offers a better macro mode of 1cm. The T9
maintains the large 2.5-inch LCD in favor of a viewfinder,...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110101sony_t9.asp

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Nikon Remote Speedlight and Commander Tue, 1 Nov

Nikon has today announced the new remote Speedlight SB-R200 and
Command Unit SU-800. Aimed primarily at close-up and macro
photography, these units combine to make a wireless flash system,
the SU-800 commander unit can be combined with SB-R200 Speedlight
(or other compatible Speedlights) in up to three groups....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110102nikonremotefl.asp

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Nikon DX VR 18-200 mm F3.5-5.6G Zoom Tue, 1 Nov

Nikon has today announced an impressive 11.1x DX format optical
zoom lens with Vibration Reduction. The AF-S DX VR 18-200mm
F3.5-5.6G IF-ED Zoom-Nikkor (try saying that three times quickly)
provides an equivelant field of view range of 27 to 300 mm on a DX
format digital SLR (such as the newly announced D200). In...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110103nikon18-200vr.asp

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Nikon D200, 10.2 mp, Exclusive Preview Tue, 1 Nov

Nikon has today announced (not to everyones surprise) the Nikon
D200, a ten-point-two megapixel digital SLR with professional
features and build quality in a compact body. From a features and
functionality point of view the D200 is much closer to the D2X than
the D100. Highlights are a magnesium-alloy body, an...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110104nikond200.asp

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Sharp 10 megapixel 1/1.7" CCD Wed, 2 Nov

As if noise and detail levels weren't bad enough from the latest
batch of digital cameras based around the 8 megapixel Sharp CCD
they've today announced one that crams even more pixels into tiny
package. The RJ21W3BA0ET is a ten megapixel 1/1.7" CCD with 3766
horizontal and 2801 vertical pixels (total) and a pixel...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110201sharp10mp.asp

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Wacom wide format Pen Tablet Fri, 4 Nov

Wacom has announced the world's first wide-format pen tablet for
use with widescreen displays and dual monitors. The Intuos3 6x11
tablet is specifically designed for photographers, designers and
artists who are using multiple displays. The tablet has
programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strips, and the cordless...

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2005-10-31T16:02:00.000-08:00

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Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom review and a big day tomorrow
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We have just (literally) posted our review of Fujifilm's prosumer
level digital camera, the FinePix S9000 Zoom (S9500 in
Europe/Asia). This camera features a nine megapixel SuperCCD
sensor and a big 10.7x optical zoom lens with a lovely mechanical
zoom ring. This compact 'all in one' alternative to a low-end
digital SLR offers some obvious advantages such as its zoom
coverage which would be difficult, heavy and expensive to repeat on
an SLR. See how the S9000 measured up in our review.

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms9000/

Tomorrow is likely to be a fairly busy day on the site with some
(expected) news from a very well know manufacturer, keep your eye
on our front page for all the detail.

Phil

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Casio Exilim Card EX-S600 Mon, 24 Oct

Casio has today announced its latest slimline addition to the Exilm
Card range in the form of the EX-S600, which boasts Anti-shake DSP
mode to reduce blurring in moving subjects. Other novel features of
this six megapixel camera include a new Best Shot mode called
Revive Shot, which refreshes faded colors of old...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102401casio_s600.asp

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PictureProject v1.6.1 Mon, 24 Oct

Nikon has announced an update for its image management, editing and
design program, PictureProject. Version 1.6.1 is two different
upgrades for the Mac and Windows platforms and you must have
installed all update up to v1.6.0 before installing this update. A
problem that caused an error to occur when viewing images...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102402pictureproject_v161.asp

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Canon PowerShot SD430 Wireless Tue, 25 Oct

Canon has today announced a new compact PowerShot model, the SD430,
which becomes the first Canon model to feature build-in WiFi
(802.11b). This model will be known simply as the Digital IXUS
Wireless in Europe. This model is essentially identical as the
SD450 but with the WiFi added (5 mp, 3x zoom). The camera kit...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102501canonsd430wifi.asp

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Canon Rebel XT firmware update v1.0.3 Thu, 27 Oct

Canon has today announced a firmware update for its affordable
DSLR, the Rebel XT. Version 1.0.3 fixes a problem relating to the
remote release cable where users were unable to take any shots.
There was also a problem with the camera continuing to scroll
through images in playback, this has been fixed, and...

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Canon EOS 20D/20Da firmware update v2.0.3 Thu, 27 Oct

The second firmware update from Canon today relates to the EOS 20D
and the astrophotography version of the same camera, the EOS 20Da.
Firmware version 2.0.3 fixes the same two problems; one with the
color temperature transmission that occurred when using the
Speedlite 430EX and improves reliability when using...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102702canon_20d20dafw203.asp

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Pixmantec RawShooter premium 2006 Thu, 27 Oct

Pixmantec has today announced a new version of its RawShooter
application, RawShooter premium 2006. RawShooter premium is an
advanced RAW workflow, conversion and manipulation application
which is designed to provide a single solution for those who prefer
to work in RAW. This latest version sports lots of advanced...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102703rawshooterprem.asp

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Website security 101 Thu, 27 Oct

Phil ramble: I honestly can't count the number of times I've seen a
manufacturer 'accidentally' place embargoed material on a
webserver. It happens before almost every major announcement, this
year it has happened with such predictability that you begin to
question whether it's just deliberate, designed simply to...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102704leaksnhype.asp

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Canon to repair some 24-105 mm F4L lenses Fri, 28 Oct

Canon USA has today posted a service notice relating to the new EF
24-105 mm F4L IS USM lens. The notice describes a problem which
affects some early production samples of this lens where
'unacceptable levels of flare' can occur, mostly at wide angle and
maximum aperture. Those lenses with a control number (a...

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2005-10-24T03:02:00.000-07:00

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Two new Olympus reviews; Stylus 800 Digital and E-500 EVOLT
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Last week saw us post two Olympus reviews. First the compact eight
megapixel Stylus 800 Digital (AKA mju Digital 800) which has a
three times optical zoom lens, weathproof body and 'Bright Capture'
for sensitivites up to ISO 2500 (although via pixel binning and
interpolation). Next the Olympus E-500 EVOLT, we previewed this
camera about three weeks ago and now our full review is complete.
The E-500 is the latest Four Thirds system digital SLR from
Olympus, it follows-on from the E-300 but has a more traditional
body design. This camera offers a good range of incremental
improvements, good image qualiuty, a better body design and a
bigger feature set, at a lower price. All of which adds up to a
pretty impressive package.

Olympus Stylus 800 Digital review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusstylus800/

Olympus E-500 EVOLT review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse500/

Phil

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Nikon service advisory for compacts Mon, 17 Oct

Nikon has announced that three of its compacts are also affected by
the CCDs that cause images to appear to have a strong color tint or
completely black. Some Coolpix 3100, 5700 and SQ cameras are
affected and Nikon will repair these cameras free of charge once
it's been confirmed the problem relates to this...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101701nikon_comccd.asp

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Bibble Labs 4.4 Mon, 17 Oct

Bibble Labs has today announced version 4.4 of its RAW workflow
software, which adds support for the Canon 5D and 1D Mark II N
cameras, as well as the Konica Minolta 5D, A200 and Pentax *ist DL.
Bibble's integrated Photoshop plug-in allows users to open RAW
files from the latest cameras in Photoshop 7 or CS. The...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101702bibble_44.asp

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ACDSee Pro Photo Manager Tue, 18 Oct

ACDSee systems has launched a professional version of its image
management software program ACDSee call Pro Photo Manager. The
advanced version allows multi-step batch processing, offers DNG and
RAW support, color management functionality and professional
publishing options as will as the ability to customize...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101801acdsee_ppm.asp

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The Panorama Factory Tue, 18 Oct

The Panorama Factory is now available in version 4 and can be
downloaded as a trial version for 30 days. The panoramic stitching
software guides you through the process with a few mouse clicks, it
also detects the focal length automatically as well as correct
rotation and tilt. The Panorama Factory version 4...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101802panorama_factoryv4.asp

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Just Posted! Olympus Stylus 800 Digital Review Wed, 19 Oct

Just posted! The first of a new generation of affordable 8MP
compacts, the Olympus µ Digital 800/Stylus 800 Digital is a
well-designed 'weatherproof' model that uses 'Bright Capture'
technology to boost sensitivity immensely (up to ISO 2500 in some
modes), ensuring a bright screen image and blur-free...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101901oly800_review.asp

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Apple Aperture for Pro Photographers Wed, 19 Oct

Apple has today announced Aperture, a new digital photography
workflow, organization and manipulation application aimed
specifically at professional photographers. Aperture includes
advanced RAW workflow, a unique user interface and an interesting
feature called Stacks, which groups images together based on the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101902appleaperture.asp

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iView MediaPro 3 Thu, 20 Oct

iView Multimedia has announced version 3 of its professional
digital asset management software MediaPro. The pro package allows
you to create customized and searchable catalogs and includes new
features such as pro lightbox, added support for WMV, WMA RTF and
web page files, XML import and export plus an enhanced...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102001iview_mediapro3.asp

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Kodak launches high resolution CCDs Fri, 21 Oct

Kodak has announced the world's highest resolution sensors for
medium format cameras with the KAF-39000, 39 megapixels, and the
KAF-31600, which offers 31.6 megapixels. The CCD sensors will be
used in Phase One's upcoming P45 and P30 digital backs.The KAF-3900
covers an area of 36x48mm, while the KAF-31600 offers...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102101kodak_3936mpccd.asp

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Agfa near the end Fri, 21 Oct

Germany photographic company AgfaPhoto is likely to close down by
the end of the year, making around 1700 of its workforce redundant,
reports DW-World.de. Talks with UK company Photo-Me International
about a possible takeover were rejected by the creditors because
the offer "contained too many points that were...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102102agfa_end.asp

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Extensis Portfolio 8 Fri, 21 Oct

Extensis has announce Portfolio 8, its digital asset management
system, which it say now offers 'industrial strength' workflow
features. Portfolio 8 allows you to instantly view, sort and manage
all your photos, including RAW files, access your files directly
from Photoshop, as well as publish images to the web....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05102103extensis_port8.asp

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Just posted! Olympus E-500 EVOLT review Fri, 21 Oct

Just posted! Our full in-depth review of the new Olympus E-500
EVOLT digital SLR. Announced just three weeks ago the E-500 is
Olympus's latest Four Thirds system digital SLR, unlike the E-300
it has a more traditional top mounted pentaprism viewfinder and
body design. The E-500 is the lightest digital SLR on the...

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2005-10-17T03:36:00.000-07:00

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Three new reviews and a new resolution chart
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Last week saw us post no less than three new digital camera
reviews. First comes Canon's current flagship model, the sixteen
megapixel EOS-1Ds Mark II, a phenomenal camera which represents the
'state of the art' as far as all-in-one digital SLR's. Next two
compacts, the Canon PowerShot SD550 (Digital IXUS 750) and the Sony
Cyber-shot DSC-P200, two seven megapixel three times optical zoom
lens digital cameras with large LCD monitors. Lastly we have
introduced a brand new resolution chart which doubles the maximum
resolution we're able to measure in a single shot, now up to 4000
LPH (lines per picture height).

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos1dsmkii/

Canon PowerShot SD550 (Digital IXUS 750) review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd550/

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P200 review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscp200/

Phil

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Fujifilm FinePix Z2 Mon, 10 Oct

Fujifilm has announced a new member of the Z-series which boasts
sensitivity up to ISO 1600. The FinePix Z also offers a few other
changes over its predecessor, the Z1; a wider aperture range up to
F8.0, longer shutter speed of four seconds plus 256-zone metering
compared with 64-zone. The Z2 forgoes a viewfinder...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101001fuji_z2.asp

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Konica Minolta issues CCD alert Tue, 11 Oct

Konica Minolta has now issued a 'product alert' for several of its
cameras that were manufactured between October 2002 and March 2004.
The problem is the same one affecting all cameras that use Sony
CCDs. A manufacturing error with the CCD affects the live and
recorded image causing blurry and unnaturally-colored...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101101km_ccdalert.asp

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Fujifilm FinePix S3 reduced Tue, 11 Oct

Fujifilm is offering its professional digital SLR the FinePix S3
Pro at a reduced priced of $1,999. And anyone who purchases the
camera between now and 30 November will receive a FinePix S3 Pro
Power Promotion package worth $400. The package includes RealViz's
Stitcher 4.0, for creating panoramas, an extra S3 Pro...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101102fuji_s3promo.asp

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Just posted! Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II review Tue, 11 Oct

Just posted! Our full in-depth review of the sixteen megapixel,
full frame, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II. This is one of those epic
reviews which has shifted its way up and down our priorities list
for the last six months or so, but I'm glad to say it's now
complete. Despite stiff competition from the Nikon D2X it's hard...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101103canon1dsmkiirev.asp

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Samsung and Pentax to co-develop DSLRs Wed, 12 Oct

Samsung has entered a partnership with Pentax to co-develop digital
SLRs. Pentax has already launched four digital SLRs, while the
Samsung's 8MP 15x zoom Pro815 is the closest its got to a high end
camera, with a price tag to match. The two companies will share
'their respective competencies to enhance...

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Canon EOS-1D Mark II and EOS-1Ds Mark II firmware Wed, 12 Oct

Canon has today posted firmware updates for the EOS-1DS Mark II and
the EOS-1D Mark II. Both updates fix problems with file numbering
that occurred when shooting bulb exposures and also improves
communication when using some CompactFlash cards. Version 1.1.4 for
the EOS-1Ds Mark II also addresses a problem of...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101202canon_fw114124.asp

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Canon PowerShot SD550 review Wed, 12 Oct

Just posted! Announced only 6 months after its predecessor, the
SD550 (Digital Ixus 750) is the latest in a long line of
ultra-compact 'ELPH' or 'IXUS' cameras stretching back to early
2000, and is a fairly minor upgrade to the SD500 (Ixus 700). Aside
from a larger screen (2.5 inch as opposed to 2.0 inch) and a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101203canonsd550rev.asp

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P200 review Wed, 12 Oct

Just posted! The second of today's reviews of upgrades to popular
compact cameras; Sony's P200. This one's been sitting around
half-finished for months now, so we thought we'd better stop
bumping it and finish the update. The changes over the P150 (the
first 7 megapixel compact to hit the market) are minimal; a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101204sonyp200rev.asp

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Canon Digital Photo Professional v2.0.3 Thu, 13 Oct

Canon has announced an update for its professional editing and RAW
converter software Digital Photo Professional. Version 2.0.3 fixes
a problem of missing color tones in images taken with the EOS-1D or
the EOS-5D and also changes a setting name in Picture Styles from
B&W to Monochrome.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101301canon_dpp203.asp

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Picasa 2.1 Fri, 14 Oct

Google's free software program Picasa is now available in version
2.1, which adds support for RAW files from a number of
manufacturers including Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Kodak, Sony,
Minolta and Fuji. The new version also supports the Canon EOS
Digital Rebel XT (350D), Pentax *istDS and Konica Minolta Maxxum...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101401picasa_21.asp

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Ricoh issues service advisory Fri, 14 Oct

Ricoh has now issued a service advisory notice regarding faulty
CCDs used in its cameras, following on from announcements by Konica
Minolta, Canon, Fuji, Nikon and Sony, which supplies the CCDs for
these manufacturers. The problem is the same, and relates to images
not being displayed correctly on the LCD. The...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05101402ricoh_ccdadvisory.asp

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Olympus service advisory Fri, 14 Oct

Olympus has now announced that the C-5050 Zoom and the C-730 Ultra
Zoom are affected by defective CCDs, which have been plaguing
several other manufacturers. The press release, from Olympus's
Japanese website, says that pictures may have a purple and gray
color and that Olympus will repair the cameras affected from...

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Exclusive new dpreview resolution chart Fri, 14 Oct

Today we're proud to reveal our new and exclusive resolution chart.
The old ISO standard resolution chart we have been using for the
last six years has served us well but met its limit at around ten
megapixels. With the advent of 10+ megapixel digital SLR's and
maybe next year even consumer cameras it's clear the...

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 9 Oct 2005

2005-10-10T05:09:00.000-07:00

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Sony CCD issues
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Last week we saw a spate of advisory notices from various digital
camera manufacturers warning of potential failures of the CCD
sensor. This appears to affect a fairly wide range of sensors made
by Sony between October 2002 and March 2004 (a huge number of
products). This problem appears to be related to overheating of
the CCD causing it to either fail completely or be left permanently
damaged (image distortion and/or color casts), one note we have
seen states that this is more likely to be an issue in hot and
humid climates. We're trying to keep up with this situation and
will post as many of these advisories as we can find.

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 Mon, 3 Oct

Sony has today announced the compact and rather unique DSC-N1. This
new model features a wide viewing angle three inch touch screen LCD
designed to act as both camera control and display. The DSC-N1
records a VGA (640x480) copy of every image you take (up to 500)
and stores it internally, these images remain even...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100301sonydscn1.asp

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No Konica Minolta DCs for Canada Mon, 3 Oct

Konica Minolta has announced that it will stop selling digital
cameras in Canada and cease operations in that market with
immediate effect. The company will only continue to provide film,
single use cameras and inkjet paper in Canada, which will be
available from new distributor Phototrader Inc. Konica Minolta
is...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp

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Just posted! Olympus E-500 EVOLT Preview with samples Mon, 3 Oct

Just posted! Our detailed preview of the Olympus E-500 EVOLT.
Announced just last week the E-500 is the latest Four Thirds System
digital SLR from Olympus, it sports an eight megapixel CCD sensor,
4/3 lens mount and large 2.5" LCD monitor. At first glance the
differences between the E-300 and E-500 appear mostly...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100303olye500preview.asp

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Olympus SP-700 Tue, 4 Oct

Olympus has today announced a 6.0 megapixel addition to its new SP
series of cameras. The SP-700 squeezes all the controls on the back
of the camera to one side to make way for a huge 3-inch 'sunshine'
LCD, the biggest yet on an Olympus camera. The company is hoping
the 'design-led' SP-700 will be the camera to be...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100401oly_sp700.asp

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Nikon Capture v4.3.2 Tue, 4 Oct

Nikon has today posted a software update to its image management
software Nikon Capture. Version 4.3.2 address an issue which caused
the Capture Editor to quit unexpectedly with some computer systems
when images were adjusted using the Color Boost slider displayed by
selecting Better Quality (HQ) in the D-Lighting...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100402nikon_capt432.asp

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Fuji USA issues service advisory notice Tue, 4 Oct

Fuji Photo Film USA has announced a service advisory notice for
four of its digital cameras. The FinePix S2 Pro Digital, FinePix
A303, F410 and F700 may all develop a problem with the CCD sensor,
which leads to captured images that appear completely black, have a
purplish cast or multi-colored distortions. Fuji USA...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100403fuji_advisory.asp

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Sigma DG tele-converters Wed, 5 Oct

Sigma has today announced two tele-converter lenses the APO tele
converter 1.4x EX DG and APO tele converter 2x EX DG. The tele
converters are mounted between the camera body and the lens to
increase the focal length by 1.4x or 2x. Both have a multi-layer
lens coating to reduce flare and ghosting, won't compromise...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100501sigma_teleconverters.asp

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Leaf Aptus 75 and Aptus 65 Thu, 6 Oct

Leaf America has announced two new digital backs, the Leaf Aptus 75
and Leaf Aptus 65, which offer resolutions of 6726x5040 pixels and
6144x4622 pixels respectively. Both backs have a 6x7cm LCD touch
screen and offer uncompressed RAW files or a new lossless
compression which reduces the RAW file size by half. The...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100601leaf_aptus7565.asp

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Canon issues advisory notice Thu, 6 Oct

Canon has announced a problem with some of the CCDs used in its
digital cameras and camcorders which causes images not to appear or
appear distorted. This is due to a malfunction that means the
wiring in the CCDs may come undone if exposed to high temperature
or high humidity. The affected cameras are the PowerShot...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100602canon_ccdproblem.asp

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Sony CCD advisory notice Fri, 7 Oct

Sony UK has finally issued an advisory notice about a problem with
the CCDs used in its digital cameras, camcorders and PDA Clies.
Sony supplies CCDs for many other major manufacturers who have
already issued announcements about their cameras, but despite the
date on this notice, it has only come to light today....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100701sony_ccds.asp

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2005-10-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

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Olympus E-500 EVOLT Preview and Samples
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Just a week after announcement and we have a detailed Preview
(including a samples gallery) of a full production Olympus E-500
EVOLT. The E-500 enters the keenest section of the digital SLR
market with a great set of features and more flexibility than the
competition. Its advanced control and features coupled with an
eight megapixel CCD would suggest a $999 Kit price, but Olympus has
gone one better, the E-500 Kit which includes a 14-45 mm lens will
cost just $799 in the US (or �600 inc VAT in the UK).

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/olympuse500/

Phil

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Three new Olympus Four Thirds System lenses Mon, 26 Sep

In addition to its announcement of the new E-500 digital SLR
Olympus has also today revealed three new lenses. The ED 17.5 - 45
mm F3.5 - F5.6 (35 - 90 mm equiv. FOV, 2.6x) and 18 - 180 mm F3.5 -
F6.3 (36 - 360 mm equiv. FOV, 10x) will be included in the two
different E-500 kits. Also announced today is the 35 mm...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092603olympuslenses.asp

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Olympus E-500 (EVOLT) Mon, 26 Sep

Olympus has today announced a new Four Thirds System digital SLR,
the E-500 (to be know in North America as the 'Olympus EVOLT
E-500'). The E-500 has a much more traditional SLR appearance than
the E-300, it features the same eight megapixel 4/3 size CCD but
has a range of improvements and new features including a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092604olympuse500.asp

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tue, 27 Sep

Adobe Systems has today announced Photoshop Elements 4.0. The lite
version of Adobe's professional image editing program Photoshop,
offers a new automatic red-eye removal function, which detects face
shapes in images and removes red-eye as photos are downloaded from
the camera. It also features a new Magic...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092701photoshop_el4.asp

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Nikon issues service advisory for D2H, D70 Wed, 28 Sep

Nikon has issued a service advisory for the D2H, D70 and N55 (F55)
SLRs, which relates to the potential failure of certain components
within the camera. In the case of the D2H this can lead to exposure
and auto focus errors, in the case of the D70 the camera can
completely lock up. The advisory makes it clear that...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092801nikonadvisory.asp

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Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 3.2 Wed, 28 Sep

Adobe has today announced version 3.2 of its Camera Raw plug-in for
Photoshop CS2, which extends support to the RAW file formats of 13
digital cameras and backs. The plug-in is available as a free
download from the Adobe website or comes with Photoshop CS2 and now
supports DNG files. The new plug-in adds support...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092802adobe_cr32.asp

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BenQ DC X600, C500 and C800 Wed, 28 Sep

BenQ has announced three new additions to its digital camera range
with the X600, C500 and C800, all of which bear a striking
resemblance to other cameras. The first up is the X600, which
sports a 3x SMC Pentax zoom lens, 2.5-inch LCD and claims to be the
world's smallest 6 megapixel camera 19mm, the Pentax Optio...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092803benq_x600c500c800.asp

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Fujifilm FinePix F11 Zoom Thu, 29 Sep

Fujifilm has today announced an addition to the FinePix range which
will sit alongside the F10, with the identical looking FinePix F11
Zoom. There F11 is more or less a premium version of the F10 and
offers shutter priority and aperture priority as well as few minor
improvements; it has a higher resolution LCD...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092901fuji_f11.asp

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Memory Stick Micro Fri, 30 Sep

Sony and SanDisk have announced a new memory format that is one
quarter the size of Memory Stick PRO Duo. The Memory Stick Micro is
only 1.2mm thin and has been developed for use in mobile phones.
We're not sure at this stage whether the format will make its way
into digital cameras, but we thought the same about...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05093001ms_micro.asp

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Just posted! Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 review Fri, 30 Sep

Just posted! The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 is the world's first
compact camera with a 'widescreen' 16:9 ratio CCD sensor, combined
with a 28-112mm (equiv.) wideangle 4x Leica-branded zoom lens. The
LX1 also boasts a two-mode Optical Image Stabilization system, plus
a wealth of real 'photographic' features, including...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05093002pana_lx1review.asp

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Leica D-LUX 2 Sat, 1 Oct

Leica has today announced the D-LUX 2, which appears to be a
re-skinned Panasonic DMC-LX1 (review available today). So this
camera will not be much of a surprise, it's got the same 4.0x zoom,
28 - 112 mm equiv. lens with built-in image stabilization and
(sadly) the same 16:9 ratio eight megapixel CCD as the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100101leicadlux2.asp

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2005-09-27T03:47:00.000-07:00

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Olympus E-500 (EVOLT)
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Olympus has just announced their latest Four Thirds System digital
SLR, the eight megapixel E-500 (known as the Olympus EVOLT E-500 in
North America). Compared to the E-300 this new camera has a much
more traditional SLR appearance with a typical viewfinder prism,
center mounted flash and deep hand grip. The E-500 includes a
fairly wide range of new features and improvements including a new
metering sensor, new higlight / shadow biased spot metering, new
high ISO noise reduction and a 2.5" LCD monitor. Perhaps the most
interesting thing about this camera is its price, bundled with a
14-45 mm (28-90 mm equiv. FOV) lens it should hit the streets at
just US$799.

More information:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092604olympuse500.asp

Phil

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Fotki updates site, announces new pricing Mon, 19 Sep

Our official affiliated photo sharing site, Fotki.com has recently
announced a wide ranging update to its website which introduces a
range of new features including support for RSS feeds, improved
address book, linking and GPS location information. dpreview.com
has used Fotki to host its galleries for several...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091901fotkiupdate.asp

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Fujifilm Japan announce S3 Pro buffer upgrade Tue, 20 Sep

Fujifilm Japan has today announced that it will make available an
upgrade for the S3 Pro digital SLR which will increase the camera's
internal buffer from 128 MB to 256 MB. This increase in buffer
space means up to 8/16 RAW/JPEG frames (Wide dynamic range) or
17/33 RAW/JPEG frames (Standard dynamic range) in a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092001s3pro256.asp

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Western Europe dominates worldwide market Wed, 21 Sep

Western Europe is the largest digital camera market in the world,
according to a study by InfoTrends/CAP Ventures. Good sales of
Nikon and Canon consumer D-SLRs have helped this market to become
the fastest growth area and is set to grow by 234% in 2005. Around
22.5 million digital cameras were sold last year in...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092101west_bigmarket.asp

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Sony announces 10,000 job cuts Thu, 22 Sep

Sony is to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide by 2008, according to a BBC
report today. Japan will suffer the biggest loss with 4,000 cuts,
while the remaining 6,000 cuts will affect overseas operations. The
electronics giant is forecasting group net losses of ¥10 bn
($90 m) in the current fiscal year. The redundancies...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092201sony_jobcuts.asp

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Epson P-4000 Multimedia Storage Viewer Thu, 22 Sep

Epson Japan has today announced an upgrade to the image viewer
P-2000 which doubles the capacity. The P-4000, features a larger
80GB hard disk, 3.5-inch LCD and new higher powered 2600mAh
battery, compared to the 2300mAh battery in the P-2000. The device
can display JPEG files as well as RAW images from the Epson...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092202epson_p4000.asp

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Fujifilm posts FinePix S3 Pro firmware v2.18 Thu, 22 Sep

Fujifilm has today posted firmware version 2.18 for the FinePix S3
Pro which updates the setting for the sharpness of JPEGs on the PC
control mode. A previous update (v2.16) that allows the use of
Nikon flash units with the S3 Pro and updates the custom white
balance and exposure control functions on the PC control...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092203fuji_s3fw218.asp

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Sigma 28 - 105mm f2.8-4 DG Thu, 22 Sep

Sigma has today announced the launch of the wideangle, wide
aperture 28 - 105mm f2.8-4 DG lens. The new optic features a
multi-layer lens coating, which combined with the design reduces
flare and ghosting. The 405g lens has a minimum focusing distance
of 50cm and aspherical lenses will reduce aberrations and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092204sigma_28-105.asp

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Ulead PhotoImpact 11 Fri, 23 Sep

Ulead has announced the availability of its image editing program
PhotoImpact 11. The new version allows you to choose one of five
'My Workspace' modes, with a basic mode for beginners and advanced
mode for high end users. Every Workspace can be customized to
configure the workspace to your individual needs. Other...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092302ulead_pi11.asp

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2005-09-19T08:59:00.000-07:00

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 review and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 samples
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Hardly a week goes by without a bunch of new and interesting stuff
on dpreview. Last week was no exception, we started on Monday with
a wide ranging update to our Sony DSC-R1 preview which includes
noise tests and a full samples gallery (from a pre-production
camera). Then on Friday came our review of Panasonic's DMC-FZ30,
follow-up to the hugely popular FZ20 the FZ30 has a big 12x optical
zoom lens mated to an eight megapixel sensor and supported by
Panasonic's OIS image stabilization. With a street price of around
$600 it's an attractive proposition to anyone considering a
high-end digital camera (or even a sub-$1000 digital SLR), but just
how well did it perform? Our review reveals all.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz30/

Sony DSC-R1 preview updated (samples and more!):
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscr1/

Phil

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New technology set to double card capacities Mon, 12 Sep

Samsung Electronics is planning to produce a new memory chip that
will double the storage capacity of digital cameras, reports
Reuters. It is expected that Samsung, which holds a 60% share of
the NAND flash memory market, will launch a 16-gigabit chip late
next year. NAND flash memory chips are built into memory...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091201samsung_chip.asp

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Sony DSC-R1 preview update, samples and more Mon, 12 Sep

We've just posted an update to our preview of the Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-R1. This update includes preliminary tests of ISO noise and
resolution as well as a twenty-four image samples gallery. Please
note that this update was prepared using a pre-production DSC-R1
and that results from the final camera may differ...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091202sonyr1prevupd.asp

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Ricoh GR Digital Tue, 13 Sep

Ricoh has finally announced the 8 million-pixel GR Digital that
echoes the styling of the popular 35mm analogue GR series, which
was popular with professionals and enthusiasts. The GR Digital is
said to inherit the 'superb image quality' from its analog brother
and Ricoh engineers have managed to incorporate a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091301ricoh_gr.asp

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Sony Cyber-shot M2 Tue, 13 Sep

Sony has today announced a unique-looking digital camera and video
camera that offers 5.1 megapixel stills capture and MPEG-4 movies.
The aluminum-bodied Cyber-shot M2 features a Pocket Album mode
which allows you to store 1,100 VGA-quality stills on the internal
memory. Users can also view a slideshow with music...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091302sony_m2.asp

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Windows Vista with improved color management Wed, 14 Sep

Microsoft has linked up with Canon to provide color management
capabilities in the forthcoming version of its software, Windows
Vista, due out next year. The Windows Color System (WCS) is being
designed to enhance the graphics user's experience and ensure
consistent screen-to-print matching. Microsoft also plans to...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091401ms_canoncolor.asp

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Delkin CardBus 32 support for Tiger Wed, 14 Sep

Delkin has announced support for its CardBus 32 CompactFlash
adapter for Tiger (Mac OS 10.4.x). The eFilm PRO adapter takes
CompactFlash type I and II cards and offers laptop and notebook
users image transfer that surpasses a FireWire reader on a desktop
PC. In fact, it's almost four times faster than standard...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091402delkin_macsupport.asp

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Wacom Graphire4 pen tablets Thu, 15 Sep

Wacom has announced two different sized Graphire4 pen tablets which
include a wireless pen and mouse and five software programs,
including Adobe Photoshop Elements 3. The tablet connects to your
PC via USB and is available in 4x5 inches or 6x8 inches and three
different colors; blue, silver or white (pictured). The...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091501wacom_graphire4.asp

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Just Posted! Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 review Fri, 16 Sep

Just posted! The Panasonic DMC-FZ30 is the latest flagship model in
an ever-growing range of 'super zoom' cameras from electronics
giant Panasonic and the direct replacement for the popular FZ20.
Like its predecessors the 8 megapixel FZ30 sports an
image-stabilized Leica-branded zoom with a whopping 12x optical...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091601pana_fz30review.asp

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Ricoh Caplio RR530 Fri, 16 Sep

Ricoh has today announced another new camera, the entry-level
point-and-shoot Caplio RR530. The five megapixel compact will go on
sale in October for £129.99. The silver-colored compact
offers a 3x optical zoom (32 - 96 mm), four scene modes and a
1.8-inch LCD screen. There's also the ubiquitous movie...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091602ricoh_capliorr530.asp

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2005-09-12T03:41:00.000-07:00

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Sony's revolutionary Cyber-shot DSC-R1
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Last week Sony created quite a ripple in the digital photography
pond when it announced the revolutionary Cyber-shot DSC-R1. The R1
is unique in that it is the first non-SLR to feature a 'large'
(APS-C sized) sensor. The R1 couples a 10.3 megapixel CMOS sensor
(21.5 x 14.4 mm) with a dedicated non-removable 24-120 mm equiv.
lens. Sony has also done away with the mirror box and shutter
found on traditional SLRs, instead they've opted for an electronic
viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor, the sensor providing a live view
just like we find in compact digital cameras. We had a DSC-R1
briefly before the announcement and were able to produce a detailed
hands-on preview:

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/sonydscr1/

Phil

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Nikon posts Coolpix 7900 and 5900 firmware v1.2 Mon, 5 Sep

Nikon has posted a firmware update for its Coolpix 7900 and 5900
compact cameras. Version 1.2, for both Windows and Mac, corrects an
error that led to pictures taking a considerable amount of time to
record when the option for date imprint was set to 'Off'. An error
in the Korean menu plus text errors in Spanish,...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090501nikon_79005900fw12.asp

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Adobe and Nikon, friends again Tue, 6 Sep

Following news earlier in the year that Nikon was trying to lock
out third party RAW file converters, including Adobe, the two
companies have now decided to work together for the common good.
Adobe has announced that it is 'committed to working with Nikon to
ensure that our common customers have an excellent...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090601nikon_adobe.asp

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China sales to double by 2007 Tue, 6 Sep

Japan Canon Inc says that it plans to more than double annual sales
in China to $1 billion by 2007, following government approval last
year allowing Canon to sell directly into the country, according to
a report in the China Daily. Purchasing power in China is rapidly
increasing and around 2.6 million units were...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090602china_sales.asp

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Konica Minolta to liquidate Canadian unit Wed, 7 Sep

Konica Minolta has decided to liquidate a wholly-owned Canadian
unit that sells digital cameras because of stiffer competition. The
Japanese company says the closure will not affect its forecast for
the financial year end in March 2006. The Canadian unit is valued
at around CA$5.66m (US$4.76m). Konica Minolta said...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090701km_liquidate.asp

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Ricoh Caplio R3 Wed, 7 Sep

Ricoh has today announced a wide angle slimline 5.1 megapixel
camera that also boasts a 7.1x optical zoom. The Ricoh Caplio R3
has a 28 - 200 mm 'double retracting' lens, which means it
protrudes from the body when switched off, allowing the actual body
to measure just 26mm in width. Other features of note include...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090702ricoh_caplior3.asp

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 with APS-C size CMOS Thu, 8 Sep

Sony has today announced the groundbreaking Cyber-shot DSC-R1, this
camera is unique in that it features an APS-C size 10.8 million
pixel CMOS sensor coupled with a non-removable 24-120 mm equivelant
lens. The R1's APS-C size sensor is also unique in providing
full-time live view video for the camera's EVF...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090801sonydscr1.asp

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Casio posts EX-S500 firmware v1.02 Fri, 9 Sep

Casio has announced another firmware update for its Exilim EX-S500,
a month after the last one. Version 1.02 fixes just one bug, which
sometimes made it impossible to achieve the desired results at
shutter speeds lower than one second. The super slim camera is just
13.7mm wide and boasts a 3x optical lens and 5.3...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090901casio_s500fw102.asp

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Corel announces Paint Shop Pro X Fri, 9 Sep

Corel has today announced a new version of Paint Shop Pro, the
first since its acquisition of Jasc in October 2004. Image editing
suite Paint Shop Pro X and image mangement program Corel Photo
Album 6, also launched today, will be the first silmutaneous
worldwide shipment in the product line's history. PSP has a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090902corel_PSP.asp

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ACDSee 8 Photo Manager Fri, 9 Sep

ACD Systems has announced version 8 of its photo management
software ACDSee. New features include a Quick Search bar, Photo
Repair Tool, full IPTC metadata support, photo captioning and the
ability to create VCD slideshows. IPTC metadata support allows
photographers to add or edit caption, keyword, category and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090903acdsee8.asp

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Leaf and Mamiya introduce 22MP DSLR Fri, 9 Sep

Leaf and Mamiya have joined forces and announced a 22MP medium
format DSLR by combining the Mamiya 645AFDII and the Leaf Aptus 22
digital back. The Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II allows tethered or
untethered shooting, has a 3.5-inch touch-screen for adjusting
setup and image settings plus a 1.2 fps capture rate. It...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/0509094leaf_mamiya22mp.asp

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Canon launch CMOS sensor technology site Sat, 10 Sep

Canon has launched a site promoting its CMOS sensor technology.
This site is broken into four sections; Image capture, Technology,
Full-frame appeal and Shooting options. It's an interesting insight
into why Canon believe they have the edge in sensor technology and
also exactly what goes on inside the sensor at the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091001canoncmossite.asp

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2005-09-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

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Lots of new Nikon's and an interesting week ahead
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Last week saw the release of no less than five new Nikon compact
digital cameras. Most interesting must be the Coolpix P1 and P2
which are the first consumer digital cameras to feature built-in
WiFi connectivity. Next the Coolpix S4 with its familiar
split-body design, ten times optical zoom and a six million pixel
sensor. Lastly the Coolpix L1; 5x zoom / 6 megapixel / 2.5" LCD
monitor and the Coolpix S3; 3x zoom, 6 megapixel / 2.5% LCD monitor
/ ultra-compact.

More detail:

Nikon Coolpix P1 & P2
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090104nikon_coolpixp1p2.asp

Nikon Coolpix S4
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090103nikon_coolpixs4.asp

Nikon Coolpix L1
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090102nikon_coolpixl1.asp

Nikon Coolpix S3
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090101nikon_coolpixs3.asp

PS. It's going to be another interesting week this week.

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Olympus FE-100 and FE-110 Mon, 29 Aug

If your looking for something simple and easy to use then consider
Olympus's new additions to the FE range. The five megapixel FE-110
and the four megapixel FE-100 (pictured) are 'ideal starter
cameras' and each button delivers one function and doesn't open up
a whole host of menu options to confuse the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082904oly_fe100fe110.asp

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Olympus FE-120 Mon, 29 Aug

Olympus has announced a third camera into the FE range. The FE-120
is a six megapixel beginner camera that is easy to use and offer 16
scene modes, a 1.8-inch LCD screen, 2 cm macro mode for super close
ups and movie function. Images are recorded on to Olympus's
proprietary xD-Picure Card and powered by two AA...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082905oly_fe120.asp

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Olympus Stylus 600 Mon, 29 Aug

Olympus has today announced the six megapixel Stylus 600 with
BrightCapture technology, which enables photographers to frame live
pictures more easily in low light conditions as the monitor offers
three times the contrast of normal LCDs. The Stylus 600 is one of
Olympus's weatherproof models and is available in...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082906oly_stylus600.asp

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Olympus SP-350 & SP-310 Mon, 29 Aug

Olympus has added two more cameras to go with the SP-500 ultra-zoom
model; the SP-350 and SP-310. The near identical cameras offer 8.0
and 7.1 million pixels respectively, full manual control, 2.5-inch
LCD (and viewfinder) plus RAW image capture. The black-bodied
SP-350 offers slightly different sensitivity to the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082907oly_sp350sp310.asp

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Olympus SP-500 Ultra-Zoom Mon, 29 Aug

Olympus has today announced a new range in its lineup with the six
megapixel, 10x zoom SP-500 Ultra-Zoom. The solid looking camera
offers full manual control as well as RAW capture, an electronic
viewfinder, 21 scene modes and 143-area AF. It also borrows the
predictive AF function found on the C-7070 WZ, which...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082908oly_sp500uz.asp

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Just posted! Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W7 review Wed, 31 Aug

Just posted! Our review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W7. Announced at
the beginning of the year, the seven megapixel W7 is part of the
second generation of Sony's 'traditionally-styled' compacts
designed to appeal to the first-time user moving from a film camera
to digital. It builds on the success of the W1, which...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05083101review_sonyw7.asp

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Pentax Optio S6 Wed, 31 Aug

Pentax has today announced a new addition to the S series with the
six megapixel Optio S6. The aluminum alloy-bodied compact is even
slimmer than its siblings at just 19 mm wide and sports a 2.5-inch
Beau-Reflective monitor, which means it can be viewed outdoors in
bright light. It also offers simultaneous display...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05083106pentax_optios6.asp

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Pentax Optio WPi Wed, 31 Aug

If you're looking for a camera that can withstand the elements then
the second incarnation of Pentax's waterproof camera might be worth
a look. The six megapixel WPi ('i' for improved maybe?) can
withstand submersion to a depth of 1.5m for 30 minutes (JIS class
8) and is also dust proof (class 5). It also offers a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05083107pentax_optiowpi.asp

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Nikon Coolpix S3 Thu, 1 Sep

Nikon has today announced the latest in its S series of
ultra-compact digital cameras. The new Coolpix S3 appears to be
identical to the S2 apart from the increase in resolution, this
camera now sports a six megapixel 1/2.5" CCD sensor. The S3 will be
available in a range of colors; white, matt black and silver,...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090101nikon_coolpixs3.asp

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Nikon Coolpix L1 Thu, 1 Sep

Nikon has today announced a chunky looking beast in the shape of
the Coolpix L1. The 'versatile' L1 boasts 6.2 effective megapixels
and forfeits a viewfinder for a large 2.5-inch LCD screen. Other
Nikon functions include in-camera red-eye removal, D-Lighting which
can compensate for badly lit images and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090102nikon_coolpixl1.asp

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Nikon Coolpix S4 Thu, 1 Sep

Nikon has today announced its first swivel lens cameras since the
Coolpix SQ in February 2003, in the shape of the Coolpix S4 which
is reminiscent of the legendary E9xx series. Looking slightly more
stylish in silver than its ancestors, the six million-pixel S4
boasts a 10x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens as well as the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090103nikon_coolpixs4.asp

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Nikon Coolpix P1 & P2, with WiFi Thu, 1 Sep

In a first for compact digital cameras Nikon has today announced
two models which feature built-in WiFi communication. The Coolpix
P1 and P2 (eight and five megapixels respectively) have a built-in
802.11b/g WiFi module which enables them to communicate directly
with the new version of PictureProject. This wireless...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05090104nikon_coolpixp1p2.asp

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Canon EOS 5D Hands-On Preview and Samples
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On Thursday we posted our detailed hands-on preview of Canon's new
full-frame digital SLR, the EOS 5D. Our preview covers features
and specifications, body design and layout, operation and menus.
Additionally with a pre-production EOS 5D and production quality
24-105 mm F4L IS lens we've also been able to add a 28 image
samples gallery.

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/canoneos5d/

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Pentax *ist DS2 Sun, 21 Aug

It's early morning in Tokyo where Pentax has just announced the new
*ist DS2, a subtly updated *ist DS. The only differences we could
establish between the *ist DS and the DS2 are a larger LCD monitor
(now 2.5" 210,000 pixels), this kind of 'upgrade' seems to becoming
a trend. Interestingly it appears that this...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082101pentaxistds2.asp

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Canon PowerShot A410 Mon, 22 Aug

The first of no less than nine new Canon digital cameras announced
today is the entry level PowerShot A410. Clear successor to the
A400 the A410 now joins the rest of the new PowerShot line in
having Canon's DIGIC II processor it also features a longer zoom
reach (3.2x vs. 2.2x), a smaller case and five point AF....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082201canona410.asp

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Canon PowerShot A610 & A620 Mon, 22 Aug

Canon has today introduced two new A series digital cameras, the
five megapixel A610 and seven megapixel A620 actually replace the
A95 and offer a pretty impressive range of features at an
affordable price. Both feature a new 4x optical zoom lens which is
based on the design of the lens found in the G6, they both...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082202canona610a620.asp

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Canon PowerShot SD30 / IXUS i Zoom Mon, 22 Aug

The PowerShot SD30 / IXUS i Zoom is an continuation of the
ultra-compact line of Canon digital cameras. The main difference
compared to the SD20 apart from styling is the fact that this is
the first SDxx series to feature a zoom lens, a 2.4x (38 - 90 mm
equiv.) unit. The SD30 / IXUS i Zoom will be available in...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082203canonsd30.asp

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Canon PowerShot SD450 & SD550 Mon, 22 Aug

Two more additions to the Canon ultra-compact line are the new five
megapixel SD450 (IXUS 55) and seven megapixel SD550 (IXUS 750).
Both cameras feature a new wide viewing angle 2.5" LCD monitor,
DIGIC II image processor, Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries and SD
card storage. They also have a surprisingly useful...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082204canonsd450sd550.asp

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Canon PowerShot S80 Mon, 22 Aug

Just over a year since the PowerShot S70 Canon has revealed its
replacement, the new S80, an eight megapixel compact camera with a
wide range of manual controls and prosumer appeal. The S80 is
smaller and lighter than the S70 yet it packs a much larger (2.5")
wide viewing angle LCD monitor, a control wheel / 4-way...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082205canons80.asp

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Canon Speedlite 430EX flash Mon, 22 Aug

Canon has today announced a new 'digital compatible' flash, the
Speedlite 430EX. This new flash unit is clearly aimed at buyers of
the EOS 5D digital SLR which doesn't have a built-in flash unit.
Compared to the 420EX which it replaces the 430EX has an increased
guide number (range) and is approximately 40% faster...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082206canon430ex.asp

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Canon EF 24 - 105 mm F4.0L and 70 - 300 mm Mon, 22 Aug

Canon has today announced two new EF lenses; the 24 - 105 mm F4.0L
IS USM and the 70 - 300 mm F4.0 - F5.6 IS USM. Of these two lenses
the former will perhaps be the most interesting, promising a high
quality wide zoom range in a relatively lightweight package and
image stabilization it clearly lends it self to be...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082207canonlenses.asp

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Canon EOS-1D Mark II N Mon, 22 Aug

Canon has today announced the successor to the EOS-1D Mark II, this
updated camera carries the N suffix to indicate its moderate range
of updates. The EOS-1D Mark II N has the same 8.2 megapixel CMOS
sensor, the same DIGIC II image processor and 8.5 fps shooting
speed. The primary changes are a new 2.5" wide...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082208canoneos1dmkiin.asp

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Canon EOS 5D, full-frame 12.8 megapixel Mon, 22 Aug

The biggest surprise of the day (not) will be Canon's much-leaked
EOS 5D. Yes, the specifications floating around for the last two
weeks were accurate, this camera slots in above the EOS 20D but
below the EOS-1D series with its full-frame (35 mm negative size)
12.8 megapixel CMOS sensor. Other key specifications;...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082209canoneos5d.asp

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HP Photosmart E317 Tue, 23 Aug

HP has announced a five megapixel entry-level camera for just
€129 ($157). The sliding lens camera offers a 1.5" LCD and
its one and only connection is USB, there's no AV out for viewing
on the television. Other features of this starter camera include
five subject modes, QVGA movies with sound, PictBridge...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082301hp_e317.asp

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Pentax OptioS60 Tue, 23 Aug

Pentax has today announced a new addition to its Optio range of
cameras with the six megapixel S60. The aluminum alloy-bodied
camera offers a 3x optical zoom range (35 - 106mm), movie mode, 12
picture modes and an Auto Select mode for the inexperienced user.
One feature not usually found on a compact camera is...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082302pentax_optios60.asp

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Nikon Capture v4.3.1 Tue, 23 Aug

Nikon has today posted a software update for its image management
program which offers some impressive performance improvements.
Nikon Capture version 4.3.1 realizes faster processing and handling
of image data for compatible MS Windows and Mac OS computers and
supports Mac OS X 10.4. Faster processing now occurs...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082303nikoncapt_v431.asp

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Hasselblad launches four new products Wed, 24 Aug

Medium format specialist Hasselblad has announced two new cameras
and two digital backs based on a new digital platform that build on
the success of the H1. The flagship H2 cross-platform and H2D fully
integrated digital cameras and offer improved mobility, quality and
workflow. They feature a highly advanced image...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082401hasselblad_4prod.asp

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Canon EOS 5D Hands-on preview with samples Thu, 25 Aug

Just posted! Our detailed hands-on preview of Canon's new EOS 5D
digital SLR. This new model is designed to slot in between the EOS
20D and the EOS-1D series of digital SLR's, it provides high
resolution and full-frame at a lower price point and in a lighter
and smaller body. We have now put together a detailed...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082501canon5dhandson.asp

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Just posted! Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 review Fri, 26 Aug

Just posted! Our review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9. Following
on from the FX7, which was one of the best-selling cameras of last
year, Panasonic launched the 5.4 million-pixel FX8 and two months
later, the 6.4 million-pixel FX9. The FX8 was a fairly
disappointing upgrade which did little but address the...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082601pansonic_fx9.asp

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2005-08-22T13:03:00.000-07:00

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Twelve new Canon digital photography products
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It would be fair to announce today as 'Canon day', as they have
released no less than twelve new digital photography products. The
camera of most interest will no doubt be the all new 12.8 megapixel
EOS 5D with it's relatively compact body (compared to the EOS-1D)
and unique full-frame CMOS sensor. A quick run-down of each
product is shown below along with a link for more information:

Canon EOS 5D - 12.8 mp full-frame, 3 fps
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/canoneos5d/

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N - 8.2 mp, 8.5 fps
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082208canoneos1dmkiin.asp

Canon EF 24-105 mm F4.0L lens
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082207canonlenses.asp

Canon EF 70-300 mm F4.0-F5.6 lens
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082207canonlenses.asp

Canon Speedlite 430EX flash
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082206canon430ex.asp

Canon PowerShot S80 - 8.0 mp, 3.6x zoom
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082205canons80.asp

Canon PowerShot SD450 - 5.0 mp, 3.0x zoom
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082204canonsd450sd550.asp

Canon PowerShot SD550 - 7.1 mp, 3.0x zoom
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082204canonsd450sd550.asp

Canon PowerShot SD30 - 5.0 mp, 2.4x zoom
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082203canonsd30.asp

Canon PowerShot A610 - 5.0 mp, 4.0x zoom
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082202canona610a620.asp

Canon PowerShot A620 - 7.1 mp, 4.0x zoom
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082202canona610a620.asp

Canon PowerShot A410 - 3.2 mp, 3.2x zoom
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082201canona410.asp

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Konica Minolta AF 35 mm F1.4G (D) lens Fri, 19 Aug

Konica Minolta has today announced the development of a new prime
lens; the AF 35 mm F1.4G (D). Despite being announced today this
lens won't be released until 'Spring 2006' which we read to mean
sometime after PMA. Note that this lens is the sucessor to the
current AF 35 mm F1.4G. On a Maxxum 5D / 7D digital SLR...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05081901kmlens.asp

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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6 Fri, 19 Aug

Konica Minolta has today announced its latest Z series digital
camera, the new DiMAGE Z6. The Z6 follows on from the Z5, it
features a six megapixel CCD sensor (on Konica Minolta's unique
Anti-Shake platform), twelve times optical zoom lens and a two inch
LCD monitor. Other than a slight increase to six megapixels...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05081902kmz6.asp

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2005-08-15T05:51:00.000-07:00

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Canon PowerShot SD400 / IXUS 50 review
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The Canon PowerShot SD400 / IXUS 50 is the current top of the line
ultra-compact Canon to carry the ELPH / IXUS name, it packs a five
megapixel sensor, three times optical zoom lens and 2.0" LCD
monitor into a solid metal unit no larger than a credit card (from
the front).

Read more:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd400/

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Dixons to stop selling film cameras Mon, 8 Aug

UK high street retailer Dixons has announced today that it plans to
stop selling 35mm cameras, following the huge surge in popularity
of their digital equivalents. Dixons reports that sales of digital
cameras are now outstripping sales of 35mm cameras by 15 to 1 and
it says that it will not stock any more 35mm...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05080801dixons_filmend.asp

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Nikon profit soars Mon, 8 Aug

Among the doom and gloom stories of the last few months, today we
get some good news from Nikon that its first quarter profit has
soared, Yahoo! News reports. Following several manufacturers
reporting profit losses and job cuts, the world's second largest
DSLR manufacturer announced an operating profit of...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05080802nikonprofit_soars.asp

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Canon posts EOS 20D firmware v2.0.2 Tue, 9 Aug

Canon has today posted firmware version 2.0.2 for the EOS 20D,
which fixes a bug that occurred when using the EOS Capture
application. The 8 megapixel camera, announced a year ago this
month, experienced problems that prevented EOS Capture from
operating correctly when shooting using the RAW+JPEG setting.
The...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05080901cano_eos20dfw202.asp

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Sanyo to open plant in Vietnam Thu, 11 Aug

Japanese electronics manufacturer Sanyo Group is to open a $13m
digital camera plant in Vietnam's Bien Hoa I Industrial Zone in the
southern Dong Nai Province, reports VietNamNet. The factory will be
capable of producing 100,000 units a month, which will all be for
export, and has been chosen as a 'strategic...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05081101sanyo_vietnamsite.asp

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Just posted! Canon SD400 review Thu, 11 Aug

Just posted! The Canon PowerShot SD400 Digital ELPH (also known as
the Ixus 50 and Ixy Digital 55) is essentially a 5MP version of the
popular SD300, with a couple of new features and a higher
resolution sensor. This one's been sitting around the dpreview
office since its launch back in February, during which time...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05081102sd400review.asp

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Bibble Labs announces Bibble 4.3 Fri, 12 Aug

Bibble Labs has announced version 4.3 of its RAW workflow software,
which now adds support for Nikon's newest DSLRs, the D70s and the
D50, as well as Epson's R-D1 digital rangefinder camera. Other new
features include an arbitrary rotation tool, plug-in interface, a
plug-in to remove lens distortion plus new EXIF...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05081201bibblelabs_43.asp

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PhotographyBLOG Newsletter #116

2005-08-13T07:10:00.000-07:00

PhotographyBLOG Newsletter
Newsletter #116
13thAugust 2005

Hello,

Casio were the only manufacturer to announce new
cameras this week. The Casio EX-Z500 ( http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=cmv64nbab.0.g4s64nbab.6zo44zn6.3500&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photographyblog.com%2Findex.php%2Fweblog%2Fcomments%2Fcasio_ex_z500_announced%2F) is a 5 megapixel digital camera
with a 3x optical zoom lens and 2.7 inch LCD screen.
Anti Shake DSP technology reduces blurring caused
either by shaking hands or moving subjects. The EX-
Z500 has the longest battery life of any Casio
camera, with up to 500 shots on a single battery
charge. The Casio EXILIM Zoom EX-Z500 will be
available in September for £279.99.

The Casio EX-Z10, Casio
EX-Z110 and Casio EX-Z120 ( http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=cmv64nbab.0.h4s64nbab.6zo44zn6.3500&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photographyblog.com%2Findex.php%2Fweblog%2Fcomments%2Fcasio_ex_z10_ex_z110_and_ex_z120_digital_cameras_announced%2F) have 5, 6 and 7
megapixels respectively. All 3 models offer Anti Shake
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Last week saw Sony announced the new ultra-slim DSC-T5 (five
megapixel, three times zoom), similar to previous T series cameras
but with a different body design, 2.5" LCD monitor and 32 MB of
internal memory. Casio announced four new cameras, the seven / six
/ five megapixel EX-Z120 / EX-Z110 / EX-Z10, and the five megapixel
three times optical zoom EX-Z500. On Thursday we posted our review
of the Kodak Easyshare Z740, an affordable ten times optical zoom,
five megapixel digital camera which is surprisingly compact.

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 Mon, 1 Aug

Sony has today announced the latest evolution of its ultra-slim
DSC-T series of digital cameras. The DSC-T5 has an internal
folded-optics three times zoom lens, a five megapixel CCD sensor, a
2.5" Hybrid LCD monitor and 32 MB of internal memory (as well as a
Memory Stick Duo slot). The DSC-T5 has a sliding...

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Olympus profit falls 62% Tue, 2 Aug

Olympus has reported a 62% drop in profits in the first quarter
compared to the same period last year, reports the PMA daily news.
In the period April-June 2004, the Japanese company made a net
profit of ¥1.06 billion ($9.5 m) compared to ¥403 million
($3.6 m) in the fiscal first quarter of this year....

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Kodak EasyShare P880 and P850 Tue, 2 Aug

Kodak has announced a new class of 'advanced digital cameras' today
with the introduction of the P series, which it hopes will provide
an alternative to DSLRs. The flagship of the range is the 24 mm
wide angle lens EasyShare P880, which offers 8 megapixels, manual
zoom ring and full manual control. The second...

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Casio posts Exilim EX-S500 firmware v1.01 Wed, 3 Aug

Casio has today posted firmware version 1.01 for the slim five
megapixel card camera the Exilim EX-S500. The new update fixes a
problem which caused the wrong white balance setting to be
registered when saving a user setup and a problem with distortion
during movie recording.

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HP quits selling digital cameras in Asia Wed, 3 Aug

HP has announced plans to stop selling digital cameras in the Asian
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Casio Exilim EX-Z500 Thu, 4 Aug

Casio has today announced a new five million-pixel model to add to
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digital cameras since they were launched. The Exilim EX-Z500 houses
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Just posted! Kodak Easyshare Z740 review Thu, 4 Aug

Just posted! The Easyshare Z740 is one of three new big zoom
digital cameras introduced at the beginning of the year. It
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2005-08-03T14:21:00.000-07:00

The megapixel race is back on this week as Fujifilm
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New Fujifilm pushes to 9 megapixels
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For consumers buying and retailers selling 'big numbers' the new
Fujifilm FinePix S9000 / S9500 Zoom will no doubt be of some
interest, it's the first consumer digital camera to feature a
sensor with nine million effective pixels and is also capable of a
D-SLR-like ISO 1600 sensitivity. The S9000 (US) / S9500 (Europe)
Zoom follows Fujifilm prosumer digital cameras like the S20 Pro,
S7000 Zoom and S602 Pro but visually looks more like the S5000 Zoom
(only bigger). Not only does the S9000 / S9500 have 'a lot of
pixels' but it also features a great sounding 28 - 300 mm (equiv.)
zoom lens, a tilting LCD monitor, flash hot-shoe, RAW, xD and CF
storage and that wide ISO 80 - 1600 sensitivity range.

Read more:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05072803fuji_s9000zs9500z.asp

A new release of 'The 123 of digital imaging'
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Last week site contributor Vincent Bockaert announced a significant
new release of his '123 of digital imaging Interactive Learning
Suite'. Version 3.5 now features full coverage of Adobe Photoshop
CS2, revisions of numerous chapters, a range of new tutorials and
more information on RAW conversion using both Adobe Camera RAW 3.1
and Nikon Capture 4.3. Whether you're interested in learning more
about the theory behind digital cameras, the best methods for the
'digital darkroom' or how to get more out of your workflow there's
only one choice; the 123 of digital imaging.

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Pentax launches DSLR website Mon, 25 Jul

Pentax has launched a website aimed at DSLR users called
'digiichi', just three weeks after Canon announced its site.
'Digiichi' advises prospective DSLR users which technical aspects
to consider when buying an SLR, the main parts and functions of
SLRs and a look back at the cameras that Pentax has been making
for...

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Panasonic LX1 Preview Sample Gallery posted Wed, 27 Jul

Update: We have now added a gallery of sample shots taken with the
new Panasonic DMC-LX1, the world's first wide angle compact camera
with a 16:9 ratio CCD.

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Fujifilm FinePix E900 Zoom Thu, 28 Jul

Fujifilm has today announced a new E series compact that offers 9
million effective pixels. The matt black FinePix E900, Fujifilm's
'power-packed compact', houses a 5th generation Super CCD HR, Real
Photo Technology which is supposed to reduce noise at high
sensitivity settings, ISO 80 - 800, 4x optical zoom (32 -...

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Fujifilm FinePix S5200 / S5600 Zoom Thu, 28 Jul

Fujifilm has today announced the third incarnation of its S series,
the FinePix S5200 Zoom (US) S5600 Zoom (Europe). The 5.1 megapixel
mini SLR-style camera boasts a 10x optical zoom and Anti Blur mode
which is, Fujifilm says, more effective than image stabilization,
ISO up to 1600 and a 5th generation of Super CCD...

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Fujifilm FinePix S9000 / S9500 Zoom Thu, 28 Jul

Fujifilm has today announced what it sees as competition to entry
level DSLRs with the 9 million pixel FinePix S9000 Zoom (US) S9500
Zoom (Europe). It features a 10.7x optical zoom (28-300mm) (with no
image stabilization), ISO from 80 to 1600, twist-barrel zoom
control, a tiltable 1.8-inch LCD, plus a 640 x 480...

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Pretec 4GB 133x SD card Thu, 28 Jul

Pretec has announced the first 4GB SD in the world. The card is the
newest addition of its high speed line of 133X SD cards, which are
available in capacities ranging from 256MB to 4GB. It is also the
fastest card, with access speeds of up to 20MB/s. It will be
available next month priced $699 (approx. €578)....

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The 123 of digital imaging 3.5 Fri, 29 Jul

Site contributor Vincent Bockaert has today announced the latest
version of his excellent 'The 123 of digital imaging Interactive
Learning Suite'. Version 3.5 features a wide range of updates and
revisions including extensive coverage of Adobe Photoshop CS2
(including Adobe Bridge and Camera RAW 3.1), numerous new...

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Sony slashes forecast earnings by 87% Fri, 29 Jul

Sony has been forced to slash its earnings forecast following a
first quarter operating loss that has created 'almighty problems'
for the electronics giant, reports The Times. First quarter net
losses amount to around ¥7.3 billion ($69.4 m) forcing the
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Nikon D50 Review, three new Panasonic's and lots more
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Last week was a positive hive of activity in the normal calm of
summer. Panasonic announced three new digital cameras, the six
megapixel FX9, the 16:9 format eight megapixel LX1 and the
successor to the ever popular FZ20 the new FZ30. We have a
detailed preview and exclusive samples gallery available for the
FZ30 (see link below). In the last couple of days we have also
posted our in-depth review of Nikon's new affordable digital SLR,
the D50 (see link below).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/panasonicfz30/

Nikon D50 review:
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Canon offers to repair DSLR Battery Grip Mon, 18 Jul

Canon USA has announced that customers with the Battery Grip BG-E2
used with the EOS 20D and 20Da, and a certain serial number range
can return their grip/magazine for a free repair/replacement. This
is due to a cases where even with fully charged batteries
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Phase One ships three new digital backs Mon, 18 Jul

Phase One plans to introduce three new digital backs - two by the
end of the year and one at the beginning of next year. The P45 is a
full format digital back with a 39MP sensor, which produces files
of 117 MB, while the 31MP P30 is designed for the fashion shooter
who is looking to switch to digital photography....

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HP restructure and job cuts Mon, 18 Jul

HP is expecting to announce a huge restructuring that could mean
between 5,000 - 25,000 redundancies, reports the Wall Street
Journal. HP's new Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd, who was
appointed in late March, plans to make significant cost cuts at the
technology company which he said "has a cost structure that...

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Digital camera sales hit all-time high Mon, 18 Jul

Industry analysts InfoTrends/CAP Ventures has reported that unit
sales of digital cameras in North America hit a high of 22.2
million in 2003, and the number is continuing to rise. Although the
pace at which the market is growing has slowed to 16% from 27%, the
market is expected to reach 26 million units this...

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Adobe Bridge software update v1.02 Mon, 18 Jul

Adobe has today posted a software update for its file browsing
program in Photoshop CS2. Adobe Bridge version 1.02 update delivers
overall improved stability and performance and is recommended for
all Adobe Bridge customers. Adobe Bridge was based on the file
browser introduced in Photoshop 7.0 and allows you to...

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Olympus posts E-300 firmware v1.3 Tue, 19 Jul

Olympus has today posted firmware version 1.3 for the FourThirds
DSLR the E-300. The update provideds enhanced exposure metering
stability, adds a button timer, two new underwater scene programmes
and changes the start-up process for future lenses.

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Konica Minolta and Sony make D-SLR announcement Tue, 19 Jul

Konica Minolta and Sony have today announced an agreement to
jointly develop digital SLR cameras. This agreement appears to mean
that both Konica Minolta and Sony will develop D-SLR cameras with
Konica Minolta lens mounts. It also covers technology sharing
between the two, including Sony's CMOS sensors and...

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Pentax profits fall by 42% Tue, 19 Jul

Pentax has announced that its profits fell by 42% in the fiscal
first quarter, compared to the previous year, reports the
International Herald Tribune. Net income fell to ¥261m
(US$2.32) from ¥448m (US$3.97m) the previous year. The loss is
blamed on ever decreasing profit margins on compact digital
cameras...

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Panasonic announces three new SD cards Wed, 20 Jul

Panasonic has added three high capacity SD cards to its Pro High
Speed, High Speed and miniSD ranges. First up is the flagship 2GB
card introduced to the Pro High Speed range. It offers a data
transfer rate of 20MB/s and will hit the shops in August with a
price tag of €249.99 (US$299). The new addition to...

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 Wed, 20 Jul

Panasonic has announced an addition to the FX range with the sleek
and sexy Lumix DMC-FX9. Available in three colors, red, silver and
black, the FX9 ups the pixel count to 6 million. It forfeits an
optical viewfinder in favor of a 2.5-inch LCD with 180% more pixels
than the FX8 at 207,000 and maintains that...

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 Wed, 20 Jul

Panasonic has today announced the world's first wide angle compact
camera with a 16:9 ratio CCD. The fully manual Lumix DMC-LX1 offers
a 8.6 megapixel 1 /1.65" CCD and is the first camera in the LUMIX
16:9 wide LX series. The aspect ratio is easily selectable between
3:2 and the conventional 4:3 by using a slider...

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30, preview and samples Wed, 20 Jul

Panasonic has today revealed the new eight megapixel 12x optical
zoom DMC-FZ30. The FZ30 follows on from the remarkably popular
FZ20, it continues that camera's standard of providing SLR-like
features and body design with a big zoom and image stabilization.
Primary changes are more megapixels, a mechanically linked...

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BenQ E510 and E520 Wed, 20 Jul

Electronics manufacturer BenQ has added some credence to its
cameras by attaching a Pentax Super Multi-Coated (SMC) lens to
them. The first two cameras to benefit from the partnership with
Pentax are the E510 and E520, both five megapixels. The SMC system,
which was developed in 1971, is suppoed to effectively...

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Kodak to cut 10,000 more jobs Thu, 21 Jul

Kodak is to cut up to 10,000 more jobs, while the company makes the
tough transition from film to digital, reports the Altus Times. The
announcement coincided with reports of a second quarter loss and
shares dropped by more than 2%. The new cuts are expected to affect
around 7,000 manufacturing jobs, many in...

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X'S-Drive 2 XL VP2260 Thu, 21 Jul

Cardmedia Europe has announced a new addition to its portable
storage range with the 30GB X'S-Drive 2 XL VP2260, which is priced
£140. The device has a new long life built-in rechargeable
battery for up to two hours use and the LCD shows file transfer
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Epson posts P-2000 firmware v2.04 Fri, 22 Jul

Epson has today posted firmware version 2.04 for the P-2000 image
viewer. The firmware update adds RAW file support for the Canon
Digital Rebel XT (350D) and fixes a bug associated with the Konica
Minolta Maxxum 7D (Dynax 7D). It also increase the processing time
taken to identify SD cards.

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Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition v3.0 Fri, 22 Jul

Adobe has released a new 'lite' version of image management
software program Photoshop Album Starter Edition. Version 3.0 is
free to download an offers some of the features of Photoshop Album
such as basic image editing, organization tools, and the ability to
share your images in a slideshow or email them to family...

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Pentax Optio 60 Fri, 22 Jul

Pentax has announced a new camera into the Optio range. The six
million pixel Optio 60 will go on sale next month and is priced
$200. The new compact offers full manual control, plus a 2.0-inch
LCD screen. The Optio 60 is said to 'lower the learning curve' with
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Just posted! Nikon D50 review Sat, 23 Jul

Just posted! Our full in-depth review of Nikon's most affordable
digital SLR, the six megapixel D50. The D50 is Nikon's answer to
the recent spate of affordable digital SLR's like the Canon EOS
300D/350D (Digital Rebel/XT) and Pentax *ist DS. The D50's
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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 17 Jul 2005

2005-07-18T08:35:00.000-07:00

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Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Sun, 17 Jul 2005
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Konica Minolta Dynax / Maxxum 5D
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Hot on the heels of Nikon's D50 is Konica Minolta's entry to the
'affordable digital SLR' market, the new Dynax / Maxxum 5D. This
camera is based around the 7D with the same six megapixel sensor
and Anti-Shake system, however its body is smaller and lighter and
quite a few controls have been moved from the camera body to the
menu system. Other changes include a smaller continuous shooting
buffer, the removal of half stop exposure adjustment, and a lower
resolution LCD monitor. Full story below.

Phil

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Kodak accelerates move into image sensor market Tue, 12 Jul

In further evidence of its commitment to digital, Eastman Kodak has
announced plans to accelerate moves into the CMOS image sensor
market after news of a manufacturing alliance with IBM. The
recently available three and five megapixel CIS devices are
intended for mass market products such as camera phones and...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071201kodak_cisdevices.asp

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Digital SLR sales soar Tue, 12 Jul

Sales of digital SLRs continue to rise and nearly doubled in the
period 2003-2004, according to industry analyst NPD Techworld. PMA
Sales of DSLRs rose from 277,796 in 2003 to 578,000 in 2004 and are
on track to break records this year as 200,000 units had already
been sold by April 2005. The 2005 PMA US Consumer...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071202digitalslr_sales.asp

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Casio posts EX-Z750 firmware v1.0.1 Wed, 13 Jul

Casio has today posted firmware version 1.0.1 for the 7.2
megapixel, 3x zoom Exilim Z750, announced at PMA. The new firmware
allows you to zoom into portrait-oriented images in playback
without changing to landscape orientation.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071301casioz750_fw101.asp

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Rollei dp8300 Thu, 14 Jul

German manufacturer Rollei has announced its offering for the 8
megapixel market with the dp8300. The metal-bodied compact offers a
36 - 108 mm 3x zoom lens, large 2.5-inch LCD, 5cm macro function
plus 640 x 480-pixel movie mode which is limited only by the size
of the memory card. The Rollei dp8300 will be on sale...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071401rollei_dp8300.asp

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Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 Fri, 15 Jul

Konica Minolta has today announced the ultra-slim DiMAGE X1, an
eight megapixel three times optical zoom ultra-compact digital
camera with Anti-Shake and a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor. From a
design point of view the X1 is much more rounded in appearance
compared to its siblings, indeed it looks more like a...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071501kmdimagex1.asp

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Konica Minolta AF 35 mm F1.4G D lens Fri, 15 Jul

Konica Minolta has today announced the development of a new lens.
The AF 35 mm F1.4G D is designed for the Dynax/Maxxum series of
SLRs and features distance encoding which enables the more advanced
ADI flash metering, it is also claimed to have a rounder aperture
for an improved bokeh (defocused area) appearance....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071502km35mm14.asp

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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D Fri, 15 Jul

Konica Minolta has today announced the Dynax / Maxxum 5D digital
SLR. This new digital SLR is Konica Minolta's answer to the Nikon
D50 and Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT), a more affordable digital SLR
aimed more at the beginner market. It's both smaller and lighter
than the Maxxum 7D and has fewer external controls...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071503kmmaxxum5d.asp

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Three new Konica Minolta DT lenses Fri, 15 Jul

In addition to the announcement of the Maxxum 5D Konica Minolta has
also announced three new DT (designed for digital SLR) lenses; the
AF DT 18 - 70 mm F3.5 - F5.6 (D), the AF DT 11 - 18 mm F4.5 - F5.6
(D) and the AF DT 18 - 200 mm F3.5 - F6.3 (D).

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071504kmdtlenses.asp

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