Monthly Archives: November 2007

The BirdCam by Wingscapes is a motion-activated, weatherproof camera that takes digital photos and videos of birds. Images can be viewed on a TV or downloaded to any computer, where they can be emailed, printed, or posted to the web. The 3.1 megapixel camera uses an infrared sensor to detect a moving bird. The sensor …

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Here is an extraordinary tale that demonstrates the robustness and durability of digital photography. After two years of being submerged in the icy cold waters of a Nova Scotia river, a Canon Powershot camera was recovered with its CompactFlash card still intact and preserving the pictures it took in 2005. Bill Collins and his wife …

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The book Digital Macro Photography by Ross Hoddinott was first published in August last year. It is now available in paperback for $18 from Amazon. The book offers a focused approach to macro photography by staying true to its avowed subject and ably illustrated with images taken by the multi-awarded Hoddinott. Those new to both …

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There are two new cameras from Pentacon, the Praktica DCZ 7.4 (the black one, above) and the DPix 5200. The Praktica DCZ 7.4 is a 7.38-megapixel digital camera with a 3x zoom lens, a 2.4 inch TFT color monitor, 10.5 MB built-in memory, and a SD/SDHC card slot for still images and VGA video clips …

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Nikon UK announces that the new D3 and D300 DSLRs, which are scheduled to begin shipping at the end of this month, will include the Capture NX image editing software. Nikon has in the past been criticized for including only a trial version of the highly-praised photo enhancing application with their DSLRs; if you wanted …

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RCRD LBL (obviously SMS jargon for ‘record label’) is now live online. They launched last Thursday, Nov. 15 as “the first online music label offering free, sponsor-supported MP3s from established and emerging artists and labels across a variety of niches and genres.” RCRD LBL is a joint venture between Downtown Records (whose artists include the …

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When you buy the ACDSee Pro 2 Photo Manager today, you get two for the price of one, plus you get a Naneu Media Wallet as a bonus. This is a holiday offer from ACD Systems Inc. and it’s valid until December 31, 2007. The ACDSee Pro 2 is a digital photography workflow platform designed …

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Apple’s iPhoto 7.1.1 is available for download from their website. The latest update of the photo organizer now supports compatibility with the Leopard Mac OS X 10.5 and improves overall stability. It also addresses a few other issues with the previous release. The iPhoto application can turn pictures into a photo book, calendar, and personal …

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Edge Tech Corp. is offering its 12-inch digital photo frame with MP3 player at $130, after a $40 rebate. Edge Tech is a Texas-based supplier of DRAM and flash memory upgrades, portable computing products and storage devices who has branched out into the photo frame market. Edge Tech says its newest addition to its line …

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Photographer Rob Galbraith, who also scrutinizes high-end cameras (remember the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and its autofocus problem?), has published photos taken with pre-production models of the soon-to-be released Nikon D3 DSLR. The photos were shot by photographers Tony Bock, Nick Didlick, David Einsel and Peter Burian. They were all great shots, as taken by …

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