Samsung and Texas Instruments have announced the first mobile phones with embedded projection system, a joint collaboration by both companies. The Samsung projector phones (Model: I7410 for European market, W7900 for Korean market) utilize TI’s DLP Pico chipset to provide “big picture” viewing experiences. The Samsung projector phones can project content with flexible image sizes …
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Profoto Unveils New D1 Air Monolights
Profoto USA introduces their new D1 Air moonlight system touting durable, tough, fast and consistent flash units suited for digital photography and demanding assignments. Among the D1’s important qualities: quick recycling time (0,1- 0,8 second), short flash duration (1/100th – 1/2600th sec), compact size (11.8†x 5.1â€) and weight designed for portability (5.3 lbs). Profoto …
Annabel Williams (UK) to offer Asian Wedding Seminar
In the UK, Annabel Williams’ Contemporary Photographic Training is offering the Asian Wedding seminar beginning April 30, 2009. The seminar will be hosted by guest speaker Tushar Shah, whose team has established one of the most successful Asian wedding studios in the UK. Using contemporary techniques they have introduced a totally fresh approach to capturing …
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PocketWizard Just Got Better: Meet the New Mini TT1 Transmitter and Flex TT5 Transceiver!
PocketWizard has gone beyond TTL: their just-released MiniTT1 Transmitter and FlexTT5 Transceiver offers Slide-n-Shoot simplicity with the new ControlTL system which taps into the camera’s digital communications to enable more remote flash capabilities. Changes in ISO, aperture and shutter speed are seamlessly passed along for reliable, flawless flash. You can even use your flash compensation …
DSLR Camera Sales Up 43% in Norway
The Scandinavian country of Norway is reporting record sales of digital SLR cameras, racking up 107,356 units in 2008 compared to just 74,740 units in 2007 – a 43 percent increase. Compare that with only 5% increase in sales of compact cameras: 413,413 in 2007 and 435,526 in 2008. Many consumers in Norway consider photography …
PMA Marketing Moments Now Available
PMA Marketing Moments are 60-second to 90-second sound clips – podcasts – recorded by PMA speakers, consultants, and PMA members available every Tuesday via iTunes or directly via your PC. These are quick tips and ideas to inspire creative marketing concepts, according to the PMA, which started life in 1924 as the Photo Finishers Association …
Epson Rolls Out New GS Canvas Satin for Large Format Printing
Epson UK has launched its new GS Canvas Satin, a new media that the company says is a perfect match for the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 64in large format printer for producing high quality canvas prints that can be stretched onto frames with no requirement for protective spray. Epson explains that GS Canvas Satin uses …
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Olympus Issues Firmware 1.2 to Improve Sound in mju 1060, FE-370 Compacts
The new firmware (Version 1.2) for the Olympus mju 1060 and FE-370 compact cameras has been released to improve the sound quality of movies edited on the camera. Download instructions and the new firmware from the Olympus Japan website. [Site: Olympus Japan]
Review: Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009 by PhotographyBLOG
For you and me, Canon’s PhotoStitch and the image stitching functions inside Photoshop would suffice to create our panorama photos. But if your livelihood depends on panorama creation, or you want to have serious fun stitching several images together, then there’s Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009. It’s $350 a pop, but it’s serious software. If you …
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Vertus Unveils Play With Pictures Image Composition Application
Vertus Inc, the company who gave us the very capable Fluid Mask image extraction software, has announced the new Play With Pictures application, an image composition software that enables users of any age to take ordinary photos and turn them into fun and imaginative compositions, then print or save them for use at home or …
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