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Pentax has announced the Optio I-10 SR digital camera, boasting a design inspired by the classic look of film SLR cameras. The Pentax Optio I-10 features a flash unit and speaker in the upper mid-section of the SLR-shaped body while the camera’s front panel is embellished with what the company describes as high quality leatherette …
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Organizers are calling for entries to the Leica Oskar Barnack Award and the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award. The Leica Oskar Barnack Award is now on its 31st year, honoring “photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment in the most graphic form in a sequence of …
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Hamrick Software has released Version 8.6 of the scanning software VueScan, adding more than 65 improvements and features. The latest version also adds support for 80 additional new scanners. “With the release of Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 (Leopard) our business has grown significantly,†says Hamrick Software President Ed Hamrick. “Many customers realize …
Active Media has introduced a new line of 600X-speed CompactFlash cards for pro photographers. The new Pro Series cards feature up to 90MBps write speed. That means, “even in Raw mode a high-end DSLR will be able to shoot at or near its rated speed for sustained periods,†said Jerry Thomson, VP Sales of Active …
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Canon has launched a video contest using their video-capable digital SLR cameras. “The Story Beyond the Still†contest allows photographers and videographers to showcase their creativity in a new style of filmmaking that blends still and video images into a continuous cinematic piece begun by Canon Explorer of Light Vincent Laforet. To kick off the …
Flaghead Photographic in the UK has announced two new folding brackets from Custom Brackets. The CBFolding-T and CBFolding-S brackets keep the flash well above the camera and lens, so that shadows disappear down behind the subject and red eyes are avoided. The CBFolding-T bracket accommodates tall cameras, or those with add-on vertical grips/battery packs. Pushing …
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Toshiba Corp has announced what is billed as the world’s first 64GB SDXC memory card capable of operating at the fastest data transfer rate for reading and writing to a flash memory card. The new card is compliant with the new SD Memory Standard, Ver. 3.00, UHS104. The company also released 32GB and 16GB SDHC …
The updated DxO Optics Pro v5.3.7 for the Mac has added support for Canon Powershot S90 while bringing better support for the Snow Leopard OS. It also offers a free upgrade to upcoming Version 6 for the Mac. DxO Optics Pro v5.3.7 for Macintosh, both Standard and Elite editions, are immediately available from both DxO …
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Sony is now offering SD and microSD cards, including high capacity versions of the format, SDHC and microSDHC. The new Sony SC cards will be offered in Class 4 specifications. Class 4 data transfer speed means stable HD video recording and more than enough speed to cope with the advanced functions of compact digital cameras …
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The new Casio EX-FH100 can shoot 30 frames per second of 9-megapixel high-res images; at a high-speed burst, it can do 40 fps. Set it at Prerecord Continuous Shutter, and you will not miss a critical moment even if you press the shutter a bit late, since the camera starts shooting when the shutter button …