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Heard of card dubbing? That’s the process of duplicating data by copying it directly onto another card. Heard of Elecom? Those are the Japanese guys who make this sort of card readers/copiers. The Elecom MR-C10 and MR-C11 are card readers that can take in 11 types of memory cards and read them onto your PC …
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There’s a free update out there for you to download if you need to convert your photo files to the DNG (Digital Negative) format. It’s the Adobe DNG Converter and Camera Raw 3.6 update. Digital Negative was developed to address the lack of an open standard for the proprietary and unique raw files created by …
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Sandisk Corporation has launched a major retail expansion in India by introducing a broad line of products and tying up with new distributors. Sandisk has formalized its distribution relationships with Ingram Micro, the world’s largest wholesaler of technology goods, and Rashi Peripherals, one of India’s largest IT distributors, to sell SanDisk products throughout the very …
Camera manufacturer Braun PhotoTechnik of Nuremberg, Germany has released six compact digital cameras aimed at the entry-level consumer market. However, tech website Engadget says the Braun offerings fail to impress. Top of line is the D800, pictured above, an ultra-compact with a 6.2-megapixel image sensor, with an interpolated (!?) resolution of 8 megapixels. Maybe you …
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British market research firm GfK has reported that sales of digital cameras in the United Kingdom have passed the 20-million mark. It also noted that two-thirds of all UK homes now own a digital camera since the gadget’s introduction in 1997. And yet, there’s still more room to grow. GfK said the market is far …
Ed the Photographer would be in gadget heaven if this KNC HR-2800 portable media player works as advertised. Look at the specs: 400mHz CPU, 3.6-inch LCD screen with its own GUI. It plays MPEG4, AVI, DivX and XviD video formats. It plays music too: in MP3 and FLAC audio formats. Look at the price: $127. …
Memory maker Transcend now has its own 8GB high-capacity SD card (SDHC) released together with the 4GB flavor. Both cards come with a lifetime warranty. (Whose lifetime? Dunno. Maybe the card’s.) Transcend says their new SD cards are fully compatible with the popular SD 2.0 standard. This new generation of SD cards is formatted in …
Here’s one for the pros: the Leaf Afi medium-format digital camera. This new offering from Herzlia, Israel-based Leaf company is specially aimed at high-resolution digital photography, and fits perfectly with the new Leaf Aptus S-Series digital camera backs. The Leaf AFi product line will include three models: Leaf AFi -75, Leaf AFi -65 and Leaf …
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These very handy discs are used to measure neutral color balance by reflecting the light falling onto your subject and into your camera lens to take a white balance reading. What makes the CBL While Balance lens different is that it allows you to take an “incident” reading from the light source itself to calculate …
Tech website CNET has rated the Archos 504 portable media player as an excellent photo viewer with an 8.3 (Excellent) rating overall. The CNET review noted the Archos 504’s “gorgeous 4.3-inch wide screen, nice tactile controls and sophisticated interface, and decent battery life.” The Archos 504 is available in 40GB, 80GB, and 160GB capacities, and …