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Sales of digital cameras worldwide rose 15 percent in 2006 to 105.7 million units. Total sales were pulled up by sales of the high-priced digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, which grew 39 percent to 5.3 million units. These figures were reported today by the Wall Street Journal quoting market research firm IDC, which did …
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival is the annual celebration of Japan’s gift of cherry trees to Washington D.C., and Lulu.com has launched a photo contest to mark the occasion. The photo contest invites photographers of any skill level to submit their photos of favorite Festival memories, the many scenic views along the Tidal Basin, and …
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The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association is holding SGIA 07 from October 24 to 27 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. SGIA 07 will host the industry’s leading manufacturers and distributors in digital imaging, screen printing and other imaging technologies. Aside from offering a bustling trade show for specialty graphics, SGIA 07 will …
Kenko of Japan has unveiled three light meters with uncanny resemblance to Minolta light meters. Two new digital light meters – the KFM-1100 and KFM-2100 (shown above) which are equipped with a 270-degree rotating receptor head – read incident light from EV-2.0 to EV-19.9; both also measure flash lighting. The KCM-3100 is a handheld digital …
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40 Digital Photography Techniques is a new book for the beginner and intermediate photographer. It does an excellent job covering the basics of how to use the camera, to composition, how to shoot in various lighting situations, macro photography and much more. The book also teaches the user how to transfer, edit, and print images, …
U.S. consumers bought 1.7 million digital photo frames in 2006, indicating a spectacular growth of more than 400% over the previous year when there were only some 300-thousand units sold. According to research firm Park Associates, the 2006 sales of digital photo frames exceeded their forecast by 42%, prompting them to revise their U.S. forecast …
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In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with the ExpoImaging team, makers of the Expodisc.
Apple is offering the new Mac computers with the all-new Adobe Creative Suite 3. Users can configure their choices of iMacs, MacBook Pros or Mac Pros that feature the new dual-core or quad-core processors from Intel. Adobe CS3 is now a Universal application that takes full advantage of the multi-core Intel processors in the new …
The new Iomega Power Pro Desktop Hard Drive packs four hot-swappable SATA hard drives to enable 2TB of storage space. It offers FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connectivity to allow transfer rates up to 70MB/sec. For physical security, the Iomega Power Pro comes with two keys so users can lock down its drive …
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Ansmann Energy GmbH has introduced its N-80 and N-40 battery grips for the Nikon D80, D40 and D40x DSLRs. The company says the N-80 battery grip, in particular, has enough juice for up to 5,000 shots with one charge on a 3600mAh battery. Ansmann also says their battery grips improve the handling of the camera, …
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