Kodak and Best Buy are launching on May 3 the Best Buy Photo Center where consumers can send their digital images for storing, sharing, printing and creating photo gifts such as personalized greeting cards, calendars, mugs and photo books. These products will be displayed in select Best Buy store locations across the U.S. so that …
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Vision Research Unveils Phantom Miro 3 High-Speed Digital Camera
The Phantom Miro 3 high-speed digital camera has industrial applications such as in biometric research and automotive crash testing; anywhere you need a very fast camera to capture and study moving objects. Vision Research Inc. says this is just the first in a line of Phantom high-speed digital cameras designed for industrial use; there will …
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Casio EX-V7 Specs Say It Rocks, Review Says It Sux
The Casio Exilim EX-V7 slim camera has its very own website now. The company highlights the EX-V7 because of what it claims to be extra ordinary features of the camera. The number one feature that caught me eye is its vaunted 4x CCD shift image stabilization system. Casio says you can shoot clear and steady …
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Fujifilm Updates FinePix S5 Pro DSLR Firmware to v.1.06
Fujifilm has further updated its FinePix S5 Pro firmware to version 1.06, upgrading its barcode reading and its Function Lock menu. The S5 pro digital SLR will now have a BCD (Barcode) Multi Read function in its Image Comment Menu. If this function is selected, the characters (in the EXIF tag) will not be overwritten …
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Book Review: Digital Photography Boot Camp by Kevin Kubota
Kevin Kubota is a successful educator in digital photography. His seminars and workshops are highly sought after by professionals and enthusiasts alike to improve their skills. His manner of speaking and presentation make the lessons easy to digest. He’s such a good speaker that he’s been invited countless times to speak in important photography events. …
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Lastolite Introduces RayD8 c5000 Studio Lighting Kit
Lastolite has launched the RayD8 c5000 studio kit, an entry-level studio lighting system for product and portrait photography. It features a high output compact fluorescent bulb (equivalent to 300w) that runs at a low temperature, just perfect for photographing food, people and other temperature sensitive subjects. The RayD8 c5000 continuous light system is color-corrected at …
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HP Talks About Lower Ink Prices
Hey, listen to this, man. HP is talking lower prices of printer ink. In its press release today, HP said it is changing the way it delivers inkjet cartridges to customers to offer them more choice, greater value and a simplified shopping experience, both in-store and online. And just how does this work, pray tell? …
Spidey and Sony Team Up for the Memory
Or should we say, Spider-Man Gets Marching Orders to Sell Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo Cards. Hoping to boost sales of its proprietary memory stick, Sony has enlisted the services of Spider-Man to sell special packages of their flash media. The Spider-Man packages comes with two DVD movies inside – Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 – …
Canon Europe Offers Cashback to Mark 20 Years of EOS
Canon Europe is celebrating 20 years of the EOS camera system with cashback offers to buyers of Canon EOS photo and lens products. The cashback promo covers a total of 19 photo kits, 8 lens kits and 22 EOS lenses & accessories. The cashback, or rebates, range in value from £10 to £130. For example, …
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Is BatchPhoto the Fastest Photo Editor for Windows?
BatchPhoto v.2.0 claims to be the fastest photo editor for Windows, and you know what? They just might be right. This is because BatchPhoto uses the power of batch processing to apply image enhancements – annotate, touch up, transform, apply effects, and rename hundreds of pictures, whatever – in one single operation. DiVision Software of …
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