Monthly Archives: May 2007

Printer maker Epson and software maker NewSoft have introduced Imaging Workshop, a photograph printing software designed exclusively for selected Epson printers. The new software offers browsing, layout and printing for professional photographers, streamlining the process of printing pictures on certain Epson photo printers, including the Stylus Pro 3800. With Imaging Workshop, photographers should find it …

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Is the megapixel race on again? Panasonic seems pleased to claim the bragging rights for the “world’s first” 12.2-megapixel camera following Casio’s announcement today of its own compact with 12.1 megapixels. The new Panasonic DMC-FX100 also boasts of a 28mm wide-angle lens, perfect for group shots that don’t crop out the class goat at the …

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Apple is inviting serious photographers to a free seminar tomorrow, May 22, at the Riverbank Park Plaza in London. The seminar’s main aim focuses on the integration of the new Photoshop CS3 with Apple’s Aperture 1.5 workflow software. It will also teach photographers how to take full advantage of the all-new Adobe Photoshop CS3 running …

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Casio Europe today announced the newest model in its series of Exilim digital cameras, the Exilim Zoom EX-Z1200, featuring 12.1 megapixels, auto-tracking AF with motion analysis and a CCD-shift anti-shake mechanism that should deliver true image stabilization. The EX-Z1200 is Casio’s new flagship Exilim Zoom, updating the 10.1-megapixel EX-Z1000 which was released last year. The …

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Canon will give you back $100 when you buy the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, or $50 when you get the Canon EF 17-40mm F/4L USM lens. This is part of an instant cash back offer by Canon on select EOS lenses. The offer is good until July 17, 2007. You don’t have …

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Weeks after deciding to close down its camera business, Taiwan’s BenQ has found a buyer for its shuttered digital camera-related R&D and manufacturing facilities. The buyer is Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd., a local contract camera maker in Taipei who has also been an active supplier for BenQ. Ability also produces cameras for Samsung Electronics Co …

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Simon Joinson, in his article at DPReview.com, dissects the issue of high ISO settings in digital compact cameras which could help a baffled consumer to separate the grain from the chaff when manufacturers claim that their tiny little compacts can shoot with light sensitivity settings above ISO 800. He introduces us to some background information …

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is now part of the 10-month curriculum of the Hallmark Institute of Photography. Hallmark said they have integrated Lightroom into their digital curriculum in close consultation with Adobe Systems. Since November, Adobe has been in communication with the faculty and students at Hallmark in refining the product prior to its release in …

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Samsung Electronics will show its own e-paper display at the 45th annual Society for Display (SID) 2007 to be held in Long Beach, CA on May 22-24. It will be the largest (A4-sized/14.3-inch diagonal) color “electronic paper,” similar in size to LG.Philips (A4/14.1-inch diagonal) e-paper introduced last week. The Samsung e-paper is also a plastic, …

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Martin Evening’s Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers has been printed and the first copies should be in bookstores any time soon. In preparation for the book launching, Martin has updated the book website so that those interested may be able to freely download sample pages and chapter extracts. This is the latest addition to Martin’s …

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