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The Ricoh 500SE GPS camera can now be fitted with the SE-3 GPS/Compass module to provide both position and direction (azimuth) information on the camera’s LCD screen. The module also embeds this location data into images as they are captured for use by mapping applications such as GoogleEarth or ESRI’s ArcGIS to create points where …
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Motorola has launched the Motozine ZN5 mobile phone, boasting the company’s own ModeShift Technology and Kodak’s imaging technology to deliver what they claim to be a high quality phone and camera experience. Motorola says that to launch the camera, the user simply slides open the Kodak lens cover to transform the phone into an ultra-fast …
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Available from Visible Dust is a new sensor brush, the Arctic Butterfly 724 (Brite), which features a bright LED that illuminates the sensor while cleaning. The company says this illumination reduces the possibility of fibers being dragged accidentally against the surrounding cavity hence reducing the potential cause of smear usually caused by contaminated fibers. The …
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A photo contest at PopPhoto.com challenges your skill in improving a badly shot picture. You submit two photos: the before and after images. You can either edit the bad photo or re-shoot the frame, and email the before and after photos to PopPhoto.com. The contest is open to all photographers, amateur or pro. Each photographer …
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Adobe Lightroom’s fine and it has found acceptance among a significant number of professional photographers. But if you noticed, it takes so much time to edit your photos one by one, not because LR is inherently slow – speed is a function of how much power your computer has – but the workflow program lacks …
Web browser Firefox 3 from Mozilla was released this week and it supports Version 4 of the International Color Consortium (ICC) profile specification. This feature is turned off by default in Firefox 3. To turn it on, you have to do one of two things: download a fix (registration required) or follow Rob Galbraith’s instructions …
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Market research firm FutureSource says the average selling price (ASP) of digital SLR cameras across EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) has fallen 1.6% (about €20) in the past 10 weeks. The biggest price declines have been in the 6-7 megapixel DSLRs such as the Nikon D40 which is now 7% cheaper than ten weeks …
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Nikon’s Capture NX 2 image editing software is now available from Nikon dealers and the Nikon Mall online store. Capture NX 2 utilizes the new U Point technology – you point on an image area you want to enhance or correct and then adjust a few sliders to get the effect you want. You see …
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DPRreview.com is not quite ready yet to release their review of the Pentax K20D – they’re still at it – so they have posted a preview of the Pentax flagship DSLR where we learn that among the subtle changes made was the improved default settings of the camera’s JPEG output, a gripe they made about …
Hasselblad is offering the H3DII-31 kit (camera body, viewfinder, and 80mm lens) for only $18,000 (!). The company says this is a time-limited offer only available at Victor by Hasselblad Online. Hasselblad said the H3DII-31 provides all the technological and photographic benefits of the Hasselblad H System and will help any discerning photographer take their …