Monthly Archives: February 2009

Just a little over two weeks from now, PMA 09 International Convention and Trade Show, the photo imaging industry’s annual showcase of technology and innovation reels off (March 3-5) at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), South Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event promises non-stop networking for attendees, aside from the main activities of …

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The new 5-megapixel Sony Ericsson C903 camera phone offers what have now become standard features in its class: Face Detection and Smile Shutter. On top of that, the C903 adds its BestPic trick to pick the best picture from nine images automatically shot in quick succession and its aGPS technology to append location data to …

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New Canon Pixma printers are sprouting in Hong Kong, Mark II versions of their high-end photo printers. Canon Hong Kong said the new photo printers are equipped with superb and detailed printing technology which introduces new elements to Canon imaging products. Announced were the Pixma Pro9500 Mark II, Pixma Pro9000 Mark II, Pixma MX868 and …

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Canon has issued Firmware 1.0.2.0 for the Powershot G10 camera, correcting an issue where if RAW images are captured by continuous shooting under the ISO 1600 setting, abnormal data is recorded and a magenta cast appears in the second and subsequent RAW images. This phenomenon also occurs in the second and subsequent recorded RAW images …

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Sony has announced their GPS-CS3KA GPS image tracker, it allows you to record the time, date and location for each photo that you take, and then use Sony’s Picture Motion Browser software to see them on Google Maps. It’s compatible with most Sony cameras and camcorders. The GPS-CS3KA photo geo-tagger has dual MS/SD cad slots …

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The Dell-branded Wasabi PZ310 mini printer from Zink is now out in the market, looking for customers who could use miniature 2”x3” photo prints that one could peel and stick to willing surfaces. (Hey, you could use it to print business cards; younger people have other fun ways to use it.) Dell says the Wasabi …

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Canon has a new rebate program designed to push the sale of their 580EX II flashgun. The program gives customers $200 back by mail when they make a combination purchase of an eligible DSLR, Lens, and the Speedlite 580EX II. The combination purchase must contain one eligible Canon EOS Digital SLR camera (body or kit) …

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Kingston’s new 32GB CF Elite Pro card is now available at a suggested retail price of $154. The new card features 25MB/sec. read and 20MB/sec. write speeds, more than enough to answer the needs of today’s high-performance digital cameras. “The Kingston 32GB CF Elite Pro card is designed to keep pace with and not limit …

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Custom Brackets introduces their CB Gimbal, a modular multi-use long lens support arm that can be used alone or with Arca Swiss type ball heads. The company said CB Gimbal features a true roller bearing design for easy and smooth movement in all directions. This allows a long and heavy telephoto lens to be moved …

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Panasonic has issued Firmware v1.2 for the Lumix DMC-G1 Micro Four Thirds camera. The update improves the performance in the Auto White Balance and the color reproduction, and also improves the reliability of the flash operating in low temperature environments. Firmware v1.2 also enables file write back from PC to the camera for models shipped …

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