Samsung Announces Wireless CL65 Compact Camera

Samsung Electronics America introduces the CL65 compact digital camera, featuring geo-tagging, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, and DLNA compatibility. The geo-tagging capability allows users to keep track of where they’ve traveled, while DLNA compatibility and Wi-Fi connectivity enable users to send and share pictures almost as quickly as they take them. The CL65 displays the city on …

Art Capital Group Sues Getty for Interference in Leibovitz Deal

A New York judge has given the go-signal for the Art Capital Group to sue Getty Images for interference regarding ACG’s loan last year of $24 million to photographer Annie Leibovitz. ACG alleged that Getty’s $1.1 million deal with Leibovitz last spring violated two binding legal contracts ACG made with the photographer. According to ACG, …

Samsung ST500, ST550 Cameras Boast Front-and-Back LCDs

The two other 12.2-megapixel compact cameras announced today by Samsung were the ST550 and ST500, boasting front-and-back LCD screens. Why the dual screens? For self-portraits, that’s why! The front LCD is not so obvious; it’s only 1.5-inch across. With a front LCD, users can take accurate portraits using the front image as a guide – …

Samsung ST1000 Camera Sports GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth

The new 12.2-megapixel Samsung ST1000 digital camera has built-in geo-tagging, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity. Samsung said that with this ‘always on’ experience, users can now send and post pictures almost as quickly as they take them, while the GPS capabilities will keep track of exactly where each picture was shot. With the in-built GPS, …

Vision Research Launches Phantom Miro eX-Series of High-Speed Digital Cameras

Vision Research has announced the new Phantom Miro eX series of high-speed digital cameras that can shoot 500 to 1200 frames per second. The Miro eX1 and eX2 can do that in resolutions of 640 x 480 while the Miro eX4 can deliver the high-speed frames in 800 x 600 resolution. The Phantom Miro eX …

Draganflyer X4 Helicopter for Aerial Photography

Draganfly Innovations Inc has introduced the Draganflyer X4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could carry a compact digital camera and shoot pictures from above, with remote control on the ground. The company said Draganflyer X4 features much of the same technology as the Draganflyer X6, but can be purchased at a fraction of the cost. …

Imatronics Launches Panorama Express 3.0

Imatronics has launched Version 3.0 of their virtual tour software, Panorama Express 3.0. The company says it leverages “the results of over 15 years of cutting-edge imaging research and development to bring users the full benefits of the only authentic and comprehensively patented virtual tour system.” Panorama Express 3.0 is designed to make it easy …

DivePhotoGuide’s Underwater Photography Contest Series

DivePhotoGuide.com has issued guidelines for their monthly Underwater Photography Contest Series. The contests are free to enter and each month the organizers are giving away a valuable prize. There will be a contest theme for each month, according to DivePhotoGuide, and you can enter by uploading up to 3 images into your DPG Gallery. The …

PPA Announces 2009 General Exhibit and Loan Collection

The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) (www.ppa.com) has announced that the images for its 2009 General Exhibit and Loan Collection have been chosen. From a field of over 4,300 entries, a team of jurors selected almost 1,700 images for the General Exhibit. From that group, just over 500 images were chosen for the prestigious Loan …

Verbatim Pops 8GB TUFF-’N’-TINY USB Drive

8GB and it’s this small. The TUFF-’N’-TINY family of USB Flash drives from Verbatim offers capacities of 4GB in emerald green and 8GB in royal purple. The new drives measure about 1-inch long, one-half inch wide and are the thickness of a penny. The company said their TUFF-’N’-TINY USB Drives also provide true cross-platform compatibility …