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The Acadalus self-leveling camera head does exactly that, it automatically levels your camera in just a few seconds because it has a digital inclinometer to measure the angle; stepper motors are then activated to get the head perfectly level. Photographers can also make manual adjustments with a keypad on the side of the head. The …
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Kodak is reporting $119 million as first-quarter earnings from sales of $1.933 billion, or $0.40 per share on a diluted basis. This represents a $479 million year-on-year earnings improvement and reflects a previously announced intellectual property transaction and significantly improved operating results across all of the company’s key business segments. Excluding the non-recurring intellectual property …
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The Polaroid 300 Instant Camera purports to be the reincarnation of the hugely popular Polaroid which officially died in 2008. But its picture size is a puny 2.1†x 3.4†only, with an even smaller image size of 1.8†x 2.4â€. Film SLR users can’t use this! The Polaroid 300 is the lovechild of a …
Pentax has launched the new Optio M90, a standard-class, lightweight compact digital camera that is equipped with advanced and basic functions. Key features include a metal rubber coated soft-touch exterior, a 12.1-megapixel image sensor, 2.7’’ LCD monitor, as well as an upgraded optical wide-angle 5x zoom. The lens has a 35mm equivalent focal range of …
At 1pm Eastern Thursday, April 29, 2010, professional photographer and Photoshop guru Eddie Tapp will hold the “Image Levitation†webinar to show photographers, designers, retouchers, art directors and any Photoshop user how they can take their images to a new creative color level. This is sponsored by X-Rite Photo Marketing, creator of color management devices …
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Lexar Media has released 32GB versions of their 600x and 300x CompactFlash cards for professional use. The Lexar Professional 600x CF cards guarantee 90MBps minimum sustained write speed, and 45MBps minimum sustained write speed for the Lexar Professional 300x CF card, when paired with a UDMA 6-enabled device. Lexar also launched their Professional ExpressCard CF …
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LaCie has launched the USB 3.0 version of their rugged mobile external hard drive. The LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 touts speeds of up to 110MBps and the rugged label means the drive can survive drops of up to 2.2 meters or about 7ft. The package also includes a complete software bundle for formatting and backup, …
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The new Nokia N8 smartphone offers a 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash, and the ability to record HD-quality video. It can also stream live feeds from Facebook and Twitter on the homescreen. With the N8, Nokia said people can create exciting content, connect to their favourite social networks, and enjoy …
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South Korea’s Samsung touts its new STORY Station 3.0 external hard drive with the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface as its fastest yet in its product portfolio. The top-of-line 3.5-inch external hard drive offers 10 times faster speed compared to the previous USB 2.0 interface. The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface offers a maximum transfer rate of …
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This new monster lens from Nikon packs power and ruggedness. The AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II super telephoto lens promises to deliver optical excellence and stunning image quality for professional photographers, especially in sports, nature and travel photography. It has a constant maximum aperture of f/4 throughout its zoom range and features refinements …
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