In the Islamic state of Saudi Arabia, a recent ban on public photography has been lifted in an effort to boost tourism. According to Middle East Online the interior ministry repealed the ban based on a vote passed a year ago. A Saudi Arabian official commented, “People can now take pictures of tourist sites, architectural …
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Nikon’s Wi-Fi Camera Opens Door to PC Attacks
The Nikon Coolpix P1 has 8 megapixels and is superbly engineered. It’s biggest asset: wi-fi connectivity. It’s biggest liability: wi-fi connectivity. You see, as it opens up via wi-fi to connect to other gadgets it also opens itself up to potentially harmful hackers. The way the P1 communicates involves a fair amount of data exchange …
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Fujifilm Announces Underwater Housings for 3 Cameras
Fujifilm has announced housings to allow 3 of their digital cameras to be used underwater or in other wet environments, such as snow. For use with the FinePix F30 zoom camera, the WP-FXF30 housing keeps the camera dry to a depth of over 120 feet, more than the limit for recreational diving. The F30 camera …
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Datacatch Librarian Touts Better Search On Removable Media
This new kid on the block boasts of taking the task of searching memory cards and removable drives to the next level. Datacatch Librarian provides the tools necessary to search, retrieve, and manage a collection of removable media including removable hard drives, USB keys, photo memory cards, and optical discs such as CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray …
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Seikonic Revives Studio Deluxe III
Sekonic has redesigned and re-launched the classic Studio Deluxe light meter as the L-398A Studio Deluxe III. The selenium photocells used in the L-398 had been discontinued because of manufacturing and environmental safety. In order to meet the demand for battery-free operation, Sekonic re-engineered the L-398 so that it retains all of it’s old features …
Smallest 10X Zoom Camera Has Big Features
DPReview.com has just published their review of the Panasonic DMC-TZ1, the world’s smallest optically stabilized 10X zoom camera. Weighing in at a half of a pound, the TZ1 is not a true pocket camera, but the reviewer rightfully points out that it is much smaller than other “SLR-like” cameras with similar specs. And although the …
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Hey, Hot Shot Deadline Looming
The deadline for entries in NYC gallery owner Jen Bekman’s Summer Edition of Hey, Hot Shot! is August 9th at 6 pm. The purpose of the quarterly photo competition is to discover, expose, and support new artists. The ten winners of the contest will be featured in the Hey, Hot Shot 2006 Summer Showcase at …
Samsung Digimax L70 in the UK
Samsung UK announced today that the 7.2 megapixel Digimax L70 will be available in the UK in September for approximately £230. The L70 sports a 2.5 inch LCD screen that is able to automatically adjust its brightness in order to save battery power. The nine button touch and click control pad has been designed to …
Not Again!
Patrick Schneider, a photographer for the Charlotte Observer, was recently fired for altering a photo for the second time in three years. In 2003 Schneider was not only reprimanded and suspended for three days without pay, but he was also stripped of three awards that he had received from the North Carolina Press Photographers Associaton. …
Canon Female Photojournalist Award 2006
The Canon Female Photojournalist Award was created in 2001 by the French Marketing Director of Canon Communication and Image. This year the award went to French photographer Véronique de Viguerie. Her project on Communist Militiawomen in Nepal inspired the French Association of Women Journalists (AFJ) to award her the grant from Canon of €8000. The …