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Sony, Panasonic to Unveil New Digital SLRs Next Week
"Sony and Panasonic will both unveil new digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras next week, the companies said Wednesday.
Sony's camera, a new member of its "alpha" family of cameras, will be shown at a company event that is scheduled to take place in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Sony didn't offer any other information about the camera but ......
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09/08/08 |
How to shop for a digital point-and-shoot
"... The most common way to judge a digital camera is by its megapixel rating-the more megapixels it can capture, the more resolution you'll get in your photos. But more isn't always better, and sometimes can be worse. First, decide how many megapixels you need. It takes about 6 megapixels to make a sharp 8-by-10-inch print, but more pixels give yo......
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12/21/07 |
Answers to Your Digital Photo Questions
"Have a question about digital cameras, photo editing, or digital photography in general? That's why I'm here. (Of course, my cat would tell you I'm here to provide a comfy lap for afternoon naps.) Once a month or so, I dig into the mailbag and answer reader questions. Have one of your own? Send it to me and I'll do my best to answer.
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04/25/07 |
Panasonic VDR-D300 (3-CCD) Camcorder Review
"Instead of relying on a single CCD sensor, as most DVD camcorders do, Panasonic's $800 VDR-D300 carries three-one for each primary color. As a result, this feature-packed camcorder captures video with strong, accurate colors and-thanks to its well-matched optics-fine detail.
The VDR-D300 is a bit pricey for a standard-definition camcorder, b......
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05/26/06 |
PMA 2006: Here Come the Cameras
We expect to see some exciting new digital cameras at this year's Photo Marketing Association Show, being held in Orlando, Fla. PMA 2006 kicks off officially on Sunday, February 26, but some camera announcements have been made prior to the show. Below is an overview of new cameras, beginning with point-and-shoots, that we look forward to checking o......
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02/26/06 |
Cheap Photo Fixers Reviewed
Most image editing applications share enough common features and tools that, if you decide to switch, you can learn how a new one works pretty easily. But Adobe's $99 Photoshop Elements 4 and Corel's $129 Paint Shop Pro X have new features that other packages will have trouble imitating.
Like previous versions, Adobe's Photoshop Elements 4 in......
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11/28/05 |
Pick the Perfect Photo Paper
In the old days, printing photos was easy. You'd take a roll of pictures to the corner drug store, and you'd have your prints a few days later. There were disadvantages, of course: You had no control over the color, cropping, or exposure, and the quality of the prints was totally out of your control. But it was easy.
These days, printing yo......
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07/07/05 |
Print Anything You Want
Whether inkjet or laser, printers offer a lot of convenience beyond just printing documents and driving directions. Being able to print quickly on a whim can save you time, cut business costs, and give you flexibility to create one-off materials. If you need only a few promotional postcards, why buy a bunch of extras just because a print shop requi......
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07/07/05 |
Taking Close-up Photos
Close-up photography - also known as macrophotography - is one of the most exciting things I do with my digital camera. I love the way my camera gives me the ability to grab a slice of the microscopic world and see things from the perspective of an insect or zoom in on the reverse of a nickel in my coin collection until the fully struck steps on Mo......
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06/28/05 |
Better Photos From Your Camera Phone
Camera phones, it seems, are taking over the world. I replaced my cell phone a few months ago and discovered something that a lot of you probably already knew: Even some basic mobile phones have cameras built in, and high-end phones can capture 2-megapixel images and even record video. In Asia 5- and 6-megapixel camera phones are available, which m......
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06/14/05 |
Photo Printers: The Price of Great Pictures
Photo printers have greatly improved their print quality over the past several years, as most of the printers we've seen attest. They also cost less today than when they first appeared: The models in this roundup range in price from $150 to $399. But the ink and paper they use still tend to cost an arm and a leg. Most people purchase a photo printe......
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03/04/05 |
The Print Shop: Sci-Fi Inkjet Printers
f you are what you eat, at Moto restaurant in Chicago, you are edible origami. The Canon i560 inkjet printer employed there doesn't just print the menus; it prints menus you can eat.
Homaru Cantu, the executive chef, prints menus and many other items onto edible starch-based paper. Instead of using the typical CMYK inks--cyan, magenta, yellow......
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03/01/05 |
Should You Buy a Multifunction Printer for Photos?
Inkjet multifunction printers are making a serious run at printing photos. In years past, manufacturers pushing similar devices have seemed unsure whether the MFPs were a better fit for the home or the office, but new multifunctions are positioned to compete head-on with stand-alone photo printers.
It makes sense to point the products that wa......
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02/01/05 |
Affordable Digital SLRs Arrive
Digital single-lens reflex cameras aren't exactly mass-market yet, but they're getting there rapidly. A little over a year ago, Canon shipped the first affordable digital SLR: its breakthrough sub-$1000 EOS Digital Rebel. Nikon followed with its slightly more expensive D70--a great boon to every longtime Nikon film SLR owner with a bag full of lens......
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01/27/05 |
Head to Head: EVOLT E-300 vs. Pentax *ist DS
Digital single-lens reflex cameras aren't exactly mass-market yet, but they're getting there rapidly. Just over a year ago, Canon shipped the first affordable digital SLR: its breakthrough sub-$1000 EOS Digital Rebel. Nikon followed with its slightly more expensive D70--a boon to all of those longtime Nikon film SLR owners with a bag full of lenses......
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01/15/05 |
Digital Cameras: How Low Can You Go
Have you been dreaming of a new digital camera, but held back from buying because of the hefty price tag that might accompany your purchase? Worry no longer--it's time to wake up and get to the store. The quality of digital cameras has shot up in the last year, and prices have plummeted.
Today, the price of a 5- or 6-megapixel point-and-shoo......
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01/13/05 |
CES 2005: Picks and Pans
Computer trade shows have gotten smaller over the years, but not CES. The Consumer Electronics Show is bigger than ever. With everything from the biggest (102 inches, anyone?) flat-screen TVs to IPod accessories everywhere you look, CES offers plenty of gadgets for work and play. Here are some of the highlights--and lowlights--that PC World editors......
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01/11/05 |
Cold Weather Photo Survival Guide
I recently watched a documentary about a mission to the Antarctic. Faced with temperatures rivaled only on some of the outer planets, the team routinely had equipment failures from the hundred-below-zero temperatures and frigid windstorms. Indeed, the film in their cameras--this trip predated digital photography--became so brittle from the cold tha......
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12/28/04 |
Three Slide-show packages compared
Your digital shoebox is overloaded with forgotten images from last summer, the kid's birthday, that great vacation in Hawaii, and this month, all those holiday photos will be pouring in. Don't let them linger in oblivion. Share them with others, using photo slide-show software.
The programs can turn digital photos into a great last-minute g......
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12/23/04 |
Test Drive of New Olympus E-300 Digital SLR Camera
A beta model of Olympus' new consumer-focused, digital SLR EVolt, the E-300, consumer-focused, arrived at our offices last Friday, so I took it for a spin over the weekend. This is one of the most interesting single-lens-reflex cameras to come out in a long time. It doesn't look like an SLR because it's missing the familiar penta-prism hump on top ......
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12/08/04 |
Joby Gorillapod Original
