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Photo world begins grappling with video SLRs
"The photography world is beginning to adapt to a new phase in the marriage of cameras and computing technology: the arrival of SLRs that can shoot not just still images, but video too.
The change began with the arrival of image sensors, the light-sensitive microchips that replaced film. Now, two new SLRs-Nikon's D90 and Canon's EOS 5D Mark I......
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12/06/08 |
Canon loses SLR share, as Nikon surges
"When it comes to the strategically important and fast-growing market of SLR cameras, Canon remained No. 1 worldwide in 2007 but lost share to Nikon, new statistics show.
Canon sold 3.18 million single-lens reflex cameras in 2007 compared with Nikon's 2.98 million, according to a study released Tuesday by market researcher IDC. That represent......
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04/03/08 |
Cameras that know who you photographed
"Get ready for a new era in which your camera knows not just when you took a picture but who's in it, too.
Many cameras today can detect the faces of those being photographed, which is handy for guiding the camera to set its exposure, focus, and color balance properly. But the more difficult challenge of face recognition is more useful after ......
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11/14/07 |
Camera robot gives virtual tourism a leg up
"Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday announced a $300 robot designed to easily enable people to create super-high-resolution panoramic pictures-and a Web site to let anyone in the world dive into them.
The GigaPan robot, built by Charmed Labs, can accommodate most compa......
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09/26/07 |
Sony profit more than triples on digicam, yen
"Sony said on Thursday its quarterly profit more than tripled after strong digital camera sales and a softer yen far outstripped losses at its game unit.
Sony, in the final year of a three-year turnaround plan led by Chief Executive Howard Stringer, has seen its PlayStation 3 game console outsold by Nintendo's Wii since the two machines were ......
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07/27/07 |
Safari Browser Offers Photographs with Better Colors
"Apple's Safari may not be rewriting the rules for Web browsing on Windows just yet, but it's leading the way with one significant change: photographs with better color. ...
... While average Web surfers aren't likely to notice much of a difference, some professional photographers do care about the issue. For example, those selling images ove......
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06/20/07 |
Will Amazon click with photography reviews?
"Digital photographers on Monday were debating whether a retailer can also offer professional camera reviews without creating the perception that the opinions are biased.
The discussion was prompted by Amazon.com's announcement that it had acquired Digital Photography Review, a London-based Web site that specializes in reviews and news f......
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05/15/07 |
Adobe to take Photoshop Online
"Hoping to get a jump on Google and other competitors, Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing application within six months, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.
The online service is part of a larger move to introduce ad-supported online services to complement its existing products and b......
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03/02/07 |
Nikon D80 vs. Canon EOS Rebel XTi
"A mere three years ago, Canon launched the EOS Digital Rebel upon the world, not only creating the budget dSLR category but enabling a whole new generation of hobbyist photographers. And for the past three years, it's held onto its leadership position in the hearts and minds of digital photographers. Time after time, other models-many excellent ca......
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10/31/06 |
Let's attach a GPS device to your dear digital camera
"Everybody wants to connect his digital camera to GPS system. And everybody wonders why no gadget manufacturers have tried this simple combination yet. Sure, there have been some industrial equipments around. Presently, legendary meter maids all over the world use the combination to record the vivid evidence of parking violation."......
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09/17/06 |
Sony A100 dSLR: the alpha camera struts its stuff
"From the disk-munching Mavicas and the rotating lenses of the F-series cameras to the super-slim T-series cameras and the lens-with-a-handgrip that is the DSC-R1, Sony has produced many of the most radical cameras in the history of digital photography. Crave was expecting it to pull out all the (f) stops for its first digital SLR, the A100 (techni......
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06/09/06 |
Digital SLR cameras on a shoestring
"Remember when it was common to drop $600 to $800 on a nice digital point-and-shoot? These days, with the same money, you can pick up a digital SLR camera. These aren't professional models or the very best that current technology has to offer, but for the photo enthusiast on a budget-or even the avid family photographer-they can be a big leap forwa......
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02/07/06 |
Digital-camera growth has peaked, study says
According to Framingham, Mass.-based research firm IDC, 9.7 million digital cameras were sold in the United States in the first half of 2005, a healthy 20 percent more than were sold during the same period last year. But according to IDC senior analyst Christopher Chute, the segment's growth in 2005 pales in comparison to the 50 percent growth duri......
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08/05/05 |
Is your camera obsolete? See if it's time to upgrade
Time marches on, and digital cameras continue to improve with each successive generation. So ask yourself: Is it time to consider upgrading from that digital camera I bought two years ago? LCD screens have gotten bigger, feature sets have improved, and more megapixels have become available at lower prices. Check out these popular cameras from two y......
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08/03/05 |
Digital Cameras with 12x Zoom: to infinity and beyond
Like high resolution, the term megazoom is a moving target: 6X, 8X, 10X, now 12X. Unlike the current crop of so-called high-resolution cameras, however, large zoom ranges confer clear, tangible benefits. Though many pro photographers eschew the long focal-length lens and zoom with their feet, we don't all have the luxury or comfort level for in-you......
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08/03/05 |
Samsung Digimax Pro 815 Introduction
Here's one that doesn't quite fit the mold. The Samsung Digimax Pro 815 digital camera isn't a digital SLR, nor is it quite the same as the electronic viewfinder (EVF) cameras that generally occupy the market space right below digital SLR cameras. We're excited about some features, but some omissions leave us scratching our heads. If nothing else, ......
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06/29/05 |
Photo prints? Everyone wants your business
Cheryl Contee has owned a digital camera for five years, and until last month, she always printed photos the same way: at home, using her Hewlett-Packard printer.
But on Mother's Day, just as she was about to print snapshots from a trip to California to show her grandmother later that day, Contee, who lives in Washington, discovered she was ......
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06/09/05 |
Photo nightmares: the evil printer
So your photos looked great on the camera LCD, but when you print them out, your subjects have a ghoulish hue and the exposure is off. This is a common point of frustration for digital photographers, but even if you don't want to waste away in the digital darkroom, you don't have to be doomed to living in a house full of garish prints.......
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06/02/05 |
Professional Cameras made for Amateurs
It sure is convenient to divide the world into two camps. You know: you're either with us or against us; you're cool or you're uncool; you're the apprentice or you're fired.
But very often, there's gold in the middle ground. Until recently, for example, digital camera makers saw every customer as either an amateur or a professional, and offer......
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04/23/05 |
New, cheap battery outshines alkalines
Panasonic will introduce AA and AAA disposable batteries in June that the company calls the "most significant developments in primary battery technology in 40 years."
According to Panasonic, these Oxyride batteries last up to twice as long as premium alkaline batteries like Duracell Ultra ($5 for four), yet cost the same as regular alkalines ......
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04/07/05 |
Joby Gorillapod Original
