Archive for April 6th, 2009
Monday, April 6th, 2009
As we’ve “reported” now many times, one of the biggest trends in digital cameras is the superzoom. Boasting zoom lenses in the range of 20x zoom (and beyond), these superzooms offer some of the versatility found in a digital SLR camera, but in a smaller and more user-friendly package. Lately, it seems nearly every week a new superzoom is announced, but two of the most exciting were introduced (or re-introduced in Canon’s case) at this year’s PMA show. We’re talking, of course, about the Sony Cyb
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Fotosizer 1.22.0.403 Portable Increasingly, sharing photos on the internet is becomming more and more popular. Photos, represented as JPEG files from digital cameras, taken at high resolutions are far too large to send over the Internet, with some photos ending up at 5 mega bytes. Uploading one photo to a photo sharing website is fine, but 10, 20, or even more, this can take forever, especially on a dial-up connection. With Fotosizer, you can shrink JPEG image files, along with other suppo
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Casio Exilim EX-FC100 is a digital camera with high-speed burst shooting of 30 shot-per-second. It has a 10 Megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, CMOS-shift image stabilization and a 2.7-inch LCD screen. TrustedReviews has tested Exilim EX-FC100 and comments: The Exilim EX-FC100 is a unique camera, combining a well-made and nicely designed high-performance ultra-compact with HD video capability and some entertaining and potentially useful high-speed shooting and video reco
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Here’s a reader question that asks for recommendations for wide angle digital cameras suitable for real estate appraisers. Do you have some advice to offer this experienced real estate appraiser to help him get better images? I’ve been a real estate appraiser for twenty years. Finding a true wide angle camera with a decent zoom capability, is very difficult. Most appraisers and real estate agents need a well made camera that will shoot interiors and exteriors and produce a quality photo.
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Porsche Reveals Cayenne S Hybrid Details - “Porsche recently shared more information about its upcoming Cayenne S (yes it really will be an “S”) hybrid. The hybrid system will be a full parallel design with the electric motor located between the engine and transmission. This will allow the vehicle to be driven at speeds of up to 86 mph using just the electric motor while, at the same time, improving acceleration…” Brain Researchers Open Door to Editing Memory - “Suppose scientists could era
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
We're beginning to think there really is no number too high for the megazoom focal length. Back in the day, just boasting a 10x zoomer was enough to fall into said category; today, you best top 20x if you even want into the discussion. Olympus' 26x SP-590UZ is definitely amongst the craziest out there, sporting a 12 megapixel sensor, 2.7-inch LCD and a launch price of just under $450. Reviewers over at PhotographyBLOG were duly impressed across the board, with a certain critic noting that
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
We covered a news story in February about 36 changes between Windows 7 Beta and the Windows 7 Release Candidate (read up on it Windows 7 RC Changes). Microsoft has posted another batch of changes that have been made on their Engineering Windows blog.The list contains 27 additional changes between Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate that are worth exploring. The changes are divided into categories like Desktop Experience, Windows Explorer and Libraries or Device Stage and contain detai
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Nikon's lower-end SLR line is due for a revamp, and there are some signs that it could come soon in the form of a model featuring an articulated screen. Photos of an SLR with a screen that pivots out and twists surfaced on Sunday at the Something Awful forum and on Monday at Engadget ; the photos depict the production of a Nikon commercial in Eastern Europe, according to the forum posting from "indyjb" and Engadget . Is the D40 or D60 due for an upgrade with an articulating screen?
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Nikon's lower-end SLR line is due for a revamp, and there are some signs that it could come soon in the form of a model featuring an articulated screen. Photos of an SLR with a screen that pivots out and twists surfaced on Sunday at the Something Awful forum and on Monday at Engadget ; the photos depict the production of a Nikon commercial in Eastern Europe, according to the forum posting from "indyjb" and Engadget . Is the D40 or D60 due for an upgrade with an articulating screen?
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Normally we would express disappointment with a camera being overly similar to a predecessor - in this case the D3X is strikingly similar to the amazing D3 - but not in this instance. Nikon has improved, refined and upped the megapixel count to produce a professional-grade camera with every function you could ever wish for, apart from video recording. Design The D3X is without a doubt one of the most exciting cameras to grace us with its presence. Setting aside its steep (AU$14,000) pric
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