Our Picture This! assignment this month was "Grab Shots," those pictures that show up when you might least expect them, and that almost force you to grab the shot. Ready-to-shoot, fully automatic exposure and focus cameras make spontaneous picture taking easy--what's not always simple to figure out is why the picture picks you to take it. Readers sent in a...
As the spring snows melted away, the herd instinct grew stale and the bison herds of Theodore Roosevelt National Park were restless. Huge shaggy heads bobbed up and down as they strolled toward an unknown destination, occasionally dropping their heads to push the snow away searching for green grass. The scene was pastoral until a small faction broke away from the main herd in a...
Casio, Inc. has announced the release of the EXILIM Card EX-S770. TheEX-S770
shoots 7.2-megapixel still images and records high-quality movies in MPEG-4
format. In addition, it features Casio's Super Bright 2.8-inch wide-screen
LCD but still retains the ultra-slim card size of its predecessors. Its wide-screen
display employs a 230,000-pixel LCD that boasts a maximum brightness of around
1100cd/m2--more than bright enough to see outdoors on a sunny day. Casio
has also added new functions to make the most of the EX-S770's new wide
screen. The EXILIM Card EX-S770 is available in three colors: silver, blazing
red, and graphite blue.
MediaStreet Inc.is expanding its line of digital photo frames with the introduction
of its "Pure eMotion 128" digital picture frame. The highly versatile
digital frame offers an aesthetically appealing alternative to traditional slide
shows by allowing users to present their musical slideshows without the aid
of a computer or other playback devices.
This
is the last call on a very special travel package to Photokina 2006, which takes
place toward the end of September. We always look forward to this amazing photographic
and imaging show for both a look at the latest and coming gear and some of the
best photographic exhibitions of the year. Photokina is notjust...
Eastman Kodak Company has announced the KODAK EASYSHARE G600 Printer Dock. The
new design has a built-in handle, smart paper tray storage, and battery.
Priced at $149.95 (MSRP) and available beginning in August, the unit works with
PICTBRIDGE enabled devices and IMAGELINK print system compatible digital cameras.
Owners of Kodak cameras can also use the dock to charge their KODAK camera battery
in 3.5 hours or less, with the optional battery pack. The battery pack $49.95
MSRP) will be available on the KODAK Website at www.kodak.com
and certain retailers.
Apple has unveiled the new Mac Pro, a quad Xeon, 64-bit desktop workstation
featuring two new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up to 3.0 GHz and
a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of the Power
Mac G5 Quad. With advanced performance, greater expansion, higher performance
graphics options and unprecedented customization, the newly designed Mac Pro
is the ideal system for the most demanding user. The introduction of the Mac
Pro marks the completion of a rapid and seamless transition for Apple, with
the entire Mac family now using Intel's latest processors.
DxO Labs has announced the availability of 15 new DxO Lens Modules for its DxO
Optics Pro software, bringing the total now to 365 lens correction modules available
to DxO Optics Pro users. In addition, many existing DxO Lens Modules have been
extended to more DxO-supported camera bodies.
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Naneu Pro (www.naneupro.com),
a manufacturer of high quality, innovative camera, video, laptop and portable
audio cases will be unveiling its newly redesigned website on Friday August
the 11th, in an effort to help educate our visitors about the specifications
and features of our unique camera bags and cases throughout our entire spectrum
of lines of products.
DxO Labs has announced the availability of a free, Windows PC public beta release
of DxO Optics Pro v4 for all digital photographers to download from the DxO
Labs Web site (www.dxo.com).
DxO Optics Pro software is said to improve the image quality of Digital Single-Lens
Reflex (SLR) cameras and advanced digicams. DxO Optics Pro is the award-winning
digital image enhancement tool incorporating revolutionary optics, noise and
exposure corrections in an easy-to-use, feature rich application for Mac and
PC users.
DxO Optics Pro v4, slated to be available on Macintosh and Windows platforms
in September 2006, includes four main areas of exciting new functionality: