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Free Copy of Portrait Professional 8

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DIYPhotography.net is hosting a contest with copies of Portrait Professional 8 as the prize. It’s almost three separate contests in one: to enter, you just have to do one of the following.

  • Submit a black and white portrait of someone meaningful to you through Flickr. You’ll have to write a brief explanation of why that person means so much to you.
  • Submit a color portrait with the same guidelines.
  • Send a portrait tip to DIYPhotography.net.

The contest closes to submission on September 4th. You can check out the submissions so far in the competition’s Flickr pool. There are already some impressive pieces up, though submissions seem heavily weighted to the black and white so far.

Sony Cyber-shot T77 and Cyber-shot T700

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Sony has unveiled two new point and shoot cameras today.  The T77 is a 10 megapixel camera with a 3″ touchscreen LCD.  The T700 is another 10 megapixel camera with 4GB of built-in memory and a 3.5″ touchscreen LCD.  See the following press release for more info on the T77 and T700.

WEYBRIDGE, UK–(Marketwire – August 7, 2008) –

Slim and Stylish: The DSC-T77

  • Super-slim, beautiful design with choice of five fashion colours
  • 10.1 effective megapixels
  • Smile Shutter automatically captures smiling faces
  • Beautiful portraits with Face Detection and Anti-blink technology
  • Carl Zeiss 4x optical zoom lens
  • Optical SteadyShot for crisper, clearer photos
  • Stunning 3″ touchscreen LCD
  • Intelligent Scene Recognition with new Portrait mode

Photo Album in your pocket: The DSC-T700

  • Slim, beautiful design with choice of five fashion colours
  • 10.1 effective megapixels
  • 4GB internal memory, stores up to 40,000 photos
  • Powerful album functions to store, organise and share your photos
  • Smile Shutter automatically captures smiling faces
  • Beautiful portraits with Face Detection and Anti-blink technology
  • Enjoy your images on the Extra-large 3.5″ touchscreen LCD
  • Easy web upload for sharing images on social networking sites

Two gorgeous new T-Series Cyber-shotTM cameras from Sony are bursting with amazing features to help you take great pictures. Slim, colourful and easy to carry, they’re the perfect partner for any occasion, from fun-filled nights out to holidays, parties and family moments. [Read more…]

Nikon’s Coolpix S60, S710, S610, S610c and S560

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Nikon Coolpix S60Five new Nikon Coolpix cameras have been announced, which highlight some new features and technologies like HDMI connections, touchscreen LCDs and high sensitivity up to ISO 12,800.

Nikon Coolpix S60 Specs

  • 16:9 touchscreen 3.5″ LCD
  • Smile and Blink Detection
  • 10 megapixels
  • 5x optical zoom
  • HDMI output

Nikon Coolpix S710 Specs

  • 14 megapixels
  • ISO 12,800 capable
  • 3″ LCD
  • 3.6x optical zoom

Nikon Coolpix S610 and S610c are additional new point and shoot models. The S610c features WiFi capabilities. At the bottom of the rung, the Nikon Coolpix S560, which is the S550 replacement, features 10 megapixels.

The full press releases for these new Nikon Coolpix cameras are found below.  Stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Photokina 2008 Report for more digital camera news and releases over the next couple months. [Read more…]

Nikon P6000 – Early News

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It seems the earlier rumors of the Nikon P6000 were spot on.  I don’t know if Stuff.tv let it slip early or if the rest of the world hasn’t caught up with the UK yet; but the Stuff.tv says they’ve got the word and specs from Nikon on the new P6000 point and shoot camera.

The short list of key features are as follows:

  • 14MP Sensor
  • 4x Optical Zoom
  • 2.7″ LCD
  • RAW image capture
  • Hotshoe
  • GPS position stamp (w/ MyPictureTown integration)
  • Full Manual settings

I expect to see a full press release from Nikon very soon.

Follow the latest news and reviews of the new P6000 on Photography Bay’s Nikon P6000 page.

[Stuff.tv via Engadget]

Noise Ninja Released for Aperture

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PictureCode has released Noise Ninja as a plug-in for Aperture. The powerful noise reduction software has the core capabilities of the Photoshop version, but has a more simplified user interface that meshes with the Aperture system. The Noise Ninja plug-in also supports the multi-file handling method that Aperture’s framwork makes possible.

The Aperture version of Noise Ninja is somewhat stripped down, compared to the standalone version: it has no preference dialog, for instance. But the capabilities of this plug-in remain the same.

It is available as part of the PictureCode Pro Bundle.

Canon EOS 1000D Review at PhotographyBLOG

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PhotographyBLOG has published a review of the new Canon EOS 1000D (aka Digital Rebel XS). The EOS 1000D takes over for the EOS 400D (aka Rebel XTi) at the bottom rung of Canon’s DSLR lineup. It features a 10.1 megapixel sensor.

The Canon EOS 1000D is a brand new entry-level DSLR camera complete with Live View mode. Aimed at first-time DSLR owners looking to upgrade from a compact camera, the wallet-friendly 1000D inherits key features from both the 400D and 450D models. There’s a 10 megapixel CMOS sensor, 2.5 inch LCD screen, 3fps continuous shooting, 7-point auto-focus system, support for SD cards, and an 18-55mm image stabilised kit lens. We find out if the Canon 1000D is the perfect DSLR for beginners.

For the latest news, reviews and more, stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Canon Rebel XS Reviews and Resources.

Nikon D700 Hands-On Review at B&H Photo

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B&H Photo has posted a hands-on review of the new Nikon D700.  B&H calls it a D3 in D300 clothing.

It’s truly a beautiful thing when all the hype and hoopla pumped out by camera manufacturers actually proves true when you finally get your hands on the camera being hyped and hoopla-ed. In the case of Nikon’s FX-format D700, all the hype and hoopla have proved to be true.

For the latest Nikon D700 news and reviews, be sure to visit Photography Bay’s Nikon D700 Reviews and Resources.

Canon 7D and Sony A900 Priced at Muller Photo

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UPDATE: The Canon 7D has been officially announced.  Read more on Photography Bay’s Canon 7D Reviews and Resources. Check availability at Amazon.com.

Muller Photo, a French electronics seller, has posted product pages for the Sony A900 and Canon EOS 7D.  While neither page divulges anything regarding the cameras’ specifications, Muller Photo lists prices for both cameras.

  • Their price for the Canon EOS 7D is EUR 2990 (Source).
  • And, their price for the the Sony A900 is EUR 2490 (Source).

Whether Muller Photo knows something the rest of us don’t remains to be seen.  Muller Photo could just be capitalizing on some free press by listing these product pages.

Stay tuned to Photography Bay’s coverage of these cameras for latest as we lead up to Photokina 2008:

Canon EOS 7D (PB rumors page).

Sony A900 (PB rumors and news page).