Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Steve’s Digicams has posted a review of the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS.
The overall image quality from the SD1100 was good. When shooting outside on a nice sunny day, the camera’s performance was excellent. The images were very well exposed, and the colors very vivid and bright.
For more news and reviews, be sure to check out Photography Bay’s Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Reviews and Resources page.
The Canon SX100 IS features a 10x optical zoom, an Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) and an extended grip in a compact point and shoot package. The PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera comes equipped with 19 shooting modes, ranging from fully automatic to fully manual, and easily accessible through an SLR-style mode dial on top of the camera. Shooting modes include Full Auto, Program, Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority and Manual, as well as special scene modes including Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, and Kids & Pets. [Read more…]
Below are some of the best photography links from other sites that I came across this week. Enjoy!
How I Escaped My Newspaper Job to Start My Own Business — and How You Can, Too – Heather Hughes over at Black Star Rising tells her inspiring story of moving from photojournalism to wedding photographer full time. Heather’s story incorporates a lot of great advice to amateur and pro photographers that are considering a career change as well.
Smithsonian Magazine Announces Finalists for Fifth Annual Photo Contest – This photo contest was open to amateur photographers ages 18 and over who had captured a stunning image within the past three years. Ten finalists were chosen from each of the five contest categories drawn from those subjects of special interest to the magazine.
SportsShooter February Winners – The SportsShooter.com clip contest is open to all members. And the members are the judges too. Enter each month, vote each month and you just may be crowned “SportsShooter.com Photographer of the Year” at the end of the year.
World’s ‘oldest photo’ could rewrite history books – Amateur Photographer reports that a photogenic drawing of a leaf that is currently attributed to British photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot in 1839 may instead have been produced more than 30 years earlier by Thomas Wedgwood, according to photo historian Dr Larry J Schaaf.
HDR/Photomatix Tutorial – Abduzeedo gives nice tutorial on how to make a HDR photo using just a point and shoot camera and Photomatix software. Lots of pretty photos and screen shots to guide you through.
Another Fresh Example of Why You Shouldn’t Check Your Camera Gear – Scott Kelby passes along a story of a Canon 5D, Nikon D3 and D300 at a street price of $50 each . . . seriously.
If you didn’t catch any of the April Fool’s Day shenanigans from your favorite photography sites, consider perusing some of these links as well:
Overclock Your Speedlight for More Power – Strobist
My Project: Flash Photos, An interview with photographer Richard Baresall – PopPhoto
Canon 4D Official Leak – The Online Photographer
Canon and Nikon Combine Forces on Open Format DSLRs – Photography Bay
Cnet has reviewed the new Canon Rebel XSi and given it an decent score of 7.8 out of 10.
It doesn’t stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.
For more news and reviews, be sure to check out Photography Bay’s Canon Rebel XSi Reviews and Resources page.
Blogging has become so much more “mainstream” over the past couple of years. While many companies have blogs, it’s often seen as something that’s merely condoned or endorsed by the company; however, Kodak has gone a step further and announced that Jennifer Cisney will be taking the helm of the company’s blogosphere endeavors as “Chief Blogger,” in charge of A Thousand Words and A Thousand Nerds. For more info, check out the press release below. [Read more…]
Anandtech has published an in-depth review of the new Sony A350.
Most of the recent DSLR cameras feature Live View that was pioneered by Olympus, but Sony takes the feature from checklist novelty to a truly useful viewing alternative. This makes the transition easier for point-and-shoot users accustomed to Live View composing with the LCD screen.
For the latest news and reviews, check out Photography Bay’s Sony A350 Reviews and Resources page.
Sony’s new titanium body HDR-TG3E is the world’s smallest HD camcorder. The CMOS image sensor with the BIONZ processor provides 1920×1080 Full HD recording. The use of Memory Sticks as recording media made it easier for Sony to go so small. Sony was kind enough to include a 4GB Memory Stick with the camera. The ability to capture 2.3 megapixel images while recording video is a nice addition to an already sweet feature set on the TG3E. [Read more…]
Pentax has announced a Student Photography Program, which essentially is a rebate program through June 30 for qualified students and teachers. If you think you might qualify, check out the details in the press release below. You could get $100 back on a K20D, among other savings on lenses and bodies. [Read more…]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 2 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release. Lightroom is the professional photographer’s essential toolbox, providing one application for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. Lightroom 2.0 beta will feature enhancements such as dual-monitor support, localized dodge and burn correction and will be the first Adobe application to support 64-bit for Mac OS X 10.5 Intel Macs and Microsoft Vista 64-bit operating systems.”Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta provides early access to requested improvements over version 1.3 and continues our ongoing dialogue and open communication with the photography community,” said Tom Hogarty, senior product manager for Photoshop Lightroom and Camera Raw. “We’re excited not only for our existing customers, but also for the general public who will have an opportunity to take Lightroom 2.0 beta on a test run.” [Read more…]
Imaging Resource has a preview of the new Olympus E-420, breaking down all the details of the three types of autofocus and showing off some sample images.
It certainly looks like Olympus did their homework though, and came up with a number of really nice enhancements over the already very capable E-410.
For more, check out Photography Bay’s Olympus E-420 Reviews and Resource page.