Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The Panasonic Lumix FS25 is a 12.1 megapixel point and shoot camera with a 5x optical zoom and 3″ LCD screen. The FS25 also features Panasonic’s Mega O.I.S., which is optical image stabilization. The retail price will be $249.95 and should be available in April 2009. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 is yet another 12.1 megapixel point and shoot camera introduced by Panasonic today. It features a 5x optical zoom and optical image stabilization. The FX48 carries a retail price tag of $349.95 and will be available in April 2009. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Kodak Easyshare C180 is a 10.2 megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom and 2.4″ LCD. Priced at $119.95, it is geared toward the casual point and shoot crowd.
Check availability on Amazon.com.
For more details, see Kodak’s product information below. [Read more…]
The Camera Raw 5.3 and Lightroom 2.3 Release Candidates are now available on Adobe Labs. Please note that these updates are Release Candidates and not final releases of the software. As Adobe puts it:
The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of our customers.
Newly supported camera models include:
This release is not currently compatible with After Effects. This will be addressed before the final release
This release addresses possible artifacts that could appear in Canon EOS 5D Mk II sRAW files.
The goal of this release is to address several bugs and provide additional camera raw support. A list of issues fixed in this release is included below:
Bugs – Fixed
Camera Support
Newly supported camera models include:
Additional information and download via the links at the top.
A couple interesting photography notes from the Inauguration today:
Mashable has a nice piece on the coming of age of Microsoft’s Photosynth, as it was featured on CNN.
Additionally, Stephen Shankland over at Cnet has shows off satellite images of the Capitol Building and the crowd of onlookers.
I know there is a ton of other photography-related snippets in and around the Inauguration (man, I hate typing that word – it’s hard), but I found these two particularly noteworthy. It’s always interesting for me to see how photography help makes the world go round.
Have you seen anything else related to photography that sticks out from the crowd?
Were you at the Inauguration? Care to share some links to your photos in the comments, or put’em up in the forum?
The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FS7 and DMC-FS15 are two new compact point and shoot cameras. The FS7 features a 10.1 megapixel sensor and 4x optical zoom. The FS15 has a 12.1 megapixel sensor and a 5x optical zoom. They are priced at $159.95 and $199.95, respectively.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LS85 is a new, affordable point and shoot camera, which features an 8.1 megapixel sensor and 4x optical zoom. The LS85 operates on AA batteries and carries a retail price of $119.95.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Acme Made has announced a few new camera cases that I think my wife would call chic. Unforntunately (or, or fortunately – depending on how you see it), I’m not a big judge of fashion. However, when my wife saw the new SLIP Pouch from Acme Made, she made cooing noises that I generally associate with trips to the mall. I took this as a positive opinion on her behalf.
These new cases are surprisingly affordable and will be available in March 2009.
Gentlemen, I would not be caught carrying one of these camera cases; however, you may be otherwise inclined – or, perhaps, like me, you should pick one up for your better half.
Ladies, please judge accordingly in the comments.
More details and images, which were pulled from Acme Made’s press sheet, appear below. [Read more…]
Canon has replaced its PowerShot A470 with the new PowerShot A480. The A480 features a 10 megapixel sensor and 3.3x optical zoom. It is situated as a lower-end consumer grade point and shoot camera that’s no frills and comes with a reasonable price. No word on US price yet, but the A470 that is replaces is $81.95 at Amazon.com right now, and it came to market at $99.95 I believe.
It has no image stabilization and comes with the standard bells and whistles like face detection autofocus. The A480 is powered by AA batteries (a good thing in my opinion).
See the following press release for more details. [Read more…]
For the first time, the official photo of the President of the United States was taken with a digital camera . . . the Canon EOS 5D Mark II to be exact. Pete Souza, the new White House photographer, is a Canon shooter. Previously, he shot with the 5D. Since being named the “First Photographer”, however, he picked up the 5D Mark II. More details at Change.gov.
I found this rather ironic while working on my 5D Mark II review today that I came across this news. I’ll have the review out next week I hope. However, if it’s good enough for the President, it’s probably good enough for you too.
For now, stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Canon 5D Mark II Reviews and Resources for the latest.