Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
If you’ve tinkered around with Canon HDSLRs, then you may have heard that its best to shoot video using sensitivity settings that are multiples of ISO 160. I’ve been doing this because I have heard folks like Shane Hurlbut and Vincent Laforet say for a couple of years now that that’s the way to do it.
Andrew Schär gave us some proof for our eyes in this test with the Canon 60D that he uploaded to Vimeo yesterday. [Read more…]
It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]
Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware. [Read more…]
I was in the Apple Store a few days ago and wanted to try out After Effects on the new Core i7 MacBook Pro; however, it was nowhere to be found. I was almost certain that I’ve used After Effects on Macs in the Apple store before – but it wasn’t on a single computer there.
It turns out though, that there are a number of professional Adobe software applications that are entirely absent from the Apple Store – either as demos on the display Macs or as boxed software available for purchase. [Read more…]
Technicolor’s CineStyle for Canon HDSLRs is now available for download. Technicolor is also providing look-up tables for the recommended S-curve grade to get the most out of the Canon HDSLR footage. [Read more…]
Image authentication doesn’t quite mean what it used to. It was just back in November 2010 that Russian forensic software firm, ElcomSoft, cracked Canon’s image authentication software. Now, it’s done the same to Nikon’s $500 Image Authentication Software.
Nikon states that its Image Authentication Software allows users to “Verify JPEG, TIFF and NEF (RAW) data taken using a compatible Nikon digital SLR. This secure software checks if an image has been processed or edited after taken.”
The authenticity of a photograph is of the utmost importance in court cases and other commercial and industrial applications. The discovery of vulnerabilities in Nikon’s software adds yet another hurdle to a previously proven method of image authentication.
ElcomSoft claims that it has notified Nikon of this vulnerability; however, ElcomSoft noted that “Nikon has provided no response nor expressed any interest in the existence of the issue.”
Note that Canon Europe posted a request of users of its software to contact the company to discuss the issue.
More details on this development in Elcomsoft’s statement below. [Read more…]
The makers of the ColorRight white balance tool are launching a new speedlight modifier, the FlashRight. This new modifier uses ColorRight’s “Dome Technology” to diffuse the light in a direction manner. [Read more…]
The Panasonic HDC-TM90 is a Full HD camcorder that sports touch screen input and a 40x zoom. The TM90 is capable of shooting 1920 x 1080 footage a full 60p frame rate. It has 16GB of internal storage, along with an SDXC card slot for additional storage.
Check out the full review over at Tech Tilt: Panasonic HDC-TM90 Camcorder Review.
It seems that Nikon D5100 is quite hot item. Amazon is pretty thin on stock right now and appears to only have availability through third-party vendors at the moment.
B&H Photo has updated its stock status to show the D5100 as “Available for Pre-Order” which generally means that B&H has stock on the way and will be shipping it out in a matter of days. Here’s the link to the D5100 product page at B&H Photo.
As part of my upcoming review of the Canon 60D, I am sharing some of the sample images that I’ve captured with the camera. Check them out below. [Read more…]