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Prizes for this month's top three photos:
First - Canon PIXMA Pro9000, ACDSee Pro2
Second - Canon PIXMA MP970, ACDSee Pro2
Third - Canon PIXMA MP610, ACDSee Pro2
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Adobe Updates DNG Specification, Releases Vista Codec
11:25 EDT - Two new features added to DNG, which has been submitted to ISO, and a 32-bit Vista codec release candidate
Adobe has released version 1.2.0.0 of the Digital Negative Specification, the first revision in the last three years. The update brings two new features to DNG: it formalizes the concept of a camera profile and adds a metdata tag to validate image data. By defining a camera profile and embedding multiple camera profiles in a single DNG file, the company hopes to provide something like ICC profiles...
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Olympus announces E-520 digital SLR
00:01 EDT - Some fourteen months after it launched its four thirds-format EVOLT E-510 digital SLR, Japan's Olympus Corp. has taken the wraps off its successor - the Olympus E-520 DSLR.
The Olympus E-520 is very closely related to its predecessor the E-510 - the only signs beyond the model number that suggest you're looking at the E520 rather than the '510 are a larger LCD display, a...
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PRESS RELEASE: Olympus Super-Wide-Angle Zoom Lens Captures More In Every Frame
00:01 EDT - New Ultra-Wide-Angle Zoom Lens is Easy on the Back and the Wallet CENTER VALLEY, Pa., May 13, 2008 – Olympus has applied its optical expertise to develop the Zuiko Digital 18-36mm equivalent (ED 9-18mm Four Thirds) f4.0-f5.6, a super-wide-angle zoom lens covering a wide focal length range. This compact ultra-wide-angle zoom lens can be used on any of the Olympus E-System digital single lens... (More)
Monday, May 12, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Eye-Fi Unveils New Family Of Products
19:17 EDT - Eye-Fi’s New Product Line-Up Will Help People Easily Manage and Share Digital Memories BURLINGAME, Calif., May 12, 2008 — Today Eye-Fi, Inc. (www.eye.fi), makers of the world’s first wireless SD memory card, announced an extended product line-up designed to make photo sharing easier and meet the needs of individual users. “We understand that each photographer has his or... (More)
PRESS RELEASE: Eye-Fi Unveils Automatic Geotagging And Hotspot Connectivity With Eye-Fi Explore
18:58 EDT - Partnerships with Skyhook Wireless and Wayport will Enable Users to Automatically Map Images and Upload Photos On the Go BURLINGAME, Calif., May 12, 2008 — Today Eye-Fi, Inc. (www.eye.fi), makers of the world’s first wireless memory card for digital cameras, today announced the Eye-Fi Explore, a new card designed to make photo sharing richer, easier and more convenient. Unveiled at... (More)
PRESS RELEASE: onOne Software Announces Availability of Essentials 2 Imaging Software for iPhoto
12:23 EDT - iPhoto version features four easy-to-use tools for color correction, creative image blurring, frame and border effects and resizing for high quality large prints. onOne Software, Inc., announces today the availability of Essentials 2 software for iPhoto users. Essentials 2 for iPhoto is a collection of four easy-to-use software tools to help correct color, creatively blur a photo for dramatic visual... (More)
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Photoshop Express Integrates Flickr Albums
14:55 EDT - Adobe has announced that Photoshop Express, its online image editing and sharing application, can now browse and edit images stored on Flickr. Flickr joins Facebook, Photobucket and Picasa as Express-compatible services. Images stored on any of these sites can be browsed and edited without leaving Photoshop Express.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Bibble Pro Adds Nikon D60, Canon Rebel XSi Support
23:49 EDT - Also supports New Sony, Pentax and Olympus dSLRs and adds lens calibration for 14 new Tamron, Nikkor and other lenses AUSTIN, Texas (May 9th) -- Bibble Labs, Inc. today announced immediate availability of Bibble Pro and Bibble Lite. Version 4.10 adds support for eight of the newest dSLRs: Nikon D60, Canon Digital Rebel XSi (450D), Sony a200, a300 and a350, Pentax K20D and K200D and Olympus E-420.... (More)
Accessory Review: Pandigital PanTouch Photo Frame
17:50 EDT - The PanTouch series of frames features one big advance over previous Pandigital frames: a patent-pending touch sensor that is sensitive enough to work behind multiple surfaces. We were goofing around with it last weekend when a Genuine Mom dropped by (not ours, but Genuine all the same). She fell in love with it. Even better, she though it would make a great Mother's Day present for her own mom (the...
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Fuji releases FinePix F100fd Firmware Ver.1.02
17:30 EDT - Fujifilm has released firmware version 1.02 for the FinePix F100fd digital camera.
Available now via Fujifilm's global website, the F100fd version 1.02 update incorporates an improvement to reduce a "pinkish-colored band", which may in rare instances be found in the left side edge of...
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PRESS RELEASE: Sigma DP1 Firmware Ver.1.02 download
17:01 EDT - Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce that firmware Ver.1.02 for the DP1 is now available for download. SIGMA DP1 firmware [Ver.1.02] Benefits of the firmware update Correct the phenomenon that the "currently selected file" will be deleted, if the camera is turned off when the camera display remained in Delete Menu. DP1 firmware Ver.1.02 is available for download at the following site: http://www.sigma-dp1.com/software/firmware/... (More)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Photo Geo-Tagging with DeLorme Topo USA® 7.0 Provides Precise Locations for Digital Photographs
16:53 EDT - New GPS Feature Ideal for Professional Photographers and Recreational Users YARMOUTH, Maine — With summer approaching, the peak season for outdoor activities is almost here. Outdoor activities mean outdoor photos and DeLorme, the leader in innovative mapping and GPS technology, makes it a snap for anyone with a digital camera and a handheld GPS receiver to pinpoint all their photo locations.... (More)
PRESS RELEASE: VueScan 8.4.71 Adds Support for Multi-Page Documents
15:28 EDT - VueScan adds support for scanning multi-page documents using inexpensive flatbed scanners. PHOENIX, Ariz. May 8 -- Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world's most widely used scanning software, has released its latest version 8.4.71, which now includes support for scanning multi-page documents using inexpensive flatbed scanners. This lets users scan both single-sided and two-sided documents... (More)
PRESS RELEASE: PhotoShelter Announces Winners Of Elevation 2008 Student-To-Pro Photo Competition
15:14 EDT - Five Student Photographers Chosen by Panel of Magazine Art Directors & Photo Editors NEW YORK, NY, May 7, 2008 -- The PhotoShelter Collection, an online stock photography marketplace where a growing community of 17,000 independent photographers from 130 countries sell their work, today announced the winners of Elevation 2008, PhotoShelter's first annual student-to-pro award and competition. Judged... (More)
PRESS RELEASE: onOne Software’s New FocalPoint Software Plug-in is Now Available
12:05 EDT - Easy to use plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® and Photoshop Elements helps photographers selectively blur and/or vignette areas of an image Portland, OR (May 8, 2008) – onOne Software, Inc., announces today that its new software plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements – FocalPoint 1.0 – is now available for immediate download. onOne Software’s FocalPoint is a... (More)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Fantasea Line Confirms Compatibility of FS-51 Housing With New Coolpix Cameras
21:10 EDT - Fantasea Line has announced that its FS-51 Housing is compatible with Nikon's recently announced Coolpix S52 and S52c cameras. Fantasea Line confirmed its FS-51 Housing works perfectly with these two brand new models. This versatile housing now provides a professional waterproof housing for a total of six Nikon Coolpix cameras, according to the company. Those models include the Coolpix S50, S50c,... (More)
PRESS RELEASE: Greg Gorman Photography Announces Mendocino Digital Workshop Series
21:04 EDT - All-new Workshop Features, Spectacular Setting, Photographic Expertise, Epicurean Events & Sponsorship From Leaders Like X-Rite LOS ANGELES, CA -- May 7 -- World-renowned photographer Greg Gorman has announced a series of weeklong exclusive digital photographic workshops at his studio adjacent to his oceanfront home in Mendocino, Calif. The picturesque coast, redwood forests, vineyards and locale... (More)
Datacolor Releases Public Beta of Spyder3Print
21:00 EDT - Datacolor has released a public beta of Spyder3Print for Mac and Windows. Version 3.5PB is a free upgrade for registered PrintFIX PRO and Spyder3Print users. According to the company, it offers "offers significant improvements in speed, workflow, and convenience." Highlights of the new release include: • Increased Measurement Speeds: Each measurement is now four times as fast, so overall read...
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Review posted for Sony S750!
20:56 EDT - The 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S750 is small, trim, and compact, with a 2.5-inch LCD and a 3x optical zoom lens.
The Sony S750's straightforward interface is reminiscent of older Sony Cyber-shots, without the new Home menu we find so confusing on other Sony digital cameras. A small selection of user-adjustable exposure...
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PRESS RELEASE: Kodak’s Image Sensor Solutions Wins EDN Innovation Award in Sensor Category for 2008
12:58 EDT - ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 7 -- Eastman Kodak Company announced today that its Image Sensor Solutions (ISS) business has received the 18th Annual EDN Innovation Award in the Sensor Category for the KODAK TRUESENSE Color Filter Pattern. This groundbreaking new technology allows for the development of digital capture devices that take better pictures under low light or reduce motion blur when photographing... (More)
PRESS RELEASE: Nik Software Ships Viveza Plug-in for Aperture
12:45 EDT - SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nik Software today released the Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1, Apple’s groundbreaking photo editing and management software. The Viveza plug-in allows Aperture users to selectively control light and color in photographic images without ever having to leave Aperture. “With the power and popularity of Aperture, we want our customers to decide how and where... (More)
Adobe Updates DNG Specification, Releases Vista Codec
11:25 EDT - Two new features added to DNG, which has been submitted to ISO, and a 32-bit Vista codec release candidate
Adobe has released version 1.2.0.0 of the Digital Negative Specification, the first revision in the last three years. The update brings two new features to DNG: it formalizes the concept of a camera profile and adds a metdata tag to validate image data. By defining a camera profile and embedding multiple camera profiles in a single DNG file, the company hopes to provide something like ICC profiles...
Olympus announces E-520 digital SLR
00:01 EDT - Some fourteen months after it launched its four thirds-format EVOLT E-510 digital SLR, Japan's Olympus Corp. has taken the wraps off its successor - the 
PRESS RELEASE: Sigma DP1 Firmware Ver.1.02 download
17:01 EDT - Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce that firmware Ver.1.02 for the DP1 is now available for download. SIGMA DP1 firmware [Ver.1.02] Benefits of the firmware update Correct the phenomenon that the "currently selected file" will be deleted, if the camera is turned off when the camera display remained in Delete Menu. DP1 firmware Ver.1.02 is available for download at the following site: http://www.sigma-dp1.com/software/firmware/... 
