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First - Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II
Second - Canon PIXMA MP980
Third - Canon PIXMA MP620

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Canon's EOS Rebel T2i, known in some markets as the EOS 550D. Photo provided by Canon. Canon announces Rebel T2i
Monday, February 8, 2010 09:00 EST - Canon has today announced its Rebel T2i, the latest addition to (and new flagship model for) its EOS Rebel series, and we've just published our Canon T2i preview.

Also known in some markets as the EOS 550D, the Canon EOS Rebel T2i is based around a variant of the eighteen megapixel image sensor from the company's EOS 7D prosumer digital SLR, modified to provide four-channel rather than eight-channel readout. The EOS T2i also has a slightly restyled body which accomodates a 3:2 aspect ratio LCD display with an approximate resolution of 720 x 480 pixels,... (More)



Canon's PowerShot SX210IS digital camera. Photo provided by Canon. Canon: Four new PowerShot compacts
Monday, February 8, 2010 09:00 EST - Canon has today announced four new PowerShot digital camera models - the SD1300 IS, SD1400 IS, SD3500 IS and SX210 IS.

The Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS is based around a twelve megapixel CCD image sensor. In front, the SD1300 places a 4x optical zoom lens providing the range from a useful 28mm wide angle to a 112mm telephoto. The Canon SD1300 has optical image stabilization, and a maximum aperture of f/2.8 to f/5.9 across the zoom range. On its rear panel, the Canon PowerShot SD1300IS offers a 2.7" LCD display.... (More)



Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Nikon's D3S digital SLR. Photo provided by Nikon Inc. Click for our Nikon D3S preview! Nikon updates D3S firmware
13:19 EST - Nikon USA has just released an updated version of firmware for its D3S digital
SLR.

Nikon D3S firmware v1.01 corrects some issues present in the previous release. Most notably, these include an inability to use certain memory cards (with "CHA" being displayed on the tp control panel), and a problem whereby movie playback appeared to stop inadvertently. Several changes have also been made to the movie recording function, related to histogram display and to the use of an... (More)



AKVIS' logo. Click here to visit the AKVIS website! PRESS RELEASE: AKVIS Coloriage 7.0: Add Color to Black and White Photos
12:28 EST - AKVIS Coloriage has been updated to v.7.0. AKVIS Coloriage colorizes black and white photos and replaces color in color photos. Just choose the desired colors with a brush stroke; the program recognizes the object's border itself and tailors the new color to the grayscale tones of image. Read about the program here. Akvis' Coloriage v7.0 in use, with an example of its output. Image... (More)




Nikon's logo. Click to visit Nikon USA's website. PRESS RELEASE: Nikon Releases Two Highly Anticipated Wide Angle Nikkor Lenses Destined To Become Photographer Favorites
12:15 EST - The Ultra-Wide 16-35mm f/4 VR and Ultra-Fast 24mm f/1.4 Lenses Provide Photographers With New Perspectives and Creative Versatility MELVILLE, N.Y. (Feb. 8, 2010) – Nikon Inc. today announced two new lenses for professional and enthusiast photographers that epitomize NIKKOR leadership in optical excellence. The highly anticipated AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED lens is engineered to meet the demand... (More)




Pentax K-x digital SLR camera. PRESS RELEASE: Pentax Offers $50 Instant Rebate On Popular K-x Digital SLR Kits
11:55 EST - GOLDEN, CO (February 7, 2010)...PENTAX Imaging Company has announced a $50 INSTANT REBATE PROGRAM effective until February 15, 2010 on K-x kit configurations. The popular PENTAX  K-x features 12 megapixels, the PENTAX PRIME II engine processor, HD Video, Live View and Shake Reduction that works with every PENTAX lens ever produced. Consumers who purchase these K-x kits during this time period... (More)




Apple Inc. logo. PRESS RELEASE: Apple Releases Aperture 3
09:23 EST - New Features Include Faces, Places & Brushes CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple® today introduced Aperture™ 3, the next major release of its powerful photo editing and management software, with over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Building on the innovative Faces and Places features introduced in iPhoto® '09, Aperture 3 makes it even easier... (More)




Monday, February 8, 2010

Digipower's logo. Click here to visit the Mizco website! PRESS RELEASE: Mizco Digipower Division Goes "Green" At PMA 2010 With Introduction Of Eco-friendly Line Of Slim Ac Adapters For Notebooks And Netbooks
23:05 EST - Industry leading pioneer of digital camera, mobile phone, and iPod power accessories also debuts eco-friendly line of cases for PDAs, smart phones, and cameras as well as new, as well as iPhone power cases and external power packs. AVENEL, NEW JERSEY February 8, 2010 — Underscoring its commitment to lead in the development of a new generation of environmentally responsible mobile lifestyle... (More)




Digipower's logo. Click here to visit the Mizco website! PRESS RELEASE: Mizco's Digipower Division To Power Up The Next Generation Of Pocket Video Cameras And Mobile Devices At PMA 2010!
23:02 EST - Industry leading pioneer of innovative power solutions will debut a series of new products for pocket video cameras marketed by Flip, Kodak, Samsung, JVC, Sony and others at Tech Suite 108. AVENEL, NEW JERSEY February 8, 2010 — Asserting that today’s pocket video camera buyers are looking for power solutions as flexible and innovative as the cameras themselves, Mizco International’s... (More)




LensVector's logo. Click here to visit the LensVector website! PRESS RELEASE: LensVector™ Announces More Than $50 Million In Financing
15:52 EST - Institutional Venture Partners Leads Growth Investment in Company That Replaces Moving Parts of Camera Phones with Solid-State Optics MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 4, 2010 - LensVector™, Inc. , the leader in solid-state optical components for camera phones, laptops and other consumer electronics, today announced it has closed $30 million in a Series C financing round, bringing the total financial... (More)




Friday, February 5, 2010

CEIVA's logo. Click here to visit the CEIVA website! PRESS RELEASE: CEIVA PicShareBowl Photo Contest Kicks Off This Week
16:44 EST - "The Other BIG GAME!" LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CEIVA Logic, the inventor and supplier of the leading connected photo frame, announced today the first CEIVA PicShareBowl, a sports fan photo contest amongst New Orleans and Indianapolis fans. CEIVA PicShareBowl 2010 kicks off this Thursday, February 4 and showcases game day and weekend celebration photo entries shared by fans around... (More)




PRESS RELEASE: "Groovy View" and "User Interface"
16:38 EST - AtomicView 1.4 adds a sandbox system for an importation of media handled by sub-processes : Stable and ultra-fast! What is AtomicView? AtomicView is a digital asset manager (DAM) software program that allows users to organize, browse, and output photos, images, videos, and sounds. AtomicView makes active use of a Mac's GPU, providing quick scrolling features, as well as multi-threaded tasks... (More)




Left to right: Sanyo's VPC-GH2, VPC-CG102, and VPC-CG20 digital camcorders. Photo provided by Sanyo North America Corp. PRESS RELEASE: SANYO Debuts New Dual Cameras That Look As Good As They Perform
15:51 EST - Three New Models All Full HD 1080 60i, Up To 14MP Photos, Affordable, and Stylish Chatsworth, CA, February 4, 2010 – SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) introduces three new Dual Cameras, the VPC-GH2, VPC-CG102, andVPC-CG20, featuring Full High Definition 1080 60i (1920x1080) video and up to 14 MP photo capability. Offering style, performance and value, these new additions provide a convenient... (More)




Thursday, February 4, 2010

Canon's logo. Click here to visit the Story Behind the Still website! Story Behind the Still: One week left for first-round entries
18:01 EST - A little under three weeks ago, Canon and Vimeo announced their Story Behind the Still contest, which has a clever twist that sees each round of entries follow a theme set by the previous round's winner.

The first round of submissions for the Story Behind the Still contest, which Canon is currently advertising on our site, has another week to go. Initial entries must follow in the footsteps of a video... (More)




Zoner Software's logo. Click here to visit the Zoner Software website! PRESS RELEASE: Zoner Photo Studio 12 Now Available In Multiple Languages
14:30 EST - (Brno, Czech Republic, January 27, 2009)—Zoner Software, an innovative graphics software company, has launched its flagship product Zoner Photo Studio 12 in four additional languages. Zoner Photo Studio is now available in the German, French, Italian and Russian languages. The hugely popular English version was initially launched, alongside a Czech version, in 2009. “This wide availability... (More)




The Wedding & Portrait Photographers International Convention and Trade Show logo. Click here to visit the WPPI website! PRESS RELEASE: World-renowned Photographer Gregory Heisler to Deliver Keynote Address at WPPI 2010
13:38 EST - Event takes place Sunday, March 7th in Las Vegas, NV Culver City, CA (February 4, 2010) – Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) is pleased to announce that world-renowned professional photographer Gregory Heisler will deliver the Canon Keynote Address on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the MGM Grand in Las... (More)




The Wedding & Portrait Photographers International Convention and Trade Show logo. Click here to visit the WPPI website! PRESS RELEASE: WPPI Announces First-Ever Photographers Ignite Presentations Hosted by Kevin Kubota
13:28 EST - Closing program at annual WPPI Convention and Trade Show takes place Thursday, March 11, 2010 Culver City, CA (February 2, 2010) – Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) is pleased to announce that the first-ever Photographers Ignite presentations will take place on Thursday, March 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the MGM Grand... (More)




Fotolia's logo. Click here to visit the Fotolia website! PRESS RELEASE: Cash and Convenience for Bloggers with Fotolia images and the new Microstock Photo Plug-in for WordPress
13:10 EST - NEW YORK, NY, February 2, 2010 – Microstock entrepreneurs Lee Torrens and Amos Struck, teamed up to launch the Microstock Photo Plugin for WordPress. Based on Fotolia’s most powerful API, bloggers can now instantly search from 8-million royalty-free images on Fotolia and add them to their posts without leaving WordPress. What’s even better is that the application suggests photos... (More)




PRESS RELEASE: Images Without Borders Launches Innovative Non-Profit
11:38 EST - 100% of profits from sale of works by world class photographers go directly to Doctors Without Borders www.imageswithoutborders.org New Orleans, Louisiana - (February 3, 2010) - One hundred and twenty five professional photographers from seven countries have sent their finest images for sale to Images Without Borders, including Peter Carey, Tomas Van Houtryve, Martin Vargas, Jeffrey Lynch, Scott... (More)




Topaz Labs' logo. Click here to visit the Topaz Labs website! PRESS RELEASE: Topaz Labs Upgrades Photoshop Detail Enhancement Plug-in
11:31 EST - Topaz Labs upgrades Topaz Detail 2, a detail enhancement and sharpening plug-in for Photoshop that specializes in enhancing detail without creating image artifacts or noise DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Topaz Labs announces the release of the Topaz Detail 2 Photoshop plug-in, which features a user-requested speed boost, a totally redesigned user interface, and more detail enhancement tools and presets.... (More)




Transcend's PF830 picture frames in black and white versions. Photo provided by Transcend Information Inc. PRESS RELEASE: Transcend introduces PF830 large format 8-inch high resolution digital photo frame
11:13 EST - Jan 31, 2010 - Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, today introduced its new 8-inch Digital Photo Frame with 2GB of internal memory and support for today’s most popular types of memory cards. Featuring a large ultra high resolution screen, the PF830 is capable of displaying digital photos with the same sharpness and rich colors... (More)




Teleplan's logo. Click here to visit the Teleplan website! PRESS RELEASE: Teleplan Camera Repair Aims to Become a Leading Camera Recycler
11:05 EST - Teleplan Camera Repair aims to become a leading camera recycler through their new free recycling service which donates cameras to underprivileged schools. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 3, 2010 -- Teleplan Camera Repair aims to become a leading camera recycler through their new free recycling service which donates cameras to underprivileged schools. Frisco, TX--Jan 27, 2010--Teleplan Camera Repair(www.teleplancamerarepair.com)... (More)




Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Unified Color's logo. Click here to visit the Unified Color website! PRESS RELEASE: Unified Color Technologies Launches Mac Version of Its Acclaimed HDR PhotoStudio Software
13:47 EST - The Only High Dynamic Range Software Capable of Editing and Rendering Images in the Full 32-Bit Color Scheme Extends Its Creative Toolbox to Mac Users South San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 2, 2010 -- Unified Color Technologies (http://www.unifiedcolor.com), the experts in high dynamic range imaging (HDR), today announced that its hallmark software application, HDR PhotoStudio, is now also available... (More)


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