Pentax Announces 6 Megapixel Submersible Optio WPi: Pentax announced today their new 6 megapixel waterproof Optio WPi has surfaced. Looks like the new Optio can go to as deep as 1.5m for up to 30 minutes and as you might suspect this digital is dustproof. One nice feature users will surely appreciate is the new Recovery function. Now those accidentally deleted images can be brought back to life, as long as you don’t overwrite the data on turn the camera off. additional features include a 2″ LCD, 3x optical zoom, in-camera movie editing and a 1cm macro mode. Looks like the Optio WPi will be on the shelves in September.
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From the monthly archives:
August 2005
Pentax Announces 6 Megapixel Optio S6: Pentax announced today a new S series digital camerea the 6 megapixel Optio S6. this ultra compact is only 19 mm wide and has a 2.5″ Bea-Reflective monitor which lets users see it even the brightest of outdoor light. In addition it features simultaneous display of mode icons, a 640×480-pixel movie function with anti-shake plus tracking AF. Looks like it’ll be on the shelves in September.
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7 Megapixel Shootout At Digital Photography Buyers Guide: Digital Photography Buyers Guide pits 6 popular 7 megapixel digital cameras against each other to see which one is left standing. The 6 7 megapixel contenders were Nikon CoolPix 7900, Casio Exilim Pro EX-P700, Sony CyberShot DSC-V3, Pentax Optio 750Z, Canon PowerShot G6, and Olympus Camedia C-7070 Wide Zoom.
So which camera would the reviewer purchase…
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PayPal Co-Founder At Starting Blocks With New Photo-Sharing Service: A new 12 person company headed by Max Levchin, former chief technology officer of PayPal called Slide is set to debut on Monday. Slide is a free service which combines social networking, photo sharing, Web syndication and e-commerce.
At the center of Slide is a downloadable desktop program that indexes all the photos on the user’s hard drive.
Fujifilm 9 Megapixel FinePix S9500/S9000 Pre-Production Preview: LetsGoDigital got their hands on an early pre-production FujiFilm S9000. The new S9000 is FujiFilm’s next generation hybrid digital camera which has a Super CCD.
Editor’s comment:
I am positively surprised about the quality of the high resolution images, especially the ISO 200 and 400 ones. Shooting under sometimes difficult conditions with contrast of black and pure white details none of the images were taken by any “noise surprise”. The strength of the Super CCD HR is able to establish itself by delivering impressive low noise values…”
Nikon D70 Shakedown Review Outcome – Nearly Perfect: Photographic magazine reviewer Mike Stensvoid recently put the Nikon D70 through it paces to see if it deserved the high marks it receives throughout the photo industry.
Improvements include better AF performance with fast-moving subjects, a larger LCD monitor (2.0″ vs. 1.8″) with color-coded menus and larger type, a wider angle of coverage for the built-in Speedlight (18mm lens vs. 20mm), a higher-capacity battery (providing up to 2500 shots vs. 2000 for the original D70), and a new remote port for the optional MC-DC1 electronic cable release.
Adobe Adds Four New Royalty Free Image Collections To Adobe Stock Images:
Adobe announced today it has added four new royal-free image collections to Adobe Stock Photo bring the total number of available images to over 355,000. Users access images through Adobe Bridge from within Creative Suite 2.
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Ricoh Teases Photo Enthusiasts With PreAnnouncement Of Digital GR Camera: Ricoh today dangled the proverbial carrot in front of photo enthusiasts around the world with the announcement that in September they will officially announce the arrival of a new Super High Imaging GR digital camera.
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