PhotoReview - 3/31/2007 - has reviewed the 8 megapixel Ricoh Caplio 500G wide and they write, “It’s important to understand that the Caplio 500SE is a highly-specialised imaging device, even though at its heart is a fairly standard 8-megapixel digicam. However, the high price tag ($1399) is partially justified by its robust, weatherproof body, which is well-designed and constructed. (The Caplio 500G, which has similar body specifications, is priced at $1099 by way of comparison.) The addition of a Bluetooth-based, integrated GPS system that actually works is ample justification for the 500SE’s higher price point, especially for photographers who actually need location-based data logging.
Outside of the construction and resource industries, potential users for this camera include adventure travellers, bushwalkers and people who enjoy sports where the camera is likely to get wet or dusty. Unfortunately, it’s not really suitable for snorkelling (unless you stay at the surface) and its depth limit of one metre makes it unusable for Scuba diving.”
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One of the most striking types of images photographed are ones taken of smoke. PopPhoto shows you the layout necessary to capture the perfect images of smoke. To make smoke photos a more vibrant PopPhoto suggests using a black background. In this tutorial incense is used to form the constantly shifting columns of smoke.
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Every person who owns a digital camera has at one time or another taken a photograph that ended up crooked. In the video you will learn how to straighten your crooked photos using Photoshop Elements.
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LetsGoDigital - 3/31/2007 - reviews the 6.3 megapixel Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd / S6500fd and writes - “Not only the quality convinces, also the operation of the camera is without a doubt good. Let it be with a few glosses. Essential settings are, like RAW, light measurement and white balance, in the menu. And the flap for the battery holder has a less solid construction. On the other hand you have an excellent LCD monitor, very pleasant operation of the zoom, excellent face detection and a ditto auto focus. Moreover a set of batteries will last very long. It is an excellent performance of Fujifilm that one can take so many pictures with ordinary alkaline batteries. Ideal for when you are on a long trip or traveling a lot. Or when you just have to travel light, for the Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd Megazoom camera then actually offers everything you need.”
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DigitalCameraInfo - 3/30/2007 - reviews the 7 megapixel Casio Exilim EX-S770 and writes, “The Casio Exilim EX-S770 shares many characteristics with its predecessor, the S600. It has an ultra-slim body that comes in trendy colors and has tiny buttons. It is as cuddly as a box – in other words, it’s not that comfortable to hold and handle. It definitely isn’t made for lengthy photo shoots on the beach. Rather, the S770 is designed to fit in a pocket and take a few pictures at the restaurant before heading into the sunset. The camera has a Best Shot mode for sunsets, in fact, as well as 33 other situations. The 7.2-megapixel Casio S770 has some advantages over its predecessor: a bigger 2.8-inch LCD, dual recording buttons to shoot movies anytime, widescreen movies, and an interesting “data transport†function that allows users to view documents, maps, pictures, and web pages from the camera’s big screen. Basically, the S770 is a typical ultra-compact digital camera with its standard resolution and 3x optical zoom lens, but it adds a few frills. If you’re going to use those frills, then the $299 price tag isn’t all that bad. If all you want is a camera and you won’t ever transfer documents (or you have a Mac and can’t transfer data), then there are other digital cameras that can fulfill your needs for a cheaper price.”
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Imaging Resource - 3/30/2007 - has reviewed the 10 megapixel Olympus Stylus 1000 digital camera and writes, “It can be hard to see the LCD outdoors and there’s no autofocus assist lamp to help find focus in dark scenes. Digital image stabilization was a disappointment, not really up to the job. And some of our shots tended to be oversaturated with blown out highlights, not unusual in a digicam. Minor quibbles, taken together. However, we were disappointed with the printed results from the Stylus 1000, which were more in line with a 6 megapixel camera.”
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Steve’s Digicams - 3/30/2007 - has reviewed the 7.1 megapixel Olympus FE-210 and writes, ” I was a bit disappointed with the overall performance of this model. Not only is it slow, but the 7-megapixel images it creates are only OK. With a street price of US$199 or less, I feel there are better models out there in this price range.”
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Steve’s Digicams - 3/30/2007 - reviews the Olympus FE-250 and was impressed with the camera’s close-up portrait images when using the Portrait scene mode. They continue to write, “Holding the “top of the line” spot in Olympus’ “FE” series for 2007, the FE-250 does offer some appealing features like 8-megapixels, 2.5-inch LCD, Digital Image Stabilization, etc. However, image quality and performance is not quite up to par with other consumer models in the US$250 - $300 price range. Therefore, I feel it only offers an “Ok value” for an ultra-compact in this category.”
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