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One of a number of models unveiled by Olympus today is the new SP-320 digital camera, offering a resolution of seven megapixels and a 3x optical zoom lens. Scheduled to ship this March, the Olympus SP-320 also features a large 2.5" LCD display, ISO sensitivity to a maximum of 800 (when in "Digital Image Stabilization" mode), and a wide range of scene modes. There’s also USB 2.0 High Speed and video connectivity, and the camera s…

One of the more attractive Macintosh asset managers gets a public beta featuring improved Raw handling and DNG support. Rune Lindman Development has released Preview 3 of its public beta of QPict 7, its Macintosh asset management software. This version features native DNG support, embedded IPTC data in JPEGs and exports and several bug fixes. Previous previews implemented improved Raw format support, covering over 200 cameras, as well as improv…

Among Olympus’ large group of announcements today, there is one that will almost certainly provoke the most discussion in online forums. The Olympus EVOLT E-330, the latest in the EVOLT line of consumer-oriented digital SLR models, offers something a lot of people have been hoping for. Taking advantage of how far the price of image sensors has fallen, the E-330 features not one, but two sensors. The first is an nMOS sensor with a resolution of…

Topping out the line for Olympus’s Stylus-series announcements today is the new Olympus Stylus 810. Planned for a March shipping date, the Stylus 810 will cost $429.99, and offers the weather-sealing you’d expect to find on an Olympus Stylus camera. Resolution is eight megapixels from a CCD imager, and this is coupled to a 3x optical zoom lens and generous 2.5" LCD display. There’s also a good selection of scene modes, USB and video conne…

A couple of weeks ago, Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung launched its first digital SLR, the fruit of its cooperation with camera company Pentax. The Samsung GX-1S was in essence a rebadging of Pentax’s existing *ist DS2 digital SLR, presumably to get Samsung’s name established in the market at the earliest opportunity. Earlier today, Pentax announced a new digital SLR, the *ist DL2 - and it looks like Samsung will be rebadging that c…

The folks over at Quesabesde.com have posted an interesting interview with a product manager from Olympus regarding their new EVOLT E330 digital SLR. Yoshiyuki Nada, Technical Product Manager for Olympus, discusses the live view innovation that is the camera’s standout feature - not just how it works, but why it was created, and what impact it has for photographer and camera. The interview makes for rather interesting reading. For the full sto…

Pentax Japan has today unveiled its new *ist DL2 digital SLR, an update to the existing *ist DL model. Changes in the new camera are few (at least, in terms of the specifications - it is quite possible that there are more changes under the skin that don’t show up in a spec table). There’s also a little confusion as to what exact changes have been made, since Pentax Japan’s press release and specifications contradict each other - for example th…

Canadian Press - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - For the first time, Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE:EK) is generating more annual sales from digital imaging than from film-based photography, yet its mammoth overhaul brought more pain Monday - a fifth consecutive quarterly loss largely due to restructuring costs.

Adobe has now posted the final (non-beta) Camera RAW 3.3 plug-in which now has full official support for the Nikon D200. This new release adds support for 17 new camera models (including the Canon EOS 5D, Nikon D200, Olympus E-500 and Sony DSC-R1) as well as adding a range of new features and an enhanced Bayer demosaic algorithm. This RAW converter / importer is well respected and has become the standard for many photographers (and reviewers).

Reuters - Photography company Eastman Kodak Co.
on Monday posted a smaller quarterly net loss on strong
demand for digital products and a tax benefit stemming from a
settlement with the Internal Revenue Service.

AP - Eastman Kodak Co., undergoing a bumpy transition to digital photography, reported its fifth consecutive quarterly loss on Monday but handily beat Wall Street forecasts. For the first time, the company said it generated more annual sales from digital imaging than from film-based photography.

Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - Brisk sales of digital cameras and a stronger U.S. dollar lifted Canon’s net profit 34 per cent in the fourth quarter and to record annual earnings for a sixth straight year.

AP - Brisk sales of digital cameras and the strong dollar lifted Canon's net profit 34 percent in the fourth quarter and to record annual earnings for a sixth straight year.

AFP - Canon said its group profit and sales hit record highs for a sixth straight year in 2005 thanks to robust sales of digital cameras and printers, projecting an even better performance this year.

Reuters - Canon Inc. (7751.T) said on Monday that
strong sales of digital cameras and printers would help it
score a seventh straight year of record profit in 2006, and it
tapped a new president to replace the outgoing Fujio Mitarai.

Being an avid user of the focus/recompose technique, I am glad I learned about its possible drawbacks early on as the distance of the focus point upon recomposing is no longer the same as the original pre-focused distance. Hence, the focus distance is incorrect and can make for some soft photos.
For those […]

After spending some time last week discussing how sRGB and Adobe RGB differ, it seemed an opportune time to bring ProPhoto RGB into the mix. While the gamut of Adobe RGB is bigger than that of sRGB, ProPhoto RGB is really big. But is bigger necessarily better?….

Pre-PMA 2006: Just under one month away and the presence of the PMA trade show can already be felt with no less than 34 new product announcements (including a few from CES). We’re expecting many more in the next four weeks or so and so have already activated our PMA 2006 show report. This special live article will enable you to stay up to date with the latest product announcements as well as following our live minute-by-minute reports from the show floor (during show hours).

Pentax Japan has today unveiled its new *ist DL2 digital SLR, an update to the existing *ist DL model. Changes in the new camera are few (at least, in terms of the specifications - it is quite possible that there are more changes under the skin that don’t show up in a spec table). There’s also a little confusion as to what exact changes have been made, since Pentax Japan’s press release and specifications contradict each other - for example th…

A couple of weeks ago, Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung launched its first digital SLR, the fruit of its cooperation with camera company Pentax. The Samsung GX-1S was in essence a rebadging of Pentax’s existing *ist DS2 digital SLR, presumably to get Samsung’s name established in the market at the earliest opportunity. Earlier today, Pentax announced a new digital SLR, the *ist DL2 - and it looks like Samsung will be rebadging that c…