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We chose "Love is all we need," "Break in the Clouds," and "2006" as February’s Photo of the Month contest winners. Congratulations to Amer Kapetanovic, Pedro De Carvalho, and Bilal! It was another great month, with submissions from around the world, as usual. It’s quite entertaining to see all these fine photos from everywhere, and a unique privilege to pick the best from among them. First Place Love is all we need, by Amer…

Just posted! Our full in-depth review of the new Olympus E-330 EVOLT digital SLR. Announced just two months ago the E-330 is Olympus’s latest Four Thirds digital SLR and is based on the E-300. The E-330 was the first removable lens digital SLR announced which can provide a live LCD view, either using a special small CCD sensor in the viewfinder chamber or the main capture sensor itself. See how the E-330 perofrmed and how it compares to the competition.

There has been some debate in the Internet digital photography community on the proper definition and use of the term “digital camera review”. It seems that the discussion is triggered by the growing number of reviews that we see on the Internet today and the value of these reviews to its readers. Some people assert that the quality of reviews is eroding and to some extent this may be true. As one of the goals of our website is to provide our visitor with the quickest path to information that is relevant to him or her, we have therefore decided to rearrange our camera review sections…

The 9.0 megapixel Fujifilm FinePix E900 is an impressive follow-up to last year’s 6.3 megapixel FinePix E550, which was good enough to earn a Dave’s Pick. Its color is very good (if somewhat subdued), resolution excellent, and noise levels at even high ISOs are tamed very well. The FinePix E900 isn’t the fastest in terms of AF speed, but it’s right there in the respectable depar…

The entry level of Sony’s digital camera lineup, the Sony DSC-S600 is a capable 6.0-megapixel digital camera, aimed at novices and consumers looking for a "no fuss" digital camera for travel. Unfortunately, we found its images somewhat contrasty for our taste and its images showed a bit more optical distortion than average at both ends of its zoom range. It packs a sharp, high-q…

A friend was debating between the Nikon Coolpix 8800 and Canon Digital Rebel XT 350D and asked for some advice, so I thought it would be appropriate to share some of my thoughts. Based on some past experiences with digital cameras, both SLR and P&S (point and shoot), I have to say they both […]

AFP - Computer printer maker Seiko Epson has said it aims to slash costs and drastically trim its semiconductor business as its profit slump is faced with falling electronics prices.

Fuji has issued a Service Advisory for a problem that may arise if you use your FinePix S3 Pro/S2 Pro with the Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor ED 18-200 mm f/3.5-5.6G lens. When the zoom is set to the wide-angle position, if you attempt to focus using AF (Auto Focus) when the distance scale is set to infinity (∞), the camera may very occasionally fail to focus on close- up subjects. Update: An AF problem with this lens might also occur with the Nikon D100, D2H or D70…

Sony unveils the 8 Gigabyte version of its Compact Vault series. The new drive is compatible with Compact Flash type II slots, and provides a significant increase in data storage over the current top of the line, the 5GB version. The new Compact Vault drive is an ideal companion to high-end digital cameras, the new drive’s 8GB capacity holds up to 2,560 JPEG images (at 3MB each) or 320 minutes of MPEG4 video, and has transfer speeds of up to 12MB per second. The Compact Vault will be available in June with a price of $259…

Sporting prosumer looks but with an easy to use interface, the new range of Sony Cyber-shot H series cameras feature an impressive 12x optical zoom, focal range of 36-432mm (35mm equivalent) and Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses.

Sony�s new range of Cyber-shot W series cameras feature larger screens, Carl Zeiss lenses and more ease-of-use features that you can poke a lens at. The DSCW100 has an 8.1MP resolution and 2.5-inch LCD screen.

Sporting prosumer looks but with an easy to use interface, the new range of Sony Cyber-shot H series cameras feature an impressive 12x optical zoom, focal range of 36-432mm (35mm equivalent) and Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses.

In its second announcement of the day, Epson Japan has unveiled the new Epson Photo Fine Player P-4500, the third in the series following its existing P-2000 and P-4000 models. The P-4500 retains the same gorgeous 3.8" LCD display with Photo Fine technology as in the past models, but offers a slight restyling, a new backlight that’s 1.5 times as bright, support for images as large as 30 megapixels, as well as improved display and transfer…

The RAW Developer 1.4.6 maintenance update contains the following important changes: New features: Support added for Canon 1D Mark II N. Official support added for Nikon D70s (previously this model worked, but used generic settings). Supported added for Leaf Aptus 75. Improvements: Default white balance presets (Daylight, Tungsten, etc) are now included for all supported Leaf and Phase One digital backs. The White Balance by Color Temperature option…

Seiko Epson Corp. in Japan has today announced an update to its R-D1 digital rangefinder, developed in cooperation with Cosina Corp. and first unveiled at the 2004 PMA show in Las Vegas. The Epson R-D1s is a relatively minor update, with the changes mostly confined to firmware (although specs provided by the company list the new model as 30 grams lighter than its elder sibling). Both models feature a 6.1 megapixel APS-C sized CCD image sensor, …

Epson Japan has today announced a subtly improved version of its unique R-D1 Digital Rangefinder Camera. Just like the R-D1 the R-D1s features the a six megapixel APS-C size sensor and supports Leica M and L mount lenses. New features include a ‘Quick View’ record review function, RAW+ JPEG support, Adobe RGB color space, image parameter control, long exposure noise reduction and higher playback magnification.

Epson Japan has today announced the third iteration of its Photo Fine Player ‘Multimedia Storage Viewer’. This new version sports an 80 GB hard disk (the same as the P-4000), the same beautiful 3.8″ VGA LCD screen, SD/CF slot and USB 2.0 interface. Improvements include a new image processing system with support for images of up to 30 megapixels, wider RAW format support, wider video format support (including MPEG-1/2/4 and DivX) and new display modes (including grouping by EXIF tag). The P-4500 will cost 75,000 YEN (approx. $640) when it goes on sale in Japan.

Sophia Antipolis, France (March 14, 2006) - REALVIZ, a leader in image processing software development, has confirmed, that version 5.1 of their multi award-winning panorama software, Stitcher is now available. With version 5.1 Stitcher now also becomes available in German, in addition to English and French. The release of version 5.1 also accompanies the launch of a brand-new website (http://stitcher.realviz.com), dedicated to the REALVIZ stitching…

Our good friend Uwe Steinmueller from the Digital Outback Photo website has released a new e-book entitled "The Art of Digital Fine Art Printing: Using today’s inkjet Printers for Quality Prints". Available for $39.95 as a downloadable Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file, the 300 page e-book covers the printing workflow including color management, with specific information on Epson K3 ink-based models and HP’s DesignJet 30 / 90 / 130 / 8750 printers. Ther…

Sony�s new range of Cyber-shot W series cameras feature larger screens, Carl Zeiss lenses and more ease-of-use features that you can poke a lens at.