Dptips :. Digital Photography Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Samsung unveils the SMX-C14 and SMX-C10, ergonomically designed - introduced with the R10 - digital camcorders. The unique design helps to reduce fatigue by allowing you to hold the camcorder in a more relaxed manner, easing the overall stress on wrist and elbow. Unlike traditional camcorders, the relaxed grip also removes the LCD screen from your line of sight, to always keep your eye on the subject while recording. The SMX-C14 and C10 offer 10x optical zoom with Image Stabilization. To be available in July…

DualAlign Technology introduces new Photo Montage, Panorama, and Photo Stitch Software. The new i2k Quickage is said to be so reliable that it has been used by NASA to stitch images of the space shuttle into one montage for analysis. The stitching software program allows you to easily combine multiple images from any camera into one seamless, professional looking photograph. What sets i2k Quickage apart is its compatibility with all mobile phones equipped with a camera, including the iPhone and Blackberry…

Canon has released a Service Notice for the PowerShot G10 digital camera. For a limited number of these cameras Canon has discovered that in some rare instances, lines may appear in images captured. The affected cameras can be identified by the Serial Number where the 4th and 5th digits are in a specific range. You should check the serial number on the bottom of the camera to see if your camera is affected. Canon will provide free repairs for affected PowerShot G10 cameras…

GE announces a breakthrough in development of a next generation optical storage technology: 500 GB in a regular DVD-size disc. This is 20 times the capacity of today’s Blu-ray discs! Although GE’s novel holographic storage technology represents a breakthrough in capacity, the hardware and formats are so similar to current optical storage technology that the micro-holographic players will eventually enable you to play back your CDs, DVDs and BDs. However, GE will initially be focusing on the commercial archival industry …

Monday, US time, GM confirmed what the rumour mill had been cranking out all of last week: that it would kill the storied Pontiac brand. Along with it, the Holden Commodore with the koala nose, the Pontiac G8, will also probably perish.

A celebrity-studded launch was held to highlight the equipment available that receives the “five extra channels” available on digital television: One, ABC 2, SBS 2, Nine HD and Seven HD.

Podcasts are free, instantly available, ready to take on the go and offers some of the best entertainment and journalism in the world. If you’re new to the idea of podcasts, or never quite got the hang of them, there’s never been a better time to get started.

From tomorrow, broadband provider Internode will offer 3G mobile broadband via a resale agreement with the nation’s number two telco Optus.

For a camera that can cope with everything you throw at it, from a pool party to a safari, the Lumix DMC-FT1 is rather good at its job. Expect excellent quality HD video and great photos, if you can look past the slightly slow performance times.

LG makes some of our favourite prepaid handsets, and the TU720 is no exception. This new Shine matches good looks with great basic functionality and an excellent online experience.

For undemanding users who aren’t into HD video, Asus’ Eee Box B206 is worth a look; however, it’s not powerful enough to take on other media-centre PCs.

Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity.

Researchers in southeast Queensland are hoping the plant that fuels tequila madness can fuel internal combustion engines as well.

RTA identity and external fraud units to use the technology to crack down on people obtaining licences illegally.

NSW police have arrested a 38-year-old woman for allegedly burning and selling pirated DVDs, including new film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, according to a music industry group.

Without any big fuss, a face-recognition feature has been added to Flickr. The new feature was launched recently by Swedish start-up Polar Rose.

New Zealand Telecom’s new 3G mobile network will be open for business earlier than expected, with the company saying services on the XT Network would be available to customers from 6.30pm on 13 May.

The TV is rapidly becoming your central window on the world with an ever increasing number of interfaces HDMI, S/PDIF, USB, Ethernet (dnla) etc. In an effort to make the TV a simple interactive hub in your digital home network, the Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio (DiiVA) consortium has published the DiiVA 1.0 specifications. DiiVA offers 13.5Gbps of video and over 2Gbps audio & data bandwidth, incl. USB, Ethernet and device control. So the connection battle intensifies and we’ll have to wait and see whether life really becomes simpler…

THK Photo Products introduces two new SLIK SPRINT tripods. The SPRINT MINI II GM is a very compact tripod with four legs sections to collapse down to less than 14 inches and weighs just 1.75 lbs. The new tripod also has a new SLIK SBH-100DQ all-metal compact ball head with quick release system for faster, easier mounting. The SPRINT PRO II GM is a full sized tripod when it is extended to its maximum height of almost 64 inches. When used with the built-in short center column, the camera is just 6.4 inches off the ground…

Australia is hurtling slowly towards one of the fastest broadband networks in the world, but what are we going to do with it?