Dptips :. Digital Photography Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Panasonic releases firmware update version 1.2 for the DMC-FS15 digital camera. This second firmware update will bring you improvement of the image quality. The first firmware update for the DMC-FS15 has been released in February and offered performance improvement at the time of the slide show enforcement…

Tune in for the newly announced Fallout New Vegas, chat about Paul McCartney rocking Coachella with Beatles: Rock Band, and there’s finally movement on the R18+ games debate front.

Foxtel has upgraded its website with full-screen video and better search facilities, and will be followed by new Foxtel features over the next 12 months.

Dell’s upscale Adamo is a 13-inch laptop for those who value design and finish as much as performance, but its luxury price will limit the potential audience.

Although the HP CP2025n is rather slow to print black documents and is missing supplementary features, the colour laser shines in output quality, and the software holds your hand through a somewhat daunting learning curve. We recommend it to anyone hunting for a workhorse printer to complement an equally diligent work environment.

The Asus N51V is an excellent mid-sized laptop, and should absolutely be considered if you’re looking for that price/performance sweet spot.

It may be teetering on the brink of bankruptcy or nationalisation and have a US government imposed 1 June deadline hanging over its head, but General Motors found time yesterday to tout its green credentials. It also committed to a further greening of the company.

Here’s a collection of fast, compact point-and-shoot digital cameras with a short shutter delay.

The E55 comes with all the smartphone trimmings you’d expect in a 9.9mm thick frame - the thinnest smartphone design around. Its dual-QWERTY keyboard could take some getting used to though.

What do you do when you can use the internet to data-mine a collection of billions of photos? Find out whether cats are more popular than dogs, of course. Or whether good outdoes evil.

The long-awaited successor to the 5D has arrived in the guise of the 5D Mark II. With its competent HD video functionality and excellent image quality, this camera doesn’t disappoint.

LG announces the Viewty Smart (LG-GC900), a more intelligent version of the original LG Viewty. This 2nd model adds Intelligent Shot Mode, an 8 Mp sensor with sensitivity up to ISO 1600, a high resolution WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, and a more intelligent image processor. The Viewty Smart is just 12.4 mm deep, making it the slimmest 8 megapixel camera phone available to date. The LG Viewty Smart will be available through operators in Europe starting this May and then launch in other markets around the world…

The plain-looking Dell G2410 offers stellar performance and an energy conscious interface at a low price.

If you’re looking to play your existing collection of DVDs and don’t want a Blu-ray player, then the Marantz DV4003 is an excellent choice.

Buying a mobile phone is more than a matter of picking the most feature-rich or slickest-looking device - your usage and lifestyle are going to help you decide which is the right plan and handset for you.

The Tasmanian Department of Education has placed Lenovo and Acer on its panel to supply computers to schools for the Federal Government’s digital education revolution.

The BenQ E2400HD is a 24-inch monitor that sacrifices features for price, but doesn’t have enough going for it to best its competition.

The hottest new battlefield weapon in Baghdad is also a hot item on the home front.

The Dell S2409W is a 24-incher that sacrifices features for price, but makes up for it in performance and ease of use.

The Sudio Vogue might live up to its namesake by being eye-catching, but otherwise this is a seriously average speakerphone.