Filed in archive Software
by John Mello on October 11, 2007
While I'm not one to curb my exuberance for the latest digital camera, I can sometimes yearn for the flavor of film. Luckily, just about anything in the Real World can be simulated in the digital...
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Filed in archive Software
by John Mello on October 11, 2007
There are digital picture frames and then there are PhotoVu frames. While the typical frame has a diagnonal measurement of eight inches or less, PhotoVu specializes in monster frames, frames 17...
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With any new technology comes a raft of new words and digital photography is no exception. That's why, no doubt, specialty publisher Rocky Nook, of San Francisco, decided to corral some 1500...
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The photo below by Brenton Cleeland launched a lawsuit that could have some interesting ramifications for online photo sharing sites like Flickr-if it gets to court. That's not likely, though,...
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Filed in archive Tip
by John Mello on October 07, 2007
I'm not a home improvement kind of guy, but I can't resist browsing in a hardware store from time to time. A recent post by Jim Dennewill at his Slightly Out of Focus blog reminded me why....
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VuVox is an intriguing Web 2.0 application that lets you gather photos and videos from a number of sources, like Picasa, Flickr and Facebook, and create online slideshows that can be embedded into Web...
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I have to confess that I'm a sucker for those bubbly TV ads that make whatever they're selling an absolute necessity-even though I know most of the time what they're hawking is absolute...
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Nikon released a dizzying lode of cameras at the end of the summer-eight new Coolpix models, as well as two new high-powered digital SLRs, the D3 ($5000) and D300 ($1800). If you want to learn more...
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Filed in archive Software
by John Mello on October 05, 2007
DxO Labs has begun beating the drums about the new version of its award-winning photo enhancing software Optics Pro. Release 5 of the application is expected to be available at the end of the month....
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Canon may have let its new Powershot A650 IS 12-megapixel camera out of the barn too early. Pictureline.com is reporting that the camera maker has issued a service notice concerning the unit, which...
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Filed in archive Cameras
by John Mello on October 04, 2007
Face recognition is all the rage these days in digital cameras, but Sony appeared to have taken the technology to the next level with its "smile shutter." The technology is supposed to...
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Do you like to mix hiking with your photography? Have ever thought of taking a Tripod with you, but the thought of lugging one around in the wild discouraged you from it? Then you should take a look...
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Filed in archive Cameras
by John Mello on October 02, 2007
Along with an advanced compact digital still camera, Pentax introduced yesterday a very slim standard DSC model, the eight megapixel Optio V10 ($249.95). Scheduled to hit the shelves this month, the...
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Filed in archive Cameras
by John Mello on October 02, 2007
Pentax pulled the wraps off a new 12-megapixel (MP) compact digital camera yesterday. The new Optio A40 ($299.95) expected to reach the market this month is loaded with features, including three...
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Given the popularity of photo-sharing Web sites, it's surprising that it has taken this long for a prominent lawsuit to emerge over the practice. The case in point, Chang v. Virgin Mobile USA,...
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I don't know about you, but I had a photographic life before I owned a digital camera and most of it is in slide projector carousels, shoeboxes and albums stashed in closets. From time to time, I...
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