Nokia 6700 classic
Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under News, Digital | Leave a Comment
Nokia 6700 classic : Nokia announces the new Nokia 6700 classic mobile phone that builds on the formula that made Nokia the world leader in cell phones. The new Nokia 6700 classic mobile phone combines the functionality and user experience required in today’s hectic times, with a premium design and material that makes the new Nokia Classic mobile phone the most beautiful, well built and competitively priced offer available.
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Panasonic unveils DMC-TS1 rugged compact camera
Posted on January 29, 2009 - Filed Under Tests, Reviews | 1 Comment
Pre-PMA 2009: Panasonic has launched the DMC TS1 (DMC-FT1 in europe), its first rugged digital compact and the world’s first to feature AVCHD lite HD video recording. The TS1 is designed to be dustproof, waterproof up to 3 meters and shockproof up to 1.3 meters. It incorporates AVCHD Lite video compression in 3 quality levels to allow longer HD video recording. A Wind Cut function helps block out background wind noise during video recording.
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Playground in the Park
Posted on January 28, 2009 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
“The snow is gone, now it is raining…”. Breda, The Netherlands. Taken by Cryptia Source: planetearthdailyphoto.blogspot.com
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Just posted! Sigma 18-200mm OS lens review
Posted on January 25, 2009 - Filed Under Tests, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Our latest lens review, featuring Sigma’s 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM. Completing for the moment our mini-series of APS-C format image-stabilized superzooms, we see how this lens measures up against similar designs which we’ve also reviewed in the course of the past year. With the likes of Canon and Tamron entering this market in the past few months, how does Sigma’s two-year old offering measure up against the competition?
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Panasonic SDHC camcorders
Posted on January 24, 2009 - Filed Under News, Digital | Leave a Comment
Panasonic SD memory card camcorders : Panasonic announced two new SD flash memory camcorders, the Panasonic SDR-S15 and the Panasonic SDR-SW21. Both Panasonic camcorders record to SD / SDHC flash memory cards, allowing them to be lightweight and compact, ideal for active and on-the-go users. Adding to the camcorders’ portability, both camcorders are also stylish, and the Panasonic SDR-SW21 camcorder features a tough body with the ability to be submerged in 6.5 feet of water and withstand a 4-foot drop.
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The Tree in my Dreams
Posted on January 23, 2009 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
“Well it isn’t exactly the tree in my dreams, but it was a growing tree that stood in the middle of a muddy puddle”. India. Taken by Sourabh Source: planetearthdailyphoto.blogspot.com
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Canon PowerShot A480
Posted on January 22, 2009 - Filed Under News, Digital | Leave a Comment
Canon PowerShot A480 camera : Canon replaces its popular PowerShot A470 with a new 10.0 Megapixel model: the PowerShot A480. Redesigned for even more intuitive operation, the Canon A480 offers a new build and design that is 25% smaller - in a choice of silver, red, blue or black. Flexible framing of shots is made easy by a 3.3x Canon optical zoom, while Canon’s DIGIC III delivers high image quality, superb colour reproduction, Face Detection and Motion Detection Technology.
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Challenges beta: First winners
Posted on January 19, 2009 - Filed Under Tests, Reviews | Leave a Comment
The second phase of the Challenges beta has begun, so it’s time for you to help find our first winners. The beta is going well, with a large number of excellent photos being submitted and a small number of bugs, quirks and missing features being identified. But to really understand how votes are going to work, we need a lot more of them. So we invite you to take a moment to look at the challenges, vote for the images you like and help both to improve the system and select some worthy winners.
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Photography Contest at Wired.com
Posted on January 18, 2009 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
Announced late last night at Wired.com is an awesome new photography contest, whereupon the subject is the elusive and oft-captured shadow.
The contest trounced across my computer screen and into my head just a few hours later and I have not been able to forget about it! It's like a song you hear on a television commercial and cannot get out of your head, nor can you fill that space with another song.
I have been shooting regular (as opposed to unleaded?) photography for a couple of decades and stock photography for a few years.
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Sanyo PLC-XW60 LCD projector
Posted on January 17, 2009 - Filed Under News, Digital | Leave a Comment
Sanyo LCD projector : SANYO, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of 3LCD and DLP projectors, announced shipping details about their ultraportable projector, the PLC-XW60, which is the industry’s smallest and lightest XGA LCD projector. At a mere 3.6 lbs, it is small enough to carry in one hand and is packed full of features such as automatic keystone correction, automatic input signal detection, an adjustable color mode for projecting on different surface colors, and an easy-off function that allows users to pull the plug and store the projector without waiting for a cool-down cycle.
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