JOBO Announces the New GIGA Vu SONIC and GIGA one SONIC Image Storage Devices

New units are the perfect digital companion accessory for professional as well as advanced amateur digital photographers; Both are available in four different storage capacities

Jobo GIGA One SONIC

Las Vegas, NV (March 2, 2009) PMA Booth #Q170-1 – JOBO AG announces today two new portable image storage devices – the GIGA Vu SONIC and the GIGA one SONIC.

For professionals that need high-end secure back-up of their digital images, the new GIGA Vu SONIC portable image storage device features an ultra quick download speed of up to 1 GB of data in 30 seconds, TRUE RAW decoding of numerous RAW image files, four hard disc capacities up to 250 GB, a large high resolution 3.2” color display and numerous picture functions.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Focus Numérique [Fr] has posted their review of the Canon 5D Mark II [Specs], a DSLR with 21.1MP resolution using a full-frame (24 x 36mm) CMOS sensor and ISO in the range of 100-6400 (expandable to ISO L:50, H1:12800 and H2:25600). According to Focus Numérique, "la qualité des images est au rendez-vous avec une définition record et un traitement du bruit particulièrement efficace et parfaitement utilisable jusqu’à 6400 ISO." The 5D MK II is the first DSLR with full-frame HD video capture at 1920×1080 pixels resolution for up to 4GB per clip, an extra large 3.0-in. high resolution LCD (920,000 dots), Integrated Cleaning System, Live View for stills and video, 3.9fps continuous shooting, 9 AF points plus 6 AF assist points, a new 98% coverage optical viewfinder, and an improved weather-resistant body [though Luminous Landscape contests it].

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

TrustedReviews has posted their review of the Canon 5D Mark II [Specs], a DSLR with 21.1MP resolution using a full-frame (24 x 36mm) CMOS sensor and ISO in the range of 100-6400 (expandable to ISO L:50, H1:12800 and H2:25600). The Canon 5D Mark II "has by far the best image quality of any digital SLR" and is the first DSLR with full-frame HD video capture at 1920×1080 pixels resolution for up to 4GB per clip, an extra large 3.0-in. high resolution LCD (920,000 dots), Integrated Cleaning System, Live View for stills and video, 3.9fps continuous shooting, 9 AF points plus 6 AF assist points, a new 98% coverage optical viewfinder, and an improved weather-resistant body [though Luminous Landscape contests it].

Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

Megapixel has posted their review ("good photo quality") of the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD [Specs], an ultrazoom with 10MP (on a 1/2.3-in. CCD) resolution, Sensor-shift Image Stabilization, 12x wide-angle optical zoom (27.6 – 414 mm equiv.), 2.7-in. (230K dots) LCD and high-definition capability in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

PhotographyBLOG has posted their review of the Sony DSC-T77 Cyber-shot, an ultra slim digicam that captures images that are "clear and reasonably detailed." The T77 has 10.1MP (on a 1/2.3-in. Super HAD CCD) resolution, 4x optical zoom (35 – 140 mm equiv.), optical Image Stabilization, 3.0-in. (230K dots) LCD with Touch Screen display, and Dynamic Range Optimizer.

Canon PowerShot A1000 IS

Imaging Resource has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot A1000 IS [Specs], a strictly point-and-shoot digital camera that delivers "sharp images across the frame," and features 10MP (on a 1/2.3-in. CCD), 4x optical zoom (35-140mm equiv.), optical Image Stabilization, and 2.5-in. LCD (115,000 dots).

Casio High Speed Exilim EX-FH20

DCRP (dcresource) has posted their review of the Casio High Speed Exilim EX-FH20 which "looks like the ultimate super zoom camera [but] the pictures that it takes so quickly just don’t look very good." The EX-FH20 features 9.1MP resolution (on a 1/2.3-in. high-speed CMOS sensor), 20x wide-angle optical zoom (26-520mm equiv.), optical VR image stabilization, 3.0-in. (230K dots) LCD monitor, PASM modes, RAW (DNG) file format, an amazing Continuous Shooting speed of 30fps at 9.1MP, 40fps at 7MP, and high speed slow motion video at 210fps, 420fps and 1,000fps.

This is the third acquisition of a major digital camera review website by an Internet company. Megapixel.net was acquired in 2004 by Jupitermedia, DPReview was acquired in 2007 by Amazon.com, and now Steve’s Digicams is acquired in 2009 by Internet Brands. [Internet Brands press release]

OLYMPUS E-620 DIGITAL SLR INSPIRES CONSUMERS TO ‘COLOUR OUTSIDE THE LINES’

Have Fun and Free Yourself with In-Camera Art Filters and Multiple Exposures; Travel Freely with the Smallest DSLR with Built-In Image Stabilization

Olympus E-620 DSLR

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., February 24, 2009 – As children, our imaginations run wild and finger-painted artistic creations are proudly displayed on our family refrigerators. But as we grow older, we learn to colour inside the lines, and have less and less time for art. We often lose touch with how satisfying it is to create something uniquely our own. Olympus delivers the new E-620 digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera to bring back that free-style experimenting and the magical feeling of being inspired by our own art.

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