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Archive - June 2009

Philips Carousel Commercial

Here’s a cool “movie” of a (3-D) “still” photograph. Why all the words between quotes? Watch the video and it will all become clear! The YouTube version is below, but it’s best...

Samsung WB550 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Samsung WB550, an ultra zoom with the first 24mm ultra wide-angle zoom. Under ideal conditions, the WB550 “impresses with its vivid, colour-rich imagery”...

Samsung WB500 Review @ LetsGoDigital

LetsGoDigital has published their review of the Samsung WB500, an ultra zoom with the first 24mm ultra wide-angle zoom. Be prepared to “have fun with this mega zoom camera” with 10.2MP resolution (on a 1/2...

Samsung ST50 Review

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Samsung ST50 is a Point-and-Shoot digital camera that is ultra slim (16.6mm) and easily slips into a jeans pocket, shirt pocket or small fashion purse. It is a beautiful camera with a brushed...

Casio EX-S12 Review @ TrustedReviews

TrustedReviews has published their review of the Casio Exilim EX-S12 [QuickPrice Check], with "images … largely noise-free at 400 ISO" and featuring 12.1M resolution (on a 1/2.3-inch square pixel CCD)...

Canon SD990 IS Review @ Imaging Resource

Imaging Resource has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD990 IS [Specs], a "good quality digital camera overall" with 14.7MP (on a 1/1.7-in. CCD) resolution, 3.7x optical zoom (36-133 mm equiv.) with...

Microsoft Bing Photo Contest 2009

Microsoft is running a Summer Photo Contest for its new search engine / web site, Bing. Submit your Summer photos to be considered as a background for the site, taking into careful consideration the various elements...

Sony T90 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 [QuickPrice Check], “a premium quality snapshot” ultra slim digital camera with 12.1MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 4x optical zoom...

Olympus E-620 Review @ DCRP (dcresource)

DCRP (dcresource) has published their review of the Olympus E-620 DSLR [Specs], a DSLR with "very good" photo quality and featuring 12.3MP resolution (on a 17.3 x 13.0 mm Live MOS sensor), in-body Sensor-shift...

New Pentax Optio W80 Is Shockproof

The Pentax Optio W80 features 12.1MP resoluti0on (on a 1/2.3-in. CCD), 5x wide-angle optical zoom (28-140mm equiv.), Pixel Track SR, High sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR), Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)...

Canon E1 Review @ Imaging Resource

Imaging Resource has published their review of the Canon Powershot E1, a compact digital camera that captures “good quality images” with 10MP resolution (on a 1/2.3-in. CCD), 4x optical zoom (35-140mm equiv...

Pentax K-7 Review @ ePHOTOzine

ePHOTOzine has just published their review of the Pentax K-7 DSLR [Specs], “one of the most exciting cameras released this year” with its 14.6MP resolution (on a 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS image sensor), Shake...

Internet Tethering with the iPhone

Rob Galbraith has a very interesting article for all of you who take pictures using an iPhone (OS 3.0 and 1GB or higher data plan). He has published an illustrated step-by-step instruction guide on how to set up the...

Pentax K-7 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has just published their review of the Pentax K-7 DSLR [Specs], “the best-ever Pentax DSLR camera.” The K-7 features 14.6MP resolution (on a 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS image sensor), Shake Reduction...

Panasonic GH1 Review

Photographers now have a professional alternative to the traditional DSLR. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 [Specs] provides the only Live View experience on a DSLR that is practical and usable. Add the new Full HD AVCHD...

Nikon D5000 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

"A successful crossbreed of the D90 and the D60" PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the full-frame Nikon D5000 [Specs]: – 12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor – Low noise from ISO 200 to...