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Archive - August 2009

Canon A480 Review @ DigitalCameraReview

DigitalCameraReview has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot A480 [Specs], an inexpensive entry-level digital camera which produces "excellent image quality" with its 10MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 3...

Canon SD960 IS Review @ KenRockwell

KenRockwell has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD960 IS [Specs] (also known outside N.A. as IXUS 110 IS), an ultra compact digital camera that is "a great choice for high-quality images in a tiny...

Canon SD970 IS Review @ DCRP (dcresource)

DCRP (dcresource) has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS [Specs], an ultra compact digital camera with "very good photo quality" and featuring 12.1MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 4x wide-angle...

Sony A380 Review @ DPReview

DPReview has posted their review (“delivers significantly faster live view AF speeds than the competition“) of the Sony alpha DSLR-A380 [Specs], with 14.2MP resolution (on a 23.5 x 15.7 mm APS CCD Sensor)...

Library of Congress 25 Favorites

The Library of Congress has selected 25 photographs as their favorite historic photos. Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in...

10 Photography Pet Peeves

We read an article on Wired.com about “10 Photography Pet Peeves We’d Throw Down a Black Hole” and thought it was pretty fun. So, we decided to come up with our own photography/digital camera-related pet...

Olympus FE-5020 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Olympus FE-5020 [QuickPrice Check], an affordable ultra compact strictly entry-level point-and-shoot digital camera “perhaps aimed at those upgrading from taking...

Nikon D3000 Review

The Nikon D3000 DSLR is Nikon’s new entry-level digital SLR camera targeted to first-time DSLR users thinking of upgrading from point-and-shoot compact digicams to an easy-to-use digital SLR camera. To this end...

Wedding Photography Tutorials & Tips

We thought we’d compile a list of free wedding photography tutorials and tips we’ve found on the Web. There are lots of them but some are better than others. At then end of the list, we have two book...

All roads lead to…

A German product + Made in Canada + Translate into French = “Rome“. Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new...

Nikon Wireless Flash System

Nikon’s Advanced Wireless Lighting allows you to use up to 3 groups of remote flash speedlights and control the flash output of each group independently. Each group can have it’s exposure individually...

Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9 Review @ TrustedReviews

TrustedReviewshas published their review (“our favourite underwater camcorder of the moment“) of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9, a compact camcorder that is waterproof down to 1.5m (5 ft), and features 9.02MP...

WSJ Photo Journal August 21, 2009

The Wall Street Journal publishes a daily Photo Journal that features some of the current news events. The pictures are great and it’s a great place to glean ideas for contest subjects and composition. In today’s...

Name the new Kodak Pocket Videocam Contest

Kodak US is running a contest to name its new pocket video camera but the deadline is Monday, August 24, 2009 at 6:00am EDT. That gives you less than a week to come up with the winning entry! 100 people (contest entries...

Pentax K-7 Review @ Imaging Resource

Imaging Resource has just published their review of the Pentax K-7 DSLR [Specs], “a camera you can learn and love” with its 14.6MP resolution (on a 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS image sensor), Shake Reduction sensor...

Canon PIXMA Wireless Printers

Canon announced two new PIXMA Wireless Photo All-In-One (AIO) printers. The PIXMA MP990 and PIXMA MP640 Wireless printers are perfect for back to school and home office needs. CANON CANADA ANNOUNCES TWO NEW FEATURE...

Ricoh CX2 Ultra Zoom

Ricoh announces the CX2 10.7x Optical zoom (28-300 mm) compact digital camera with 5 frame/sec. high-speed continuous shooting Tokyo, Japan, August 20, 2009—Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Shiro Kondo) today...