Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G2 12.1 MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 3-Inch Touch Screen LCD and 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 MEGA OIS Lens
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G2 12.1 MP Camera and 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 MEGA OIS Lens
by Charles Mohapel
Although the Panasonic LUMIX G2 is the fourth Micro Four-Thirds interchangeable lens system cameras (G1, GH1, and GF-1 are the others), it is the first to feature touch-control shooting. Definitely not a one trick pony, it also shoots HD movies in AVCHD Lite (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264).

Putting The Panasonic Gold Series 48GB SDXC Card To The Test
Panasonic Gold Series 48GB SDXC Card (Class 10) (Item #RP-SDW48GE1K)
by Charles Mohapel

Back in January 2009 the SD Association (an industry standards organization founded by Panasonic, SanDisk, and Toshiba) announced the brand new SDXC specification at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. SDXC stands for eXtended Capacity, a 3rd generation standard supporting memory capacities from 32GB up to 2TB utilizing the exFAT file system. Now these faster, higher capacity SDXC cards are coming onto the market.

SanDisk Extreme Pro CF Cards Now Meet UDMA 6 Specifications
SanDisk 32GB Extreme Pro CF Memory Card - UDMA 90MB/s 600x (SDCFXP-032G-A91)
by Charles Mohapel
If you're a professional or serious prosumer photographer accustomed to shooting with the SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash memory card and its maximum 45MB/second read/write rate, then the next generation SanDisk 16GB Extreme CF Memory Card - UDMA 90MB/second 600x can attain transfer speeds twice as fast in the latest DSLRs that use the CompactFlash (CF) format of memory card.

SanDisk Extreme CF Cards Now Meet UDMA Specifications
SanDisk 16GB Extreme CF Memory Card - UDMA 60MB/s 400x (SDCFX-016G)
by Charles Mohapel
If you're a professional or serious prosumer photographer accustomed to shooting with the SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash memory card and its maximum 30MB/second read/write rate, then the next generation SanDisk 16GB Extreme CF Memory Card - UDMA 60MB/s 400x can attain transfer speeds twice as fast in the latest DSLRs that use the CompactFlash (CF) format of memory card.

SanDisk Extreme SDHC Cards Now Meet Class 10 Specifications
SanDisk Extreme Edition 32 GB SDHC Card (Class 10) (Item# SDSDX3-032G-A31)
by Charles Mohapel
As more and more digital still cameras (DSLRs, ultrazooms, and point & shoots) are taking 720p and 1080p HD video in addition to high quality still images, manufacturers of SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity, SD 2.0) cards are having to quickly raise the standards of these cards.

The Quantum Battery 1 Compact Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Battery Pack
Quantum Battery 1 Compact - NiMH Battery Pack
by Charles Mohapel
Have you ever taken so many indoor shots requiring a flash that the batteries overheated and stopped working? That you nearly burned your fingers slightly when you removed them from the flash? If you know exactly what I'm talking about, then a rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery pack like the Quantum Battery 1 Compact is the solution to your problem.

Leica Brings Their North America Road Show M-Event To Montreal
Leica's North America Road Show M-Event
by Charles Mohapel
Held at the Hotel Opus in Montreal on June 5, 2010, Leica's North America Road Show M-Event was hosted by Brian Bell, Leica National Sales Manager for Canada and conducted by Justin Stailey, Product Specialist - Photographic Division. It was the perfect opportunity for each attendee to handle either a silver M9 or a black M9 with one of the lenses attached, then take a number of shots and save them to their own SD or SDHC memory cards.

Can You Find Happiness With A Fujifilm Electronic Viewfinder Single Lens Camera? Maybe.
Fujifilm FinePix HS10 10MP CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 3-Inch LCD
by Charles Mohapel
If you're looking to move up from a point and shoot digital camera that fits easily into most pockets, but aren't ready or willing to buy a DSLR (digital SLR) with interchangeable lenses, then you might want to check out an ultrazoom camera, or as Fujifilm calls it, a "big zoom 'bridge' camera". Possessing a superlong fixed 4.2 - 126.0 mm lens that is the equivalent of a 24 - 720 mm lens on a 35 mm camera, the new Fujifilm FinePix HS10 is their newest entry in this category.

Olympus Brings 3D Camera To Advertising
3D Ad Wets Our Appetite For Olympus PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds Camera
by Ernest Lilley
Olympus is putting an ad in Wired with a cutout of their newest Micro Four Thirds camera and a link to their virtual camera website. Put the cutout camera in front of your webcam, run their app, and you can play with the camera on the computer. Um...it's sort of interesting, but once you've spent the time setting up the computer to play with the virtual camera, whose buttons you can mouse click to take snaps, you'll find yourself hoping the real camera experience is a lot better. Fortunately, knowing both Olympus and the Micro Four Thirds format, it will be. In fact if you haven't tried one of these little beasts in real life, you owe it to yourself to experience the real thing.

Worlds by the Pixel
Vue 8
by David Em
E-on Software's Vue 8 provides the all the tools you need to make a Na'vi feel right at home.

Fujifilm's 12MP Ultrazoom FinePix S200EXR Super CCD Digital Camera Is A Difference Maker
Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR 12MP Super CCD Digital Camera with 14.3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Lens
by Charles Mohapel
Fujifilm's 12MP FinePix S200EXR is an ultrazoom digital camera, a category that bridges the diff...cont

Fujifilm's FinePix F70EXR Gets Same Super CCD EXR Sensor As FinePix F200EXR
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR 10MP Super CCD Digital Camera
by Charles Mohapel
Compact enough to fit the average pocket, the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR packs a Fujinon 10x optical zo...cont

One Tough Little Camera
Casio Exilim EX-G1 12.1 MP Slim-line Endurance Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Red)
by Ernest Lilley
The Casio EX-G1 is as rugged a camera as the Casio G-Shock is a watch. While it's a pretty tough...cont

World's Best Desktop Printer
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Inkjet Printer (CA61201-VM)
by David Em
Epson once again raises the bar for affordable museum-quality art and photo printing with their new ...cont

Small In Size, Gary Fong's Origami Fold Flat Diffuser Doesn't Fold Under Pressure
Gary Fong Origami Fold Flat Diffuser
by Charles Mohapel
If you know someone who is serious about their photography, then you know that even if they're s...cont

Sony Replaces A550 DSLR With Brand New Sony A560 DSLR Sony A560 Announced
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Sony Makes Its Ambitions Transparent Sony SLT Alpha A55 In-Depth Review
While Sony lists the α33 and α55, their two newest digital cameras as DSLRs, not with thei...more

Would You Believe A 120MP APS-H CMOS Sensor ? Canon Develops World's First APS-H CMOS Sensor To Realize Record-High Resolution Of 120MP

Although an APS-H sensor is larger than the APS-C sensors found in many consumer digital SLRs, it...more

How Do You Keep Desert Solar Power Plants Free Of Dust? 'Martian Technology' To Keep Solar Panels Dust-Free
While the desert may seem like an ideal place to set up solar power plants, there's the niggling...more

Did You Say 'Canon PowerShot G12'? Canon G12 Leaks Out, Finally Gets HD Video (Among Other Upgrades)
If you love your Canon PowerShot G11, but wish it shot HD video, then be patient - the Canon PowerSh...more

Nikon Shows DSLR Users Some Love Nikon Introduces D3100 DSLR & Four New Lens
If you're a Nikon point & shoot owner looking to upgrade to a new DSLR and their two newest came...more

First The Netherlands Tested Air-Cleaning Roads - Now Germany - Could Somebody Send Some To LA? Air-Cleaning Paving Slabs Assessed In Germany
It should come as a surprise to no one that Germany, home of the no speed limit Autobahn, also has a...more

New From Nikon -- Two New COOLPIX Cameras & ViewNX 2 Software Nikon COOLPIX S1100pj, COOLPIX S5100, and ViewNX 2 Software
It's not even our birthday, but Nikon has introduced two new COOLPIX point & shoot digital camer...more

X-Rite Announces Dates For Two August Color Management Webinars X-Rite Announces August Webinars
Whether you're a professional or serious amateur photographer, matching the color you see on you...more

Panasonic Plans To Release New 3D Lens Before End Of 2010 Panasonic Announces Development Of World's First Interchangeable 3D Lens For LUMIX G Micro Syste
If you own any of the Panasonic LUMIX Micro Four-Thirds digital cameras and are dying to take your o...more

Four Hot New FinePix Digital Cameras From Fujifilm Fujifilm Introduces Four New FinePix Digital Cameras: F300EXR, Z800EXR, S2800HD, and JX280
July 21, 2010 was a great day to be a fan of Fujifilm's digital cameras as they announced the Fi...more

Panasonic Introduces Five New LUMIX Digital Cameras Panasonic Unveils Company's First Full Hybrid Digital Camera with MOS Sensor
It's too early for Christmas and it's not even our birthday, but once again Panasonic is rel...more

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You may be familiar with titanium dioxide as the main ingredient in industrial strength sunscreen th...more

Canon Wonder Camera Concept Causes Media Tsunami At Expo 2010 in Shanghai Breaking News: Canon Wonder Camera Concept Displayed At Expo 2010
We admit that we got excited reading about the Canon Wonder Camera Concept that made its world debut...more

Canon Makes Concerted Effort To Improve Their Live View Canon Patent Looks to Speed Up Live View and Video Autofocus
We noted that Canon has patented a possible solution to one of our Sr. Editor's favorite complai...more

Fireworks Photography On The 4th of July Made Easier One of the highlights of the Fourth of July Weekend for photographers of all skill levels is all the...more

The SD Association Announces Two New Symbols To Help Consumers Choose The Right SD Memory Cards For Their Needs First came the SD memory card, but it reached a maximum effective capacity of 2GB. Then came the fas...more

Recent Canon Patent Application For In-Camera HDR At Pixel Level Recently Canon applied for a patent for in-camera HDR at the pixel level, thereby producing a much w...more

Owners Of Panasonic Micro Four-Thirds System Cameras Now Have A New Fisheye Lens To Covet If you own one of the Panasonic LUMIX G Series Digital Interchangeable Lens cameras (G1, GH1, GF1, G...more

Leica Introduces The New SUMMILUX-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH. Wide Angle Lens What goes perfectly with a Leica M-System digital rangefinder camera? We think their brand new SUMMI...more

Think Tank Photo Goes Retro And Honors The Pioneers Of Photography

While the outside of the bags look intentionally innocuous, the insides house extremely sophistic...more

Crumpler Bags Sneaks Into Prosumer Photo/Videographer Bag Territory The new C-List Celebrity from Crumpler looks like your typical daypack, but works like a super-sized...more