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for the top five Digital Camera brands
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Simple Technology, Inc. today announced the availability
of three new high-capacity ATA flash cards in 512MB, 800MB and 1024MB
(1GB) capacities. The PC Cards are available in Type I, II and III
form factors, respectively, and are ideal for notebook computers,
digital still cameras, handheld computers, and other portable devices.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Olympus
America Inc., Digital & Imaging Systems Group, the world leader in
film and filmless photography, today announced 32MB SmartMedia cards
under the Olympus brand. Also announced was a compatibility program
bringing 32MB card compatibility to legacy filmless digital cameras
and the P-330 Instant Photo Printer.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Nick over at PixelZone has published the first samples from
the Nikon D1 courtesy of Nikon Canada (note: they are scans of prints from
the D1).
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Flash
Memory Surges and 1999 Shipments Expected to Exceed $3 Billion, According
to Cahners In-Stat Group. For the first time in three years, flash
memory market prices are increasing and Cahners In-Stat Group forecasts
dollar growth of 20.9% and unit growth of 29.8% for 1999.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
In Japan, not much changes in the digital camera sales
charts, the Nikon Coolpix 950 in short supply leaves it stuck down
in 4th place, the Coolpix 700 starts to climb the chart.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Dimage EX Zoom 1500 Places First in Digital Camera
Shoot-Out and Dimage EX Wide 1500 Wins Most Innovative Product
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
In Japan, Fuji dominate the top ten sales chart, Olympus
C-2000Z still at the top of sales and the Sony DSC-F55 is still popular
along with the Olympus C-900Z (D400).
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Ed Hamrick, author of the excellent VuePrint and
VueScan has just released a new version (3.0) of VueScan which
offers support for the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual film scanner which
can support both 35mm and APS film.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Delkin
Devices introduces the first CompactFlash type II cards on the
market. New thicker card will be standard in next generation digital
cameras, PDA's and Audio MP3 players. Advantages to consumers
include higher capacity in small form factor.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Steve's
been busy again! This time he's had his hands on the wonderful Kodak
Pro DCS620 (which I've previously reviewed)
and the new 340MB IBM Microdrive which he tests in the DCS620 and
a Canon Pro 70.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
PC
Watch post a Kodak DC215 Zoom first impression, professional photographer
Yamada offers his opinions on Kodak's new slimline entry-level zoom
digicam.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Kodak
today announce the Kodak DC290 which is a 2.1 (? actually the
CCD is 2.3 megapixels) megapixel version of the Kodak DC265. Oh,
and there's an uncompressed mode... Suggested retail price $1,099.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Steve
managed to get his hands on the leaflet from which came our news article
of a few days ago, he's posted it up on his site. Canon describe the
S10 as "The Worlds smallest and lightest 2MP digital camera with
zoom and built-in flash".
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Japan's Sanyo Electric Co Ltd , Olympus Optical
Co Ltd , and Hitachi Maxell Ltd said on Tuesday they have jointly
developed a new high-capacity memory disc for use in next-generation
digital cameras.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
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an effort to constantly improve the service level to our readers
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You'll see some changes in the site over the next few weeks (the
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for you.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Nasdaq:SSTI)
today announced it has expanded its CompactFlash card family to
include 32 MByte and 48 MByte density cards. The new cards are
based on SST's patented ATA controller technology and flash memory
design expertise. Because of this technology, SST's CompactFlash
cards offer the industry's fastest sustained write performance,
up to 1.4 MByte/sec. This speed benefits users of CompactFlash
cards in applications such as digital cameras, where a faster
write performance leads to significantly lower set-up time between
pictures. With the addition of these new products, SST's CompactFlash
card family now includes cards ranging in densities from 4 to
48 MBytes.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Sony
have the wrappings over their latest digicam as shown on the product
webpage, the wrappings will come off tomorrow (11th Aug) according
to the Japanese page.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Steve
has had his hands on Panasonic's offering to the digital camera
market (bandwagon?) with the funky PalmCam PV-DC2590.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Agfa Offers Free ePhoto Digital
Cameras With Purchase of Select DuoScan Scanners
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Olympus
Japan today announced the new fixed focal length C-21. This tiny
unit (slightly smaller than the Canon A5) sports the same 2.1
megapixel CCD as the C-2000Z but with no zoom lens (fixed 38mm
lens is used instead) or manual features.
UPDATED: SAMPLE IMAGES ONLINE
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Unity
Digital announced the "ProPower Pack", a compact external battery
pack for digital cameras that delivers 2.45 amp hours of sustained
power. The ProPower Pack significantly increases the number of photographs
that a digital camera can take without replacing the camera's internal
batteries. Using Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery cells in a genuine
leather pack, the ProPower Pack clips onto the photographer's belt
and delivers nearly ten times more shots than using typical AA Alkaline
batteries.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
This from James Wakefield over at Focus-Online:
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Thanks
to a reader "Patrick" who used our forums to point me
to this item of news:
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Just
posted is our latest review which is of the
Olympus C-2000Z, it fits into the same class of cameras
as the Nikon Coolpix 950 and the two are often compared. "When
the Olympus C-2000Z was announced it surprised some people, everyone
was expecting Olympus to release a 2 megapixel 3x zoom digicam
to match Nikon, but most expected it to follow along the lines
of the popular D600/D620L (C1400XL) digital SLR."
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Sneak preview: Kodak DC240 & DC265 specifications
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Outpost are now accepting pre-orders for the Nikon Coolpix
950 & 700
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The ePhoto CL30 & CL50 announcements force recommended
price of 1680 down to $699
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Scanned
copies of the official Nikon Information Sheet
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
