Found on a Japanese website
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
New TWAIN drivers for the Powershot Pro70, A5, A5Zoom,
A50 and 350.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
After a slight slog I've translated the Japanese Olympus
C-2000Z "before you buy" FAQ. There are some facts in here
which may be of interest to prospective purchasers.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
PC Watch do a sort-of head-to-head comparison of the
Nikon CP950 and Olympus C2000Z
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Potential advertisers please take note of our latest
statistics in the media kit.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
A few years ago, the memory-card market for digital
cameras was up for grabs as competing formats fought for industry
acceptance. Today, it's much less of an issue, as CompactFlash cards,
introduced by SanDisk Corp. in 1994, are now used in more than 70%
of all digital-camera designs, according to International Data Corp.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
According to a new report from InfoTrends Research
Group, Inc., a new breed of photo minilabs, called digital minilabs,
are poised to play a critical role in the mainstream adoption of digital
photography by allowing users to bypass the hassles associated with
processing and printing digital photographs themselves.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
SanDisk
Will Supply Kodak With 64MB CompactFlash Film Cards for New Kodak
Professional 265 Interactive Imaging System
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Rising
to the challenge I took a few macro shots with the 950 to see just
how close you can get.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
"Toshiba's
new PDR-M3 expands on its megapixel brother with the addition of a
3x (35-105mm 35mm equivalent) optical zoom lens with macro focus down
to only 25cm. Toshiba made some other improvements over the PDR-M1
that improved the overall picture quality. "
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
SanDisk Corporation today denied all allegations in
a complaint filed by Lexar Media Inc. in U.S. District Court charging
SanDisk with unfair competition, false advertising, trade libel and
interference with Lexar's business.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Last
week I took a very quick poll on rec.photo.digital of what size CompactFlash
owners of that type of storage owned. Ignoring the supplied with camera
8MB CF cards the majority of owners have cards of more than 32MB.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Just received this note from James Wakefield over
at Focus Online (one of our affiliates): Just posted a review of the
Epson Stylus Photo 1200 Printer on my site by Brian Allen, thought
it may be of interest to your readers as I believe it is the only
review currently available.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Steve
has posted a short user-review of the Canon PowerShot Pro 70: "I
just finished posting my user review of the Canon PS Pro70 camera.
This is one impressive digicam and when it is mated to the Canon 380EX
Speedlite it becomes an affordable but very powerful "pro" digital
camera. The image quality is spectacular due to its superb Canon lens
and a nearly foolproof white balance and focus system."
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Lucky
guy! Steve has posted his first impressions of a beta Japanese model
Fuji MX-2900, he says: "The soon to be released FujiFilm FinePix
2900Z (aka MX-2900) zoom has the largest CCD imager of any consumer
digicam that we have tested so far. It is an impressive 2.3 megapixel
CCD that yields 1800 x 1200 pixel images"
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Our
latest digital camera review is posted, "The Kodak DC265 Zoom
(referred to as the DC265 from now onward) entered the digital camera
market recently as the upgraded release of the very popular DC260.
"
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
This from one of our readers from Amateur Photographer
(UK): "Scientists from Cambridge University and Hitachi have
developed technology that is likely to produce digital cameras
which can store millions of images."
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Steve's
had a busy weekend putting together this brief user review of yet
another 2.3 megapixel camera, this time it's the slightly quirky Ricoh
RDC-5000 which has a sliding cover door over the LCD, 8MB of internal
storage if you don't feel like using memory cards (hmm) and SmartMedia.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Digital Photography Review exceeds one million page
impressions per month and keeps on growing. Many thanks to all my
visitors for helping make the site such a success in such a short
time.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The Nikon Coolpix 950 comes back into the charts at
no.3 to the Sony DSC-F55K and Olympus C2000-Z.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Traditional photographers have been slow to adopt
digital cameras, as they don't want to discard the lenses and accessories
that only fit their film-based cameras. Now Kodak has an answer: it
is teaming up with chip maker Intel to produce a device that lets
a normal stills camera take digital pictures.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
As
a prelude to the upcoming Nikon Coolpix 700 production review I've
posted a small samples gallery of 18 shots.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
PC
World have posted a short article on the pros and cons of the two
top condenders, to quote: "Although some of the latest digital
cameras are small enough to fit in your shirt pocket, their prices
may bore a hole through it. Svelte new models from Nikon and Olympus
deliver beautiful, ultrahigh-resolution images, but each of them carries
a hefty $999 price tag. "
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Thanks go to Thierry Bousch on rec.photo.digital for
spotting these two sets of samples.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
From the Society for Information
Display Show in San Jose is this info on an OEM CMOS digital
camera kit developed by Sound & Vision and HP, this camera doesn't
have a traditional LCD but instead uses Kopin's new microdisplay (as
featured on earlier in the news).
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
"We're
officially announcing the winners of the Digita Scripting Contest.
We received some really cool scripts that not only enhance the overall
digital imaging experience, but transform the camera into a variety
of in the field tools. "
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Announcing
a new competition in association with Imaging
Resource and the Digital
Camera Resource page you can win one of five Olympus C2000Z's !
The competition ends on August 17th and is only open to US residents (sorry!).
To enter just click on the Olympus competition banners all around the site!
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Kodak
Japan announce new 2.3 megapixel DC280J. Here's a translation of the Japanese
pages specifications.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Kodak
have posted a firmware update for the DC240 which contains the following
updates: firmware bug fixes, increased shutter speed at f8, improved representation
of saturated reds, improved LCD preview response.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Kodak Professional post new firmware for both the DCS520/560
(Canon EOS D2000 / D6000) and DCS620. Updates include tuned up Portrait
mode and minor interface refinements.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The
Japanese site PC Watch have posted a "first impressions"
of the Olympus C-21, here's the complete translation of their article.
UPDATED: Comparison pics
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The
Sony DSC-D700 caused quite a stir in the Digital Photography world when
it was announced last year. Many people were excited by it's specifications:
five times zoom, full SLR-TTL viewfinder, 1.5 Megapixel CCD and all the
manual controls you'd expect to find on a true SLR.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Nikon
Introduces New Digital Professional SLR Fast, Light, Flexible and
Professional Standard 2.7 Megapixel Resolution
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
A survey conducted last week by the Consumer Electronics
Manufacturers Association (CEMA) found that digital consumer electronics
products top Dad's list of Father's Day gift ideas. When asked to choose
from a list of consumer electronics devices, the majority of fathers surveyed
(25 percent) indicated that they would like to receive a personal computer,
or a digital camera or camcorder (15 percent) as a Father's Day gift. A
DVD player and a color television tied for third place (8 percent each)
and a cellular phone or pager ranked fifth (6 percent).
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Olympus America Inc., Digital & Imaging Systems Group,
world leader in film and filmless photography, today announced the Olympus
USB SmartMedia Reader/Writer, the fastest way to download images from any
SmartMedia digital camera. The new device complements the Olympus line of
connectivity options, which includes serial, parallel, and PCMCIA port image
download capability, and floppy disk compatibility, making the Olympus product
offerings broader than any other.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Just
ahead of my own review of the MX2700, Imaging Resource have posted
a review of Fuji's tiny MX2700, they say "Resolution is extremely
high, at about 750 lines per picture height horizontally, and nearly
800 lines per picture height vertically. (This is as good or better
than anything we've measured to date! - June, 1999) The MX-2700's
lens is also very good, producing very little geometric distortion,
only about 0.4% barrel distortion, and virtually no chromatic aberration."
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
From
one of my "anonymous sources" comes the following impressions
on the new Fuji MX2900 and MX1500. And news of add-on lenses for the
MX2700 and MX2900.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Digital cameras are moving beyond specialty markets
to become tools that can fuel business initiatives. Digital cameras
are developing a new image. Not long ago, these products were typically
considered either high-end specialty gear for photojournalism or graphics
projects, or as low-end electronic toys for consumers. But a growing
number of companies are looking at the hardware as tools that can
propel business initiatives.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Digital cameras are moving beyond specialty markets
to become tools that can fuel business initiatives. Digital cameras
are developing a new image. Not long ago, these products were typically
considered either high-end specialty gear for photojournalism or graphics
projects, or as low-end electronic toys for consumers. But a growing
number of companies are looking at the hardware as tools that can
propel business initiatives.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Everybody's
at it! (so to speak) Steve has now posted a user review of the MX2700,
in which he concludes "At the time of this writing (June 1999)
the MX-2700 is a good value for the ~$550 price. Fuji makes it an
even better deal by throwing in a FREE $100 FD-A2 flashpath adapter
for cameras sold through August 31, 1999. I would recommend that anyone
who buys this camera invests in a good flash card reader as the 1800x1200
images are about a megabyte each. Serial port downloading is extremely
slow and the FlashPath adapter is not that much faster. I hope that
Fuji adopts the USB port for future digicams as most PCs are now equipped
with this faster device. "
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
CycloVision
Extends 360-Degree Imaging Technology To Support Integration with
Three New Leading Brand Digital Cameras. ParaShot Attachment Now Also
Supports the Nikon CoolPix 950, Kodak DC265 Zoom and Olympus C-2000
Zoom Cameras.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
My
good friend and affiliate site webmaster Tham Kok Leong over at Digital
Darkroom has just posted some articles about Photo Printing in Photoshop
especially on the Epson 750 / 1200 which may be especially valuable
to digital camera owners.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Just
posted: The latest addition to our ever growing reviews database comes
the Nikon Coolpix 700. The fixed lens "little brother" to
the Coolpix 950 doesn't disappoint on image quality, portability,
and most importantly value for money.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Pretec
Electronics Corporation, the creator of CompactModem(TM) and Compact
I/O(TM) card, will be demonstrating the 160MB CompactFlash(TM) (CF+)
card, the highest capacity CompactFlash(TM) memory card available
in the world today, at Microsoft Windows CE Developers Conference
on June 6-9 at Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Max
Lyons: "I just received my Kenko 8x32 monocular and adapter for
Nikon digital cameras (900/950) from CKC power. Here are some of my
observations and some sample pictures I took this evening... ...Thus,
using the monocular the camera has an 35mm-equivalent focal range
of 450mm to 910mm"
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
D# Digital Press (newly renamed site) have just posted
some samples from the Fuji MX2700, MX2900Z and MX1500 side-by-side.
It's worth noting that the MX2900Z and MX1500 are pre-production cameras.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
