
DC Resource has posted a review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1.
If you’re sticking to small prints and like all the unique features that the HX1 offers, then it’s worth a look. Those of you who’ll be making large prints or viewing the images on your computer may want to look at another super zoom model.
For more news and reviews, see Photography Bay’s Sony HX1 Reviews and Resources.

DP Interface has posted a review of the Olympus SP590 UZ.
For even capturing casual snapshots, the Olympus SP590′s image quality has “Good lighting ONLY” plastered all over.

Rumors abound (see Gizmodo, CrunchGear) of the next-gen iPod, which these renderings from iLounge.com suppose will include a digital camera. The renderings suggest a design very similar to the current form factor of the 4th gen iPod Nano; however, the screen ratio is a 1.5:1 instead of the current 1.33:1 ratio. This ratio would mesh perfectly with traditional 3:2 aspect ratio (as we photographers call it) found in most digital cameras today, leading to an appropriate format for 4×6 prints.
Whether it’s the real deal or not, we should know soon enough; however, iLounge makes it a point to note that their source “has a perfect track record for accuracy.” If Apple is getting back into digital cameras, look out.
Apple already has a huge and powerful image editing platform in iPhoto and Aperture. Apple has a gift for making products work intuitively and integrating multiple products into one design, which we’ve seen over the past couple years with the iPhone.
Stay tuned for the latest. This could get interesting.


Canon has apparently been reading the numerous forum posts where 5D Mark II users have requested – nay, demanded – manual exposure control for their videos. Well an email from Canon USA has confirmed that it’s coming . . . in June to be exact.
Canon will issue a firmware update to enable full manual exposure controls while shooting video, including ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Although, I’m not sure what they mean by shutter speed. Isn’t the shutter always open in video mode?