The Olympus SP-800UZ is a 14MP superzoom camera that features a 30x optical zoom lens. The lens zoom range works out to a 28-840mm equivalent on a full frame camera. To help out with keeping the camera steady, the SP-800UZ offers Olympus’ Dual Image Stabilization, which combines sensor-shift stabilization with high ISO and faster shutter speeds to reduce blur.
The SP-800UZ can also capture 720p HD video, which is easy to activate thanks to a dedicated one-touch video record button on the rear in easy reach of the thumb. [click to continue…]
Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography is a new book from NK Guy that, as the title implies, focuses on the Canon EOS Speedlite system. It is intended as an authoritative resource for the Canon E-TTL Speedlite system, and includes diagrams and sample photos to demonstrate techniques.
Mastering Canon EOS Flash Photography carries a retail price tag of $44.95; however, it can be found for $29.67 on Amazon.com.
Tamron has announced the development of a new 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD for Nikon, Canon and Sony mounts. The new lens is the first from Tamron to incorporate Ultrasonic Silent Drive AF motor for faster autofocus. Additionally, the lens will include Tamron’s Vibration Compensation (except for Sony mount) to reduce shake-induced blur in images.
Tamron will release the Nikon mount version first, and then follow on with Canon and Sony versions. Tamron has not announced a price for the lens at this time; however, it matches up squarely against the Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4-5.6 VR and the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, both of which are in the $500 range.
At WPPI, Digital Foci has launched a pearl white version of its digital Photo Book, which features an 8-inch display at 800 x 600 resolution and 4GB of internal memory. The new digital Photo Book is geared toward wedding photographers as a proof album. It is priced at $189 and should be available in June 2010 at B&H Photo, Adorama and Amazon.
At WPPI today, Zenfolio announced the addition of new offerings that provide users with a unique way to add music to their site, and select and share favorite photos. With the addition of the new features, Zenfolio users can now enhance their photo presentations by adding soundtracks to be played along with their images. To provide users with choices in song selection, Zenfolio has partnered with Triple Scoop Music, which is the first music licensing service built specifically for professional photographers and videographers.
Animoto, the unique, automatic video creation service, has announced a new service at WPPI today, called “Quickstart,” which will allow other photo and video sites or services to integrate seamlessly with Animoto. White House Custom Colour, ProSelect and SmugMug are some of the key partners to sign on to use the new Quickstart service, and allow their users to initiate Animoto projects from their existing photo and video assets on those sites.
