January 2011

The Panasonic Lumix ZS8 and Lumix ZS10 are new 14MP point and shoot cameras.

The ZS8 features a CCD image sensor, 3-inch 230k dot LCD, 720p HD video capture and a 16x zoom lens.  The ZS10 steps up to a CMOS image sensor, 430k dot res LCD and 3D image capture.

More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]

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If you’ve not been keeping up with The Story Beyond The Still contest, the final short chapter launched at Sundance earlier this week.  You can see the entire short film above with a total run time that’s a couple ticks under 38 minutes.

Lots more on Vincent Laforet’s site.  Also, there’s a great recap of the work on the final chapter from Ryan Booth, one of the chapter directors, here on his blog.

Canon’s official press release is below. [click to continue…]

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Phase One has announced a new line of medium format digital backs, which is headlined by the 80MP Phase One IQ180.  Additionally, the IQ160 and IQ140 digital backs offer 60.5MP and 40MP, respectively.

Prices start at around $22,000 and go up.

More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]

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Canon PowerShot G12 Review

by on January 24, 2011

in Canon

The Canon PowerShot G12 is a 10MP point and shoot camera built as a compact camera for the enthusiast photographer.  While it’s only a mild upgrade to the Canon PowerShot G11, it does a solid job of improving on an already great design. [click to continue…]

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The Canon PowerShot A2200 is a new 14.1MP, budget-oriented point and shoot camera with a retail price around $140.  The A2200 offers a 4x optical zoom that gives you a 28-112mm equivalent zoom range.  The A2200 can also capture 720p HD video and it sports a 2.7-inch LCD.

I had a chance to spend a few minutes with the new compact camera at CES 2011.  My initial impressions are below. [click to continue…]

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DualEyes is a standalone program from the maker of PluralEyes and will sync your audio files for without the need to use another editing program.  You may be familiar with PluralEyes, which is an audio-syncing plug-in for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Media Composer and Vegas Pro.

Singular Software has announced that DualEyes is now available for Mac.  The standard price is $149 for the software, while the Mac version is available at a special introductory price of $119.  There’s also a free 30-day trial available.  Get more details from the Singular Software website.

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