Nikon’s New Viewfinder Does Double Duty
Posted on May 10, 2008 - Filed Under Gear, News, Nikon, Technology | 11 Comments
Nikon has blown photographers away this past year with the introduction of the critically acclaimed Nikon D3 and Nikon D300. Rumors abound of several new Nikon DSLRs in the works, including a D90 (update to the D80), D10 (mid-range full-frame camera) and a 24 megapixel D3X (leaked in a recent D3 firmware update). We should […]
Read More..>>Aptina Goes Tiny on CMOS Sensor
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under News, Technology | Leave a Comment
Aptina has brought a degree of smallness to CMOS technology with their innovative new 9 megapixel sensor designed for mobile phones and compact point and shoot cameras.
DSLR “Movie Mode” Patent
Posted on February 17, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | 14 Comments
With the pervasiveness of Live View modes from DSLR makers, it is only a matter of time before similar technology brings a “movie mode” to DSLRs. While the ability to record video is a common feature among point & shoot cameras, technological challenges make the incorporation of a video recording more difficult in DSLRs. A […]
Read More..>>Canon’s Iris Registration Mode - Biological Copyright Metadata
Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under Canon, Technology | 47 Comments
Canon is using Iris watermarking to take photographer’s copyright protection to the next level.
. . . to provide an imaging apparatus that makes it possible to protect the copyright of photographic images by reliably acquiring biological information of a photographer . . . - US […]
Kodak’s New High-Resolution CMOS Image Sensor
Posted on February 4, 2008 - Filed Under News, Technology | Leave a Comment
Industry’s First 1.4 Micron, 5 Megapixel, High-ISO CMOS Sensor Combines Two New KODAK Technologies for Better Pictures from a Smaller Sensor
ROCHESTER, N.Y. –(Business Wire)– Feb. 4, 2008 Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) is enabling a new level of performance in consumer imaging devices by redesigning the basic building blocks used to collect light and is incorporating […]
ATP’s Geotagging Photo Finder
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Gear, Technology | 1 Comment
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ATP’s Photo Finder allows you to use GPS technology to “tag” your photos with geographical information. After geotagging your photos, you can literally add your photos to the map on sites like Google Maps, Flickr and Panoramio.
Eye-Fi Now Supports iPhoto, Leopard and Safari
Posted on January 16, 2008 - Filed Under Gear, News, Technology | Leave a Comment
In case you haven’t heard of Eye-Fi, check out this post for a primer.
Macworld, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 2008 — Eye-Fi (www.eye.fi), makers of the world’s first wireless memory card for digital cameras, today announced new capabilities for Mac users, including wireless photo uploads directly into iPhoto and support for Safari and Leopard. This […]
RiDATA SMART Compact Flash Card
Posted on January 3, 2008 - Filed Under News, Technology | Leave a Comment
We know PMA is coming, but we’re seeing a little fallout from CES with product announcements like the RiDATA SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) CF card, which helps prevent major data loss. If you want to try out the RiDATA Pro 150x 2GB, you can get it on the cheap right now.
28 Great Adobe Lightroom Resources
Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Books, Photoshop, Software, Technology | 13 Comments
If you’re an Adobe Lightroom user (or a wannabe), you’ll want to take a look at these books and links:
Links
Free 30 Day Trial - try out LR on Adobe
Adobe Design Center - tons of info from Adobe on how to use LR effectively
Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts - a simple, but handy chart
Lightroom Journal - blog by […]
View Photobucket and Picasa Pics on Tivo
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Internet, Technology | Leave a Comment
Tivo is making your online photo albums more accessible - at least, those of you that use Photobucket or Picasa to share your photos.
The digital video recorder manufacturer has partnered with two photo-sharing services–the Google-owned Picasa Web Albums and Fox Interactive Media-owned Photobucket–in order to enable users to surf through their photo albums as well […]
