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Affordable full-frame dSLR war begins: Nikon D700 vs. Canon EOS 5D
For a few years now, the "affordable" full-frame dSLR market has belonged to Canon. However with today's launch of Nikon's D700, the Canon versus Nikon dSLR war has a new front.
Pentax releases K20D firmware update
Pentax has released updated firmware for its top of the line digital SLR, the 14-megapixel K20D.
Olympus announces E-3 v1.2 firmware update
Olympus has announced a firmware update to its 10.1-megapixel flagship digital SLR, the E-3
Upside-down CMOS sensor may spark digital revolution
OmniVision engineers a new camera sensor, promising better image quality and lower cost.
Canon loses SLR share, as Nikon surges
For 2007, Canon kept its top-dog status in compact and SLR camera shipments. But Nikon gained major ground in the strategic SLR market, IDC said.
Micron carves out image-sensor division
Micron says its image-sensor division, now called Aptina, is more independent and responsive. Also new: better sensors and even smaller mobile phone cameras.
Photo industry braces for another revolution
Replacing film with digital sensors was a major change, but new combining computing with photography is beginning to transform the industry more radically.
Start-up lets you fix focus after snapping the shutter
Refocus Imaging hopes its camera technology will let amateurs fix focus problems and open new creative possibilities to photography professionals.
CompactFlash revamp aimed at cameras
A higher-performance revamp of CompactFlash could start arriving in cameras in 2009. But it's not compatible with today's standard, so prepare to toss your old cards.
Stanford camera chip can see in 3D
Chip designers develop image sensor that can judge the distance of different elements in a scene, but it takes a good deal of computing brawn to process the image.
Optical image stabilisation standard on all 2008 Panasonic cameras
At its launch event at Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Panasonic announced seven new Lumix digital compact cameras due here in the next few months.
Cameras with built-in geotagging on horizon
Geotagging today is a pain, but it won't be too long before ordinary cameras can automatically give your photos location stamps alongside time stamps.
Apple camera support catches partway up to Adobe
Apple's Leopard OS 10.5.2 update supports new Canon, Nikon, and Sony SLRs — months later than Adobe's software. Also included: a Lightroom-related bug fix.
Like Polaroid film? Better start hoarding
Polaroid is winding down its instant-film business, closing four plants by the end of the year.
End of the line for Canon's midsize sensor?
It ain't over 'til it's over, but it looks like Canon's intermediate-size APS-H sensor line, found in 1D Mark III SLRs used by photojournalists, may be at the end of its life span.
Canon's smart move to SD memory cards
With the new EOS 450D, Canon wisely moved from Compact Flash to SD memory cards. Maybe it'll help put the xD and Memory Stick formats out of their misery.
Panasonic sensor tackles key photo problem -- dynamic range
Panasonic showed technology on Monday that could shift the digital photography trend of high-dynamic range photos off the computer and directly into a camera image sensor.
Kodak aims for 5-megapixel phone cameras
Eastman Kodak has new image sensor technology it says will make 5-megapixel cameras worthwhile even on mainstream phones.
Megapixels vs. camera sensitivity
If you squeeze more megapixels onto a sensor of a given size, a camera works worse in dim conditions. So what's better, more megapixels or higher sensitivity?
Geotate service geared to ease geotagging
A company called Geotate hopes to use an Internet service to lower a significant barrier to the technologically challenging practice of geotagging.
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Boasting many of the internal bits from the professional-spec (and professionally priced) D3, the D700 is an (almost) affordable full-frame dSLR. It faces up to the Canon 5D with a 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, 51 auto-focussing points, 5fps or 8fps shooting depending on battery and mini-HDMI out.
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Aimed at amateurs, the Samsung i8 is a user-friendly digital camera with strong multimedia functionality and helpful how-to guides. Slow performance and the sometimes frustrating logic of the main menu will mean this is probably one to skip unless you're interested in the bare basics.
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