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Compact and stylish metal camera HP Photosmart M627 is designed for quick one-handed shots, also offering USB Connectivity, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye removal, HP Photosmart Express and HP Design Gallery; all this being named HP Real Life technologies. With HP Design Gallery, consumers can choose up to 10 different borders, including burnt, soft or torn [...]

The FujiFilm FinePix F11 Zoom looks and feels identical to F10. There F11 is more or less a premium version of the F10 and offers a few improvements: resolution of the LCD monitor has increased to 153,000 pixels (F10:115,000 pixels) and an improved macro mode performance that makes it possible to take crisp, clear shots [...]

Sony’s first camera with wireless capabilities is the Cybershot DSC-G1 was released in 8 March 2007. With just a touch of a button you can instantly and wirelessly send your photos to a DNLA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible PC or another camera. The 2GB internal memory capacity (stores up to 7,500 VGA-quality or 600 [...]

From the Press Release I’ve found out that the digital camera branded with the Leica name, the 7.2-megapixel C-Lux 2, with Leica D Vario-Elmarit lens (7 elements in 6 groups,’ 5 aspherical lens elemens and 6 aspherical surfaces, is shown online at a retail price of $499.95. It will be available in May. This point [...]

The FinePix F10 has a metal body and a design which makes it not very slim but quite compact. The controls are well placed and it is easy to use. Other features: Calendar view, Voice memos, DPOF, Autofocus Illuminator, PictBridge and USB connectivity. As for the image quality, this digital camera provides good colors and [...]

Press Release: PALO ALTO, CA — March 19, 2007 — Light Crafts, creators of LightZone photoediting software, today announced the integration of LightZone with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Apple Aperture and Apple iPhoto. Beginning today, Light Crafts will offer LightZone Basic, its best-of-breed photo-editing package, for the discounted rate of $99.95 (regular price: $149.95) to Lightroom [...]

Of the hundreds of digital products on display at PMA Sneak Peek 2007, the official press event of PMA 07 in Las Vegas, Nev., 18 have been selected by a panel of digital imaging editors to receive the prestigious DIMA Innovative Digital Product Award. The annual award is one of several events sponsored by the [...]

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In Black & White Photography, the shapes, the structures and the contrast gain importance.
You can shoot directly in BW on most of the digital cameras, and some of them (Canon EOS) even come with some software filters to control the contrast (red, orange, yellow). The disadvantage of shooting BW is that you can [...]

The ease of use and advanced features make the Pentax K100D digital SLR a perfect choice for users who want to move up from a point-and-shoot camera. But there is also a friendly Mode Dial offering Auto Picture and Picture modes as well as new Scene modes for even simpler photography.
Its sensor is a high-performance [...]

Focal Length
The focal length of a lens determines its angle of view, and also how much the subject will be magnified for a given photographic position.
Focal length also determines the perspective of an image.
Longer focal lengths require shorter exposure times to minimize burring caused by the shake of hands.
The Focal Length means how much can [...]