Functions:
• Shooting Modes: auto, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual
• Exposure Modes: Bulb, Manual, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, I-TTL program flash
• Movie Mode: no video capture
• Effects: Six preset looks; Sharpening: Auto, 6 levels;Tone: Auto, 3 levels, Custom; Color: 3 modes; Saturation: Auto, 3 levels; Hue: -9° to +9°
• Flash(pop-up) Modes: Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
• AF Area Modes: Single Area AF; Continuous Servo AF; Group Dynamic AF; Closest Subject Priority Dynamic AF
• White Balance: Custom, Presets (Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Flash, Cloudy, Shade), Automatic
• Metering: Spot, Center-weighted, 3D color matrix II
Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 95% Optical Viewfinder
• 10.2 megapixels
• ISO Range: 100-1600, Up to ISO 3200 with boost
• Exposure Compensation: ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
• Exposure Bracketing: 9 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
• Continuos Shooting: 5 frames per second
• Shutter Speed: 30 sec – 1/8000 sec
• X-sync Speed: 1/250 sec
• Self Timer: 2 – 20 sec
• File Format: JPEG, NEF (RAW), RAW + JPEG
• Microdrive, CompactFlash Memory Storage
• Lithium-ion battery EN-EL3e

Tags: nikon digital camera, digital slr camera, digital camera, nikon dslr, nikon d200, 10MP, manual controls, Depth-of-field preview, Histogram display

The design of this dSLR, like most of the semi-professional cameras, consists of rubberized magnesium weather-sealed body, with a good hand grip, plenty of space for an accurate viewfinder and a pop-up powerful flash and lots of buttons at the back. The colors, contrast and sharpness taken by Nikon D200 are great if you have some more advanced photography knowledge to manually adjust white balance, exposure, aperture and shutter speed. Like all cameras in this range, people pictures will result with no red eye due to the pop-up flash. Battery life is only a few hundred shots on a charge (Nikon claims 1,800 shots – probably without the LCD).
The fast speed of the camera and the 10 MP are the main reasons why a photographer would choose to buy the D200 instead of an older Nikon dSLR. Compared to the 6 MP D100, it has a better metering and focusing system, Kevin Temperature white balance, on-camera adjustemt of saturation, larger LCD, GPS and Wireless functions, improved USB connectivity. Unlike D100 and D2X, it missed the TIFF file format. Compared to D2X it is a lot smaller and lightweight, but lower resolution, less frame coverage of the viewfinder, and a few more less noticeable lacks.
Nikon D200 Specifications

Nikon D200

Nikon D200

Nikon D200

Nikon D200

Tags: nikon digital camera, digital slr camera, digital camera, nikon dslr, nikon d200, 10MP, manual controls, Depth-of-field preview, Histogram display

Double Exposure, in association with photoworkshop.com, offers every month the possibility to send your photos in order to be published in their issue. This time, from June 1 to June 22, the subject is “Depth of Field”. All you have to do is to focus on these requirements:

As with our previous monthly Double Exposure Challenges, you can submit up to five of your best entries. They must be jpegs, 500 or 600 pixels on either side of the image, and 72 to 100 dpi.

The award is a 3-month memberships at photoworkshop.com.

Tags: double exposure, photo contest, photoworkshop, depth of field

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: auto, sport, night portrait, SCN (scene mode), P (program mode), A (aperture priority mode), S (shutter priority mode), M (manual mode)
• Scene Modes: sport, night portrait, portrait, landscape, night landscape, self portrait, flower, sunset, backlight, candlelight, manner/museum, text/document, beach, snow, fireworks, children
• Movie Mode: VGA (640 × 480 pixels) at 30 fps, QVGA (320 × 240 pixels) at 30 fps; continuous MPEG-4 compressed video with stereo audio capture, up to 80 min
• Effects: high color, natural color, low color, sepia, black and white; Sharpness: high, normal, low
• Flash Modes: auto, off, fill, red-eye preflash
• Focus Modes: normal, macro, infinity, manual (TTL multi-zone, center zone, selectable zone (5 zones selectable)
• White Balance: auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
• Metering: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center-spot (zone tracks with 5 focus zone)
Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 100% field of view electronic viewfinder
• 6.1 megapixels
• 12X optical zoom + 4.2X digital zoom
• Focal Length: 35–420 mm (35 mm equiv.)
• Aperture: f/2.8–f/4.8
• ISO Range: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800
• Flash Range:
wide: 2.0–15.4 ft (0.6–4.7 m) at ISO 140
tele: 3.9–8.9 ft (1.2–2.7 m) at ISO 140
• Focus Range:
normal wide: 1.6 ft (0.5 m)–infinity
normal tele: 3.9 ft (1.2 m)–infinity
macro wide: 4.7 in.–2 ft (12–60 cm)
macro tele: 2–4.3 ft (60 cm–1.3 m)
• Exposure Compensation: ±2.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps
• Exposure bracketing: ±1.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps, 3 images
• Flash compensation: ±1.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps
• Continuos Shooting: 2 fps up to 8 frames
• Shutter Speed: 16–1/1000 sec. in 1/3 step increments
• Self Timer: self timer (10 sec.), two shot self timer (10 sec.), delay shutter (2 sec.)
• Shot to shot: 1.0 sec
• File Format: JPEG/EXIF v 2.21
• SD/MMC – Secure Digital memory + 32 MB internal memory
• KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-8000

Tags: kodak digital camera, compact digital camera, digital camera, Kodak Easyshare z612, Easyshare z612, 6MP, 12x optical zoom, Kodak z612, Kodak Perfect Touch, image stabilization, manual controls

The new Adobe DNG Converter and Camera Raw 4.1 is compatible with Photoshop CS3 and adds support for recently released cameras and digital backs (reaching a total of 150 cameras).
Camera Raw 4.1 adds support for the following cameras:

Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Fuji FinePix S5 Pro
Nikon D40x
Olympus E-410
Olympus SP-550 UZ
Sigma SD14
Phase One H 20
Phase One H 25
Phase One P 20
Phase One P 21
Phase One P 25
Phase One P 30
Phase One P 45

Find out more about DNG and Adobe Camera Raw here.
Download Adobe Camera Raw 4.1 here.

Tags: adobe, adobe camera raw, dng, raw file format, raw

This digital camera targets more advanced photographers, like the ones between compacts and SLR’s. Therefore, starting from its robust silver design, it won’t fit your pocket, it has a large comfortable viewfinder, pop-up flash, offers histogram display on the LCD, and it is equipped with SLR-like buttons. The shutter speed goes up to 16 sec, the optical zoom goes to an impressive 12x, manual modes (aperture priority, shutter priority, manual) are available, exposure, metering are also adjustable, but no manual white balance. According to Kodak, every time you click the shutter, the Kodak Color Science Chip performs an instantaneous and advanced analysis of collected scene data to identify and adjust multiple factors that influence picture quality. To help you take better pictures, this camera comes with image stabilization. Some special features include Favourites feature, Share button, One Touch to Better Pictures feature. However, the image quality is better for Canon Powershot S3 in this range of cameras even if this one does not have image stabilization. Optionally you can purchase KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Dock Series 3, KODAK EASYSHARE Photo Printer 500 or KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus Series 3.
Kodak EasyShare Z612 Specifications

Kodak EasyShare Z612

Kodak EasyShare Z612

Kodak EasyShare Z612

Tags: kodak digital camera, compact digital camera, digital camera, Kodak Easyshare z612, Easyshare z612, 6MP, 12x optical zoom, Kodak z612, Kodak Perfect Touch, image stabilization, manual controls

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: auto, SCN (scene mode)
• Scene Modes: portrait, sport, landscape, close up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text/document, fireworks, flower, museum/manner, self-portrait, high ISO, children, backlight, panning, candlelight, sunset, custom, panorama, anti blur
• Movie Mode: VGA (640 × 480) at 30 fps, QVGA (320 × 240) at 30 fps; QUICKTIME MPEG 4 with audio recording and playback
• Effects: high color, natural color (default), low color, sepia, black and white; sharp, normal, soft
• Flash Modes: auto, fill, off, red eye
• White Balance: auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
• Metering: TTL metering; multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot
Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 8.0 megapixels
• 3X optical zoom + 4X digital zoom
• Focal Length: 36–108 mm (35 mm equiv.)
• Aperture: f/2.8–4.9
• ISO Range: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Flash Range:
2.0–9.8 ft (0.6–3.0 m) at wide, ISO 140
2.0–6.6 ft (0.6–2.0 m) at tele, ISO 200
• Focus Range:
normal wide: 2 ft (0.6 m)–infinity
normal tele: 2 ft (0.6 m)–infinity
macro wide: 2.4 in.–2.3 ft (6–70 cm)
macro tele: 1.3 ft–2.3 ft (40–70 cm)
landscape: 32.8 ft (10.0 m)–infinity
• Exposure Compensation: ±2.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps
• Continuos Shooting: 1 fps up to 4 frames
• Shutter Speed: 8–1/2000 sec
• Self Timer: 2 and 10 sec., 2-shot self-timer: 10 and 18 sec
• Shot to shot: 1.2 sec
• File Format: JPEG/EXIF v2.21
• SD/MMC – Secure Digital memory + 32 MB internal memory
• Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7003

Tags: kodak digital camera, compact digital camera, digital camera, Kodak Easyshare v803, Easyshare v803, 8MP, 3x optical zoom, Kodak v803, Kodak Perfect Touch, image stabilization

This high resolution point-and-shot camera comes in 8 different colors of its fancy slim design, made of metal and plastic, with few buttons. No manual controls, no viewfinder: definitely a family camera. From all the scene modes, I’m glad it has a panorama assist, but then again: it won’t keep the original photos.
Battery consumption is about the average (200 shots). Shutter lag is as slow as 3 sec, and in low light it hardly focuses right. One thing I like is the blur warning and image stabilization. As for the image quality, it’s kind of noisy, with not very accurate white balance, purple fringing is well controlled, colors are highly saturated. If you are interested in making short movies with this camera, I can fortunately say that you can use the zoom while filming. Kodak’s PerfectTouch technology will adjust your image, making it ready for high quality printing, while EasyShare system makes it easy to tag photos for e-mailing and printing.
Kodak EasyShare V803 Specifications

Kodak EasyShare V803

Kodak EasyShare V803

Kodak EasyShare V803

Tags: kodak digital camera, compact digital camera, digital camera, Kodak Easyshare v803, Easyshare v803, 8MP, 3x optical zoom, Kodak v803, Kodak Perfect Touch, image stabilization

The DigiLabs software is a suite of software applications for making photo books, cards and calendars that runs on the Windows XP platform. Fujifilm now offers software from DigiLabs for use with Xerox’s Phaser 7760 tabloid color laser printer and Xerox DocuColor Digital Color Printers. You can now create photo books, photo calendars, greeting cards and other customized photo products in a much easyer way, with basic PC skills.
Here’s a link to download the software I’m talking about.

“Working with Fujifilm, an industry leader in photofinishing and in service that delivers great products to its customers, is an exciting development for us,” said Andrew Friedland, vice president, business development, Digilabs, Inc. “We are also especially proud of our robust customization that not only serves our professional photographer clientele, but also allows for us to team up with retailers and offer home-to-store solutions.”

Tags: fujifilm, digilabs, digilabs software, photo editing software, greeting cards, photo calendars, photo books

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: auto, landscape, close-up selectable, SCN, video, anti-blur
• Scene Modes: high-ISO, portrait, night portrait, landscape, night landscape, beach, text, flower, children, fireworks, party, self portrait, close-up, sports, snow, backlight, manner/museum, sunset, panorama, candelight
• Movie Mode: VGA (640 × 480) at 10 fps, QVGA (320 × 240) at 20 fps, QUICKTIME MOV with audio recording available, 80 min max
• Effects: high color, natural color (default), low color, sepia, black and white
• Flash Modes: auto, fill, off, red eye
• White Balance: auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
• Metering: TTL-AE, center weighted AE
Technical Data:
• 2.4 inch LCD
• 81% optical real image viewfinder
• 6.1 megapixels
• 3X optical zoom + 5X digital zoom
• Focal Length: 36–108 mm (35 mm equiv.)
• Aperture: f/2.7–4.9
• ISO Range: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250
• Flash Range:
2.0–11.5 ft (0.6–3.5 m) at wide, ISO 200
2.0–6.6 ft (0.6–2.0 m) at tele, ISO 200
• Focus Range:
normal: 2 ft (0.6 m)–infinity
macro, wide: 3.9 in.–2.3 ft (0.1–0.7 m)
macro, tele: 7.9 in.–2.3 ft (0.2–0.7 m)
landscape: 32.8 ft (10 m)–infinity
• Exposure Compensation: ±2.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps
• Continuos Shooting: 2 fps, saves 3 images
• Shutter Speed: 4–1/1400 second
• Self Timer: 2 and 10 sec., 2-shot
• Shot to shot:1.3 sec
• File Format: JPEG/EXIF v2.21
• SD/MMC – Secure Digital memory + 32 MB internal memory
• Ni-MH Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KAA2HR

Tags: kodak digital camera, compact digital camera, digital camera, Kodak Easyshare C653, Easyshare C653, 6MP, 3x optical zoom, Kodak c653, Kodak Perfect Touch