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New Canon PowerShots, now available in pastel

New Canon PowerShots, now available in pastel

Come October there will be four new Canon PowerShot cameras to choose from. The new range spans everything from pastel blues and pinks to the more traditional silvers, greys and blacks.

26/08/2008 02:26 PM

Affordable full-frame dSLR war begins: Nikon D700 vs. Canon EOS 5D

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.

01/07/2008 05:44 PM

Pentax releases K20D firmware update

Pentax releases K20D firmware update

Pentax has released updated firmware for its top of the line digital SLR, the 14-megapixel K20D.

19/06/2008 10:26 AM

Olympus announces E-3 v1.2 firmware update

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

13/06/2008 09:58 AM

Upside-down CMOS sensor may spark digital revolution

Upside-down CMOS sensor may spark digital revolution

OmniVision engineers a new camera sensor, promising better image quality and lower cost.

29/05/2008 11:47 AM

Canon loses SLR share, as Nikon surges

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.

03/04/2008 02:09 PM

Micron carves out image-sensor division

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.

05/03/2008 11:33 AM

Photo industry braces for another revolution

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.

04/03/2008 03:53 PM

Start-up lets you fix focus after snapping the shutter

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.

29/02/2008 11:03 AM

CompactFlash revamp aimed at cameras

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.

26/02/2008 10:09 AM

Stanford camera chip can see in 3D

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.

22/02/2008 05:45 PM

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.

20/02/2008 04:51 PM

Cameras with built-in geotagging on horizon

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.

13/02/2008 10:44 AM

Apple camera support catches partway up to Adobe

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.

12/02/2008 05:36 PM

Like Polaroid film? Better start hoarding

Like Polaroid film? Better start hoarding

Polaroid is winding down its instant-film business, closing four plants by the end of the year.

11/02/2008 11:05 AM

End of the line for Canon's midsize sensor?

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.

08/02/2008 06:08 PM

Canon's smart move to SD memory cards

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.

08/02/2008 03:49 PM

Panasonic sensor tackles key photo problem -- dynamic range

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.

06/02/2008 10:14 AM

Kodak aims for 5-megapixel phone cameras

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.

05/02/2008 11:42 AM

Megapixels vs. camera sensitivity

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?

01/02/2008 12:44 PM

  • Google adds Android app for Flickr photos

  • Olympus Mju 1060

  • Olympus FE-320

  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

  • Canon EOS 1000D

  • Microsoft, Nikon sign patent-sharing deal

  • Nikon D90

  • Canon EOS 50D

  • New Canon PowerShots, now available in pastel

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