Lets Mobile Phone Users Send & Receive Large Photos, Music & Videosin Less than a Second — 10 Times Faster than Bluetooth
February 13, 2007, Burlingame, CA – FotoNation (www.fotonation.com), a world-leading embedded imaging and connectivity solutions company for the digital photography industry, announced today FotoNation MTP-IP for mobile phones, which allows users to transfer large [...]

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New High-Performance, High-Capacity Cards Designed for Photographers Capturing Large Volumes of High-Resolution Images with SDHC-Enabled Digital SLR Cameras
Fremont, Ca., February 13, 2007 – Lexar, a leader in advanced digital media and accessories, today expanded its professional product line with the introduction of a 133x speed-rated Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC™) flash memory card designed for [...]

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Nikon likes incremental upgrades. Just as the company issued the D70s before moving from the D70 to the D80,they made a handful of upgrades to the 12.4-megapixel D2X to create theD2Xs. In addition to improving the LCD viewing angle and tweaking theautofocus performance, the battery life, and a handful of other minorfeatures, Nikon also modified [...]

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The free plug-in for the Firefox Web browser allows easy photo uploading to several online gallery sites.Kodak and the software maker Mozilla have released the Firefox Companion for Kodak EasyShare Gallery, a photo-uploading plug-in for Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser. The Companion provides drag-and-drop photo uploading from a computer folder or Web site to albums on [...]

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Even though the European CeBIT 2007 technology trade show is still more than a month away, the German Fraunhofer Institutes have already announced that they will be presenting prototype image-management technology there.
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Next time you see somebody carrying a camera backpack or any backpack and unless it’s a super heavy pro trekking model, chances are you’ll notice something. Most people carry them by one strap. It’s possible that people don’t like being constricted by both straps or feel more secure if they can keep a hand on [...]

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Sometimes we are joking about a hypothetical 18-300mm f/1.8 to meet all our photographic needs. Well, we aren’t quite there yet nor will we ever see such a lens on a DSLR but the manufacturers are at least scratching this focal length range with some 18-200mm variants and the Sigma AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC is [...]

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A 4.5 Hour Multi-Segment Training Video with Michael Reichmann and Jeff Schewe
Though Lightroom has been available as a free beta download for many months, the shipping product, Version 1.0, is quite different in many respects from the beta releases available up to now. Many new features and capabilities have been added, a few have been [...]

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Since PhotoshopNews.com has been so successful in covering Photoshop related news & info, PixelGenius decided Lightroom deserved it’s own site as well. So, welcome to Lightroom-News.com.
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One of the great things about Photoshop is being able to easily fake real world objects. In this episode of Quicktips I show you how to easily create a neon sign using layer styles in Photoshop.
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In this episode of Quicktips we take a look at how to create a very cool and very random border effect using the extract filter. This is one of my new favorites because you never know what you’re getting when you do it.
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By Bunmi Ishola
Transcript Staff Writer
His favorite are the ones made in Italy.
He also has some that are rustic, distressed, elegant and ornate.
These are just some of the different frame molding styles Konrad Eek now has to offer his customers when they come into his store.
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Author: Elizabeth West

The term “viewpoint” describes the camera’s position in relation to its subject—near, far, above, below, for instance. Many photographers never change their viewpoint. Ninety-nine percent of the time, they hold their cameras at chest or eye level and shoot straight ahead. Doing so allows them to take clear pictures of buildings, animals, people, [...]

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If you want to delight your friends and family, send them a picture by snail mail. While I am a great fan of online photosharing websites, especially flickr.com, I have discovered that people are thrilled to receive a nicely presented print. Yes, you can always stuff a snapshot into an envelope, but a frame makes [...]

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Instructables, a site that lets you share “what you make and how others can make it,” has a neat tutorial by Andrew546 describing how to create a 3D effect (pictured right) with your own photos. I’d say this tutorial is for anyone who knows the basics of layer masking (or who really wants to learn [...]

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In ShortSurprisingly powerful for the price, even if the best features are reserved for the more expensive Plus version.
SpecificationsDirectX 9 graphics; Windows 2000/ XP
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Increased megapixel counts seem to be the flavour of Canon’s new range of advanced cameras, highlighted by units such as the PowerShot A640. With a 10 megapixel sensor, full manual modes and a snazzy matte black colour scheme, this unit continues the trend of previous PowerShots, offering high quality images and a lot of features. [...]

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I briefly discussed cold weather photography in a previous tip. Today I will expand on that a little more.
In my tip on not being a fair weather photographer I talked about keeping spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm. I also suggested that you do not take your camera out of your bag [...]

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Some all-in-ones (AIOs) cram in a lot more functions than others. The Epson Stylus Photo RX580 ($199.99 direct) is at the minimalist end of the scale, even for a home AIO. It prints, scans, and copies—and that’s it. It doesn’t even offer choices to scan to e-mail or to a fax program you already have. [...]

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The PowerShot A700 combines top specifications with innovative technology to transport your photography to an exciting new level. You’ll capture superb detail and subtlety with the 6.0 megapixel CCD and 6x optical zoom lens. Enjoy expanded low-light shooting ability using ISO speeds up to 800, and see it all on a large 2.5 inch LCD [...]

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Canon makes an affordable, high-quality 5.0 megapixel digital camera a reality with the PowerShot A530. Fast, powerful, and impressively compact, the A530 delivers beautiful images and high performance. Best of all, this camera retains all the easy-to-use accessibility that has made the PowerShot A Series so popular. With a 4x optical zoom, you’re ready to [...]

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XSKN is probably not a company you’re already familiar with but you should be especially if you like to take care of your toys. In addition to cellphone and iPod cases they also produce a series of silicone keyboard ’skins’ for Apple or Sony laptops designed to protect them from spills or other unwanted particles.
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Using the finest materials to make this professional grade digital photography telescope, the makers have put in a built-in digital camera that can zoom up to 45x and bring you closer to your subject. The German-made lens allows you to zoom between 15x and 45x with a full 60mm of light capture. That’s like standing [...]

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Here are some tips about traveling with one or more digital cameras. Some cameras are easier to travel with than others, but it also depends on the type of trip taken. Updated February 2007: Added Know Your Camera and Photo Gear sections.
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In the past week, we’ve seen Vista RAW codecs introduced from both Sony (SRF and SR2 files) and Olympus (ORF files).
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