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Top five (last-minute) digital camera accessories: Don't worry--you still have a couple of days to get it together for Mother's Day. If your favorite mom already has a digital camera, getting her one of these cool camera accoutrements is sure to put a smile on her face. Pandigital PanTouch Photo Frame ...; Tags: Accessory, Digital Camera, Camera, LensPen, Millipod/Wrap-up Combo, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Top Five Digital Cameras to Get for Mom: Still scrambling to figure out what to get your favorite mom for Sunday? A little help: Here are my top picks for the perfect Mother's Day gift (hint, hint). Best Budget Camera: Canon PowerShotA470 This 7.1-megapixel camera is a steal, especially if you snap it up...; Tags: Mom, Olympus Corp., Digital Camera, Camera, Image Stabilization, Flip, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-05-06
SeaLife Announces DC800 8 megapixel waterproof Camera: Another day, another waterproof camera announcement. Unlike the Ricoh G600 announced last week, though, the SeaLife DC800 is a true underwater camera. To be precise, it's really a 8-megapixel point-and-shoot in a waterproof housing, so it can be popped out of the housing and used on land as well. This...; Tags: Camera, SeaLife, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Ricoh announces G600 ruggedized camera in the U.K.: I'm always on the lookout for a good waterproof camera so the announcement of the new Ricoh G600 caught my eye, even if it's only for our cousins across the pond. The 10-megapixel G600 is not the sleekest looking compact camera out there, but it sure looks...; Tags: Ricoh Corp., Olympus Corp., Camera, 1030SW, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Forget WiFi, how about built-in GPS in your digital camera?: While camera makers like Panasonic and Nikon are busy adding Wi-Fi capability to their cameras, Taiwanese ODM Altek has announced a point-and-shoot with built-in GPS and automatic geotagging capabilities which it expects to begin shipping by summer. So now it looks like the 3G iPhone isn't the...; Tags: Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-04-21

Panasonic introduces first Wi-Fi Lumix digital camera: After announcing a collaboration with T-Mobile back at CES 2008, Panasonic has finally introduced the first camera to come out of that partnership. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ50 is essentially a Lumix DMC-TZ5 (announced at PMA back in January) plus Wi-Fi capabilities. So what does the Wi-Fi give you? ...; Tags: HotSpot, Panasonic, T-Mobile HotSpot, T-Mobile, Digital Camera, Photograph, Camera, Google Picasa, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ50, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-04-17
How to get more from your WiFi digital photo frame: I don't know why anyone would buy a digital photo frame without WiFi uploading capabilities (well, I suppose if they didn't have a WiFi network...). Remotely uploading photos to a frame is such a brilliant way of sharing photos with far-away friends and family, especially the...; Tags: Digital Photograph, Wi-Fi, Photograph, FrameChannel, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-04-09
The highs and lows of digital camcorders: Flip Video Ultra vs. Sony Handycam HDR-TG1: There's been a lot of renewed media interest of late in Pure Digital's Flip Video (aka, The Flip), the super-simple, low-res, flash-based video recorder (with flip-out USB dongle) that has taken the camcorder industry by storm in the year since it was launched. David Pogue reviewed the lastest version...; Tags: Sony Corp., Camcorder, Video, Pogue, Flip Ultra, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-04-06
Adobe launches free Web app and photo sharing service, Photoshop Express: Every product has its naysayers out there and Adobe's Photoshop Express is no exception, but I think Adobe's entry into photo sharing and Web-based photo editing (public beta launched yesterday) is awesome for several reasons (in no particular order): Robust online photo-editing tools with an unmatchable...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Web, Photo-sharing, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Don't lose another photo: The easiest way to back up your digital files: As folks in the storage industry like to say, backing up your hard drive is like flossing your teeth. We all know we should do it, but most o f us don't do it as often as we should. Few things are as irreplaceable as your personal photographs, but without...; Tags: Photograph, ClickFree HD700, Backups, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-FX500 sports a 3-inch touch screen and 25mm wide-angle lens: I was a big fan of Panasonic's DMC-FX35 until today. Panasonic just announced the new DMC-FX500 that has everything I like about the FX35 and then some. Like the FX35, the DMC-FX500 is a 10-megapixel model that offers optical image stabilization, face detection, digital red-eye correction, intelligent exposure, and the...; Tags: Touch Screen, Panasonic, Camera, FX35, FX500, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Don't underestimate Samsung digital cameras: While camera enthusiasts may be reluctant to count the Korean electronics giant among "real" camera vendors, Reuters is reporting that big names like Canon and Nikon are (and should be) worried about Samsung's big push into the digital camera market. Quoting IDC research, Reuters reports that Samsung more than doubled...; Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Canon announces three new 10-megapixel PowerShot Digital ELPHs: If the five Canon digital cameras announced at PMA in January weren't enough for you, you're in luck: The company just announced three more Digital ELPH point-and-shoots yesterday: the PowerShot SD890IS, SD790 IS, and SD770 IS. Might it be time for another Digital ELPH rundown? Perhaps, but for now I'll...; Tags: LCD, Canon Inc., Optical Zoom, Canon PowerShot SD890IS, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Digital photo frames are more popular than you think: The PMA is reporting that the popularity of digital photo frames has almost doubled in the last year. According to the 2008 PMA U.S. Digital Imaging survey, 11 percent of all U.S. households owned a digital photo frame in 2007, up from only 6 percent in 2006. They're also poised...; Tags: Digital Photograph, Photograph, Digital Photo Frame, PMA, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-11
Casio's new EX-Z9 budget shooter is pretty in pink (and orange): The two most exciting things about Casio's new EX-Z9 announced last week are the pink and orange body-color options (it also comes in black and silver) and its low-low $159 price. But while the 8.1-megapixel budget shooter doesn't really bring any new features to the table, it's a solid offering...; Tags: Camera, Casio Inc., Corporate Communications, Monitors & Displays, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-09
Olympus announces E-420, the most compact DSLR to date: Okay, so it's barely any smaller than its predecessor, the E-410, but Olympus needs a hook so the camera vendor is touting its latest DSLR as the "World's Smallest Digital SLR." At roughly 5.1 x 3.6 x 2.1 inches, the E-420 is smaller than most of its competition, and at...; Tags: Olympus Corp., E-420, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-05
Sony's eco-friendly, hand-powered digital camera in action: Check out this video of the first working prototype to come out of Sony's odo project, which generated a lot of buzz at Tokyo's Eco-Products 2007 exhibition late last year. Developed at the Sony Design Center in Los Angeles, the project has a lofty goal of helping to establish...; Tags: Sony Corp., Video, Digital Camera, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-04
What to do with all those old film canisters: Make a DIY flash diffuser: Or I should say, what to do with one of those old 35mm film canisters. Turn it into a DIY diffuser for your DSLR's pop-up flash. Those little built-in flash units are convenient, but tend to produce fairly harsh light and very deep shadows especially when shooting closeups of people...; Tags: Light, Photograph, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Sony announces two new line-topping cameras: Cyber-shot DSC W300 and DSC-H50: Apparently announcing 10 cameras at PMA wasn't enough for Sony. Today the electronics company announced two more cameras to top off its Cyber-shot W and H series: the Cyber-shot DSC-W300, a 13.6 megapixel compact point-and-shoot and the Cyber-shot H50, a 9.1 megapixel megazoom model.Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 Showing no signs...; Tags: Sony Corp., Camera, Noise Reduction, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-02-25
New Ricoh R8 sports wide 7.5x zoom lens in a compact body.: [Updated: February 21, 2008 @ 5:28 am] I'm a big fan of extra-wide point-and-shoot cameras so I'm looking forward to getting a closer look at the new Ricoh R8, announced yesterday. Like its predecessor the R7 (which wasn't released in the U.S.), the R8 sports a fairly wide f/3.3-5.2 28mm-200mm-equivalent...; Tags: U.S., Ricoh Corp., Camera, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-02-20