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- Five tips to better beach pictures
- When you hit the beach this summer, most likely you'll be bringing your camera. But beach photography doesn't have to be simply pointing your camera at some water and sand and pushing a button. There are also some logistical things to worry about, such as lighting and timing. Here are...
- Tags: Beach, Photograph, Camera, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-07-03
- Tips for photographing fireworks
- Some of the most difficult events to shoot are fireworks displays. Even with automatic settings on a point-and-shoot camera, chances are very high that the photo will look dark, the fireworks will be blurred, the photo will look poorly composed, or all of the above. With Independence Day this weekend,...
- Tags: Photograph, Camera, Fireworks, Digital Photography School, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Block3D 2.5 (Windows)
- Block3D is a 3D puzzle game where the player arranges blocks in a 3D environment to form lines to get points. The game is played in 2 different modes. In Marathon mode the player completes the specified number of combos to move to the next level. In Timed mode combos...
- Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, Mode, Camera, IKX Gaming, Block3D, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-07-02
- Nokia launching 12-megapixel camera phone
- Nokia launching 12-megapixel camera phoneAs an N79 owner...I can say that Nokia can make a very good camera phone.My N79 definitely outshines my old Nikon CoolPix 4300 for image quality. More than the extra 0.7 megapixels would explain on their own. The video mode is better than some digital video...
- Tags: Camera phones, video mode, camera phone, camera, Nokia Corp., phone
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Nokia launching 12-megapixel camera phone
- Recently I wrote about a study that still finds camera phones sorely lacking behind regular digital camera technology. Well, Nokia is stepping up its game with the launch of a 12-megapixel camera phone later this year, according to PhoneReport. This follows up 12 MP model announcements from Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson....
- Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Camera Phone, Digital Camera, Camera, Camera Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Magic Camera 6.1.0 (Windows)
- Magic Camera simulates a virtual webcam that can be used on video chat software or online webcam sites like MSN Messenger, Skype, Camfrog, blogtv. You can set pre-recorded video, photo albums, animations and desktop screens as its output. Also, Magic Camera is a useful tool for make amazing webcam effect...
- Tags: Webcam, Microsoft Windows, Video, Camera, ShiningMorning, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-07-01
- Cartoonizeme 1.13 (Mobile)
- Cartoonizeme is a application for the iPhone that lets you add funny elements such as glasses, hats, mustaches, and many more theme-based elements to your photos. Choose a photo from your iPhone or iPod touch camera roll or take a new one. Select the category of elements you want to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Photograph, Camera, Portegno Apps, Cartoonizeme, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-07-01
- Geotagalog 1.4 (beta3) (Mac)
- If you have a handheld GPS receiver, Geotagalog will let you take full advantage of the Places feature in iPhoto '09 with any digital camera supported by OS X. Geotagalog uses our advanced geotagging technology to combine a GPX tracklog file with the pictures on your camera, in a straightforward...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Geotagging, Camera, Calf Trail Software, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-07-01
- Point Grey debuts new 1.3 megapixel USB 2.0 camera model
- Canadian digital camera manufacturer Point Grey announced a new model to their Firefly collection today. The Firefly MV is both Firewire and USB 2.0 compatible. The compact camera, retailing at USD $325, is targeted towards microscopy, bioscience, medical and visualization applications. Capable of shooting a 752x480 image at...
- Tags: USB 2.0, Image, Camera, USB, Firefly MV, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sony BRAVIA and PS3 combo, Magellan Maestro GPS, Pentax Optio digital camera
- A Sony BRAVIA 46-inch LCD HDTV with an 80GB PS3, a Magellan Maestro GPS navigator, and a Pentax Optio digital camera. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, June 30, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get a Sony BRAVIA KDL-46V4100 46-inch LCD HDTV (1080p) and an...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, HDTV, Digital Camera, Pentax, Camera, Maestro 4250, Sellout.Woot, Optio A40, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Promote Systems debuts remote control for DSLRs
- Promote Systems debuts remote control for DSLRsIf it cost $100 less, I might consider itAt $300, it's a bit too pricey for advanced amateurs to pick up. Pros might not balk at it, though. If I were going to remotely control my camera with anything, I'd save that money and...
- Tags: Promote Systems, DSLR
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Camera phones haven't outpaced regular digital cameras - yet
- Camera phones haven't outpaced regular digital cameras - yetWell"Does this surprise anyone? Any chance these numbers could change dramatically in the next year or two?"I don't think so.Camera phones are too underpowered compared to regular digital camera. Morever none phone company really focus on making of their camera phone flagship...
- Tags: Camera phones, Digital cameras, Digital photography, Telecom & Utilities, camera, phone, camera phone, digital camera, regular digital camera
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Promote Systems debuts remote control for DSLRs
- Promote Systems has released the Promote Control, a remote control for digital SLR cameras. Targeted towards both amateurs and professional DSLR users, the microprocessor-based product allows photographers to control multiple aspects of their camera, including exposure bracketing and time-lapse mode. Additionally, it can put the camera into Bulb mode automatically when performing bracketed exposures...
- Tags: DSLR, Remote Control, Camera, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Camera phones haven't outpaced regular digital cameras - yet
- Ontela, a Seattle-based company that provides technology infrastructure to wireless companies that allows consumers to unlock the photos in their camera phones, released a research report today that finds camera photo uploads are still fewer than those from digital cameras. That might not seem like much news, but considering how frequently...
- Tags: Phone, Camera Phone, Digital Camera, Photograph, Camera, Camera Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Optoma projector, Logitech speaker system, Olympus digital camera
- An Optoma home theater projector, a Logitech multimedia speaker system, and an Olympus digital camera. Here are your daily deals for Monday, June 29, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Optoma HD73 720p DLP Home Theater Projector from Amazon for $849.99, down from $1,299.99. The...
- Tags: Olympus Corp., Logitech, Digital Camera, Camera, Speaker System, 3X-zoom Digital Camera, Projectors, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- DXG unveils new site, offers discounts to celebrate
- Camcorder maker DXG unveiled a new website with an online store today. To celebrate, they're offering customers a 10% off coupon code (“DXG10â€) on all DXG products purchased through the site through July 5. Along with the discount code, DXG is offering up a value pack for...
- Tags: Camcorder, Photograph, Camera, DXG, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Sony settles digital camera lawsuit with CalTech
- Sony Corporation has finally settled a a patent-infringement lawsuit that was filed by the California Institute of Technology CalTech over patents on digital camera technology. While the exact terms of the settlement weren't made public, CalTech reps said that the situation was "resolved" in a filing in Los Angeles on...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Lawsuit, California Institute Of Technology, Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- CatDV Pro X 8.0b18 (Mac)
- CatDV 6.0 Professional Edition adds many features of particular interest to production houses and professional users over and above CatDV's core features. Professional Edition features Unlimited user defined metadata attributes to annotate clips. Enhanced search dialog, with multiple conditions and logical expressions, named filters, and regular expressions. Additional export...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Avid Technology Inc., Camera, CatDV 6.0 Professional Edition
- Software downloads 2009-06-26
- Adobe publishes Lightroom 2.4, Camera Raw 5.4 updates
- Adobe has released updates to its photo management software programs Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 and Camera Raw 5.4, which both provide support for additional digital camera raw image file formats. The update supports 31 additional camera models, including Canon's Digital Rebel T1i and Nikon's D5000. A full list of supported models...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Lightroom, Camera, Updates, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- DoF for iPhone 1.0.2 (Mobile)
- DoF is a utility for Photographer or Videographer allowing to calculate the depth of field. The calculation is done on the fly as soon as parameters are change. If you are using a digital camera, either point and shoot or dSLR, you will most probably find it in the presets...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Calculation, Camera, Neuwert Media, DoF, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-06-25

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