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- How to take better vacation photos
- Image stabilization, automated scene modes, and face, smile, or blink detection can only take you so far. To get the best photos, you need to know when and how to use all those fancy features of your digital camera, and you need to know a thing or two about composition...
- Tags: Photograph, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Pentax updates its popular waterproof camera with the new Optio W80
- Back when Pentax announced its waterproof Optio W60 compact camera over a year ago, its main competition was the Olympus Stylus 850 SW and the Olympus Stylus 1030 SW. The new Pentax Optio W80 announced today faces not only a whopping six waterproof Olympus models, but also a slew of...
- Tags: Olympus Corp., Pentax, Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Top 5 affordable digital camera accessories for Father's Day (as low as $18.99)
- It's not too late to pick up a great gift for your digital-camera-loving dad, though you may have to hit heaven forbid a brick-and-mortar store to get it by Sunday. Here are some great, affordable picks that you can snap up at your local Best Buy, Target, Walmart, RadioShack or...
- Tags: Accessory, Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- Olympus announces EP-1 interchangeable lens compact camera
- Just as we all suspected, Olympus is out this morning with the announcement of the EP-1 I suggested as my father-in-law's pick for my Top 5 Digital Cameras for Father's Day. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Olympus Corp., Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Top five digital cameras for Father's Day
- Next Sunday is Father's Day and while I can't afford to buy all the fathers in my family a new digital camera, my favorite fathers make such a diverse group that this fantasy wishlist for my top five dads makes a great top five cameras list for those of you...
- Tags: Father, Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Casio announces Exilim Hi-Zoom EX-H10: thinnest, lightest wide-angle megazoom
- Regular readers know I'm a big fan of the compact megazoom and also have a preference for wide-angle lenses. My current favorite point-and-shoot is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3, a compact megazoom with a wide 25-300mm equivalent, f/3.3-4.9 12x zoom lens. Well, after today's announcement of the Casio Exilim...
- Tags: Panasonic, Casio Inc., ZS3, Engineering, Quality, Monitors & Displays, Business Operations, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Top Five Digital Camcorders for the New Graduate
- While digital still cameras are among the most popular graduation gifts (see my recent post, Top Five Digital Cameras for the New Graduate), post-graduate life also offers up plenty of video-worthy moments. Outfitting the new graduate in your life with video gear that suits his or her new lifestyle...
- Tags: Life, Camcorder, Camera, Graduate, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Top Five Digital Cameras for the New Graduate
- With commencement speeches abounding, it's time once again to think about what to get for your favorite new graduate. At the top of many lists (just below Dr. Seuss' "Oh, the Places You'll Go!") is a new digital camera. So, herewith, are some of my top picks for the various...
- Tags: Digital Camera, Camera, Graduate, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Canon announces manual exposure video control for EOS 5D Mark II
- In a special edition e-newsletter sent to EOS users yesterday, Canon announced it will be adding full manual exposure control for video -- including ISO, aperture, and shutter speed -- to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Video, Canon Inc., Corporate Communications, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Marketing, Quality, Business Operations, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- Turn your iPhone into a wireless remote for Canon SLRs
- There are 748 photography-related apps listed in the iTunes App Store as I write this, but the one I'm most excited about right now isn't in the store yet. Photoshop plug-in developer onOne Software has created its first iPhone app, called DSLR Remote, which promises to turn your iPhone into...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, DSLR, SLR, Canon Inc., Wireless, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Sony announces three entry-level DSLRs: Sony Alpha DSLR-A230, A330, and A380
- Roughly 15 months after Sony stormed the entry-level digital SLR market by announcing three sub-$900 dSLRs in the span of a month, the electronics giant is on the scene again with a triple-threat announcement upgrading all three models. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Sony Corp., DSLR, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Welcome new ZDNet Digital Cameras & Camcorders blogger, Rachel King
- I’d like you all to give a warm welcome to ZDNet’s new Reviews blogger, Rachel King. She’ll be joining me here on the Digital Cameras & Camcorders blog, which (as you'll notice from the new name) we're expanding to include regular coverage of digital camcorders and software. ...
- Tags: Camcorder, Digital Camera, Camera, Blogger, Rachel King, Blogging, Internet, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- The best compact megazoom cameras
- Just two days after I was singing the praises of my new favorite point-and-shoot, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3--a terrific new 10x megazoom that is eminently pocketable--along comes DPReview with an excellent roundup of "compact super zoom" cameras. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Hands-on with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3: Wide-angle compact camera, 12x zoom
- Being an avid traveler who likes to pack light, I'm always on the lookout for a flexible, feature-rich point-and-shoot camera in a compact package. I was intrigued by the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 when it was first announced, and after shooting with one for two weeks, I'm sold. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Panasonic, Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Garmin adds built-in digital camera to waterproof GPS units
- Forget about cameras with built-in GPS--Garmin has just announced two new handheld GPS units with built-in digital cameras: the Garmin Oregon 500 and 500t (which is essentially the same unit preloaded with 100K U.S. topographic maps for $100 more). by Janice Chen
- Tags: built-In, Garmin Ltd., Digital Camera, Camera, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- The best cameras for Mother's Day (with free 2-day shipping from Amazon)
- It's not too late to get your mom (or your children's mom for that matter) a digital camera--especially since Amazon is offering free 2-day shipping on 41 popular cameras. Here are my picks from among them for the various moms in your life. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- How to get a high-resolution image from a low-resolution camera
- You can make ultra-high-resolution images with a simple point-and-shoot by using GigaPan robotic camera mounts. But for most folks, plunking down three or four hundred bucks on hardware for the novelty of high-res panoramic shots is out of the question. With some patience and a steady hand though,...
- Tags: Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- How to make a 1,000+ megapixel panorama with your budget point and shoot
- No doubt you've already seen the 1,474-megapixel panoramic photo of President Obama's inagural address, created by David Bergman (and if you haven't, click here immediately). A big panorama isn't necessarily anything to write home about, but what was so cool about Bergman's photo was that the enormous size and resolution...
- Tags: Photograph, Panorama, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- Study shows using a tripod can increase camera shake
- Most of us know that you use a tripod to keep your camera steady when going for those long exposures where camera shake will result in blurry images. Well, a new study from Japan has shown that unless you have a good-enough tripod, you may be better off holding...
- Tags: Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- DSLRs with HD Video under $800: Nikon D5000 vs. Canon Rebel T1i
- Less than three weeks after the Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i generated lots of buzz for being the cheapest dSLR to shoot video, comes today's announcement of the Nikon D5000, a 12.3 megapixel dSLR that shoots 720p movies and will sell for just $729.95 (body-only, or $849.95 with a 18-55mm...
- Tags: Nikon Corp., DSLR, Canon Inc., Nikon D5000, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
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