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ShiftN 3.5.1 (Windows)

Converging lines in photographs, particularly of buildings, forests and so on, can often detract from the desired effect. Architectural elements in photographs often have diagonal lines, but the mind thinks of buildings as having vertical and horizontal lines. Converging lines are caused by the film-plane being angled relative to the...

Tags: Lens, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Camera, Marcus Hebel

Software downloads 2009-05-22

Nikon 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 DX VR lens - sample photos

The Nikon AF-S DX 18-105mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR lens is a good choice for someone who wants more than the basic kit lens has to offer, while remaining compact and lightweight. by CNET News.com

Tags: Nikon Corp., Lens, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-02-22

Nikon 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 DX VR lens - photos

The Nikon AF-S DX 18-105mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR lens is a good choice for someone who wants more than the basic kit lens has to offer, while remaining compact and lightweight. by CNET News.com

Tags: Nikon Corp., Lens, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-02-22

Awesome hack for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 flaw

This is the cleverest solution I've seen to the one thing that annoys me about the otherwise-fabulous Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 (i.e., that ridiculous lens cap). by Janice Chen

Tags: Panasonic, Flaw, Lens, Blogging, Internet, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

For a sub-$300 megazoom digital camera, the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD offers a lot for an advanced amateur photographer. It's as easy to operate as a budget point-and-shoot, but puts forth an abundant array of settings, modes, and trickery to make experimentation just as simple. This package isn't perfect however, as...

Tags: Photo-Quality, S2000HD, photograph, camera, lens

Product reviews 2008-11-24

Optical fibers with a silicon core?

Optical fibers with a silicon core?And optical fibre is made of...Isn't optical fibre made from glass or plastic anyhow. And what is glass made of? ;)Hint: Not pure silicon...More often than not it's made of silcon dioxide (SiO2) or Silica and other ingredients that change the properties of the resulting...

Tags: Network technology, Fiber optics, Optical networking, SiO2, silicon core, cable, optical fiber, fiber

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Five more reasons to get the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1

Olympus just announced a firmware update to five of its Zuiko Digital lenses that will allow you to use them with Panasonic's new compact interchangeable-lens camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1. by Janice Chen

Tags: Panasonic, Janice Chen, Lens

Blog posts 2008-10-29

Improving chip density by a factor of 100

According to the semiconductor industry, maskless nanolithography is a flexible nanofabrication technique which suffers from low throughput. But now, engineers at the University of California at Berkeley have developed a new approach that involves 'flying' an array of plasmonic lenses just 20 nanometers above a rotating surface. With this approach,...

Tags: Technique, Researcher, Chip, Productivity, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille, University Of California At Berkeley, Lens, Lithography, Laser Pulse

Blog posts 2008-10-26

Lens Gallery 1.0 (Mobile)

Lens Gallery make you easier to find the information of hundreds of lens including five brands.By Lens Gallery,you can find the photos that taken by the exact lens ,and the photos is updated continuously.

Tags: Mobile, Lens, Photograph, www.iTunesFriend.com

Software downloads 2008-10-16

Nikon D90 Reviewed: Great image quality and performance. Video mode? Not so hot

DPReview and PhotographyBlog both posted full, hands-on reviews of the Nikon D90 yesterday. The general consensus among the reviewers (including our sister site CNET's Lori Grunin who posted her review earlier in the month) is that the D90 is an excellent and highly recommended enthusiast's dSLR. by Janice Chen

Tags: Nikon Corp., Performance, Video, Corporate Communications, Performance Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Janice Chen, CNET Networks Inc., Lens, Camera, DPReview, PhotographyBlog

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Remember Vivitar cameras? Here's what's in store next for the brand

Remember Vivitar cameras? Here's what's in store next for the brandYou mean......Vitovar. Along with Kodiak and Palmeroid.This is the way customers actually mispronounced manufacturers' names.RE: Remember Vivitar cameras? Here's what's in store next for the brandI remember Vivitar as the maker of the world-class Series One prime and zoom lenses...

Tags: Branding, Vivitar, Remember Vivitar, Remember Vivitar camera, lens, camera, brand

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Canon EF 70-200mm f4 IS USM L

You want a medium telephoto lens for your Canon dSLR, something with a constant aperture, solidly built with pro quality, yet light enough to carry on adventure to some far away part of the world. You have looked at the f2.8 models but didn't think you could afford them or...

Tags: Mode 1, Canon Inc., lens, aperture, f4 IS USM L

Product reviews 2008-10-06

Liquid camera lenses controlled by sound

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI have created an adaptive liquid lens that captures 250 pictures per second. Because these lenses are simply powered by water and sound, they need less energy to operate than competing technologies. According to the project leader, 'The lens is easy to manipulate, with very...

Tags: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Droplet, Lens, Camera, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Sony Handycam DCR-SR85

The Sony Handycam DCR-SR85 offers almost everything the company claims. It's very easy to use, goes from off to recording in seconds, is small enough to throw in a bag, and its 60GB hard drive delivers anywhere from 14 to 41 hours of recording time depending on the quality settings....

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, SR85, video, camcorder, lens, Sony Handycam, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-09-29

New Digital Camera Announcements and More from Photokina 2008

Photokina 2008, the world's largest photographic and imaging tradeshow, officially kicked off yesterday, but there have been lots of new product announcements in the leadup. Here are some highlights of products being shown and announced at the show in Cologne, Germany. by Janice Chen

Tags: Canon PowerShot, Lens, Sensor, Digital Camera, Pentax, Camera, Canon Inc., G9, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Panasonic announces Lumix DMC-G1, smallest and lightest interchangable lens camera

On Friday, Panasonic announced the first camera to support the new micro Four Thirds standard created by Olympus and Panasonic to deliver interchangeable lenses and other SLR-like features in more-compact form factors. by Janice Chen

Tags: Panasonic, DSLR, SLR, Lens, Camera, G1, Expert Preview, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2008-09-15

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Photos and image samples:Olympus SP-570 UZOnce you mention the Olympus SP-570's 20x zoom lens, the rest of the camera's feature set seems almost superfluous; with an atypically wide-angle lens for any class of single-body cameras plus an exceptionally long telephoto view, the lens is the raison d'être for the camera....

Tags: help text, menu navigation, Olympus Corp., lens, SP-570 UZ, camera

Product reviews 2008-08-22

(Gallery: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera)

(Gallery: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera)Great, in theory.Problem is, the sensor will have to be made to match the lens in front of it, and if you change lenses, which professional imaging people are fond of, you'd need to change sensors in order for the focal plane to match.Scientists develop eye-shaped...

Tags: eye-shaped camera, sensor, camera

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Gallery: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera

Researchers have developed a camera that's about the same size and shape of a human eye, and see it developing into sharper pictures and even a bionic eye. by Andy Smith

Tags: eye, camera, picture, eye camera, lens, andy smith

Image galleries 2008-08-07

Canon Vixia HF11

Creating a product line where once there was but one, Canon follows up its flash-based, high-definition Vixia HF10 AVCHD camcorder with a slightly more powerful model, the HF11. Like its sibling, the HF11 is a sleek black compact model with a well-rounded feature set, great video, and excellent performance, and...

Tags: Corporate communications, Flash memory, HF11, camcorder, video, Canon Inc.

Product reviews 2008-08-07