In several articles on this Blog, ye Editor has been advancing the argument that smartphones and tablets are forcing compact camera and SLR makers to up their feature sets at the same or lower prices. Fortunately technology advances at least give the camera makers the opportunity to do so. But now some strong evidence points […]
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Adobe has released an interim upgrade to its various Creative Suites; but more importantly changed its update policy and pricing schedule. The driver according to Adobe is the fast rate of development in the mobile space – and so as can be seen below the major changes are in Web and mobile targetting products: Updated
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Nikon D5100 16.2MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR Nikkor Zoom Any doubts about the convergence of video cameras with digital SLRs went by the wayside with the arrival of the new Nikon D5100 video SLR. This blog has foreseen convergence for the past 4 years and now it has happened with Nikon D5100
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Here is another example of the accelerating improvements in compact cameras – The Olympus SZ-30MR. Utilizing better optical sensor technology, optics improvements and enormous CPU power, the Olympus SZ-30MR comes crammed with features. And given the pressure from tablets and smartphones with their cameras, one can see why. Here is the the feature list: Core
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Here is the mission of the Xara 3D Maker in its own words in Flash version 8: [kml_flashembed fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”https://photofinishes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/xara3db1.swf” targetclass=”flashmovie” publishmethod=”static” width=”400″ height=”300″] [/kml_flashembed] Here is the Gif Animation version of the same mission statement Note both animations were produced by Xara 3D Maker Given the mixed performance of the swf and then gif
The new Canon T3i Rebel certainly looks like a bulldog of a an SLR – and in away it is. Because the T3i marks the emergence of SLRs as the preferrred form of video camera. Sure their will be high end video cameras but not low end video machines except perhaps in the pistol grip
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It has become very hard to keep up with the rapid evolution of compact cameras. Ye Editor has found himself in the very embarrassing position of recommending a camera and having it nearly obsoleted by rival vendors in 2-3 months time. This “embarrassment of compact camera riches” might be explained by three major trends. First, there are now
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Our recent story on the 5 best compact cameras of 2010 has suffered a double trauma. First Gizmodo released its 3 best compact cameras – and only 1 1/2 of our cameras were on the Gizmodo list. The Canon S95 was fully on and an incarnation of the Panasonic Lumix SX7, the Lumix LX5. But
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