March 2007

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March 21, 2007
 
Avoiding Camera Shake and Blurry Photos

Marinda Van Zyl writes, "Camera shake is the most common cause of blurry photos. The camera will select a slow shutter speed in low light situations where you’re not using flash. If you handhold at this shutter speed, you will have camera shake and there’s nothing you can do in the post production process to remedy it. So let’s look at a couple of ways to prevent it before you take the shot. If you don’t have a tripod, place your camera on a stable surface like a table."         Full Article

March 22, 2007
 
Sanyo Xacti CG6 Initial Review

Sanyo News Release Excerpt:
“The Xacti CG6 is the perfect choice for capturing video and stills on the go,” said John Lamb, Senior Marketing Manager for SANYO Fisher Company’s Audio Video Division. “This easy-to-use camera incorporates advanced technologies that produce beautiful results virtually every time. It’s fun to use and people will love how easy it is to transfer files to their portable video players or to their computer for uploading to a photo or video-sharing Website.”       Initial Review

March 29, 2007
 
Ricoh Caplio GX100 Initial Review

Ricoh News Release Excerpt:
Loading the (1)24~72mm suitable advanced wide zoom lens (as for GX8 28~85mm suitable), furthermore actualization of 19mm suitable super wide angular photographing with installing the wide conversion lens of option (as for GX8 22mm suitable), (2), such as correspondence to the digital camera first installation and removal type liquid crystal view finder and (3) loading the effective 1,001 ten thousand pixels CCD (to GX8 8,240,000 pixels).     Initial Review

March 29, 2007
 
Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe News Release Excerpt:
“This is the year in which Photoshop reinvents itself," said Deborah Whitman, vice president of product management for Digital Imaging at Adobe. “In this landmark release, we took the professional industry standard and greatly expanded the possibilities for designers and photographers, while challenging it to shine across a whole new set of tasks. We’re delivering Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended to a new breed of cross-media creative professional and stretching the limits of what can be done by architects, scientists and doctors.”          News Release Review

March 30, 2007
 
Sony Ericsson Z750 Initial Review

Sony Ericsson News Release Excerpt:
The Z750 isn’t all work though. The 2.0 megapixel camera takes great shots and the large 2.2” screen is perfect for sharing the results, as well as for viewing email and browsing the net. Thanks to the phone’s HSDPA capability, uploading your camera pictures to a blogsite can be done at broadband-speed, making it easy to keep your friends and family posted while you are away.          Initial Review

March 30, 2007
 
New White-tailed Deer Wallpaper

This white-tailed deer desktop wallpaper was taken by Brian Tang, a photographer living in in Illinois. To see more of Brian’s amazing work please visit his website at hardrain1.com. This wallpaper is available in screen resolution sizes of 1024 x 768 up to 2560 x 1600; the links to the different sizes are at the top of the next page. This photo was captured with a Canon Digital Rebel XT 350D.         Full Sizes

March 30, 2007
 
Separate Subject from Background with Selective Focus

Marinda Van Zyl writes, "Depth of field (DOF) is the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus. It is influenced by three factors.  The smaller the aperture (higher f-stop like f16), the greater the depth of field. If the lens focal length and shooting distance stays the same, the depth of field is greater at f22 than f2.8."          Full Article

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