October 2007

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October 11, 2007
 
The Importance of White Balance Settings

Jessie Robertson writes, "One has to understand white balance if you want to program your camera. Learn enough about balancing when your camera has no white balance mode. I had looked-up a Kelvin color chart spectrum chart. 5000 K (K for Kelvin) is neutral light. Our automatic white balance mode is set-up using a neutral light measurement. To set a balance you can take a picture of a non-glossy white surface, but first place it where it is not in shadow. I use a small to medium piece of cut cardboard and I carry it with me."          Full Article

October 14, 2007
 
Flash Photography with Digital Cameras

The light from even a small flash is as powerful as the sun but, given that it's only source of energy is a small battery, it can only produce this amount of light for an extremely small period of time - less than 1/1000th of a second. The actual length of time the flash fires for is very carefully controlled by your camera. During a flash exposure, your camera constantly monitors the amount of light reaching the image sensor and shuts off the flash as soon as the picture is exposed correctly.          Full Article

October 14, 2007
 
Considering Megapixels when Camera Shopping

Ziv Haparnas writes, "The number of megapixels is just one parameter in determining the quality of a digital camera. More megapixels is not necessarily better. Before checking out the number of megapixels or any other digital camera feature you should take a moment to determine the digital camera projected usage. If you intend to print enlargements you will need more megapixels. If you need to take high zoom photos and crop pieces of the photo you will need more megapixels too."         Full Article

October 17, 2007
 
Digital Photography and Tripods

Colin Aiken writes, "It's using a long zoom lens that requires the fastest shutter speed more than freezing any action. This is because the lens not only magnifies the image but equally, any camera movement. Even when using a tripod, it's possible that the camera will move during the shot causing blur. This is because the very act of pressing the shutter may induce movement. Although this will be very slight, the magnifying effect of the lens will turn it into camera shake blur."         Full Article

October 17, 2007
 
Olympus Announces the E-3 Digital SLR

The Olympus E-3 is a 10-megapixel digital SLR designed to combine speed and weatherproof durability for capturing exceptional images in any situation. It features Full Time Live View, Dust Reduction technology, splash-proof durability, fastest AF speed (with specific lens), in-body mechanical image stabilization, and a 2.5" swivel LCD. The E-3 will be available in November 2007 for about $1,699 (body only).         Initial Review

October 21, 2007
 
New Macro Butterfly Wallpaper Available

This butterfly desktop wallpaper was taken by L. Toshio Kishiyama, a photography enthusiast with photos from all over the world. To see more of his amazing work please visit his flickr photo stream under the name of Toshio. This photo was taken at a park in Maryland. It is available in screen resolutions 1024 x 768 up to 2560 x 1600; the links to the different sizes are at the top of the next page. It was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel which has now been succeeded by the Canon Rebel XTi.          Full Sizes

October 25, 2007
 
Sony Releases the Cybershot T2 with 4 GB Internal Memory

The Sony Cybershot T2 is an 8-megapixel digital camera and photo album with 3x optical zoom. It features the Bionz image sensor, 4 GB internal memory, photo album functions, optical image stabilization, and a 2.7" touchscreen LCD. The T2 comes in five colors (black, blue, green, pink, white) and will be available in Europe starting in November and in the U.S. starting in December for about $350.         Full Article

October 26, 2007
 
Canon Releases the imagePROGRAF iPF9100 Printer

The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9100 is a 12-color large format printer capable of printing 60-inch wide prints. It features built-in calibration, a dual print head system with a total of 30,720 nozzles, borderless printing, an 80 GB hard drive, and a non-firing detection and compensation function. The iPF9100 will be available in November for about $14,995.         Initial Review

October 26, 2007
 
Canon Releases the imagePROGRAF iPF8100 Printer

Canon News Release Excerpt:
The new imagePROGRAF iPF8100 printer utilizes the Company's latest twelve-color ink system featuring Canon's proprietary LUCIA pigment inks including the four enhanced monochrome inks. The reformulated inks help the iPF8100 reduce the occurrence of "bronzing," a phenomenon in which printed colors take on a metallic hue depending on the angle viewed.          Initial Review

October 29, 2007
 
New Tokyo Cityscape Wallpaper Available

This Tokyo cityscape desktop wallpaper was taken by Hikaru Inoue, a photography enthusiast from Chiba, Japan. To see more of Hikaru’s amazing work please visit his flickr account under the name of mechanics. It is available in screen resolution sizes of 1024 x 768 up to 2560 x 1600. This photo was captured with a Nikon D200 which has now been succeeded by the Nikon D300 with a MC ZENITAR 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens.          Full Sizes

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