December 2006

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December 13, 2006
 
The Canon Selphy CP720 Photo Printer

Canon's SELPHY CP720 Compact Photo Printer has a 1.5-inch Color LCD screen with the capability of switching from normal to full screen viewing. Automatic dynamic range correction and Adobe RGB support better image quality. Both printers feature retractable USB cables for convenient connection to PictBridge-compliant digital cameras and camcorders, and card slots for nearly all memory card formats including SD, CF, miniSD, and Memory stick. Both printers also incorporate additional USB ports for connection to a PC, external USB cable or other accessories.           Initial Review

December 13, 2006
 
The Canon Selphy CP730 Photo Printer

Canon News Release Excerpt:
The SELPHY CP730 and CP720 compact photo printers are the latest examples of Canon's commitment to offering a complete portable photo printing solution. These dye-sublimation models feature a popular design based on a compact, rectangular shape that maintains the user-friendly and distinctive SELPHY concept. The use of dye-sublimation technology means that prints made with the CP730 and CP720 models have true continuous tone photographic quality.          Initial Review

December 13, 2006
 
The Sony PictureStation DPP-FP55

Sony News Release Excerpt:
All Sony PictureStation photo printers use dye-sublimation technology that ensures a continuous color tone for each print. This printing process produces 256 shades for each of three dye colors – cyan, magenta and yellow. Together, this creates 16.7 million distinct colors for each pixel. Once printed, each PictureStation print is sealed with SuperCoat 2 ™ laminate, a durable laminate coating that protects photos from fading as well as making them resistant to water, heat and fingerprints.  Initial Review

December 10, 2006
 
The Sony PictureStation DPP-FP35

Sony News Release Excerpt:
Making prints from the PictureStation DPP-FP55 and DPP-FP35 photo printers costs as little as $.29 per print. Sony offers several print packs of high-quality paper to fit most photo-printing needs. The SVM-F40, F80P and F120 print packs offer 4x6 high quality papers with snap off edges and SuperCoat lamination in quantities of 40, 80 and 120 sheets, respectively.         Initial Review

December 13, 2006
 
Release of the LG U830 Chocolate Camera Phone

LG News Release Excerpt:
Featuring the same unique touch-sensitive technology and chic styling as its cousin, the LG Chocolate phone, the U830 comes with 185MB of on-board memory, a 2 megapixel camera and a fully featured MP3/AAC music player including stereo Bluetooth for wireless music. "The 3G LG Chocolate phone is arguably the best looking HSDPA handset on the market," says John Barton, Sales & Marketing Director.         Initial Review

December 14, 2006
 
Portrait Photography and Focal Lengths

Andrea Ghilardelli writes, "What is the best focal length for portrait photography? In other words, if you are using a zoom lens, what is the best zoom position for taking a picture of one or more persons? What's different between a close-up and a full-length portrait? Answers to these questions will let us make more refined images of the people we love to photograph. In order to answer these questions we first must focus on what we want to do. Usually we want two things:"          Full Article

December 18, 2006
 
The Release of the BenQ X710

BenQ News Release Excerpt:
To minimize image blur, the BenQ X710 incorporates the S.S.F. (super shake-free) system of which includes a high light sensitivity portrait mode of ISO1200 to facilitate shooting when capturing fast moving objects in poor lighting conditions and a shake-free mode to compensate for handshakes when taking pictures. The X710 boasts 6 different shooting modes, including manual mode, S.S.F. (Super Shake-Free) mode, portrait mode and night scene mode, providing users quick setting adjustments with a variety of shooting options.         Initial Review

December 18, 2006
 
Beta Version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 Released

Adobe Press Release Summary:
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dec. 14, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) will introduce a beta version of Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 software, the next release of the world standard in digital imaging, on Friday, December 15th. Adobe is delivering a widely available Photoshop CS3 beta to enable customers to more easily transition to the latest hardware platforms, particularly Apple’s new Intel-based systems. The beta is available as a Universal Binary for the Macintosh platform, as well as for Microsoft® Windows® XP and Windows Vista computers. The final shipping release of Adobe Photoshop CS3 is planned for Spring 2007.          Full Article

December 18, 2006
 
The Konica Minolta magicolor 7450 Wins 'Pick of the Year'

Konica Minolta Press Release Excerpt:
The magicolor 7450, designed with powerful performance and excellent quality, was an “outstanding performer in the ledger-size category” and Buyers Lab’s clear winner. Tony Maceri, BLI senior test technician, noted that the magicolor 7450 exhibited above-average efficiency and faster than average first-print-out times during BLI’s extensive testing.          Initial Review

December 18, 2006
 
Release of the Sony CineAlta F23

Sony F23 News Release:
“With this new system, content creators and program producers will have one more extremely versatile high-end production tool in their arsenal,” said Rob Willox, Sony’s director of marketing for professional content creation products. “Developed for cinematographers, this system will offer the technical and mechanical flexibility they need, as well as a compact and rugged design to withstand the challenging conditions often encountered on location.”          Initial Review

December 18, 2006
 
The HP Photosmart D7360

HP Press Release Excerpt:
The HP Photosmart D7360 Photo Printer, based on HP’s scalable printing technology, is the world’s fastest photo printer(1) with lab-quality photos and outstanding documents that last for generations(2). Six individual high-capacity ink cartridges enable high-volume printing of 4x6-inch photos in as fast as 12 seconds. With the innovative 3.4-inch touch screen color image display and intuitive photo features, the HP Photosmart D7360 Photo Printer provides an industry-leading at-home printing experience.          Initial Review

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