November 2006

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November 12, 2006
 
Canon Powershot G7 Review at DC Resource

Digital Camera Resource wrote a review of the Canon Powershot G7 and said: "Photo quality was impressive. The G7 took well-exposed photos with accurate colors, pleasing sharpness, and minimal purple fringing. Noise is kept in check if you keep the ISO at 400 or below, with the higher settings reserved for small prints. The camera did have a big problem with redeye, though. If you take a lot of flash people pictures, you may want to either consider buying an external flash, or just choosing another camera altogether."          Full Article

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November 12, 2006
 
Children Photography and Family Portraits

Low Jeremy writes, "Parents should bear in mind that when trying to photograph their children, they should be ready for occasional tantrums and crying. When this happens, let the child calm down by giving them something that would catch their attention like a toy. Younger children like those tots under 5 years old are not very conscious or aware of the camera but this doesn't mean that they are very interested in the 'photo shoot'. To get their attention, make sure that you have something that will get their attention."       Full Article

November 13, 2006
 
Fujifilm Face Detection Technology for Nervous Subjects

Fujifilm Press Release Excerpt:
Valhalla, NY, November 9, 2006 - More than 73 percent of women and almost 50 percent of men feel uneasy in front of a camera. So says the surprising results of a survey conducted recently by FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc., which commissioned the study to learn why so many folks are apprehensive when asked to smile for a picture. According to survey respondents, weight and hair style concerns are the main reasons for their "picture phobia." In fact, 44% surveyed preferred to do laundry, 34% would rather pay bills and 18% would rather visit the dentist than pose for a picture.          Full Article

November 21, 2006
 
Release of the Nikon D40

Nikon D40 News Release Excerpt:
The new model boasts handling and performance advantages that eliminate the frustrations often associated with compact digital cameras. The careful design allows users to take breathtaking pictures without the need to "learn" photography. The new model features a high-resolution 6.1-effective-megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD image sensor and a highly advanced Nikon Image Processing Engine. These combine to produce exceptional image detail with true, vivid colours. Nikon’s exclusive 3D Colour Matrix Metering II assures accurate exposure control even in difficult lighting conditions.          Full Article

November 21, 2006
 
Lighting Photography Tips by Colin Finlay at Kingston

Kingston Press Release Excerpt:
In this month's profile, Finlay offers tips on making the most of existing lighting. "As a photojournalist, I've learned to use whatever is available to me to capture my images - this includes lighting. I rarely have the luxury of bringing portable strobes on assignments, even my commercial advertising jobs," noted Finlay. "Keeping the lighting simple is something I always tell students, whether in the studio or on location. Doing this minimizes complications and forces you to look at your subjects from varying angles.         Full Article

November 21, 2006
 
Pentax Optio S7 Review at Megapixel Reviews

Megapixel.net wrote a review of the Pentax Optio S7 and said: "Like many other compact cameras on the market nowadays, the Optio S7 is noticeably sensitive to noise, and at the highest image quality uses a compression that is stronger than we would prefer to see; both facets of a camera's image quality that are most noticeable when the images are seen at 100% size. This said, just like many others, once The Optio S7's images are printed, the flaws that are visible on a monitor, tend to disappear."        Full Article

November 23, 2006
 
Samsung P930 TV and Camera Phone

Samsung Press Release Excerpt:
Samsung's newest model, the P930, adopts horizontal LCD screen for optimal mobile TV watching and supports stereo speaker for best sound quality. The P930 has wide 2.3 inch (240x320) LCD and supports Picture in Picture (PIP) function to watch two TV channels simultaneously. It adopts a 2 megapixel camera for high-quality photo shooting and a VGA camera for convenient video telephony. It also supports a microSD external memory slot for better storage.         Initial Review

November 23, 2006
 
Samsung Creates the Thinnest LCD Screen

Samsung Press Release Excerpt:
Seoul, Korea, November 21, 2006 : Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s largest provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels announced today that it has developed the thinnest reported LCD panel, one no thicker than a credit card at 0.82mm, which is 0.07mm thinner than the panel previously reported to be the world’s slimmest. The company also announced that it has developed a new mobile technology, which it is calling, “i-Lens”, for integrating the entire panel assembly, including a protective layer, into a single, thinner module that is more shock-resistant and easier to read than conventional panels.         More

November 25, 2006
 
Macro Photography Ratios and Lens Selection

TJ Tierney wrote about macro photography and says, "Exploring the world of miniature objects with a macro lens is a special and exciting area of photography, and once you start, you will quickly become addicted. The world of macro photography holds many delights and is an area that cannot be appreciated with the human eye. Macro photography is the name given to close-up photography, and is best explained as images that are taken at reproduction ratios of life-size and above."          Full Article

November 25, 2006
 
The Physics of Color in Photography

Andrea Ghilardelli in this article about color writes, "As we all know, photography deals with visible electromagnetic radiation (light). This is a very narrow region of the electromagnetic spectrum, namely between 4000 and 8000 angstrom. Our eye is able to reveal electromagnetic radiation only in this region, and it perceives different wavelengths as different colors. For instance we perceive electromagnetic radiation at 8000 angstrom as red, at 5600 as yellow, at 5000 as green, at 4500 as blue and at 4000 as violet."         Full Article

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