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Canon unveils its new Camcorder line-up for 2009
Canon announces a new line of five VIXIA (LEGRIA in Europe) high definition and six standard definition camcorders. All VIXIA / LEGRIA camcorders feature a Canon HD Video Lens, a HD CMOS Image Sensor for Full HD image capture, and DIGIC DV II and III Image Processors. Additional features on selected models include Instant Autofocus, SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization and 24Mbps Recording - the highest bit rate in AVCHD. The new Canon video line will become available through the first quarter...
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Kodak EasyShare Z980 and M380 digital camera
Kodak announces the new Kodak EasyShare Z980 digital camera featuring a 26 mm wide angle Schneider-Kreuznach Stabilized 24x optical zoom lens. The Z980 will be available at US$399.95 from the spring 2009. Kodak also introduced new models to its M-Series, led by the M380 digital camera, a sleek digital camera featuring a 10Mp sensor, 5x optical zoom, and 2.7-inch LCD. The M380 will be available at US$179 from March onwards. Kodak also unveils the Zx1, a compact and weather-resistant digital video camera...
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Pentax launches Optio P70 and E70 digital camera
Pentax launches two new digital cameras: the Optio P70 and E70. The Optio P70 features a 12 Mp image sensor, a 4x optical zoom (equiv. 27.5-110mm) wide angle lens that is ideal for landscape, indoor and group photos. Other features include a 2.7 inch high resolution, wide-angle view LCD panel, and new Pixel Track Shake Reduction technology. The 10 megapixel Optio E70 offers a 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.4 inch color LCD monitor. The cameras will ship in February, the Optio P70 for $199.95 and the Optio E70 for $139.95...
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New Vivitar digital cameras and SLR lens Series
Sakar unveils a new line of Vivitar products, digital underwater and video cameras as well as digital SLR camera lenses and a battery charger. These are Sakar's first Vivitar-branded products since it acquired the brand last year. The Vivitar V8400P is an 8.1Mp digital underwater camera for diving at depths up to 30 feet. The Vivitar DVR840 XHD is a 5-megapixel high definition video camera featuring a 5x optical zoom lens, and a 3" TFT display. The Vivitar V8025 is a super-slim 8-megapixel touch screen digital camera...
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Lenovo launches Dual Screen Mobile Workstation
Lenovo expands its W700 series of mobile workstations with the ThinkPad W700ds (dual screen). Because many workstation users typically work with two monitors, Lenovo designed the ThinkPad W700ds mobile workstation with two screens to accommodate your work habits while on-the-go and to eliminate the compromise of having only one display. The 10.6-inch second screen gives you almost 40 percent extra screen real-estate. The ThinkPad W700ds mobile workstation will be available immediately, and pricing starts at $3,663...
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Digital Foci unveils Picture Porter 35 photo manager
Digital Foci will introduce the new Picture Porter 35, a high-capacity photo manager with a 3.5-inch color screen, at the CES in Las Vegas. The unit features a hard drive starting at 160GB, a multi-format memory card reader, and provides super fast copy speeds of 1GB of data in about 2 minutes. Thge device supports RAW images with zoom, and histogram data to let you examine photos from a wide selection of digital SLR cameras; in addition you can also view the IPTC photo metadata. The Picture Porter 35 will be available this summer...
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Transcend introduces new 8 inch digital photo frame
Transcend introduces the PF810 digital photo frames, combining a lustrous gloss-black finish with elegant inlaid rhinestones and a LED lighted touch-sensitive menu interface. The frames feature a bright new 8-inch 800x600 (4:3) color TFT LCD panel and 2GB of built-in flash memory to ensure that you can easily display your entire photo collection without even using a memory card. The new PF810 offers other useful functions too, such as an alarm clock, radio, and an electronic calendar and will make its debut at the 2009 CES...
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Great innovative technologies introduced in 2008
The year 2008 has brought us many new developments in the digital imaging area, as we have seen Movie Shooting capabilities on digital SLRs, first introduced on the Nikon D90, the Micro Four Thirds System, first introduced with the Panasonic Lumix G1 digital SLR and the launch of medium format digital cameras with 60+ Mp sensors. Although somewhat off-topic here, we have also seen remarkable innovations in the field of LED lighting, and with products like the new Seoul P7 Series there will be a greener future in store for all of us...
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May we all enjoy a better world in the year 2009
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After 7 years our hotshot era has come to an end
After seven years of showing over 2500 hotshots on our website, we have decided to end the DCViews hotshot series. Over the years we have seen a significant growth of websites for people to exhibit their photography talent and creativity, and share their best digital moments with others on the Internet. We hope that you have been inspired and have enjoyed this collection of original, creative, colorful, moving, artistic, surprising or just fun images. You will still find the hotshots of the last three years in our "your views" section...
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In 2008 the megapixel bar has been raised again
In 2008 the megapixel bar has been raised again. In the mobile phone arena we have seen the introduction of 8 Mp camera phones by Sony, Samsung, and LG. The 10Mp image sensor has become the standard in compact digital cameras, and 20+ Mp in the latest digital SLRs. In the high-end camera scene the 50Mp Hasselblad, the 56Mp Leaf, and the 60Mp Phase One medium format digital cameras have been introduced. The new illunis XMV 50100 introduces 50 megapixel resolution in the document imaging and archival imaging business...
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Exclusive Titanium edition of the Leica D-LUX 4
Leica introduces the D-LUX 4 Titanium limited edition. The technical features of this camera are identical to those of the standard models. The wide range of accessories for the camera, such as the special handgrip, the auxiliary finder or the Leica CF 22 compact flash unit (available from February 2009) are all fully compatible with the titanium edition. This special version is limited to 10,000 cameras worldwide and will be available in a set - together with a premium quality, titanium-colored leather case - from January 2009...
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Giroptic 360° panorama gives you total freedom
Giroptic has created what they say to be the world's first truly automated 360° digital camera which takes high-quality panoramic shots with just one click. You place the camera on its special tripod set the timer and that's it. The picture is ready to use instantly, it can be uploaded to Giroptic servers to help create interactive virtual tours of the area that's been photographed. This instant solution if your involved in promotional activities, real estate or the creation of digital presentations is yours for only 999 dollars...
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Pentax annouces white K2000 digital SLR camera
Pentax launches a limited edition, white K2000 digital SLR camera system. The white K2000 is an entry-level system consisting of the K2000 body, a white smc DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL lens, and a white smc DA L 50-200mm F4-5.6 AL lens. These lenses are the white versions of a newer series introduced with the DA "L" designation. This stylish, limited edition white K2000 SLR kit will be available on a very limited basis, and will not be in time for your white Christmas. Actual delivery is planned for February 2009 at a price to be announced...
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