Canon today issued a light leak service notice for the Powershot A650 IS. A number of cameras are exhibiting a light leak when using the vari-angle LCD monitor in bright or sunny conditions where light would be shining on the back of the camera. The affected cameras have a zero in the fifth digit from the left in the manufacturing number… (more…)

Travel to Beijing China for a once in a lifetime Experience! China Pre-Olympic Photographic Workshop December 26, 2007 to January 12, 2008

Birdsnest Stadium, Beijing, China

The workshop will be conducted in cooperation with the School of Journalism of Renmin University, Beijing China. Renmin University is amongst the top rated universities in China. The photojournalism program of Renmin University has been delegated the duty to train photographers to work with the Olympic Committee photographing Olympic facilities and pre-Olympic events for the Beijing Olympics of 2008.

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Iloho launches competition for innovative images of world landmarks

Photography enthusiasts with wanderlust get ready. From Monday 24 September iloho (www.iloho.com), the online community for travellers, is launching a fantastic on-site competition to find the most inspiring images of the world’s landmarks. So protract your zoom, set your shutter speed and adjust that focus, because to celebrate the launch of landmarks, iloho’s interactive image gallery, there are a plethora of prizes up for grabs.

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Adobe has confirmed the development of Photoshop Express, a free online version of Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop Express Screenshot

John Nack, senior product manager for Photoshop, writes;

“The Photoshop Express is not meant to duplicate the Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop Elements. Rather, it’s a new member of the Photoshop family that’s meant to make Adobe imaging technology immediately accessible to large numbers of people”

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New and Unique File Sharing Website with a New Concept and an Amazing Look

Share all your media files under one account, upload and expose your videos, photos and sound files. Win weekly prizes and viewcount rewards.

San Diego, California (PRWEB) August 13, 2007 — Golozo LLC announces the launch of the long awaited revolution in media sharing: viewbug.com

Viewbug.com connects registered members (free membership) with family, friends and other users with the same interests; allowing all types of file sharing, talent exposure, comment posting and messaging.

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Stanford Athletics Selects Spitfire Photo Pro to Host Extensive Archive of Sports Imagery

Over 16,000 official images, some of the world’s best athletics photos, now available on a website powered by Spitfire Photo Pro

SAN FRANCISCO, September 4, 2007 - Spitfire Photo Pro, the leading image management platform developed by Virtual Moment, LLC, today announced a partnership with Stanford University to provide its technology to streamline the Athletic Department’s extensive online digital archive (www.stanfordphoto.com). With Spitfire Photo, Stanford Athletics will benefit from an unmatched flexibility in workflow, promoting a comprehensive archival website of athletics photographs for editorial and press distribution, as well as for sale to alumni and fans around the world.

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This morning, Lexar and Kodak announced a new five-year agreement under which Lexar will develop and market Kodak-branded flash memory products worldwide. This agreement strengthens the existing relationship between Lexar and Kodak and allows Lexar to manufacture and distribute a wider variety of KODAK-branded flash memory product lines.

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Lexar Will Broaden Its Role as Exclusive Developer and Marketer of High-Quality Kodak-Branded Flash Memory Products

Fremont, CA, September 4th, 2007 – Eastman Kodak Company and Lexar Media, Inc. today announced the signing of an extended five-year agreement under which Lexar will develop and market Kodak-branded flash memory products worldwide. The agreement with Lexar, which has performance-based exclusivity, strengthens the existing relationship between the two companies and allows for expanded distribution and a broader portfolio of KODAK-branded flash memory product lines created by Lexar, a world leader in advanced digital media technologies. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Originally Written: 04 September’07
Last update: Casio Press Release (Added on 06 September’07)

No, the title above is not a typo. Casio has exhibited the prototype of the world’s fastest prosumer digital camera at IFA in Berlin. The revolutionary Casio 60 fps digital camera of the future will be able to take still images at 60 images per second at maximum resolution.

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The camera will feature 6.0 million effective pixels, 12X optical zoom , 1/1.8 inch high speed CMOS sensor, 60 images per second at 6.0 million pixels JPEG, 300fps - Motion JPEG, AVI format, VGA (so you can replay your video in ultra-slow motion), CMOS-shift image stabilization and a 2.8-inch widescreen TFT color LCD, approx. 230,000 pixels. It measures 127.5 mm (W) x 79.5 mm (H) x 130.0 mm (D) and weighs Approx. 650 g. The precise product release date, pricing, brand name and specifications remain to be determined.
Ultra-high speed burst shooting captures 60 still images per secondHigh speed movie recording, at 300 fps, catches motion faster than the human eye

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