SONY MARKS ENTRY INTO DIGITAL SINGLE LENS REFLEX CAMERA MARKET WITH NEW SYMBOLIC SUB-BRAND Press Release Sony has established a new brand name for its digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras that will be launched worldwide this summer. Meaning “beginning” and “essential,” the symbol α (pronounced alpha) embodies the spirit of Sony’s approach to the …
Updates with awaited features are now out for Extensis Portfolio, the digital asset management software. Extensis has released two updates that will be important for many users. One is a RAW filter update, which adds support for over 20 recent digital camera releases, including the Canon 5D and the Nikon D50 and D200. This release …
Latest Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox draws your attention to eye flow patterns. In the latest Jakob Nielson Alertbox newsletter he discusses the results of tests done on tracking eye movement over typical web pages. It is quite interesting and potentially very useful information for web site designers. The report can be seen at this link.
We put the Canon 350D / Rebel XT through its paces for image noise and resolution as part of a comparison with the Nikon D200. In this test we shot with a tripod mounted 350D / Rebel XT with two lenses, the Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 XR Macro shooting at 100mm and the Canon 100mm f2.8 …
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We put the Nikon D200 through its paces for image noise as part of a comparison with the Canon 350D / Rebel XT. Inthis test we shot with a tripod mounted Nikon D200 with the Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 XR Macro shooting at 100mm. Note that TIFF files of the centersections of all the RAW images …
In this tutorial we examine how to create a web page by using the slice tools in Photoshop and ImageReady. In this tutorial we are going to use Photoshop and ImageReady to create a web page using rollover buttons and the slice tool. Note that this is only one way of many that can achieve …
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Infrared test Note – a late preproduction camera was used for these tests. As soon as I can get a full production model I will repeat them to determine if there is any difference. I do not expect there to be any significant difference in this case, but there could be. The Olympus E-330 digital …
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Infrared test I then tested the Olympus E-330 digital camera at each ISO setting, with noise reduction turned on because of the very long exposures this camera needs. 100ISO Red Green Blue 200ISO Red Green Blue400ISO Red Green Blue 800ISO Red Green Blue1600ISO Red Green Blue So from these noise tests we can see that …
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rnEpson’s latest multifunctional printer makes a great photo printer, scanner and copier. It is really getting to the point that you would have to have particularly strong reasons not to want to buy a multi-function device rather than an individual printer and scanner. The RX650 reinforces this with one unit that combines all but one …
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A new high gloss paper in A4 and 4″x6″ paper sizes. Epson has released a new Ultra Glossy Photo Paper that is 30% glossier than their Premium Glossy Photo Paper. Epson claim it reaches the same gloss level as traditional silver halide prints and I must say it seems to. In the tests I have …