Pentax Launches 12.1MP Point-and-Shoot (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Pentax's new 12.1-megapixel Optio A40 and 8MP Optio V10 are compact and include some nice features along with their large sensors. Full text
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Leica grabs bragging rights with `fastest' lens (AP)AP - Before camera manufacturers one-upped each other with the number of megapixels, they one-upped each other with the zoom range of their lenses. And before that, in the 1960s, the "speed" of the lens, its ability to gather light, was the big selling point. Full text |
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Kodak promotes Philip Faraci to president and chief operating officer (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. named Philip Faraci president and chief operating officer Monday as the photography pioneer continues a four-year drive toward sustained growth in digital markets. Full text
Man finds lost camera through e-mails (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman who found a digital camera outside Ohio Stadium located the owner by uploading a picture from it and e-mailing the image to a batch of Ohio State football fans. Full text
Fujifilm to shift digital camera output to China (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Wednesday it plans to shift its remaining digital camera production to China and cut an unspecified number of jobs as it restructures its struggling camera operations. Full text
Explosion in digital cameras, camcorders leads to most documented kids ever (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - For her 30th birthday, while she was still pregnant, Lindsay Nie received from Mom an album filled with her baby and childhood photos. Full text
Digital cameras record baby's every move (AP)
AP - For her 30th birthday, while she was still pregnant, Lindsay Nie received from Mom an album filled with her baby and childhood photos. Full text
Chip Giants Back Universal Flash Spec (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Seven semiconductor manufacturers have announced their commitment to the introduction of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) -- a new industry specification for removable memory cards and embedded memory chip products for use in next-generation mobile handsets, PDAs, portable media players, and digital cameras. Full text
Nokia, others back new flash memory standard (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Seven of the world's top mobile phone technology companies are backing the development of a new flash memory standard to be used in mobile phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronics devices. Full text
Eizo Launches High-Def Monitor (PC World)
PC World - Eizo has launched a new addition to its ColorEdge series-- the CG241W. Offering both 12-bit hardware calibration and a 6ms grey-to-grey response time, this 24.1-inch wide-screen monitor is designed to display both still and moving images, pitching itself at markets including pre-press, digital photography, video editing and post-production. Full text
Shutterfly to stay independent, eyes acquisitions (Reuters)
Reuters - Online photo-sharing company Shutterfly Inc is eyeing acquisitions outside the photo arena, and expects to remain independent despite increasingly tough competition as the industry consolidates. Full text