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JVC introduces its new Everio G Series in hard drive camcorders stream. The model comprises GZ-MG130, MG155, MG255 and GZ-MG555.

The series touts for its leading model GZ-MG555 with 5.37-megapixel CCD to produce excellent still images and integrated noise reduction technologies with advanced Gigabrid engine to improve picture quality.

The Series includes 30GB built-in hard drive, a new imaging engine, one-touch DVD burning, one-touch PC back-up, in-camera editing , an Everio dock, support for SDHC, high-capacity SD card and much more.

This new series promises enhanced picture quality with advanced imaging technology and allows user to master the art of video storytelling.

Via: Newlaunches

Most of you would have wished that your Web cam should do more than just take pictures of your living room and broadcasting them on the internet.

Try this one. This 5-in-1 web cam has the capability of taking up to 2,000 photos at a resolution of 640 x 480.

The device can also record up to 10 minutes of video at 15fps or 20 minutes at 7.5fps at a respectable 320 x 240 resolution.

The only problem with the device is that it only has a 128MB storage capacity that is not sufficient for all your recording needs.

The device is powered by a Lithium Polymer battery that runs it for 1.5-hours. The web cam sets you down by $196.

Via: ubergizmo

Olympus has unveiled an updated version of their E-500 camera dubbed E-510.

The main difference in this is the use of a live view LCD.

On the sensor side you will get a 10 Megapixel one at up to 1600 ISO on that Fourth Thirds lens mount.

It also includes a CF and an xD card slot for enhancing the memory. It also boasts of the newest generation of TruePic III image processor.

The E-510 has a higher capacity battery and an OIS. That makes for the $100 difference in price.

The E-510 (picture on top) goes for $799 and will be available in June while the E-410 (pictured above) runs at $699 and will be available in May.

Via: engadget

Toshiba has dropped another version of its Gigashot V10 camcorder but hasn’t given too much specs bum to it. The changes are the new color, Dark Titanium, and a driver and software for that WOW OS (Vista).

Other features include 4GB HDD, SD slot, a 5.19-megapixel sensor and 720×480 video recording in MPEG2 at 30fps. But, what to do with just the color change?

Via: Akihabara

Good news for all photographers! Digital media and design training specialists lynda.com launched a new 6.5 hour-long tutorial that they say will help achieve robust, dynamic database design - the Photoshop Lightroom Essential Training. According to the developers, the tool will help bring out a photographer’s creative best.

Chris Orwig, a professional photographer and instructor, takes the trainee through the nuances of browsing, organizing, and adjusting of images that will help in improved photo management, processing and also presentation. The tutorial also comes with full-resolution exercise files. So all of you out with cameras get going!!!! We all expect some great-looking photos from you in the future!!! And all you need is to get hooked to the Internet. Subscribe to lynda.com’s Online Training Library Subscriptions start at $25 per month. To know more and for free online samples, you can visit http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=364. A CD version of the tool is expected to be released at the end of the month.

CEO of lynda.com Lynda Weinman says;

I am really excited about teaching Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, as it’s a revolutionary tool that empowers photographers (including myself) to become more effective and creative. Lightroom not only helps me organize and access images, it expands my creative potential with its powerful RAW processing capabilities that are non-destructive to the original image. Since I started using LR, my workflow has become streamlined, which has helped me rediscover my passion for the essentials of photography.

Via: Business Wire

Mustek has introduced a new range of digital camcorders with the new DV700TZ and DV530TZ range.

The DV700TZ offers better features which include:

- 7-Megapixel CCD

- 3x Optical Zoom

- 2.5-inch LCD

- Video Broadcasting at 720 x 480 MPEG-4 format at 30fps

- 64MB Internal Memory

- SD card Slot

The DV700TZ is priced at $300.

The low-end camcorder dubbed DV530TZ features:

- 5.3-Megapixel CCD

- Video Capture at 640 x 480

- 3x Optical Zoom

- LCD

This one is priced at $230.

Both the cameras will be rolled out shortly.

Via: engadget

The IXUS 70 (£250, pictured top and centre) and IXUS 75 (£270, pictured bottom) swap the IXUS 60 and IXUS 65 correspondingly. As judged against to the older variants, the new cameras propose an amplified image resolution of 7.1 megapixels, now that’s something even for the professionals and a two-tone, black-circle-on-silver-box design that reminds of the original film-based IXUS. Canon has also rejuvenated its stereotyped obsolete image to promote the new designs (if you’re more into modern minimalism and taking photos while clothed, the IXUS 70 also comes in silver on silver).
The only difference between the IXUS 70 and a bit more expensive IXUS 75 is the LCD on the flipside of the camera. The IXUS 70 has a 64mm (2.5-inch) LCD, leaving ample room for an optical viewfinder, whereas the IXUS 75 has a slightly bigger 76mm (3-inch) LCD and no viewfinder, that’s bad. In the stereotypical nutshell, if you’re going to slide the camera into the back pocket of your jeans and take photos of your friends when you’re out partying, you want the IXUS 75. If you plan to explode it into your bag so you can take photos of the kids on the beach during your summer holiday, go for the IXUS 70, I am surely of the opinion that you’ll find the optical viewfinder more useful than a bigger LCD

Via: Crave

Canon is commemorating the 20th anniversary of its best selling EOS single lens reflex camera system by unveiling the new EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR, which the company claims to be the world’s fastest digital SLR camera. The high-end 10.1-megapixel digital SLR is able to fire 10 frames per second in ruptures of up to 110 large JPEGs or 30 RAW files with its dual DIGIC III processor. Other salient features of the camera include 3-inch LCD viewscreen, an ISO range of 10 to 3200, highly innovative APS-H size CMOS sensor, new WFT- E2A Wireless File Transmitter option, integrated cleaning system to clean off dust, and advanced autofocus functionality. No words on pricing or availability but I will keep you posted on the same.

via: gizmag

Sold by Crazy About Gadgets, the Credit Card Digital Camera strips out all but the essentials, creating an extremely compact device that is also extremely cheap. The sensor is rated at 0.3 megapixels, which can still produce up to 26 1280×960 photos, stored on 8MB of RAM; alternately, users can shoot as many as 209 images at 640×480, or record up to 40 seconds of video. When connected to a computer, the unit doubles as a USB webcam. It is missing electronic flash however, and to check framing, users must rely on a manual viewfinder rather than an LCD. CAG is selling the camera in silver or pink for £20 ($41).

Via: crazyaboutgadgets

We have witnessed experts talking about the myth of megapixels but Nikon seems to be paying no heed to that since it has launched a new digital camera dubbed P5000 that touts its whopping 10-megapixel CCD with a 3.5x zoom and ISO 3200 sensitivity. Nikon flaunts its new camera to be featuring new image processing engine with “enhanced noise reduction and an improved signal-to-noise ratio”. While its 2.5 inches LCD doesn’t impress me so much amidst the horde of digicams boasting 3-inchers, I am pleased to find extra room for optical viewfinder. It is scheduled to ship in March for a price of $400.

via: Engadget