Has anyone tried their hands yet on Adobe’s new web image-editing tool, Photoshop Express? I took a test drive and found it stylish, intuitive, social, and equipped with the very necessary image-editing functions. Completely appealing. Just like Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom, it neatly organizes and tells you in a glance how many photos you have in your library [...]
Continue reading...27. August 2007
Great news for the professional level Nikon shooters out there. The Nikon D300 and Nikon D3 are here, and on paper, they are absolutely drool-worthy! The Nikon D300 is the highly anticipated replacement for the successful Nikon D200, sporting tons of advanced new features that makes me itch to upgrade mine. 12.3-megapixels CMOS sensor, Nikon [...]
Continue reading...19. August 2007
Looks like Amazon spilled the beans on Canon’s upcoming 40D DSLR. This highly-anticipated camera is actually rumored around the internet for a while now, but Amazon just went ahead and confirmed it all. Availability: September 20, 2007 Price: US$1,299 (supposedly body only) Most notable improvements from Canon 30D are the 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC III image processor, large [...]
Continue reading...30. July 2007
Consumer-grade High Definition videography just shrank in size. Panasonic’s latest HDC-SD5 HD Camcorder that was announced today is the world’s smallest 3CCD Full HD camcorder. Measuring at 2.6 x 2.6 x 5.3in and weighing in at just 0.75lb, it is perfect for non-professionals who wants something lightweight and HD-capable. With its 1,920 x 1080 30fps recording, [...]
Continue reading...10. July 2007
Investing in a GPS unit used to be the only way to get a portable navigation system up and running. Not with Navizon now. Navizon has been available for many phones running on Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Symbian or Java. But with the release of Navizon Desktop yesterday, both your PC and Mac laptops can now [...]
Continue reading...2. June 2007
I was recently asked to write a review for Buy.com’s digital cameras section. I’ve never bought anything from Buy.com, but I figured I’ll take a quick look. Well, I was pleasantly surprised! Here are my views. “Buy.com has the largest selection of Top name brand Digital Cameras at the lowest prices and free shipping offers. With [...]
Continue reading...8. May 2007
Digital compact cameras are getting amazingly comparable to SLRs. Especially with the introduction of Canon’s new PowerShot S5 IS. With the previous PowerShot S2/S3 IS, Canon did a great job in combining great image quality with a 12x zoom lens. But what they are lacking is a flash hotshoe. Which in my opinion is a [...]
Continue reading...13. March 2007
Sony has announced its new Cyber-shot DSC-G1 slim digital camera. Its 6.0-megapixel resolution might seem little, but those who understands the megapixel myth would know better. What’s extraordinary about this camera is its wireless capability, 2GB of internal memory, and its huge LCD. With built-in WiFi, the DSC-G1 is able to wirelessly transfer photos to another [...]
Continue reading...7. March 2007
It has only been about four months since Nikon introduced the entry-level D40 digital SLR. But Nikon’s updating it anyway with the new D40x. Differences: 6-megapixel to 10.2-megapixel Range of ISO setting starts at 100 instead of 200 2.5fps to 3fps 1/200 flash sync speed, down from 1/500 Looks like the slightly higher price than D40 won’t get you much of [...]
Continue reading...1. March 2007
Group shots… More often than not, one person would ruin the photo by blinking or squinting. A good way to solve this is to get the group to close their eyes for about three seconds before taking the shot. Still, no guarantees. But that might soon become a thing of the past, as Canon is currently [...]
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5. May 2008
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