Better Cameras, Better Photos Continue to Drive Online Ordering of Prints from Digital Photos
Industry Sales Up 19% in April; Growth in Online Ordering with Mail Delivery Continues to Outpace Kiosk Processing
Fotolog Goes Mobile
More than 18 Million Members Worldwide Gain Mobile Access to World’s 4th
Most-Trafficked Social Networking Website
Mobile Launch is First Contribution of Hi-Media’s Acquisition of Mobile
Trend
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Nikon D700 DSLR to launch next Monday?
According to online retailer Digital Depot, it looks like the 12.1-megapixel DSLR will launch on Monday 30th June. The website of the retailer states: “Nikon will be announcing the new Nikon D700 on Monday 30th June! Check back soon for details, images and specifications” Digital Depot”.
Various rumors suggest the full-frame Nikon D700 DSLR and Canon 5D competitor is priced at $3,477 and has Nikon’s EXPEED image processor, 14-bit A/D conversion and 16-bit image processing. The body is supposedly made from magnesium alloy. Nikon so far did not confirm the camera at all.
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Celebrity portraits: Artnet Online Auctions Portraits Sale
artnet launches Photographic Portraits Sale featuring 20 photographs of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, and other iconic figures by 15 renowned photographers including Allan Grant, Herman Leonard, Irving Penn, and Bill Ray
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Sony Introduces the World’s First Camcorder With Smile Shutter Technology
SAN DIEGO, June 19 /PRNewswire/ — Sony is taking the lead in the
camcorder industry by introducing the first high-definition camcorder with both Smile Shutter(TM) and face detection technologies.
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Panasonic Adds Two New HD Camcorders to Its Line — World’s First AVCHD Models With a 3MOS System
New High Definition Camcorders Offer Increased Manual Functions for More Creative Use and Intelligent Auto Mode to Make Shooting More Intuitive
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International Color Awards Presents 2008 PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP
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CLOSING CALL FOR ENTRIES
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JUNE 20th, 2008
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There is only 8 days left to enter the 2008 Photography Masters Cup!
Enter your best color photography for your chance to win a coveted
Masters Title. Submissions will be accepted until midnight (PST),
Friday, June 20th, 2008.
Enter Now at www.thecolorawards.com
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Top 5 reasons to enter:
1. Win a Masters Title at the world’s biggest color photography event
2. Receive endorsement from the most respected names in the industry
3. Make the headlines
4. Your winning work published in the 2009 Masters Cup Yearbook
5. Your winning work on exhibit at the Masters of Photography International
Exhibition
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Put your work in front of the world’s most influential decision makers in
Photography, Publishing and Advertising, including CHRISTIE’S, TASCHEN,
THE FINE ART SOCIETY, FOX, SAATCHI & SAATCHI, NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL, THE BENETTON GROUP, and more.
CLOSING DEADLINE is Friday, June 20th
Enter your work now!
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Footnote.com: Largest Online Collection of U.S. WWII and Vietnam War Photos released
Collection Features More Than 80,000 Photos From WWII and Vietnam Now Freely Accessible at Footnote.com Read more
Pinnacle: Special Edition of Pinnacle Studio Video Editing Software
Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc. just announced teh release its popular Studio video editing software in a special edition for digital camera owners as well as camcorder owners interested in photo slideshows. Read more
Panasonic AG-HMC150 Camcorder: HD performance with simplicity of digital still camera; shoots on SDHC
It took Japanese CE giant a full six years to finally releasing a true HD successor to the popular but aging AG-DVX100. The new AG-HMC150 shares triple CCDs, optical image stabilization, and audio capability with the DVX100, but adds a variety of HD formats including 1080/60i, 1080/30p, and 1080/24p. However, this does not come cheap: The AG-HMC150 costs $6000
The HMC150 is designed to provide enhanced HD production capabilities for video enthusiasts who desire professional features, extended recording capability and the fast workflow. The company has confirmed a basic 13Mbps recording mode but did not give details for the ‘enhanced’ or #higher-level’. Hopefully it will be closer to the AVCHD maximum 24Mbps and show what the format is really capable of. The AG-HMC150 uses standard SDHC cards.
