08/28/2002: Sharp Enters Digital Still Camera Market With Two Innovative Cameras
SAN DIEGO, CA, August 22, 2002 -- Sharp Electronics Corporation, an innovator in camcorders with its Viewcam® product line, today announced its entry into the digital still camera market with two new megapixel models featuring Sharp?s proprietary CG Silicon Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology. Both units, models VE-CG30U and VE-CG40U, will be outfitted with a 1.5-inch high resolution color CG Silicon LCD screen and viewfinder, which will ensure a crisp preview to properly frame a photo. They also come equipped with high-end features such as bracket exposure, aperture and shutter priority modes, gamma correction, and full manual options to give the photographer control over lighting, shutter speeds and exposure. These features offer an unprecedented opportunity for creativity with digital photography. Read the entire Sharp press release....[read more]
08/20/2002: Light & Motion's Tetra U/W Housing for Olympus C-4000
Light & Motion's Tetra housing accommodates Olympus' latest digital camera, the 4 megapixel C-4000 Zoom. The C-4000 pairs nicely with the Tetra housing and allows you to focus on the task at hand? capturing great digital images. Tetra includes a custom glass flat port, strobe arm ready mounts for most strobe arms and bulkhead ports to support Wetlink underwater strobe connectors. Optional accessories include Wetlink strobe connectors, Wetmate underwater changeable lens system and Tetra Pointer light. Tetra can be purchased as a solo housing or as part of a complete Travel Package including strobe(s), sync cord(s), extra lenses and custom case. With digital photography you can shoot until you get the shot you want and simply erase the junk. No more shooting 36 frames on a roll and getting 1 "keeper, maybe. In addition, digital photography provides the flexibility to print out your favorite photo or email it to...[read more]
New Direct Photo Printers Provide Digital Camera Owners of All Levels With the Ability to Print Amazing Photos With or Without a Computer LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2002 - Epson America Inc. has added two new direct photo printers to its product line -- the EPSON Stylus Photo 925 and EPSON Stylus Photo 825. The EPSON Stylus Photo 925 offers unique and exclusive features such as its automated roll paper cutter, one-touch printing buttons, the ability to crop images without a computer and digital image archiving to a Zip disk. It is perfect for the digital photography enthusiast or even the less computer-savvy person who wants to buy a digital camera. The EPSON Stylus Photo 825 is the replacement to the popular EPSON Stylus Photo 785EPX and provides a simple and easy-to-use photo printing solution for new digital camera owners. Read the entire Epson press release....[read more]
08/01/2002: NixVue Vista, 5GB to 30GB Portable Image Storage and Viewing
I just posted our NixVue Vista review. This is a small, portable, battery- operated image storage and viewing device. Going on vacation and don't want to buy a dozen extra memory cards or drag along the laptop? Then maybe' you should check this gizmo out. This is the update of last year's popular Digital Album and now comes in 5GB to 30GB sizes and has its own built-in 1.8" color LCD for image review....[read more]
