News Archive for August 1999
Aug31
Exclusive:
Here it is, the review I'm sure many of you have been
waiting for. The Sony DSC-F505. A very capable and interesting
camera, with great image quality, lots of functionality and one
of the best LCD's I've ever used on a digital camera. (04:00 GMT)
HP announce eight new printers, eight new scanners
and two digital cameras. (06:58 GMT)
Aug30
Epson Introduces Its Most Powerful, Versatile
and Advanced Digital Camera -- the PhotoPC 850Z (04:00 GMT)
Aug27
Just
received an email about this very interesting new service on the
net which allows you to turn your digital photos into real prints,
here's the press release: (04:00 GMT)
So,
my prototype was a product after all :) About three weeks ago we published
a picture and specifications of a product named the S10, today Canon
have officially announced it and it matches our specifications and
design. (04:00 GMT)
Today
I was lucky enough to take delivery of a brand new Sony DSC-F505
which is on loan for review. This camera has created quite a stir
these last couple of weeks with a clever marketing campaign executed
by Sony and a huge interest shown in the camera. (04:00 GMT)
Aug26
Welcome, if you're seeing this message then you're on
our new server which has been put in place to cope with the increasing
numbers of visitors coming to the site. (04:00 GMT)
On
the back of their announcement of the MX-1700 Zoom, Fuji have also
published a press release and photograph of the groundbreaking 3x
zoom mechanism used in the new MX-1700. (04:00 GMT)
Fuji
have announced the MX 1700 Zoom. Designed similarly to the MX2700
(and older MX700) it's a 1.5 megapixel (1280 x 1024), where it
breaks away from its older syblings is that it has a 3X optical
zoom (38mm - 114mm) making it the smallest and lightest 1.5 megapixel
zoom digital camera yet. (04:00 GMT)
Welcome, if you're seeing this message then you're on
our new server which has been put in place to cope with the increasing
numbers of visitors coming to the site. (17:55 GMT)
Congratulations to the following people, who won
an Olympus C-2000Z in the
contest that we participated in along with Imaging Resource and
DC Resource: (04:00 GMT)
Aug25
Matsushita Electric, SanDisk
and Toshiba Agree to Join Forces to Develop and Promote Next Generation
Secure Memory Card (04:00 GMT)
The Japanese D# Sharp Magazine have just posted a mini-review
of the Olympus C2500-L along with a few sample images. (04:00 GMT)
Aug24
Olympus
officially announce the C2500L Digital SLR. This 2.5 megapixel 3X
zoom true-SLR digital camera has some unique features, the most interesting
of which being it's dual media port, the camera can take both CompactFlash
and SmartMedia. (04:00 GMT)
The Japanese Magazine D# Sharp have posted a short article
on the New Sony DSC F505 along with a set of sample images. Some interesting
pictures and undoubtedly good quality. (04:00 GMT)
Aug23
Sony
US have also announced the DSC-F505, here's the official word. (04:00 GMT)
Today
was the day, after a week of marketing we're finally given all
the stats on this peculiar looking, but technically very interesting
digital camera. Inside, we've got the complete rundown, all the
specifications and even sample images. (04:00 GMT)
Aug21
EXCLUSIVE
Nikon D1 Hands-on preview.
Today I got an exclusive hands-on with the Nikon D1 at the Singapore Camera Show, Basement 2, Takashimaya Mall. Not only did I get to take photographs of the camera but I actually shot with it.
(12:30 GMT)
Aug19
Addonics
Technologies will begin shipping next week a lightweight (4.5
oz.) plug & play Compact Flash Card reader that uses the USB port
to provide an easy, inexpensive and high speed way to transfer
digital images or data to a PC or iMac. (04:00 GMT)
Sony
have just announced the MSA-64A memory stick. The chewing-gum
sized stick now expands the range of available MemorySticks from
4MB to 64MB, meaning that Sony have now overtaken SmartMedia as
far as storage capacity per physical size is concerned. Availability
(in Japan) will be November 21st, MSRP price is 20,000 YEN (US$164
- $2.60/MB). (04:00 GMT)
Aug18
Steve
managed to get his hands on the leaflet from which came our news article
of a few days ago, he's posted it up on his site. Canon describe the
S10 as "The Worlds smallest and lightest 2MP digital camera with
zoom and built-in flash". (04:00 GMT)
EXCLUSIVE:
Once more we can bring you the inside information on a new digital
camera release, this time the much awaited Sony DSC-F505. Loosely
based around the DSC-F55 this digital camera has had an interesting
marketing campaign over the last few days, just a few minutes ago
I received a confirmation of specifications and the name DSC-F505
for the camera. (04:00 GMT)
Anyone
getting tired of this yet?? Sony today revealed that the new DSC
will have an MPEG capability. Not really a surprise saying that
several of the Mavicas and the recent DSC-F55 do. This image also
confirms my guess of yesterday that the camera has a hybrid available
light / backlit LCD. One other thing, todays page notes the next
release as 20th (Friday) which we can safely assume will be the
launch date and they can finally reveal all. (04:00 GMT)
Aug17
17/Aug/99,
0300GMT, 1100EST.Well, we finally hit seven figures (unique visitors), what can I say, a big thank you to all those people who've helped out over the last six months. To the manufacturers who make the reviews possible, to the advertisers who help to support the infrastructure, to the other digicam websites who have shown their support by linking to my news and reviews and most of all to my visitors who make the whole thing a success. (12:30 GMT)
Sony
have posted yet another picture of their upcoming 2.1 megapixel,
Swivelling 5x Carl Zeiss zoom lens, MemoryStick storage digicam.
Now we can see its size, in this picture the user is holding it
with the lens swivelled 90 degrees upwards, looking DOWN onto
the LCD. This picture also seems to reveal that the object on
top of the lens is a pop-up flash (see the hinge). (04:00 GMT)
Steve
managed to get his hands on one of the first Fuji MX2900's, he's
written a user review of the camera which is officially launched
today (17th August) @ MSRP of $899. Here's what he says: (04:00 GMT)
Aug16
Ever wonder WHY manufacturers drop the price of
products?... hmmm. (04:00 GMT)
So today is Monday 16th, my site is down but I can
still create news items, so hopefully y'all see this as soon as
things get better. (04:00 GMT)
Visitors, first of all many thanks go out to the
suprisingly large number of emails I received during the most
recent downtime expressing support for the website and hopes that
problems are resolved soon. (12:30 GMT)
Aug14
EXCLUSIVE:
This from an anonymous source, I've received a photograph of Canon's
S10, a 2.1 megapixel, 2x zoom, A50 look-alike. News from various sources
contradicts itself, some say this is simply a mock-up prototype, some
say it's product and will be launched in a month or so. Only time
will tell. (04:00 GMT)
Aug13
Just
posted: Our latest digital camera review, the Kodak DC280 Zoom.
The DC280 Zoom fits into the new Kodak line of digital cameras
just below the recently announced DC290, the DC280 has a 30mm
- 60mm (2x) zoom lens, 2.3 megapixel CCD and a host of built-in
features designed to satisify the medium-level digital camera
enthusiasts. (04:00 GMT)
And Sony reveal a little more info, auto/manual focus,
macro mode, manual white balance preset, spot metering and
by fiddling with the image they've posted I've managed to discover
it has a 10 x zoom (can't confirm if that's 10 x optical or 5
x optical, 2 x digital). We also know it has an L shaped profile,
video output, will use Memory Stick for storage (whoopy doo!),
has a Carl Zeiss lens and USB. Other rumours indicate a 5x zoom
lens. (04:00 GMT)
Aug12
Kodak
today announce the Kodak DC290 which is a 2.1 (? actually the
CCD is 2.3 megapixels) megapixel version of the Kodak DC265. Oh,
and there's an uncompressed mode... Suggested retail price $1,099. (04:00 GMT)
Much
to my displeasure Imaging-Resource have posted a review of the
Kodak DC280 a full two days before my NDA allows me to release
my complete review, I've had a DC280 since early July on an extended
loan and review and am only allowed to publish that review after
the 14th.. Looks like a communication problem between Kodak Singapore
and Kodak US. (04:00 GMT)
Again,
another layer is revealed, now you can see a "bikini"
picture of their upcoming DSC digicam. We now know it has an L
shaped profile, video output, will use Memory Stick for storage
(whoopy doo!), has a Carl Zeiss lens and USB. Other rumours indicate
a 5x zoom lens. (04:00 GMT)
Aug11
Steve's
been busy again! This time he's had his hands on the wonderful Kodak
Pro DCS620 (which I've previously reviewed)
and the new 340MB IBM Microdrive which he tests in the DCS620 and
a Canon Pro 70. (04:00 GMT)
PC
Watch post a Kodak DC215 Zoom first impression, professional photographer
Yamada offers his opinions on Kodak's new slimline entry-level zoom
digicam. (04:00 GMT)
Some
of the digital photography enthusiast out their in Europe and
Asia were lucky enough to point their cameras skyward and capture
the last total eclipse of the millenium, here we'll list some
web pages of digital camera users who managed to get some shots. (12:30 GMT)
Haha..
I had a little chuckle to myself, Sony really are playing with
us on this new digicam, talk about building hype. They've revealed
a new layer today, the fact that the new DSC digicam sports a
Carl Zeiss lens. (04:00 GMT)
Aug10
Sony
have the wrappings over their latest digicam as shown on the product
webpage, the wrappings will come off tomorrow (11th Aug) according
to the Japanese page. (04:00 GMT)
Nikon finally release the updater for Windows! It's
been a long wait for most NTSC Coolpix 950 owners, Nikon mysteriously
published the firmware updated for Mac way back but withdrew the
Windows updater. Here are the official list of bugs fixed in this
release: (04:00 GMT)
PC Watch Digital Camera Sales Charts:
In Japan, the Fuji MX1500 bursts its way into the first place in the
sales charts, the Olympus C2000Z is pushed down to second place and
Kodak's new DC280 breaks in at number 7. (04:00 GMT)
Aug9
SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Nasdaq:SSTI)
today announced it has expanded its CompactFlash card family to
include 32 MByte and 48 MByte density cards. The new cards are
based on SST's patented ATA controller technology and flash memory
design expertise. Because of this technology, SST's CompactFlash
cards offer the industry's fastest sustained write performance,
up to 1.4 MByte/sec. This speed benefits users of CompactFlash
cards in applications such as digital cameras, where a faster
write performance leads to significantly lower set-up time between
pictures. With the addition of these new products, SST's CompactFlash
card family now includes cards ranging in densities from 4 to
48 MBytes. (04:00 GMT)
Phew! - Welcome to the new single paged (no frames)
Digital Photography Review. It's been a long job but I've finally
converted all the previously framed pages in the site to non-framed,
in the process I've streamlined alot of the back-end database
design and associated scripts. (04:00 GMT)
Just a quick note to let all my visitors know that
you WILL experience some downtime on the site over the next 24
hours (when exactly it will take place I'm not quite sure,
it should take about two hours total). The downtime is to install
the latest version of the site with lots of changes (I'll post
a complete list of improvements when the site is live). (04:00 GMT)
Aug6
Stumbled
across this excellently written Nikon D1 (Professional Digital
SLR) report by John Henshall, a recommended read for anyone interested
in the Digital SLR which is likely to completely shake up the
diigtal camera market. (04:00 GMT)
Just
received a note from long-time reader David S. Weikel that Olympus
32MB SmartMedia is finally shipping in the US, which will be a
huge relief for C2000Z owners who are struggling on 8 and 16MB
SmartMedia cards. Here's an extract of his email: (04:00 GMT)
Aug3
Kodak
Japan announce the new Kodak DC215 Zoom aimed squarely at the
small, light pocketable end of the market it's the direct successor
to the DC210 equipped with a 29mm - 58mm zoom (2x) and 1/3"
1 megapixel CCD (1152 x 864). (04:00 GMT)
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