Phase One has announced an updated service release of its Capture One 4, PRO and DB RAW workflow software. Version 4.6 of Capture One and Capture One PRO extends RAW support to the Canon G10, Nikon D3X, Olympus E-30 and Phase One P 65+ cameras. It also provides improved camera support for the Canon EOS [...]

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Pentax has released the Optio E70 digital compact camera. This 10 megapixel camera features a simple to use interface with large buttons. Continuing the simplicity theme, it also includes Pentax’s ‘Green’ shooting mode, where the camera tales control of all the key shooting settings. Although the camera promises simplicity, it is packed with features such [...]

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The P70 joins the wide-angle club as it sports a 4X optical zoom lens (27.5-110mm eq) and has a 12-megapixel sensor and a 2.7″ LCD. It also has some popular consumer features:
+ slim body
+ face detection (up to 32 faces in 30 milliseconds)
+ blink and smile feature
+ no real IS (”digital shake reduction”)
+ starting price [...]

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Kodak is ready for CES 2009 and they has two cameras for you to see.
First is The Z980 comes with a 26mm wide angle lens and a 24x image stabilized optical zoom. It also has a 12 megapixel image sensor, a vertical shutter release, HD video capture and a vertical detachable grip. The camera should [...]

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The University of Glasgow has a team of scientists ready to improve the way we’re going to take pictures in the near future. They will be working with nanostructures in the metal film on the CMOS which should be increasing the sensitivity of the sensor and therefore we should expect better images.
This whole nanotechnology research [...]

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