| Fuji's new cameras: 18x zoom, blog-mode, Panorama
The advanced FinePix S100FS (Film Simulation) digital camera provides an all-in-one solution with manual controls and functionality of a Digital-SLR, including both digital and manual stabilization through a mechanically stabilized "floating" lens element to reduce blur from the photographer's hand-shake, with Fujifilm's Picture Stabilization Technology, to reduce blur caused by subject movement. The S100FS also features a 14.3x Fujinon manual zoom lens, an 8th generation Super CCD sensor with 11MP of resolution, a 2.5" tiltable LCD and ISO speeds up to ISO 6400 at 6MP and up to ISO 10,000 at 3MP. Bolstered by Fuji's Face Detection 2.0 Technology with Automatic Red Eye Removal, the camera's lens design can achieve maximum resolution at all focal lengths of 28mm-400mm equivalent and all aperture stop settings, according to the company.
Camera makers vie for SLR buyers' attention
Camera manufacturers including Canon, Pentax, and Fujifilm will show new digital SLRs for professional photographers at the PMA07 show in Las Vegas next month. The new models balance traditional and advanced features to retain existing customers and tempt new ones. Canon will show the EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR, an upgrade of its classic 1D model that shoots 10.1 megapixel images at up to 10 frames per second. Canon developed a more sensitive image sensor for the camera that can be pushed to ISO 6400, it said Thursday. Fujifilm, meanwhile, will show the FinePix S5 Pro, which begins shipping this month. The digital SLR has a 12.34 megapixel image sensor: half the pixels respond best to low light levels, the other half to stronger light, a system that captures images with a wider dynamic range, the company said.
Submitted by jerrmac, CNET Digital cameras forum
The longevity of rechargeable digital camera batteries varies greatly, but camera battery life in general has improved over the past couple of years. Just about any digital camera with a dedicated battery or a decent set of AA rechargeables should get you through at least an average day of shooting. With dedicated lithium-ion batteries, you can consider it a rule of thumb that the smaller the cell, the shorter the life. If you buy a camera that takes AAs and doesn't come with rechargeables, you should purchase cells with the highest mAh rating you can find to get the longest life. To extend the shooting time of digital SLR cameras, manufacturers often sell compatible vertical grips that attach to the main body of the camera and hold an additional battery, as well as incorporating a second set of controls for vertically oriented shooting.
SmugMug Announces Support for Eye-Fi Card
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SmugMug, the most advanced online photo sharing and photo storage application, today announced support for the Eye-Fi Card, with which SmugMuggers can use their home Wi-Fi networks to upload photos to SmugMug from their digital camera. The Eye-Fi Card (www.eye.fi) went on sale at select online retailers earlier this week. Millions of professional and amateur digital photographers take photos for the purpose of sharing them with friends, family, cohorts, like-minded community members and customers. SmugMug is recognized as the premier online destination for storing and sharing photos. With the Eye-Fi Card, it is easier than ever to move photos from a digital camera to SmugMug. "We've eliminated the hassles and made it simple for users to upload photos to SmugMug.
Astronauts gear up for rendezvous and docking
The Atlantis astronauts, closing in on the international space station, are gearing up for docking today to wrap up a two-day orbital chase. Looping below the lab complex and then up to a point directly in front of the station, commander Steve Frick plans to manually guide Atlantis to a linkup around 12:25 p.m. Frick, pilot Alan Poindexter, flight engineer Rex Walheim, Leland Melvin, Stan Love and European Space Agency astronauts Hans Schlegel and Leopold Eyharts were awakened at 4:45 a.m. today by a recording of Garrison Keillor singing about powdermilk biscuits from "A Prairie Home Companion." "Good morning Atlantis," astronaut Shannon Lucid radioed from mission control. "And an especially great good morning to you today, Steve. It's a great day for rendezvous." "Hey, thanks very much, Shannon," Frick replied.
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