Digital Photography School (dPS) are teaming up with DigitalRev to run their first forum competition of 2010. Anyone can enter, regardless of experience level. And there is big cash prize for a winner. What is the competition all about? – The idea behind this competition is to take a look at your photography, think about [...]
Sony unveiled the Party-shot camera dock, an innovative accessory that eliminates the need for a photographer. Party-shot dock can circle 360 degrees and tilt the camera up to 24 degrees, following guests via face detection embedded in Sony cameras. Instead of pushing the button yourself, the dock shoots photos on its own when it determines [...]
Half of this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, inventors of the charge-coupled device, or CCD, which forms the basis for most digital camera sensors. In 1969 Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the first successful imaging technology using a digital sensor, a [...]
Leica has announced its 31st Oskar Barnack Award for themed photo series, with a first prize of €5,000. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs (minimum 10 up to a maximum of 12 images, only one series per participant) expressing ‘the interaction between man and the environment’. There is also a [...]
Canon has launched the much anticipated EOS 50D, an upgraded version of EOS 40D. On the surface it looks almost similar to its predecessor. However, there are quite a few significant improvements; fifteen megapixel CMOS sensor, faster DIGIC 4 processor, 3.0″ VGA LCD monitor with Live View mode offering 3 AF modes, ISO sensitivity expandable [...]
Canon today announces its latest D-SLR, the EOS 1000D. Featuring a 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 7-point wide area AF system and up to 3fps continuous JPEG shooting until the memory card is full, the EOS 1000D represents a more affordable entry point to the world of EOS cameras – whilst taking full advantage of over [...]
