Monday, February 23, 2009

Polaroid Introduces the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera


Polaroid announced the launch of the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera, which is the first digital camera and instant printer combination on the market, that is portable enough to take anywhere. Consumers can select from among the digital photos on the camera, crop or edit them and print full-color, 2x3-inch prints in less than 60 seconds all using a single device.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Nikon D3X is Top Dog in Image Quality, According to Latest DxO Labs Sensor Rankings


Nikon D3X at a price of $8,000 is a bit high price to pay in today’s economy, but testers who test image sensors, claim the 24.5MP DSLR has the best image quality on the market. According to DxO Labs, the D3X "t is the leader on their Sensor scale with a 6-point gain above all other camera bodies currently evaluated on their dxomark.com website." The D3X scored an 88 out of 100 for its image quality which is first out of 54 cameras tested on the site. DxO Labs, is a software company which produces RAW image conversion, processing, and correction software.
According to their testing, the Nikon D3x is "the first camera which actually achieves more than 12-bit depth of effective image information and thus is able to take full advantage of its 14-bit Analog/Digital (A/D) converter."The top three cameras in DxOLabs Image Quality Database are all made by Nikon. In second place, for image quality, is the Nikon D3, which scored an 80.6 out of 100. In third place is the Nikon D700, which scored an 80.5. The top ranked camera from Canon is the 1Ds Mark III which is in fourth place in the Image Quality Database with scoring 80.3.

The New SDXC Memory Cards Offer 2TB Storage


2TB flash memory cards sound like a mistake, but the SD Association wants to set a new standard for storage with its SDXC memory cards. SDXC (eXtended Capacity) supports memory capacities up to 2 terabytes with higher bus speeds, which is capable of storing 100 high-def movies, 60 hours of HD recording, or 17,000 fine-mode photos.

Faster bus speeds enable professional level recording in SDXC-compatible camcorders and consecutive shooting of six frames per second in SDXC-compatible cameras.

This is just an introduction to the new standard, no SDXC products currently exist. SDXC compatible cameras and camcorder will probably be featured at CES next year.

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