New Smart Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D

The Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D is an ideal camera for first-time digital SLR users. Unfortunately if you don't know photography lingo you might find yourself never veering from your camera's default settings and into all the cool features that help you take outstanding photos. This book takes care of that problem. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D For Dummies comes to the aid of new and inexperienced XTi/400D users by walking them through all the features of their camera. The book not only explains that camera's controls, but also demonstrates how each feature contributes to creating great photos. Illustrated with hundreds of full-color photos, this guide helps you get up-to-speed on the XTi/400D and in control of this popular camera.

The Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D is an ideal camera for first-time digital SLR users. Unfortunately if you don't know photography lingo you might find yourself never veering from your camera's default settings and into all the cool features that help you take outstanding photos. This book takes care of that problem. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D For Dummies comes to the aid of new and inexperienced XTi/400D users by walking them through all the features of their camera. The book not only explains that camera's controls, but also demonstrates how each feature contributes to creating great photos. Illustrated with hundreds of full-color photos, this guide helps you get up-to-speed on the XTi/400D and in control of this popular camera.
Key Topics Covered:
- Getting the Lay of the Land.
- Taking Great Pictures, Automatically.
- Controlling Picture Quality.
- Reviewing Your Photos.
- Taking Creative Control.
- Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting.
- Manipulating Focus and Color.
- Putting It All Together.
- Downloading, Organizing, and Archiving Your Photos.
- Printing and Sharing Your Photos.
- Ten Fast Photo-Editing Tricks.
- Ten Special-Purpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day.
SOURCE: Research and Markets Ltd.

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New GPS gadget for digital SLR cameras

Amateur Photographer: A Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver designed to attach to the hotshoe of digital SLRs is predicted to help trigger a ‘geotagging’ revolution.

Geotagging allows photographers to automatically assign GPS data to their pictures. Its protagonists expect such technology to win mass market appeal – making life easier for photographers by helping them manage their collection and quickly search their image database, based on the location data embedded in the image file.

Geotate’s €100 device, called Kato, uses its own built-in memory (to store GPS data) and a rechargeable battery.

Geotate hopes that such ‘instant GPS camera technology’ will trigger an explosion in location tagging of images.

Amateur Photographer: A Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver designed to attach to the hotshoe of digital SLRs is predicted to help trigger a ‘geotagging’ revolution.

Geotagging allows photographers to automatically assign GPS data to their pictures. Its protagonists expect such technology to win mass market appeal – making life easier for photographers by helping them manage their collection and quickly search their image database, based on the location data embedded in the image file.

Geotate’s €100 device, called Kato, uses its own built-in memory (to store GPS data) and a rechargeable battery.

Geotate hopes that such ‘instant GPS camera technology’ will trigger an explosion in location tagging of images.

‘We think [automatic geotagging] will become a standard feature on cameras,’ said Paul Gough, Geotate’s senior director for product development.

Geotate draws on research predicting that the GPS camera sector will increase five-fold by 2011.

Though GPS accessory units for cameras are nothing new, Geotate claims its ‘USB GPS logger capture device’ offers key advantages over other GPS units in that it frees up picture taking and uses less power.

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New Nikon dSLRs near

Photography Bay seems to be cranking on its reputation as rumor central for the photography community. In addition to today's intimations about new Canon dSLRs, and a suggestion that Sony is discontinuing the DSLR-A700, the blog deconstructed a post on DPReview to hint at a new midrage Nikon full-frame dSLR targeted to compete with the Canon EOS 5D, and quotes speculation from bythom that a Nikon D90 and D3X

Photography Bay seems to be cranking on its reputation as rumor central for the photography community. In addition to today's intimations about new Canon dSLRs, and a suggestion that Sony is discontinuing the DSLR-A700, the blog deconstructed a post on DPReview to hint at a new midrage Nikon full-frame dSLR targeted to compete with the Canon EOS 5D, and quotes speculation from bythom that a Nikon D90 and D3X will appear some time between May 12 and June 16. Nikon USA's comment: "You will be absolutely the first to be NDA'd if there is any legitimate product news coming from Nikon. Until then, everything you see about new products is an unsubstantiated rumor, and as you know, we're unable to comment on rumors."

The D80 is certainly ripe for replacement, and "D3X" might make a nice name for a midrange full-frame model.

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One day our 5D Mark II will come

In today's episode of "I'm going to post a Canon EOS 5D Mark II rumor," Photography Bay says that Canon's German Web site displayed some information about the possible follow-up to the company's EOS 5D. The short blurb that purportedly appeared on the German site says that the camera will have a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor,

In today's episode of "I'm going to post a Canon EOS 5D Mark II rumor," Photography Bay says that Canon's German Web site displayed some information about the possible follow-up to the company's EOS 5D. The short blurb that purportedly appeared on the German site says that the camera will have a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, be able to shoot 6.5 frames per second, and will be available this June. For those keeping track, that's up from 15.3MP and 6 frames per second the last time Photography Bay predicted the imminence of the 5D Mark II. While those new details might turn out to be true, I don't believe it. It would be especially easy to fake a leak like this, and Photography Bay seems to be having too much fun posting rumors lately.

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After 1,5 years serves mid-end DSLR segment with EOS 30D, Canon finally renew the choice in this segment through EOS 40D. This camera is 6st Canon DSLR for professional class that present with 10 megapixel resolution CMOS sensor and carries newer photo technology before previous generation product.

Compared to 30D series, EOS 40D has better specification to support professional photography. Besides higher photo resolution, EOS 40D also offers continuous shutter speed until 6,5 frame/second until 75 shots ( JPEG L) or RAW format shot. To be that fast, camera equiped with DiGiC III processor and all cross sensor automatic focus system so user will not miss priceless moment in every second. To save media storage usage, EOS 40D also offers sRAW file to keep your photo result lower resolution and size.

After 1,5 years serves mid-end DSLR segment with EOS 30D, Canon finally renew the choice in this segment through EOS 40D. This camera is 6st Canon DSLR for professional class that present with 10 megapixel resolution CMOS sensor and carries newer photo technology before previous generation product.

Compared to 30D series, EOS 40D has better specification to support professional photography. Besides higher photo resolution, EOS 40D also offers continuous shutter speed until 6,5 frame/second until 75 shots ( JPEG L) or RAW format shot. To be that fast, camera equiped with DiGiC III processor and all cross sensor automatic focus system so user will not miss priceless moment in every second. To save media storage usage, EOS 40D also offers sRAW file to keep your photo result lower resolution and size.

Like Olympus and Nikon, Canon also offers dirt reducer system at camera filter to get very bright and clean photo result. This ultrasonics dirt reducer is similar with used at EOS 400D. Easy ways to look the object through LCD similar to compact camera also imitate from EOS 40D, so that you can see through 3 inch LCD including doing zooming at area which wish to be focussed. You also no need to affraid makes a picture in rain or dusty condition because Canon already designed battery and CF memory cover compartment.

Among all sophisticated feature from EOS 40D series which similar like Canon greatest series (EOS 1D Mark III), there is also unique characteristic that making this camera differs from other competitor. One of them is the camera ability to move photo from full volume in CF to USB Flash or external harddisk with help of Vertical Grip Canon so will make you easier to back up the photo. Other interesting is camera ability to not directly off when CF memory cover opened and LCD will present photo write process information and message to close its cover.

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Canon PowerShot A570

From the front side, this point-and-shoot camera which also able to used in water (must be packed into waterproof case) looks cool and shiny. In backside, 2,5” LCD fulfil the left side unit. In other side, seen 4- way circle which added by Display and Menu button in the bottom and Exposure Compensation/Delete and Print/Share button in above. In top right corner, side by side with holes speaker, there is camera slider / playback- something fun because easier to be reached compared to previous ‘A’ series.

From the front side, this point-and-shoot camera which also able to used in water (must be packed into waterproof case) looks cool and shiny. In backside, 2,5” LCD fulfil the left side unit. In other side, seen 4- way circle which added by Display and Menu button in the bottom and Exposure Compensation/Delete and Print/Share button in above. In top right corner, side by side with holes speaker, there is camera slider / playback- something fun because easier to be reached compared to previous ‘A’ series.

According to its name suffix, A570 IS has Image Stabilizer feature. So at a low speed shutter (without blitz in dark place), or zoom subject, the photo result is not too blur. Besides in A570 IS, this picture stabiliser facility (Shoot/Panning) only available at A710 IS series which the price is more expensive. In fact, A710 IS feature is same as A570 IS. But in A710 IS the optical zoom length is reachs 6X. On the contrary, movies file size at A570 IS above A710 IS, there is 4GB. Others, A570 IS is supplied by newest DiGiC processor ( III).

Startup A570 IS is quick enough, around 1,5 seconds. The Focus also locks fast enough: 0,1 - 0,3 seconds. shot-to-shot speed is good enough, with around 1,5 seconds delay. But if blitz is turned on, delay can increase until around 3 second. More interesting, there is available choice custom for self-timer. So besides 2 and 10 seconds, we can choose number of shots which will be taken, and how long delay before button shutter is released.

This camera offers three focus mode, one of them is is Face Detect, which now become trend at compact camera. At Face Detect, focus and exposure in one frame will be locked until 9 man face area. If you take no human object, will be applied 9-point otofokus (same as if you chooses On at AiAF option). And if you set off the AiAF, camera will focus at centered of frame.

For object zooming, A570 IS is equiped by optic and digital zoom (4X). Its digital zoom choice consisted of 1,5X, 1,9X, and Standard. At Standard is available Safety Zoom, which will inform (blue colour) when you cross the point where quality of picture declines.

Canon PowerShot A570 IS is compatible for point-and-shoot camera fans which also wish to learn applies manual mode. Its shot quality of earning, including macro, is good: smooth, accurate, rich of color. Besides photo, the camera also can record video (with IS feature). When recording video, you can do zoom, but only with digital feature. Don’t forget to buys recharge NiMH battery and SD/SDHC card because its alkaline battery bundle is expire quickly, while its 16MB MMC card surely can’t fit your desire.

Price range
Canon PowerShot A570 IS: $254.50 to $567.00

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