February 2010 Entries

Vivitar’s 2010 Cameras: Cool Colors & Tech

Vivitar unveiled over a dozen new digital camera models, with a range of user-friendly features and affordable price points. The ViviCam V5028 is a 5.1 megapixel model with a swing-out 1.8-inch preview screen to make taking self-portraits easier. The compact camera has 4x digital zoom, face detection, anti-shake capabilities, and USB connection. It’s powered by three AAA batteries. $69. The ViviCam VX018 offers 10.1MP, a swing-out 1.8-inch preview screen, 4x digital zoom, face detection, anti-shake and a USB connection. It, too, uses three AAAs. $99. The underwater, all-weather ViviCam VT026 is a 12.1MP model with a 2.4-inch preview screen, 4x digital zoom, face...

Take Great Shots with Your New Camera

Everyone loves something new, especially if that something is a digital camera. But if you yourself are fairly new to digital photography, or just in need of a refresher, there are a few things you should know before you go off, wildly pressing the shutter (don't worry, you can still go off wildly, just after reading this). Make the most of your new camera with these digital camera tips: Easy on the ISO: Chances are your new digital camera can push the boundaries of low light sensitivity, perhaps as high as ISO 3,200 or even ISO 6,400 and beyond. High ISO...

Casio Digital Art Frame Turns Pictures into Artwork

Have you ever wondered what one of your photos would look like as a painting?   Now, Casio makes it easy for everyone to create, view and show off digital pictures as photographs OR paintings. Pretty cool right.   Casio announced at CES that it “has developed a revolutionary new digital imaging product that transforms ordinary digital photographs into works of fine art.” – This is very cool.   The Casio Digital Art Frame, with its10.2 inch WSVGA color LCD (with a brain), can take your snapshot and turn it into custom art. See some amazing example images here.   The device will display your original photos...

Kodak Pulse Frame & Slice Digital Camera Simplify Creativity, Sharing

Kodak introduced new consumer digital photography products and services developed to making it easier to capture and share “the moment.” Its portfolio of products unveiled at CES in Las Vegas is highlighted by the company’s new Slice digital camera and Pulse photo frame.   The Slice touch-screen camera ($349.95 MSRP) is designed to bring together the power of photography with the love of sharing memories. It can store up to 5,000 pictures in HD resolution, and you can sort through all the pictures by person, place, date or occasion. Now that will really save time.    The camera’s touch screen and share button...

Pandigital Debuts Photo Greeting Card Line with Built-in LCDs

Consumers have a new way to send special memories through the mail with the just-announced Pandigital digital photo greeting card line. The greeting cards include built-in LCDs that display digital photos. Consumers can upload and display up to 50 digital photos on a 1.44-inch digital photo screen with the photos automatically playing as a slideshow. “These new digital photo greeting cards extend the concept of the greeting card by allowing consumers to send a truly personal greeting to family and friends,” said Dean Finnegan, CEO and founder, Pandigital. “These cards are available for most special occasions and are so unique that...