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Pentax Camera Boutique Opens In NYC
First Pentax camera boutique opens in NYC Hot City, Cool Cameras Pentax launched its first camera boutique on June 23rd at Willoughby’s camera store in New York City. While the air conditioning and open bar were a great respite from the city’s summer temperatures for hot and tired journalists, we were there to preview Pentax’s […]
Read More »Canon EXPO 2010 New York
By aquadog
Bags Canon Digital Picture Frames Digital Storage Events Film Photography Lenses News Photographers Photography Business Photography Tips Printers & Printing Studio & Lighting Tripods Underwater
Canon has announced its Canon EXPO 2010 New York, that will take place September 2-3, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. The Canon EXPO 2010 New York is a gathering of the extended Canon community, customers, business partners and thousands of imaging professionals from around the world. Much more than […]
Read More »Mothers Day Camera And Photography Gift Guide
Every mother wants to keep pictures of her loved ones close to her, so cameras and photographs make ideal Mother’s Day gifts. When it comes to finding the perfect gift for your mom – and don’t forget grandmothers and wives! – there are many photographic options, from cameras and accessories to prints and collectibles. We’ve […]
Read More »National Geographic Traveler & Photo District News Great Outdoors Photo Contest
National Geographic Traveler (NGT) and Photo District News (PDN) have announced The Great Outdoors Photo Contest. It encourages photographers to celebrate the world outside through the categories of “Parks and Safaris”, “Plants, Animals, Insects and Gardens”, “Beaches, Islands and Underwater”, “Scenes of the Natural World”, and “Outdoors Sports and Activities”.
Read More »Pentax Optio W90 Waterproof Camera Preview And Video
The Pentax Optio W90 was announced about a month ago. It’s the latest waterproof, shockproof point-and-shoot camera from Pentax. I got a sneak peek at the W90 at the PMA tradeshow, the day before it was announced. I made sure they knew I wanted one as soon as it was available. Pentax was the […]
Read More »Olympus Stylus Tough-8010 Waterproof Camera Preview
Last week I put in a rush order with Olympus for their brand new Stylus Tough-8010 waterproof point-and-shoot digital camera. I was in a hurry because I picked up a magazine job shooting a salt-water hot springs in the Utah desert that has tropical fish – including sharks! I wanted to be able to take […]
Read More »Sony Cybershot TX5 Waterproof & HX5V Superzoom Cameras – Video
Sony had one of the busier and more interesting booths at PMA this year. Not only did they make the biggest announcement of the show (see Sony Compact Alpha Announcement), they also had some new and exciting compact Cybershot cameras, two of which we’re featuring here in videos from the Sony booth. The Sony Cybershot […]
Read More »Waterproof Digital Cameras At PMA 2010
I take a lot of pictures outdoors in nasty weather and rugged environments so I pay close attention to outdoor-friendly digital cameras. 2009 was the first year that anyone besides Pentax and Olympus introduced waterproof digital cameras and I got excited and wrote the 2009 PMA waterproof camera report. Since last spring, the “rugged” point-and-shoot […]
Read More »Pentax Optio W90 Waterproof Digital Camera
Today, Pentax announced the Optio W90, the eleventh generation Pentax Optio waterproof, rugged digital camera. Not only is the Optio W90 waterproof to 20 feet, it’s also shockproof to 4 feet, coldproof to sub-freezing temperatures, and is dustproof.
Read More »Samsung AQ100 Waterproof Digital Camera
Today, Samsung announced the AQ100 waterproof, compact digital camera. The AQ100 features 12-megapixels, waterproof up to 10 feet of water, a dedicated Aqua mode, 5x optical inner zoom lens, Digital Image Stabilization, a 2.7 inch TFT-LCD, 720p HD video above or below the water, Smart Auto (Still & Movie) scene recognition technology, Perfect Portrait System […]
Read More »Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5 Waterproof Digital Camera
Sony announced the Cybershot DSC-TX5 waterproof digital camera. The DSC-TX5 is less than an inch thin, making it the world’s thinnest and smallest certified waterproof digital camera. It is waterproof up to 10 feet deep, has an “Exmor R” CMOS sensor that is freeze proof down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit, shockproof up to about a […]
Read More »Olympus Stylus Tough-8010 and Stylus Tough-6020 Waterproof Digital Cameras
Today, Olympus announced two new shockproof, waterproof, crushproof and freezeproof compact cameras, the Stylus Tough-8010 and Stylus Tough-6020. The Stylus Tough digital cameras feature 14-megapixels, 5x wide-angle optical zoom lenses (28-140mm equivalent in 35mm photography), a 2.7-inch HyperCrystal III LCD, TruePic III Image Processor, 720p High-Definition (HD) video, AF Tracking technology, Magic Filter that includes […]
Read More »Fujifilm FinePix XP10 Waterproof Digital Camera
Today, Fujifilm announced the FinePix XP10, a new “Four-Proof” digital camera that is Waterproof, Freezeproof, Shockproof and Dustproof. The FinePix XP10 is housed in a metal uni-body chassis with a tactile grip finish. It features 12-megapixels, a 2.7″ High-Contrast LCD, Fujinon 5x periscopic optical zoom lens with a reinforced protective lens barrier, Facebook/YouTube Automatic Web […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2
Today, Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-TS2, a new rugged, outdoor digital camera that is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and dustproof. The Lumix DMC-TS2 features 14.1-megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario Elmar lens that extends to a 4.6x optical zoom, a 2.7-inch, 230,000-dot Intelligent LCD with a wide-viewing angle, a built-in LED light for shooting in […]
Read More »2010 CES Tradeshow Camera News Wrap-up
By Photo-John
2010 CES Canon Casio Events Featured Film Photography Kodak Lenses Memory Cards News Olympus Panasonic Samsung Sony Uncategorized Underwater
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Association tradeshow (CES) took place last week (Jan 7 – 10) in Las Vegas. The photo industry has its own tradeshow coming up next month in Southern California. But since a lot of the big electronics companies make digital cameras as well as TV sets and other electronics; CES usually sees […]
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