Sony Ericsson’s IPK-100 Camera phone kit, has a micro-tripod for those of us with shaky hands, and the feet are friction feet to keep grip in some conditions. This also has a protective case for your phone, so you can wear it like the coolest on your belt. I don’t know WHY you’d get this. If you’re the next Dave LaChapelle with cellphones, them maybe.

Form meets function here with this amazing camera bag. This makes it so you don’t have to set your camera on the ground so you can take pictures from a unique angle. For the price of $48, you really get a two for one here. I would buy it, even it’s a little cheeseball.

Casio announced the latest in its Exilim digital camera series - EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z75 with 7.2 megapixel which features a newly-developed 2.6-inch wide LCD display for improved image viewing. The EX-Z75 retains all the advanced features of last year’s EX-Z70, including Anti-Shake DSP for reducing photo blur due to shaky hands or moving subjects. The main improvement is the 2.6-inch LCD display with 14:9 aspect ratio which makes it easier to capture wide aspect ratio images and operate the camera’s settings.

The EXILIM series have been successful and boasts of an exclusive feature called eBay Best Shot mode. eBay Best Shot takes photos at a size that is optimized for display on eBay listings. eBay Best Shot also includes Auto Macro for close-up shots of small items that adjusts the focus to get the fine details. eBay Best Shot photos are also stored in a special eBay directory.

The EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z75 will be available in March in four colors: pink, blue, black and silver. The suggested retail price is $229.99.

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Extreme seems to be the camera market’s mantra– with so many ultracompacts, super-zooms, and fancy digital SLRs, it’s a wonder there’s anything else to choose from. Yet for shutterbugs who want both a camera they can control and that can also fit in a pocket, Fujifilm’s FinePix F650 walks the line well between function and convenience. It comes with a 5X optical, 35mm-to-175mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.8-to-f/4.7 zoom lens, a 6-megapixel CCD sensor, and a 3-inch LCD screen. While it doesn’t include any gimmicky features, such as face detection, it does have full manual-exposure controls.

Although Fujifilm was among the first manufacturers to raise the sensitivity of its compact digicams, the F650 oddly tops out at ISO 400. And since it doesn’t come with image stabilization, you’ll have to rely on the flash when shooting in low light. The lack of flash compensation makes flash shooting less versatile than we like. On the plus side, the FinePix did a decent job of balancing fill flash with a desk lamp in our test scene. Over all? Not a buy, unless your strapped for cash and need a camera.
Purchase the Fujifilm FinePix F650 at Amazon.com

Source - Cnet

BenQ still fancies itself a player in the digital camera scene and has two more lower end digital cameras for you. You’ve got the 6.1-megapixel E610 and 6.0-megapixel C610, both of which are aimed at digital camera newcomers. Of the two, the C610 is the more basic, having only a 2.0-inch screen whereas the E610’s screen is 2.4-inches. There’s no pricing info in sight and it appears that the cameras may be Europe-only for the time being. BenQ has a history of releasing low-end digital cameras to very little fanfare, so why should this be any different? I guess if you don’t have the scratch to pony up for a DSLR this could do the trick.

Source - Gizmodo

The summer months is usually a time when traveling and vacationing peak. There are dozens of places to visit and even more places to take interesting pictures. Because of the time of the year, some of the most visited places are parks. Outside attractions featuring water like Niagara Falls or on the other extreme, the Grand Canyon make for beautiful picture taking. But if you are strapped for cash, cannot go traveling for great pictures and are looking for more common attractions to photograph, let us consider things that you will probably see in your city for free.

There are more thunderstorms during the summer which can result in the most interesting pictures. After the storm is gone, if we are lucky enough to get a rainbow, the sky is filled with mixtures of all colors from the spectrum. Sounds picture perfect, right? Have you ever been outside and thought that it looked like something right from a postcard?

To take good pictures of the sun and/or moon, first make sure you have a full view of the object in the camera and try to take it from a high angle if you can. If it is too bright, the sun/moon does not have to be right in the middle. Shooting off center can make really nice silhouettes of the surrounding objects in the picture and give more attention to other things in the photograph. Be creative, a picture of it reflecting off of water or something similar would be nice.

Have you ever wondered why your camera seems to take the picture after you pressed the button? This kind of problem deals with the focusing of the camera. It can be avoided very easily. If you can get the hang of learning to work a focus, you will be on your way to taking better pictures in no time.

The slight delay between when you press the button and the camera really takes the picture is because the camera takes time to focus right before the shutter snaps. This can be very difficult when trying to photograph children, animals or other objects that may not remain still long enough to be photographed. To minimize the delay, try pre-focusing your camera. It is a very simple step and just involves pressing the shutter button down half-way before you actually take picture.

For example, if you wanted to take a picture of your nephew blowing a bubble with bubble gum before it pops, you would first focus the camera on him. Before he starts to blow the bubble, press the shutter button down half-way. Most cameras will beep or display a green light to demonstrate the camera is in focus and the picture is ready to be taken.

Fremont, Ca., January 9th, 2007 – Lexar, a leader in advanced digital media and accessories, announced today that new Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC™) flash memory cards will be available as part of the company’s Platinum II and Standard lines of products. Lexar SDHC cards satisfy market demand for reliable SDHC cards that are ideal for storing and sharing digital images, video, and music and are offered at varying price and performance levels. SDHC cards from both Lexar product lines will be available next month in 4GB capacity, and later this year in 8GB capacity.

“As digital camera resolution continues to increase and capturing video becomes an even greater consumer habit, SDHC cards provide much needed capacity and performance to ensure a superior user experience,” said Michael Yang, director of product marketing, Lexar. “We’re excited about extending two of our popular product lines to include SDHC-format flash cards and we look forward to improving the digital experience of many who have – or will have – SDHC-enabled devices. Within these two product lines, an ideal SDHC flash card now exists for consumers needing varying price and performance specifications.”

Microsoft has today released a new ‘Photo Info’ tool designed specifically for digital photographers. After installation this tool provides a new option of ‘Photo Info’ on the Explorer context menu. The Photo Info dialog enables you to edit both EXIF and IPTC information in compatible image formats as either a single image or a collection. The Photo Info tool works on either Windows XP or Vista and is a free download.

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