Canon develops Hybrid IS

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Electronista reports that Canon has developed a new technique for Image Stabilization (IS). Image Stabilization does wonders for wildlife and macro photography, as it eliminates the camera shake enough to allow for sharp images at several f-stops lower than before. This lets photographers get sharper images in lower light conditions without the use of a… Read more »

Google OS

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Is anyone surprised? This has been talked about for years now, but finally Google anounced its own Operating System. Suprisingly, yet not, the system will not be entirely based on Linux, as was speculated before, but on Chrome, further blurring the line between PC Operating System and the web. The fact that the new OS… Read more »

Canon 1D Mark IV: Evolution

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As an avid Canon 1D Mark III user, I was delighted to see rumors of the next step in 1D evolution. The camera is reported to have a 16 megapixel sensor. More impressive to me is the huge ISO range, from 50 to 26,500, apparently with very high quality. The camera is told to be… Read more »

8MPX Cell phone camera

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Sony Ericsson C905 will include an 8 mega pixel camera. WHY?? Not long ago, I had a great 6 megapixel SLR. It was my first digital SLR, and I loved it! A few years ago I upgraded to a 10 megapixel beast, and did not notice much change in the picture size. Now, I am… Read more »