Olympus E620 DSLR: World’s Smallest DSLR?
March 9, 2009
Olympus has released Olympus E620 Digital SLR Camera with a weight just over a pound without the lens. The dimensions of this digital slr camera is also unique at 130mm x width, 94mm x height and 60mm x thickness. The camera comes with a sensor resolution of 12.3 megapixels, and mainly targets digital photography enthusiasts and hobbyists and aspiring professionals who look for professional level features and controls.
The digital SLR camera further comes with a seven point Twin autofocus system, apart from an array of built-in art filters, which allows the user to bring forth stylish effects on the captured images at the simple touch of a button. This aspect can also be seen in Olympus' E-30 Digital SLR. Another feature of this device is a swivel LCD screen that measures 2.7 inches diagonally.
The new digital SLR camera is expected to be availed, in the month of April, accompanied by some exciting offers. The package however, will include a Zuiko ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens. The price is expected to be around GBP550.
Sri Lankan Cricketers Attacked; Digital Camera Captures Reasonable Images of the Assailants
March 3, 2009
Although, a distantly located CCTV camera recorded some obscure images of the attackers of the touring Sri Lankan cricket team, a few sports photographers who were at the spot seems to have captured some explicit images of the assailants, as well as the incident. However, the immediate publishing of these images would be sensored owing to security reasons coupled with the purpose of assisting the government sleuths. This is all the more significant, for the fact that the assilants who numbered up to fourteen prima facie, are still at large.
In the incident six police personnel and a bus driver who drove the match umpires, were killed. Six Sri Lankan cricketers including captain Mahela Jayavardena, Kumara Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera suffered from shrapnel injuries, as the fourth umpire Ehsan Raza was shot on the back. The latter is said to be in a critical condition. Samaraweera was reported to be the worst hit with a grievous thigh injury. Other players hit are; Tharanga Paranavitana, Ajantha Mendis, thilan Thushara.
English match referee, and father of England fast bowler Stuart Broad, Chris Broad was also among those who were travelling in the match officials' vehicle that followed the bus, which carried the Sri Lankan team. Broad escaped unhurt, though he later said that it was the most scaring experience of his life. Another former England test player, Dominic Cork, who was touring the sub-continent as a commentator for Pakistan TV, also came out unscathed.
The images captured by the professionals, reportedly using their digital SLRs are perceived to be of great help for the local detectives, as well as for a few international agencies who were already operating in Pakistan as the part of the global fight against terrorism.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-T27: World’s Smallest Digital Camera With 12 x Optical Zoom?
March 2, 2009
Panasonic has introduced Panasonic Lumix DMC-T27 with a 10.1Megapixel sensor resolution. Panasonic claims that DMC-T27 is the world's smallest 12 x optical zoom digital camera. The digital snapper is also arguably the first one of its kind that records motion picture in AVCHD Lite. This is a novel technology that enables extended recording of high-definition motion picture. Moreover, the digital imager that comes with a LEICA DC Vario-Elmar lens can expand its wide angle to an ultra wide 25mm from the default 28mm.
Panasonic has also armed the DMC-T27 with its intelligent Auto Modes that recollects faces from past shots in its turn with an advanced Face Detection feature. The iA mode can also be put to use in the movie mode. In spite of it featuring some of the most advanced lens specifications and functionality, DMC-T27 is lighter as well as smaller than its predecessors. Apart from all these, the camera also features a remarkable wide-view angle LCD of 3 inch diagonal size, studded with 460,000 pixels.
Panasonic has fortified DMC T27 with a high performance and high speed Venus HD Engine, complimented by a twin CPU. The DMC T27 is expected to hit the stores shrouded with some enticing offers.
Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2008 Announced
February 25, 2009
Digital Camera Photographer 2008 competition winners have been declared. The winner entry is 'Fun Bathing' photographed by Tan Choon Wee of Singapore. The entry that wins the second place is 'The Rider's Tail' that was captured by Chris Mole of the UK.
The winner entry was captured in Bali, Indonesia. Wee revealed that the location, a river dam situated on the outskirts of a local village, which was popular among the kids, apart from being a regulation utility site for the villagers. He shot the pictures using a Nikon D200 Digital Camera. The shutter speed was 1/1000 at f/7.1, ISO speed was ISO 400 and the lens used was a Nikkor 18-200mm lens at 60mm.
57 year aged Wee is a seasoned traveller hailing from Singapore, who has been engaged in serious photography for 25 years. He revealed that photography was not just his subject of interest, but his joy and passion. However, he also did not hide that he could only frame a handful of perfect pictures from a great number of images he shot.
Competitions were held in ten different categories, such as Action & Movement, Landscapes, People & Portraits, Animals, Documentary, Creative Vision, Black & White, Urban, Hidden Britain and Dusk to Dawn. The winners for the different categories were also announced.
Dusk To Dawn category winner is Philippino Manuel Librodo Jr, Yancho Slavov of the UK tops the Hidden Britain category, Briton Phillip Thomas emerges the winner in the Animals category, Gerardo Sabardo of Philippines wins the Ist place in the Documentary categoy, Black and White category I st place goes to Maciej Duczynsk of Poland, Harvey Ringler of Philippines wins the Creative Vision category, and Hans Strand of Sweden wins the Landscape category I st place.
The Memories of Paparazzi Cameras Still Haunt Guus Hiddink, the New Chelsea Boss
February 16, 2009
Dutchman Guus Hiddink revealed that he can recollect nothing as bad as his run-ins with the Turkish press, when he was the manager of Turkish football club, Fenerbahce in 1990. He also added that the run-ins were a lesson for his life. Guus Hiddink revealed this in the eve of his fresh stint with Chelsea, which would vitually place him in the British sport's golden bowl. He replaces Luiz Felipe Scolari as the new coach of Chelsea.
He reminisced the incident that persisted to disturb him in 'This Is My World', his autobiography. The incident happened in Istanbul that saw Hiddink being framed. The book says that all started when a lady, a huge fan of the club invited him to have a cup of coffee at her house, which he accepted. At night when he walked up to the door of her house to walk back home, he was dumbstruck to find a good number of paparazzis there with their digital cameras out there, though not exactly digital cameras. Flashes were all over with an intent to frame him, subsequently. The book further states Guus Hiddink meeting her again to congratulate her on the success of her articulate designs.
Guus Hiddink also reveals in the book his approaching the club president for an expert opinion. The feedback of the club president is printed in thew book as it was. “Don't worry”, he said. “Welcome to the newspapers of Turkey.” However, today he might be looking ahead to deal with the sharper UK paparazzis armed with some of the most advanced digital SLRs, as against the starter dose he received in 1990.
