Category: Digital Cameras

  • Nikon Coolpix 8800 Discussed by Chris Pirillo

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteChris Pirillo discussed his initial experience with a Nikon Coolpix 8800. I thought his perspective was interesting, since he’s been a Canon user in the past and decided to give a Nikon prosumer digicam a try. It seems like he will post additional comments soon, so I’d keep an I on…

  • Kodak Digital Photo Strategy Discussed in New York Times

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe New York Times published an interesting article on Kodak’s digital photography strategy yesterday. It talks about how Kodak rebounded from a 5-percent share of the U.S. market in 2000 to 19-percent today. That makes them number two behind Sony and just ahead of Canon. There are a number of interesting…

  • 64M Memory Card Offered with Purchase of Digital Camera by Amazon.com

    Reading Time: 2 minutesAmazon.com had a sale going on digital cameras that ended this week. They replaced that promotion with a new one– if you buy a digital camera from them, you get a free 64-Megabyte memory card that’s compatible with the camera or you get a discount on a larger-capacity memory card. The biggest…

  • Panasonic Lumix FX7 Reviewed by Digital Photography Review

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteDigital Photography Review published a Panasonic review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX7 by Simon Joinson. This review has particularly good photos of the camera, providing a good idea of how the Lumix FX7 would fit in your hand. The top features of this camera are a 5-megapixel CCD with 3x optical…

  • Dan Washburn Reports on Electronic Gadgets He Used While Traveling Through China

    Reading Time: 2 minutesDan Washburn of ShanghaiDiaries.com visited 18 Chinese provinces on a single trip recently. Now he’s reported on how each of his electronic gadgets fared during the trip. Included in his report are evaluations of the: 40-Gigabyte iPod from Apple, Media Reader for iPod from Belkin, Backup Battery Pack for iPod from Belkin,…

  • Comparing the Canon Powershot A85, Powershot A95, and Powershot S1 IS

    Reading Time: 2 minutesKathleen and I didn’t make the trip to New York City yesterday specifically to shop for a digital camera, but we ended up looking at them at both The Apple Store and B&H Photo and Video. I got to look at the Canon Powershot A85 side-by-side with the Canon Powershot S1 IS.…

  • Kodak EasyShare CX7330 Competes Mainly on Price

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoshua Waller of DigiCam Reviews published new review of the Kodak EasyShare CX7330 3-Megapixel Digital Camera. The CX7330 has a 3x optical zoom lens and a 1.6-inch color TFT screen. It has 16-Megabytes of flash memory built in and takes a SecureDigital card for additional storage. The review has a number…

  • Photoxels Reviews Canon Powershot S1 IS

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s a nice nice review of the Canon PowerShot S1 IS up on Photoexels.com. I talked about the Powershot S1 IS on Operation Gadget back in September and this review validates my thoughts about it. The reviewer places this camera in the “Beginner to Serious Amateur” category and tells you what…

  • Nikon D70 Named Popular Photography’s 2004 Camera of the Year

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNikon D70 Digital SLR: Popular Photography and Imaging‘s 2004 Camera of the Year. [ Photo: Amazon.com ] Popular Photography and Imaging is out with their 2004 Camera of the Year Award, and the winner is the Nikon D70 Digital SLR Camera. The editors said that the D70 adds “some sophistication, features,…