CNET reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 and gives it a rating of 7.0 out of 10. They write - “Image quality from the H3 can be quite nice if you stick with ISOs 100 and 200, though that niceness is marred a bit by the lens’ noticeable distortion, as well as some purple fringing on high-contrast edges toward the edges of images. I saw more noise than I would’ve liked at ISO 400. While images are still very usable and much of the noise is minimized during printing, there is a noticeable falloff in shadow detail and fine detail at ISO 400. Stepping up to ISO 800, noise increases only slightly, but there’s more of a falloff in shadow and fine detail. At ISO 1,600 noise becomes heavy and most shadow and fine detail is lost. The top sensitivity setting of ISO 3,200 yields extremely noisy images with completely blocked up shadows and fine details. For example, text which was crisp and clear at ISO 200 and below, becomes completely illegible at ISO 3,200. I suggest staying below ISO 1,600 when shooting with the H3 and sticking with ISO 100 or ISO 200 whenever possible.”

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The vertical design of the SELPHY ES20 is a perfect fit for any interior. Slide in an Easy Photo Pack to explore creative options for personalised, lab-quality prints to delight family and friends.

Features
Integrated Ink and Media cassette
Compact, vertical design with handle
2.5″ LCD
Wireless printing*
Red-Eye Correction
Automatic image optimisation
Creative Print button
Image trim, My Colors
100-year prints*

Beautiful prints made beautifully simple

Integrated Ink and Media cassette
Media and ink are conveniently integrated in one Easy Photo Pack for easy replacement and swapping between different media types, such as credit cards and postcards (colour and black & white). Print up to 50 postcard-size colour photos without changing the cartridge.

Compact, vertical design with handle
The compact vertical design allows the SELPHY ES20 to be stored and operated in tight spaces without taking up valuable desk space. The convenient carry handle makes printing truly portable.

2.5″ colour LCD
The large LCD can be used to edit and review photos in detail before printing. Getting photos onto the screen is as easy as viewing them. Simply insert your camera’s memory card into one of the clearly labelled card slots.

Wireless printing
Print photos from compatible mobile phones using the optional Bluetooth adaptor.

Red-Eye Correction
A red-eye removal function is built right into the printer, so you can restore eyes to their natural look without the need for a computer.

Automatic image optimisation
Image Optimize automatically detects faces in an image and corrects their brightness. Backgrounds are optimised separately to get the very best print possible.

Creative Print button
The dedicated Creative Print button makes it easy to personalise photos. Add speech bubbles, clip art or picture frames and incorporate your favourite shots into calendars and Multi Layout prints.*

Image trim, My Colors
A full complement of in-printer creative features includes My Colors for altering and enhancing image colours. You can also trim images direct from the LCD screen before printing.*

100-year prints*
Good for up to 100 years, the durable protective coating keeps your images bright, rich and vivid for generations and protects from splashes and sticky fingers.

Over at our sister site - Digital Photography School - the last few weeks have been incredibly busy with loads of new tips and tutorials going up on the blog.

Here are 10 of the latest tutorials that you might be interested in checking out:

Should You Buy a DSLR or a Point and Shoot Digital Camera?
Which Lens Should I Upgrade my Canon Kit Lens to?
The Pros and Cons of Using Teleconverters (Extenders) on your DSLR
5 Situations When Manual Focus is Better than Auto Focus
Is Portrait Formatting always best for Portraits?
11 Tips for Beginner Photographers
13 Great Slow Sync Flash Images and How to Take them
Where to Focus in Landscape Photography
7 Digital Camera Predators and How to Keep them at Bay
Move Your Camera to Create Motion Blur
Also - don’t forget to check out the Digital Photography School Forum where over 6300 members talk Digital Cameras and Gear, Photography Techniques and share their images in our weekly Assignments.
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Vivitar has released the Vivicam T25, a 12 megapixel compact digital camera, featuring. a 3 x optical zoom lens, both a 2.5 inch LCD screen and a viewfinder, 32MB of internal memory and an SD card slot for external storage. The new model T25 is a re-branded version of the Foxconn DS-C350. Foxconn Electronics is the largest manufacturer of OEM products and their digital cameras are widely used. From this same model range, Minox had already released the 10 Megapixel DC-1011, based on the DS-A350 camera…

-Model Name Foxconn DS-C350
-Number of Effective Pixels 12MP
-Sensor Type 1/1.8″ CCD
-Image resolution Still (4:3):3968*2976, 3040*2280, 2016*1512, 1280*960, 640*480, Still (16:9):3968*2240, 3040*1712
-LCD Display 2.5 ” LTPS TFT LCD Approx. 150k Pixels
-Lens Optical zoom 3X
-Digital zoom for preview 1X ~ 6X
-Digital zoom for playback 2X, 4X, 8X
-Focal length 7.5mm (W) ~ 22.5mm (T)
-35mm film equivalent 35 ~ 105 mm
-Focus distance (Normal) 0.3m(W) / 0.5m(T) ~ ?
-Focus distance (Macro) 0.05m(W) / 0.3m(T) ~ ?
-Aperture range 2.8 (W) ~ 4.8 (T)
-Optical Viewfinder N.A.
-Shutter speed 1/2 ~ 1/1,500 sec
-Metering mode Multi, Average , Spot
-Exposure compensation +/- 2.0EV at 1/3 EV step
-Exposure sensitivity Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
-White balance Auto, Pre-set (Incandescent, Bluish Fluorescent, Reddish Fluorescent, Daylight, Cloudy), Manual
-Shooting modes Auto, Anti-shake, Panorama, Movie, User setting, Manual, Av, Tv, Program, Scene mode (Sport / Portrait / Night Scene Portrait / Night / Candle Light / Firework / Landscape / Green mode / Sunrise / Sunset / Text / Black & White / Sepia / Splash water / Flow water / Animals)
-Flash Auto, Red-eye reduction, Forced flash, Suppressed flash
-Self-timer 2,10,10+2 sec delay
-File format Still image JPEG (DCF, EXIF 2.2, DPOF)
-Movie M_JPEG
-Movie resolution 640 x 480, 25 fps
-Movie length Storage base
-Storage Media External : SD card up to SDHC ; SDHC up to 4 GB
-Internal : 32MB (26MB for storage)
-Video output NTSC/ PAL selectable
-Digital interface USB 2.0 high speed
-Terminal Multiple Connector (for included USB & A/V cable) , Power input socket
-Power source Lithium ion rechargeable battery
-Dimensions ( W x H x D ) 91mm x 57mm x 27mm
-Weight (without battery / SD card) 152g

Popular Photography review the Canon PowerShot G9 and writes - ‘After the disappointing lab results of its predecessor, the Canon PowerShot G7, we were a bit skeptical of the Canon PowerShot G9. Not anymore! In general we like what we see. We like Adaptive Noise RAW conversion. We like a compact camera that syncs with external strobes. We like full manual controls. And we like Scene Assist modes to help beginners get better with their compositions before venturing into the uncharted waters of full manual control. We love the Focus Confirm and face recognition instant playback. We like the high-quality half-camera, half-computer Panoramic capture mode. Overall, we like this camera a lot. However, we’re not so impressed with ISO 1600 image quality, nor the mostly useless low-resolution ISO 3200 mode.’

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