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LG Voyager

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Saturday 20th, October 2007

The LG Voyager cell phone has a large external touch-screen and opens laterally to reveal a full QWERTY keypad, giving mobile users a choice on how they access the cell phone’s features. Sleek, pure, stylish and shiny, the innovative LG Voyager cell phone comes packed with the best services to satisfy any mobile multimedia fanatic, including a full HTML web browser, V-CAST capabilities - including VCAST Mobile TV, VCAST Music, with the ability to play Mp3, WMA and unprotected AAC files, and plays VCAST Video. These multimedia capabilities, coupled with high speed wireless broadband access, make downloading music files fast and easy.

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Porsche Mobile Phone Preview

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Wednesday 17th, October 2007

The name Porsche stands for exclusivity and stylish design. The Porsche mobile phone lives up to these standards; it is a real eye-catcher. Its weight of 140 grams does not make the P'9521 a lightweight but it makes him feel very solid. The high quality finishing is superb with materials like glass and aluminium used as a base. The tight curves with black glass and the brushed aluminium hinge provide the right finishing touch. The Porsche Design cell phone is not ultra thin but thin and compact enough with its dimensions of 91x48x18.4mm to be carried around in a trouser-pocket.

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Panasonic Lumix TZ3 Review

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Wednesday 17th, October 2007

The successor of the Lumix DMC-TZ1, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3, was introduced in January 2007. Did the Panasonic TZ1 impress us with its compact size and onboard 10x Leica zoom lens; the Panasonic Lumix TZ3 digital camera even exceeds its predecessor. The resolution went up to 7 Megapixels and even more important, the focal range, although staying the same with its 10x optical zoom, gained a wide angle. As a result, this compactcamera has a fine 28-280mm range, absolutely a good achievement. It means that Panasonic is one of few manufacturers to deliver a digital compact camera with an optical zoom lens that is able to offer wide angle.

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Nokia N95 8GB camera phone hits shop

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Wednesday 17th, October 2007

The Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone made its debut global shipments today, and will be hitting a retail shop near you soon. The Nokia N95 8GB is the memory packed brother of the Nokia N95 multimedia computer. Boasting up to 8 GB of built in memory, the Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone has all the features of its predecessor, including a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, built-in AGPS, WLAN, HSDPA and an innovative 2 way slide. With its expanded memory, the Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone offers up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 music songs. The sleek black Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone also boasts a luminous 2.8" (240 x 320) QVGA screen, so watching videos, browsing the Internet or viewing maps and photos is a real pleasure.

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Samsung G600 Review

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Tuesday 9th, October 2007

Our colleagues over at LetsGoMobile have reviewed the 5 Megapixel Samsung G600 camera phone. According to LetsGoMobile: “Samsung have been active on the mobile phone market for quite some years now and already have several successes on their name. Nowadays, the mobiles get more and more extensive. In the beginning of this year the Nokia N95 was introduced; a mobile phone with a 5 Megapixel camera. Sony Ericsson followed with the K850i and now Samsung too with the G600. The Samsung G600 is a so-called slider mobile with extensive features, including a 5 Megapixel digital camera.” To make use the 5 Megapixel autofocus digital camera you need to open the G600 mobile phone.

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Sony Alpha A700 Preview

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Tuesday 11th, September 2007

The new Sony Alpha A700 was launched during a Sony press conference in Italy. Unfortunately, the surprise element was lost because one day earlier the Alpha introduction was disturbed by a leak caused by Sony. The Sony Alpha 700 is Sony’s second digital SLR camera that has to contribute to a continuously compiling series of SLR cameras, with which Sony manifests itself as renowned DSLR manufacturer. The Sony DSLR A700 is a digital SLR camera which is positioned in the middle segment, and with that, has to compete (heavily) with the new collection of Canon and Nikon D-SLR cameras, among others. During my stay in Italy, I had the chance to work with the Sony A700 for a short period.

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Canon EOS 40D

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Thursday 23rd, August 2007

Canon introduces its latest digital SLR for advanced amateurs and semi-professionals: the Canon EOS 40D. With a 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 6.5 frames per second burst performance, a newly developed AF system and 3.0” LCD with Live View mode, the Canon EOS 40D makes significant advances in both performance and versatility. The Canon 40D camera benefits from the new EOS technology platform introduced earlier this year with the professional EOS‑1D Mark III. Canon’s DIGIC III processor delivers responsive operation, improved color rendering and near-instant start-up time. The EOS Integrated Cleaning System combats sensor dust, while a strong magnesium alloy body with weather resistance ensures lasting durability.

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Nikon D3

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Thursday 23rd, August 2007

Nikon Europe announced the revolutionary Nikon D3 Professional Digital SLR that defines a new benchmark in professional photography. “Nikon has eclipsed the competition with the Nikon D3, a cutting edge camera that will change how professional photographers take pictures,” said Robert Cristina, Manager Professional Products & IPS, Nikon Europe BV. “The incredible speed, resolution and flexibility of the Nikon D3 digital SLR camera will enable photographers to capture images under conditions previously thought impossible.” The Nikon D3 single lens reflex, the result of years of development and feedback from professional photographers, combines many innovative Nikon technologies.

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PMA 2009 - The digital SLR camera market is booming. Compared to last year the DSLR camera sales increased with impressive numbers and it seems the digital SLR camera has become a mass consumer product. New entry level D-SLR cameras with 6 Megapixels surprisingly were welcomed very well by the amateur photographer and it seems that within this segment of the digital camera market the resolution range of 6 - 10 Megapixel fulfils the need of the amateur photographer. Without lenses the digital SLR camera would not be complete and it is for that reason we see a huge number of digital SLR lens introductions appear this year. There are multiple camera manufacturers offering their best own brand solution for its DSLR camera, but there are even more specialized lens manufacturers who offer an impressive number of lens solutions too. Keep your eye on the digital SLR lens section of this PMA 2009 report for the latest introductions!

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