A quick summary of the first day of the PMA trade show. Sony officially announced their Cyber-shot DSC-G1 and plans for upcoming digital SLRs. I got to see some great bags from Lowepro and Crumpler. Fujifilm's IR Simple transfer capability is very cool. Other stops were at Panasonic, Nikon, Samsung and HP.
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G1 is Sony's first foray into wireless-enabled digital cameras and they're going big. The G1 can transfer images to any Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) device wirelessly, has a 3.5 inch LCD, 2GB of internal memory and can take 6 megapixel images. All this camera comes at a cost though, with the G1 retailing for $600, starting in April.
I recently received a sample of the newly introduced, patent pending, Dust-Aid sensor cleaning system. The creator of Dust-Aid, Ross Wordhouse, wanted a cleaning system that was easy to toss in bag and wouldn't cause any delays at security checkpoints. Read on for our full review.
Last fall, at the Photoplus Expo in New York, I came across the Tenba Shootout line of camera bags. Since I go pretty much everywhere with a computer and camera (often several cameras), the Shootout caught my eye. It had some impressive specs, including weatherproof features, and according to the specs, had room to fit a laptop with a 12-13 inch screen (my Dell XPS m1210 has a 12 inch screen). Here is our full review.
The Joby Gorillapod SLR is a fun, flexible-jointed miniature tripod that can handle a camera up to 1.75 pounds. It is ideal as a travel tripod or for people who don't need a "more serious" tripod. A Gorillapod may also make a nice, affordable gift for the shutterbug in your family. Read on for our full review.
If you're interested in testing a combination WiFi (802.11b/g) card / memory card with your digital camera, check out the Eye-Film Beta testing program. Read on for more details.
Photokina 2006: With the new SDHC memory format picking up speed and higher capacities available, plenty of memory makers have made announcements at Photokina.
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