Canon interview at PMA : Despite a very busy schedule Bas de Meijer has interviewed some of the exhibitors during the PMA 2008 show in Las Vegas. One of the interviewees was Richard Trestain, Digital camera product specialist of Canon. Before the Photo Marketing Association 2008 kicked off, Canon introduced a number of new digital compact camera models and one new digital SLR camera for the upcoming season. Canon have been a leading brand for years in relation to worldwide sales of digital cameras. This is not something to take for granted. To apply high technical innovations or to integrate novelties into a product at the right moment is the key to successfully sell products. Richard Trestain answers a number of questions.

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Untitled 2008 : Untitled 2008 by Daniel Buren displayed at an art exhibition in Hong Kong.

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Our cable clutter and interface problems will soon be a thing of the past. In the living room of the future, all devices are connected wirelessly and can be easily operated via the television set. Fraunhofer researchers and their partners will be presenting the first solutions at CeBIT in Hanover in March. At the heart of the system is a novel TV set which unites several functions in one device. It serves as a digital media archive that can store music, videos and photos and make them available together with live TV programs in the home network…

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The New York Philharmonic Orchestra played a historic concert in North Korea. A look at some of the highlights of the momentous trip to Kim Jong Il’s hermit kingdom

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The launch date of the new Phase One medium-format camera has been confirmed as March 19th 2008. In an interview with Phase One Product Manager Bo Abildgren at Focus On Imaging, Abildgren revealed that the camera will be unveiled at the WPPI show in Las Vegas, which takes place from March 17th-19th. Phase One’s medium format camera has been developed in conjunction with Mamiya as an open-source platform. Abildgren commented that the new camera “is all about providing choice for the professional photographer” and represents a move by Phase One to “get back to craftmanship”.

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Sony has introduced a 9.1-megapixel camera as the new flagship model of the Cyber-shot H line. The Cyber-shot DSC-H50 offers an f/2.7-4.5, 31-465mm (35mm camera equivalent) 15x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom lens; optical image stabilization; a 230,000-dot, 3-inch tilting LCD with a scratch-resistant coating; and an electronic viewfinder (EVF). The camera’s lens incorporates a super-low-dispersion element to minimize chromatic aberration. The H50 supports Sony’s Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo media, which offer fast transfers and capacities up to 16GB.

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Sony Cybershot H50 : The feature-packed Sony Cyber-shot H50 combines high imaging quality with extensive manual functions for precise creative control. Compact and easy to handle, it features a tough, scratch resistant finish that enhances the camera’s premium feel. The powerful Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 15x zoom lens makes the Sony H50 ideal for travel and other situations when you want crisp, clear close-ups without the penalty of carrying a big, bulky camera. The large, high-contrast 3-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus screen tilts up or down, adding an extra dimension of creative freedom when framing shots at any angle. There’s also an electronic viewfinder that provides a convenient alternative to framing shots with the LCD screen.

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Baby Niek : Baby giraffe Niek stands with his mother Oranya in Animal Park Artis in Amsterdam.

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Hasselblad is launching a new Customer Care Program, offering special prices on upgrades, refurbishment, and extended warranties and support for all registered Hasselblad owners. The first stage of the program will provide owners of Hasselblad H1 and H2 cameras with an extremely beneficial trade in or upgrade of their equipment to a number of the most recent model configurations. In the near future, the program will be expanded to cover owners of all Hasselblad digital products or V System cameras…

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February 15 - 21, 2008

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