Lori Grunin on January 23rd, 2009

Reflections on our reflections contest, why depth of field varies deeply, and digitizing Mom’s photos.



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Episode 34

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Panasonic’s new point-and-shoots: cheap and shiny

Sanyo’s camcorders for spring

Contests
Last topic: Reflections

Winner: Reflections in an ornament

Too many good choices this week for a definite runner-up!

Next topic: Self-portraits
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Lori Grunin on January 16th, 2009

An outpouring of pet photos, Lori’s CES snapshot and when to compress.



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Episode 34

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CES 2009: Digital imaging wrap-up

LensAlign system helps you sharpen focus

Blu-ray Owners: You Should Get Your Eyes Examined

Contests
Last topic: Pets

Winner: Uco–The Dog, not the Valley


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Lori Grunin on January 12th, 2009

All things considered, this year’s CES had a surprising amount of innovative–or at least interesting–tech for cameras and camcorders, beyond the usual bigger/faster/cheaper we’ve come to expect from the show.

Though each manufacturer took a different approach to pumping up its HD camcorder lines, they all …

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Lori Grunin on January 12th, 2009

Before the world went high-def, Panasonic made a point of upgrading many of its camcorders to 3-chip models; now it’s happening again, as Panasonic rolls out its 3MOS chipsets in its prosumer 2009 AVCHD camcorders. And at 2 megapixels per chip, they’re each reasonably high-resolution, as well. However, …

Originally posted at CES 2009

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Lori Grunin on January 12th, 2009

While Panasonic and Canon look like they’re delivering a solid, if somewhat uninspiring, line of camcorders for the first half of the year, Sony emerged from CES with the most newsworthy set of models–newsworthy for what the product line doesn’t include, as well as what it does.

What’…

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Lori Grunin on January 5th, 2009

Canon FS22

The FS22 comes in shiny black.

(Credit: Canon USA)

In addition to introducing a cheaper model into its standard-definition SD-card-based camcorder lineup, the FS200, Canon is offering updated versions of its FS10/11 models from last year. The FS21 and FS22 will likely offer more aggressive pricing and definitely sport …

Originally posted at CES 2009

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Lori Grunin on January 5th, 2009
Canon FS200

The FS200 comes in silver, red and blue.

(Credit: Canon USA)

Canon brings its flash-memory-based entry-level down a notch, introducing the FS200: an SD-based version of the ZR960 and DC410. Yes, it’s designed differently, but it incorporates the same 680,000-pixel CCD and 41X Advanced Zoom lens as those …

Originally posted at CES 2009

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Lori Grunin on January 5th, 2009
Canon ZR960

Canon's sole MiniDV model.

(Credit: Canon USA)

MiniDV isn’t dead, but it’s getting close: Canon, at least, has reduced its 2009 MiniDV product line down to a single model geared to the education market. The survivor, the ZR960, is almost identical to 2008’s ZR900–it has …

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Lori Grunin on January 5th, 2009

Canon HF S10

The HF S10, Canon's top consumer HD camcorder.

(Credit: Canon USA)

Many companies turn out SD-based camcorders in compact designs, simply because the flash-based technologies allow for much smaller models than those based on tape, hard disks and mini DVDs. While Canon will continue to offer compact AVCHD …

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Lori Grunin on December 19th, 2008

Listeners spark the dialogue, the view through the viewfinder, and ice, ice baby. Our last show of 2008.



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Episode 33

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Panasonic and Adobe: The Case Against DNG

Panasonic LX3 Barrel Distortion Controversy

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Service Notice: Image quality phenomena that appear under certain shooting conditions.


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