Canon has released a firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II camera which corrects a number of issues identified since the release of Firmware version 1.0.7.
Canon CanoScan 9950F
The CanoScan 9950F is ideal for photographers who want a flatbed scanner with high-resolution film scanning capabilities. It’s capable of scanning up to 30 frames of 35mm filmstrip, twelve mounted slides, and medium format and sheet film up to 5 x 4- inch size. The 9950F includes Canon’s Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement (FARE) Level 3 technology, which removes dust and scratches and corrects fading, graininess and backlighting.
CanoScan 8400F
The supplied ScanGear CS software allows users to select scan or output resolutions and match scan resolutions to output sizes. However there is no facility for scanning to a fixed file size (eg; 10MB).
Final Versions of Adobe Raw Converters Now Available
Adobe has released final versions of Photoshop Camera Raw 5.5, Photoshop Lightroom 2.5 and DNG Converter 5.5 and all are available from download at the company’s website.
Epson P-2000 Multimedia Storage Viewer
Epson’s P-2000 combines personal entertainment with data storage in a portable device with plenty of appeal to photographers. It has the largest, best-looking screen we’ve seen so far. The display has VGA resolution and shows three colours per pixel image, at a density of 212 pixels per inch, which is double the resolution of most competing products.
Fantasea Housing for Ixus 95 IS
Tasco Australia has released a new FSD-770 housing for the Canon Ixus 95 IS digital camera, with a depth rating of 60 metres.
Faster CF Cards
The CompactFlash Association (CFA) has announced that a new CFast card and connectors will be displayed at Embedded Systems Conference in Silicon Valley this week.
Yashica EZ 4030 Digital
This entry-level digicam from Kyocera was the cheapest 4-megapixel, 3x optical zoom camera on sale when we went to press. It’s reasonably compact and easy to use and it’s supplied with a neat carrying pouch. The EZ 4030’s body is conventionally designed and rather chunky, but it’s well built for its type and, unlike some competing models, has a tripod mount.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30
A stylish, high-resolution digicam that is pocketable and has dual image stabilisation systems.The DSC-T30 Cyber-shot is the eighth and highest-resolution model in Sony’s slimline digicam range but shares many features with earlier models. Equipped with a 7.2-megapixel Super HAD CCD imager, 3x optical zoom lens and 3.0-inch LCD, it’s small enough to slip in a shirt pocket. Sony has added two new features to ensure users obtain sharp pictures with this tiny camera: Super SteadyShot image stabilisation and a new High Sensitivity Mode that selects ISO 1000 to reduce camera shake. Both are a step up from the Steady Shot mode on the earlier T9 model.