Product Review on Maxxum D70 Digital Camera by Carla Ballatan

Product Review on Maxxum D70 Digital Camera by Carla Ballatan

Are you a professional photographer or digital technology enthusiasts into photography and is crazy about the ever-increasing line of digital cameras? If you are then, heres something new for you from the Konica Minolta. The Maxxum 7Ds (Dynax 7D in Europe) detailed specification came out on September 15, 2004 in a press release, just before the Photokina tradeshow. Maxxum 7D is Konica Minoltas first digital SLR for five years since RD-3000.

Maxxum 7D digital camera is based on the Maxxum 7 (Dynax 7) film SLR with similar body design and control layout. However, the 7Ds main difference is that it has a digital hearta large LCD monitor and control system. It doesnt have the 7s grip sensor, though.

This new product by Konica Minolta has an Anti-Shake stabilization system which is unique among digital SLRs Not yet awed or want to know how the Anti-Shake Stabilization System work? Minolta first introduced this feature with the DiMAGE A1. With an Anti-Shake Stabilization System in your digital cam, instead of stabilizing a lens element (as in a traditional image stabilization system) the sensor is stabilized. Inside the 7D its six megapixel CCD is mounted on a movable platform controlled by two actuators (x and y axis). This platform moves in the opposite way as the movement of the camera and determined by motion detectors, giving you an additional 3 stops. For example, with anti-shake enabled, instead of requiring a shutter speed of 1/1000s to shoot a particular scene, you will be able to shoot at only 1/125s (8 times slower).

This system can be very useful in shooting moving subjects at low light conditions by panning and/or when using long focal lengths. It can detect a panning movement and only compensate for movement on the opposite axis. It can be disabled by switching on the rear of the camera.

Whats exciting and new about this anti-shake system is that it instantly adds stabilization to the entire range of Minolta lenses. There is an Anti-Shake indicator visible through the viewfinder and provides the photographer with feedbacks as to how much the system will have to compensate for shake. Though, if youre used to seeing the effect of optical image stabilization through the viewfinder of your SLR you have to get used to the fact that you dont get that on the 7D.

Two new lenses were also launched, designed for use with the 7D. The Konica Minolta claims that these lenses produce high quality digital images especially when used in combination with Maxxum 7Ds Anti-Shake Technology.

Another thing to be excited about -- Maxxum 7D is cheaper than its counterparts such as Canon EOS 20D, Fujifilm S3 Pro, Olympus E-1 and Nikon D70, but hopefully, equally as capable. Its main bodys price range is at $13791599. With all these impressive details, it wont be surprising if you feel the urge to start hitting the stores now and start snapping away. It is after all an extraordinary piece of digital technology.


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PLAYING WITH THE COLOR AND IMAGE by Blur Loterina

PLAYING WITH THE COLOR AND IMAGE by Blur Loterina

Does your image appear good on the screen, but looks blurred, jagged or fuzzy when you print it?

To clearly see the difference of the quality of image on screen and on print, take an image from the internet. Zoom it out or make it larger. Can you see how series of little squares appear on the image? Try to print it and youll see that the color will fade. There will be a change in the resolution.

Resolution is, basically, the sharpness or crispness of an image. When an image is shrunk, the color looks lively. When you blow it or enlarge it, the color will fade and the image will look unclear.

Resolution is defined as the number of pixels contained in the monitor. Pixel, from the words picture element, is the basic unit of programmable color in a computer image. The resolution is measured by the number of dots per inch (dpi), which is equal to the numbers of squares of color in an inch. A standard resolution for an image should be 300dpi and 400dpi for images containing text.

The resolution of an image is inversely proportional to the size of the image. In other words, when you increase the size of the image the resolution decreases, and vice versa. For example, if you enlarge an image, the size, of course, increases. But the quality or sharpness of the image decreases, giving you a blurred image.

When you extract images from the internet, most probably, you will have a poor quality image. Internet images are mostly saved in GIF or JPEG file format, which only consumes 72dpi. The purpose of saving image files on this resolution is to make the image easy to extract. Meaning, these images are not for print use.

Scanners, digital camera, computer monitor and other display devices use the RGB (red, green, blue) color mode, while in the printing process CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) color mode is used. Meaning, you have to expect change in the color of the image when you print it. To reduce the problem, you must convert your image from RGB to CMYK. There are image editing programs that offer color conversion, such as Photoshop or Corel PhotoPaint.

Do not expect to get good images from the internet. You must resort to other sources like real photos or pictures from magazines. When you scan, compare the size of the photo to the size of your layout. If the photo is larger than your layout, scanning at 300dpi is enough. If it is smaller, adjust your scanners resolution setting and percentage size. If there are texts over the image, lighten the image so the text will be readable. If you do not know how create good prints, you can resort to a printing press.

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Optimizing Digital Camera Images and Photos is Easy with Binuscan PhotoPerfect DigiCam by Maricon Williams

Optimizing Digital Camera Images and Photos is Easy with Binuscan PhotoPerfect DigiCam by Maricon Williams

Everywhere in the world, in newspapers, in magazines, and at digital imaging professionals, millions of images are being analyzed and processed automatically everyday. We always want our pictures to look great. We are very much concerned with the subject, photo resolution and of course, the quality of photo printing. However, all our pictures can never turn out to be perfect. A few will come out to have unbalanced colors, poor resolution, and the like. But guys, theres nothing to worry if youll have similar problems in the future. The solution is the Binuscan PhotoPerfect DigiCam.

Today, the new Binuscan PhotoPerfect DigiCam is within everyone's reach. This technology is the latest addition to Binuscans roster of digital cameras. It was just released last December 24, 2004. To achieve superbly corrected images, with perfectly adapted color balance, sharpness, contrast and saturation, dont think twice to use this great innovation. You dont have to be a professional photographer to utilize it. Also, you dont even need an advanced knowledge in digital imaging to obtain photos with dimensions fitting exactly the output requirements.

Binuscan PhotoPerfect DigiCam will take care of the rest for you, from image analysis by artificial intelligence, ReCo Technology correction, histogram optimization and reconstruction, crop and adjustment to the final dimensions, sharpness, and adaptive JPEG compression. These files are being saved at the desired location with the desired filenames. You are assured that youll have perfect results.

You can also apply over 50 special effects, whether artistic or funny to your images. Also, professional and high range conversion brings back the charm of black and white images. This is truly great to know, folks! With it, our creative imagination and artistic minds will surely work in the right way. We will be able to come up with our own works of art that all of us will truly be proud of. With it, we will be amazed by our digital images which will evolve from simple to most stylish and unwanted to most loved images.

Finally, I want to extend my conratulations to the developers of the Binuscan PhotoPerfect DigiCam and more power to all of you.

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