Arecont Vision unveiled the industry's first full line of H.264 MP IP cameras at the IFSEC 2008 festival, which opened today in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The array offers four fantastic models with 1.3, 2, 3 and 5 Mega-Pixel of picture strength. Integration of Arecont Vision’s proprietary compression technology enables support for wider video formats to be used in variety of applications.

"Arecont offers the industry's first and only full line of H.264 megapixel video surveillance cameras," said Dr. Vladimir Berezin, President, Arecont Vision. "With up to 25 times higher compression than MJPEG, our new H.264 line of megapixel cameras offers the perfect combination of high resolution and bandwidth efficiency at a very competitive price point."

The powerful cameras also facilitate multi-streaming for the transmission of up to 8 video streams. The video is streamed at different video formats, frame rates and resolutions as per requirement. Developed with world-class FPGA-based image processor the camera delivers high resolution videos at 25 times greater compression than usual MJPEG compression.

Other features include 1920 x 1080 dpi resolution with a 16 x 9 aspect ratio, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and auto-iris control functionality, Ultra Forensic Zooming support and RTSP protocol integration for direct streaming of H.264 video into third-party software players. The Arecont Vision's new H.264 1.3, 2, 3 and 5 megapixel cameras are currently available for evaluation purpose and will hit the stores with single- and dual-sensor camera models within the second quarter of 2008.

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Zacuto Rentals is proud to offer three rental packages for cameras at discounted prices starting from May, 2008. Also avail the rental packages with Sony EX1 Camera. Streamline the workflow by adding P2 gear to P2 camera. Rent anything from ENG kit with 2 16gb cards to DOF kit with a Letus Extreme, lenses, 2 16gb Cards and card reader.

Our first package of Panasonic HVX200 DOF Package w/a Letus Extreme is available for $800 per day instead of $1000. Package includes HVX200 HD video camera, Letus35 Extreme adaptor, monitors, follow focus, monitors, matte Box, support and storage.

The earlier available Panasonic Varicam ENG Package w/ Tripod and On-Board Monitor for $1240/day is now reduced to $800 a day. Visit http://www.zacuto.com/panasonic27v.htm for more information. Also the 3^rd package offers 20% off to consumers renting for the first time and 30% off on first day to consumers renting for second time.

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Recently, JVC Professional Products Company won the 2008 prestigious New Product Showcase Award at Security Industry Association’s (SIA) New Product Showcase competition. Its recently launched VN-V686WPU outdoor Pan Tilt Zoom IP-network security camera made JVC won the award for the category IP Devices, Products and Software.

Over 100 new products and technologies were competing against each other to win this award for excellence in security product design. SIA’s New Product Showcase (NPS) competition is known to recognize the most innovative new security solutions in the industry and it continues to do so by awarding JVC’s product in its 29th year.

“The NPS Award is a validation that JVC technology is the best in class for IP video surveillance. Based on the analytical results of this NPS competition, we believe our customers will be well served as the VN-V686WPU begins to provide The Perfect Experience in video surveillance from JVC.” says Geoff Anderson National Marketing Manager for JVC security products.

Featuring a 36x optical zoom lens, the VN-V686WPU is an outdoor IP66 rated vandal-proof IP surveillance camera. Its image stabilizer offers clear visibility and reduces the cost of maintenance and repair. Known as a high-resolution camera, JVC VN-V686WPU comes with ¼ inch CCDs of 380,000 pixels. It also incorporates full motion dual stream JPEG and MPEG4. Moreover, it includes an IR cut-off filter removal function with a built-in fan and heater.

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Recently, a team of German scientists said that a new generation of tiny and cordless 3-D cameras can go places where the present tethered cameras cannot reach. The cameras of the present age that are used for deep-sea research or earthquake rubble rescue work can have a limited access due to cables that tend to snag on debris.

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena, Germany have brought out a revolutionary series of dual-lens cameras. With a size of a cereal box weighing around 1 kilo, these cameras are capable of sending radio 3-D images back to a centralized base.

"It consists of two cameras with a projector in the centre," said Gunther Notni, chief of Fraunhofer Institute's optics department. "The two cameras provide a three-dimensional view, rather like two eyes. The projector casts a pattern of stripes on the objects. The geometry of the measured object can be deduced from the deformation of the stripes."

The optical 3-D scan system used in these cameras delivers increased speed for the measuring process. Not only this, since its surface doesn’t touch the scanner, it receives no scratches. Moreover, using the aid of the data obtained, it can immediately correct the process.

A well-known optics manufacturer is at present testing the technology used in these 3-D cameras for measuring particularly lens systems tapping light from LEDs. The marketing of this new method has already begun several months ago by the IVB GmbH.

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GE Digital Cameras will now be available at Amazon.com as per the announcement made by General Imaging. The company has partnered with the online retailer to make its entire array of Digital Cameras available to online buyers. Amazon was already one of the existing online resources selling GE-brand cameras. The appreciated entry-level A series, the mid-price E series, and the ultra-compact G series are few of the 2008 models expanded in the online store.

“We’re delighted to offer our products through Amazon.com,” said Hiroshi “Hugh” Komiya, Chairman and CEO of General Imaging. “Amazon has continued its amazing growth through 2007 and now into 2008, and we’re happy to be a part of it.”

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Sony Digital Imaging was once again recognized for supremacy at its work. Sony’s entry-level α200 DSLR and stylish V900/V700 digital photo frames were honored by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association). The α200 Digital Camera was awarded this years’ ‘Best Entry-level D-SLR in Europe’ and the chic DPF-V900/V700 DPF received the title of ‘Best Photo Frame in Europe’. TIPA Awards 2008 also blessed Sony with the years’ ‘Best Photo Kiosk in Europe’ for its Sony Compact Picture Station.

TIPA, the European non-profit Association of photos and imaging magazines consist of 27 member magazines from 11 countries. Each year, members of this independent, largest and the most influential photo and imaging press evaluate the “Best Photo and Imaging Products in Europe”. The selected products are checked considering their innovation, use of leading-edge technology, design/ergonomics, ease of use and price/performance as the main criterions.

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Ritz Camera celebrates the Earth Day by doing a promotion "Buy Green, Be Green". Buy an ECO-Green Nikon S52 Camera and Ritz camera will donate to Carbonfund.org and prevent 2tons of Carbon Dioxide to hit earth. Funding the reforestation activities of Carbonfund.org, Ritz camera will now fight against global warming climate change.

Save 1.91 tons of carbon dioxide from harming the earth by buying the camera and contribute towards earth’s protection. Logon to www.ritzpix.com/green and keep yourself updated about advancement of Ritz Camera towards its goal.

This Camera with 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens and 9.0 megapixels gives high quality images. Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization, D-lightning and In-Camera Red-Eye Fix make it one device to fall for. Reasonably priced at $249.95 the Camera doesn’t let the users think twice before buying it.

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The innovative AV6010 is the fastest growing product in company’s history. The bar-code system integrates unique Auto Configuration Wizard and cuts commissioning time by an estimated 70 percent. Other features include embedded real-time Linux operating system, Ethernet-based cable connection, RangeFinder module, reduced-wattage LED illumination, Filter-less cooling system and Built-in dimensioning capability means.

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“From shooting large-scale sporting events to Saturday night entertainment, the HDC-1500 range has been designed to suit the specific needs of broadcasters who demand a very high standard of performance. With this landmark of 1000 units in the region, Sony's range of reliable and powerful cameras now represents approximately 60% of the growing market for High Definition products in live production environments,” said Olivier Bovis, General Manager for Content Creation at Sony Professional Solutions Europe.

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Nikon introduced the latest version of my Picturetown, a special photo sharing and storage service from the company. The upgrades make my Picturetown the safest and most convenient portal for photos. Upload RAW (NEF) files viewable as Jpegs. Use the smart search to locate photos by the date they were uploaded. Enjoy the full-screen slideshow with up to 25 choices for background music. Rate your images on a scale from 0-5. Benefit from direct interaction with Nikon's Wi-Fi enabled cameras and receive photos via the Eye-Fi(TM) card.

"For the latest version of my Picturetown, we listened closely to consumers' feedback and added new functions and capabilities," said Bill Giordano, General Manager, Marketing, COOLPIX for Nikon Inc. "We invite all cameras users to experience my Picturetown, the ultimate destination for storing, organizing and sharing images."

My Picturetown packed with new features will be available by the end of April 2008. Users will still have 2 GB of space for storage with option to purchase 200 GB through my Picturetown Gold Account.

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Lexmark proudly received Better Buys for Business Editor's Choice award third time in a row. Lexmark International, Inc.'s T640, T642 and T644 printer families were recognized three times in consecutive years. This array of monochrome laser printers delivers superb output with a remarkable finish. Better Buys for Business' 2008 Office Laser Printer Guide, also honored the E250 family, E350d, E352dn, E450dn, and the W840 family from Lexmark.

"Lexmark is announcing new models, black-and-white and color, at an impressive rate," said Better Buys for Business in its vendor profile. "More than ever, Lexmark has become a viable alternative to HP."

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Walgreens gave a reason to rejoice to those who use an inkjet printer. Now you can get your black or color cartridge refilled for free at any of the 3000 Walgreens stores running Nationwide. April 2 has been chosen by the company to give its services for free to its customers for a day. Just carry your one empty cartridge to Walgreens photo counters and have it filled at no cost.

Walgreens continues to provide quality service at more than 3000 locations and plans to increase the number to 4500 by the end of the year. Every refilled cartridge is backed by 100 percent guarantee from Walgreens. Walgreens lets you cut half of the cost spent on buying new originals while maintaining color consistency and supreme quality. After the offer closes, you could get your cartridges refilled at $10 for black ink and $15 for color.

*The offer excludes Canon and Epson ink tanks. For more details visit www.walgreens.com/ink or call 1-800-Walgreens.

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Ashton Kutche Hollywood's A-list actor and producer will be seen on TV in the promotional campaign of Nikon’s latest awesome Coolpix Style Series collection of Digital Cameras. The campaign will be held in chic boutique hotels and high-end shopping destinations.

“Ashton is the perfect choice for this campaign as he embodies both the stylish and fun attributes of Nikon’s COOLPIX Style series cameras," said Lisa Baxt, senior communications manager for Nikon Inc. "Ashton’s collaborative spirit, creativity and approachable personality enhanced our campaign which showcases the great style, sleek colorful design and ease of use of Nikon’s newest COOLPIX Style series cameras.”

For more information on the Nikon Coolpix series, surf up www.image-acquire.com. We have enlisted almost every single coolpix model with the details.

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Scrapblog, Inc feels proud by unveiling photo editing and cropping tools. Sufficing the creative calls of online scrapbookers, the powerful tools enhance the scrapbooking experience.

Use your digital mouse as scissors and cut picture in any shape using freehand cropping tool. Crop your picture in circle or rectangle or star or any shape you want. Apply photo effects like black and white, antique etc. using photo editor or do the freehand cutting at just one click. Make yourself beautiful by adjusting brightness, contrast, tint and saturation. Not only this you can save and share the data online.

You can also delete unwanted people from the picture and play pranks. Though the price of this easy to use tool is not disclosed yet but it will surely enhance the online scrapping experience.

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Apple has announced Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.0 for Aperture 2 and iPhoto ’08 for the following cameras:

Sony DSLR-A350
Sony DSLR-A200
Pentax K100D Super
Pentax *ist DS2
Pentax *ist DL2
Olympus E-3
Nikon D60
Leaf Aptus 65S
Leaf Aptus 54S
Hasselblad H3D-31II
Hasselblad H3D-31
Hasselblad CFV-16

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Micron will host a media conference regarding the introduction of new identity and technology initiatives for Imaging Business. On March 4^th, 2008 the company will launch a new identity for its imaging business at its San Jose office. The company will unveil its latest products including Digital cameras, Mobile Phones and much more.

The reception is by invitation only, those wishing to attend can RSVP in advance by contacting Kirstin Bordner, kbordner@micron.com or 208.368.5487. Those who can’t attend the reception in person may join a live-listen-only webcast http://www.micron.com/media/imagingwebcast at 10 am PST.

Venue:

Micron's San Jose office
3080 North 1st Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Programme:

Presentation 10:00 - 11:00 am
New Product Demonstration 11:00 - 12:00pm

Q&A Session 12pm Onwards

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We just might be on the verge of a new and very, very exciting digital photography technology. While the normal 3-megapixel sensor would see things in a flat 2D image, this new technology does not. Developers of this technology, Keith Fife and colleagues, call this the multi-aperture image sensor. Compared to normal digital cameras which takes pics in a flat 2D image, using this technology, the pic taken is divided into 16x16 pixel squares called subarrays. These subarrays are slightly overlapping. Each subarray has its own lens for viewing (thus, multi-aperture). An image processing software analyzes distances afterwards. Which means that using the multi-aperture image sensor technology, will be able to capture the depth of images, and hence, produce 3D pictures (when technology is fully-developed). If and when it becomes a staple in digital camera, it will surely change the way we see photography.

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Frost & Sullivan honors Imaging3 Inc, with the 2008 North American Medical Imaging Product Innovation of the Year Award. The company received the recognition for development of the revolutionary medical imaging device, Dominion Vi Scanner. The device generates 3D medical diagnostic images of virtually any part of the human body in no time, thereby automating clinical tasks.

Quoting Nadim Daher, Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst remarks, "The Dominion combines speed and accuracy to offer fluoroscopic imaging in 3D, that is, real-time 3D imaging. It is the only system capable of 3D imaging in real time, which makes it a valuable clinical tool in a wide array of applications.

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The number of HD cameras is increasing day by day everywhere. The markets are flooded with new brands everyday, making it all the more difficult to select the perfect model with the best HD lens. However, HDCameraLensGuide.com proves to be a savior by helping broadcast and professional videographers to select the ideal HD lens for their camera and application.

"Choosing the right lens is essential to maximizing HD camera performance and capturing the unique content that is increasingly demanded by today's broadcasters, cable networks, film studios, and other program providers," comments Bob Lipp, a marketing executive with years of experience in the broadcast industry. "As HD camera selections increase for every production segment, choosing the right HD lens for your production requirements becomes ever-more crucial."

This useful online resource, www.HDCameraLensGuide.com, comprises of an easy to use interactive interface. One just needs to select the model and brand along-with the area of its application. As an answer to the query a list containing suggested lenses is automatically displayed with detailed specs.

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Looks like the growth of digital cameras is unstoppable. You should have realized that the moment Polaroid decided to discontinue production of Polaroid instant films. According to Asia Optical, one of the four leading CCM and ODM/OEM digital camera makes in Taiwan, the company is expecting to ship around one million 12x optical zoom digital cameras above 10-megapixels on 2008.

Robert Lai, company chairman of Asia Optical says:

Retail prices for entry-level digital cameras – 7-megapixel and 3x optical zoom lens – will drop to around US$99 in March-April 2008, pushing ODM/OEM prices down to US$50-60. Such ODM/OEM prices are intolerable to self-producing Japan-based vendors and therefore they will be forced to release more orders to Taiwan-based makers who can still support small ODM/OEM margins of US$2-3 on prices up to US$55.

Another projection would be that 2-5 megapixel cameras would increase in volume and these cameras would always be equipped with Auto-focus. If what was said would happen, expect a flurry of low-cost digital cameras to soon hit the markets.

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Lyra Research, the digital imaging authority, in partnership with CompuMetric Labs revealed the results of the recently conducted analysis called Snapshot Photo Printer Performance. The observation included testing of the Canon PIXMA mini320, the Epson PictureMate PM260 and the HP Photosmart A626 with new metrics.

Ann Priede, managing editor of The Hard Copy Observer, states, "In order to gauge the true performance of a compact photo printer, evaluators must measure the performance across all channels -- printing from just a PC, which is the most common method of measuring performance, does not provide an accurate picture."

The report tested photo display and print times from memory cards, PC, PictBridge and mobile devices using Bluetooth technology. The testing team confirmed that using an SD card for printing is 2.5 times faster than using Bluetooth on the HP Photosmart A626. The report advises to follow new metrics to check the performance of related devices with respect to displaying and printing through multiple media, direct-connect input channels.

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Here is your chance to win yourself a new stylish digital camera from Sony! The Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy (RME) division initiated the LTO-4 Photo Contest for young enthusiasts. This gives you a chance to win one of the three impressive digital cameras from Sony in exchange of artistic snaps of LTO-4 tape cartridges. In order to participate, you must be an authorized dealer, reseller or an end user of the Sony’s LTO-4, its highest capacity media.

Here’s what you need to do:
1) Take a camera and some LTO-4 media
2) Click an artistic picture of the LTO-4 media
3) Upload your entry here to enter the Contest

The best image as selected by the Judges gets the Sony’s DSLR-A100K Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. The first runner-up will cherish the Sony’s DSC-T200R 8.1 Mega-pixels camera and Sony’s DSC-T70B with 3.0-inch, 16:9 wide-screen LCD and ‘Smile Shutter’ is reserved for the Third position.

Entries are being accepted now and will be acknowledged till the February 31st 2008. The competition is running-wide across Europe in France, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Italy and Spain - with more countries to be announced.

The results are expected to be disclosed by the end of March 2008 at www.sonybiz.net/storage-media.

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Brother International Corporation, or more commonly knows as Brother, a worldwide label printer leader, has launched an exciting new promotion at National Retail Federation’s 2008 BIG show. This will strengthen their committment towards the retail industry. The promotion involved the giving away of complete industrial label printer development kit that includes the Brother QL-1050 & QL-550 Label Printers, label media rolls, and a software development kit. All of these is priced at about $500.

All visitors that attended the show and received a postcard from Brother were able to join the said promotional campaign. As Brother has a long history of supplying label printing solutions for various retail accounts, they now wanted to give back to their retail customers by giving them all the tools they need - including the label printers.

In addition to the Brother QL line, Brother has showcased three other categories of printers – their Mprint mobile printers, P-touch Electronic Labeling Systems and laser printers– at NRF ’08 BIG Show.

The Brother MPrint line of wireless mobile printers are among the world’s smallest, ultra-portable printers, and feature Bluetooth, IrDA, USB and serial connectivity options for use in retail applications like mobile point of sale, shelf edge labeling and more.

P-touch electronic labeling systems print professional quality, glossy laminated labels that enhance the customer experience and customer loyalty in a retail environment, with time-savings features that help increase workers’ productivity.

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Brother International Corporation, an industry leader in printing solutions, has just announced the introduction of the MW-260 mobile printer at the National Retail Federation 97th Annual Conventional and Expo.

As the newest addition to Brother’s successful Mprint mobile printer product line, the MW-260 weighs less than 1.2 lbs and its slim, lightweight design makes it ideal for mobile professionals. With 300 dpi printing on A6 size notepaper and carbon copy paper†, the MW-260 printer provides professional-looking output for all your printing needs.

Also, the MW-260 mobile printer comes in with a USB, Bluetooth, and infrared (IrDA) interface. The MPrint mobile printers use a stationary, thermal print head that delivers high-quality, 300dpi, whisper-quiet printing. There is no warm-up time, so printing is available as soon as MPrint is switched on. The included software makes it possible to automatically resize documents, and print letter-size documents onto the MW-260 A6-size paper.

The MW-260 printer will be available through selected distributors and resellers in February 2008, and will be showcased along with Brother’s MW-140BT model at the National Retail Federation 97th annual Conventional and Expo from January 13-16, 2008. It will be at an estimated street price of $499.95.

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