2006 at Imaging Insider

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 31, 2006 – HP today announced a new line of digital
photography solutions with features and functionality that greatly enhance the
photography experience for consumers.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2006-Driving growth across its $25 billion imaging and printing business, HP today announced a fleet of products for fall, the expansion of its Halo Collaboration Studio business and two company milestones.

While the Photosmart R727 has a very useful set of features, its photo quality lags behind the competition. If you’re only printing 4 x 6’s then maybe it’s worth a look, but otherwise you’ll get better photos (but fewer bells & whistles) from other cameras.

ROCHESTER, New York, June 1, 2006 – Durst Image Technology U.S., LLC said today it has launched a revamped web site that makes access to a comprehensive collection of product and service information an intuitive, user-friendly proposition. The site url remains: www.durstus.com.

Despite the attraction of a weather-resistant body, the Olympus Stylus 710 falls short with disappointing performance and overprocessed images.

ONDON, 31 May, 2006 – Canon Europe’s position as a leading provider of imaging technology solutions has been reconfirmed by IDC, ahead of the release of the industry analyst’s forthcoming Western European digital camera market forecast report*, in which Canon is positioned as the 2005 market leader for the fourth consecutive year.

Advanced features aren’t moving mobile phones off shelves in the U.S. even though more users are adopting them, according to a recent survey by research company J.D. Power and Associates.

Macromedia Freehand illustration and and its own GoLive web design product, as the company simplifies its product line following the recent purchase and aquisition of Macromedia.

Apple today launched an appeal to win the hearts and minds of eco-friendly Americans. It is offering to take away their old computer and dispose the of machine in an environmentally sound manner whenever punters buy a brand new Mac. The deal applies to customers buying through its online store or retail outlets.

Photo management software power-house iView Multimedia has conducted a survey on the workflow of professional photographers. They asked over 700 photographers to describe their workflow to find out what they spend the most time doing, where their biggest delays arise, and how well it works in general – and there were some quite interesting results. […]

The Nikon Coolpix L4 is a bit of a mixed bag. Outside in good light the camera takes crisp, sharp photos. Like many digital cameras in this price bracket it tends to struggle in less than perfect light. Shutter lag is also an issue.

The Fujifilm FinePix V10 is a 21st century version of George Eastman’s 19th Century Kodak box camera, the world’s very first point & shoot. Like Eastman’s camera, the V10 was designed to be easy to use (just line up the image in the viewfinder and push the shutter button), capable of consistently capturing very good […]