Ricoh announced today the October 21 launch of the GR Digital, a newly developed professional-grade high-resolution compact digital camera. In addition to a CCD with 8,130,000 effective pixels, the new digital camera boasts superb resolution through a newly developed high-performance lens, image-processing algorithms, and other innovations, as well as low noise and low chromatic aberration.

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Leaf and Mamiya today announced the latest 22 Megapixel D-SLR, the Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II. Comprised of the New Mamiya 645AFDII camera and the Leaf Aptus back, the new ProDigital II offers medium format quality with the convenience of a small format system.

Professional photographers rely on the best tools to create an image said Jan Lederman, President of Leaf America. Performance and image quality are critical. The new ProDigital II allows photographers to focus and shoot fast, tethered or untethered, and see the quality of the image from the camera.

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ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX: ASA), makers of ACDSee™ photo management software and Canvas™ technical illustration software, today announced ACDSee™ 8 Photo Manager for photography enthusiasts. With the release of ACDSee 8, ACD Systems sets the standard in both speed and usability for enthusiasts who manage rapidly growing collections of digital photos.

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Improvements Provided by This Update:

V1.01-V1.02

Fixed a problem that sometimes made it impossible to achieve the desired results at shutter speeds slower than one second.

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Create documents and photos easily with two new multi-purpose printers from Epson.

The Epson Stylus D88 and Stylus D68 Series ensure that you achieve high-quality output whether you want to print plain paper documents or glossy photographs with new DURABrite™ Ultra Ink.

5th September 2005: Epson introduces two four-colour printers for the home or small office. Whether you are creating colourful school projects, printing from web pages or producing your own glossy photos at home, the Epson Stylus D88 and Stylus D68 Series will offer an ideal solution to meet your needs. Four individual ink cartridges ensure the new printers are designed with efficiency and quality in mind. Featuring Epson’s new ink combination - DURABrite™ Ultra Ink, which gives you the freedom to print plain paper documents or glossy photographs.

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What has been changed in version 1.2 of the firmware?

* A phenomenon that caused the recording of pictures, taken with any option other than Off selected for Date imprint, to take a considerable amount of time has been corrected.
* Errors in Korean menus have been corrected.
* Errors in Spanish, French, and Italian text have been corrected.

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EISA, Europe’s biggest multimedia press organisation, has today singled out the most accomplished electronics equipment for 2005-2006, as voted by the Editors-in-Chief of 52 leading specialist magazines from 18 European countries. No less than 47 exemplary products, from 31 brands, were honored in today’s gala Awards ceremony held in Berlin’s Adlon Hotel.

Best European Camera: Canon EOS 305D

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Lowepro, the worldwide leader of protective cases and backpacks for imaging products, is introducing a new line of camera bags designed for sports photographers, photojournalists or anyone who wants to capture life’s once-in-a-lifetime moments and needs quick and easy access to their cameras and accessories.

The unique design of the new SlingShot 100 AW and 200 AW camera bags allow photographers to go from “carry mode” to “ready mode” in seconds. Without removing the bag, simply rotate or “sling” the bag toward the front of the body. The SlingShot AW then provides complete access to cameras, lenses, memory cards and other accessories. The Full Access Lid with reverse open design allows photographers to safely and easily work out of the bag and zip stop buckles keep equipment from falling out.

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Nikon has released Nikon Coolpix L1, a compact and lightweight, 6.2 megapixels digital camera with 5x optical zoom (equivalent to 38-190mm) and 2.5″ LCD Screen. The Nikon Coolpix L1 also includes handy features such as Best Shot Selector (BSS), 4x digital zoom, Single and Continuous AF, Choice of White Balance and Noise reduction to ensure better color reproduction in darker lighting conditions. Consumers can record images to an SD Card or onto the 10 MB of internal memory.

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Nikon Coolpix P1 is the world’s first builtin Wi-Fi digital camera with 8 megapixels CCD, a 3.5x zoom-Nikkor glass lens with a focal range equivalent to 36-126mm, 2.5″ LCD, and measuring only .6 x 2.4 x 1.5 inches and weighing only six ounces.

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