Digital Camera Photography Tips

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 26, 2006 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of office imaging systems, inkjet technology and digital photography equipment, today unveiled the new 12-color imagePROGRAF iPF8000 pigment ink large format printer. Designed to produce stunning color for professional quality giclee prints and photographs, the iPF8000 utilizes Canon’s proprietary LUCIA pigment inks to print borderless images up to 42-inches wide, with a maximum paper width of 44-inches at amazing production speeds with outstanding archival image quality. The iPF8000 debuts at SGIA, (Booth #0534) September 26th, in Las Vegas.

PHOTOKINA 2006, COLOGNE, Germany — September 25, 2006 — Apple today released Aperture 1.5, a major update to the all-in-one post production tool for photographers that delivers enhancements across each phase of the entire workflow. Aperture 1.5 delivers a powerful new open library, seamless iLife ’06 and iWork ’06 integration, XMP metadata support, powerful new adjustment tools and an export API that makes it easy to extend the Aperture workflow to third party applications and services.

IRVINE, Calif.–I/OMagic Corporation (OTCBB:IOMG), a leading provider of data storage products, announced today that it has expanded its mobile storage line-up with the availability of a GigaBank™ Ultra 120, a portable hard disk drive with a push-button back-up operation. The 2.5″ 120GB(a) portable hard drive disk is perfect for the “on the go” lifestyle. The GigaBank Ultra 120 is small enough to take anywhere conveniently and will hold any data — from essential business files to photos and music.

Canon today launches the portable devices, designed with EOS and other digital photographers in mind. The Canon Media Storage M30 and Canon Media Storage M80 devices feature a large ultra-bright 3.7” TFT screen with 160º viewing angle for image and video review, and a 30Gb/80Gb hard disk to store digital images, movie and sound files of various file formats. Both units feature a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface and slots for CF and SD cards.

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 26, 2006 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of office imaging systems, inkjet technology and digital photography equipment, today unveiled the new 12-color imagePROGRAF iPF8000 pigment ink large format printer. Designed to produce stunning color for professional quality giclee prints and photographs, the iPF8000 utilizes Canon’s proprietary LUCIA pigment inks to print borderless images up to 42-inches wide, with a maximum paper width of 44-inches at amazing production speeds with outstanding archival image quality. The iPF8000 debuts at SGIA, (Booth #0534) September 26th, in Las Vegas.

Cologne, Germany, September 26, 2006 — Foveon announced today the release of its
14.1 megapixel X3 DSLR image sensor, the highest resolution X3 sensor available and
the latest product from Foveon. In addition to providing image quality suitable for
professional photographers, the new X3 sensor incorporates design and process
enhancements which improve performance at long exposures and high ISO speeds, and
also provides a 40% increase in pixel count compared to the previous X3 DSLR sensor.

The SD14, 14 megapixels (2,652×1,768×3 layers) Digital SLR camera

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new Sigma SD14
Digital SLR camera. The new SD14, powered by the 14 megapixels Foveon X3® direct-image-sensor,
can reproduce high definition images rich in gradation and impressive three-dimensional
detail.

The SD14 Digital SLR camera features four JPEG recording modes, large and bright
pentaprism viewfinder with 98% coverage, a built-in flash with a Guide Number
of 11, 5-point AF system, a large 2.5” 150,000 pixel resolution LCD monitor
as well as high resolution and user friendly design. The durable shutter mechanism
has over 100,000 cycle life and is ideal for the demands of digital photography.

COLOGNE, Germany–(SanDisk(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced a 4-gigabyte (GB)(1)SanDisk Ultra(R) II SD High Capacity (SDHC(TM)) card to meet the growing demand for higher capacity storage. The new cards can store more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video(2). The announcement was made at the Photokina trade show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 6, Stand D78/E79.

COLOGNE, Germany–SanDisk(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced the 12- and 16-gigabyte (GB)(1) SanDisk Extreme(R) III CompactFlash(R) cards to its award-winning Extreme III performance line, making these the highest capacity cards in the world. The new high-performance, large-capacity cards are ideal for professional photographers who shoot RAW or high-resolution JPG files and need the performance, reliability and capacity to capture these large files.

SAN JOSE, Calif. and COLOGNE, Germany – Sept. 25, 2006 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced an update to the public beta of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software at the Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, Germany. Available immediately for download from Adobe Labs (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom), this update unites the product feature set for Windows and Macintosh platforms, giving professional photographers a new way to import, manage and showcase large volumes of digital photographs. More than 325,000 people have opted to try Lightroom during the beta period and feedback has been fueled by over 3,400 of them sharing input in Adobe online forums. The final version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is expected to ship in early 2007.