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Nikon USA announces Camera Control Pro 2.0

By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 3rd 2007 1 Comment

Nikon USA announces Camera Control Pro 2.0 Nikon USA has released a trial version of Camera control Pro 2.0. The proud owner of latest and greatest D3 and d300 should be able to use the updated version software to control their camera remotely via Firewire, USB and WIFI.

That’s not all for a $180 (full), $69.99 (upgrade) application. It supports LiveView, improved user interface graphically wise, transferring and strong images with authentication and customized tone compensation for D3 & D300 bodies. Integration Is also supported for existing ViewNX (free) and capture NX ($149.99). It’s available on Mac and windows version via Nikon USA. If you are tired of paying extra software from the manufacturer that suppose to include them for free in the first place. Try Canon.

Camera Armor is like a protective case for your DSLR

By James Allan Brady on Monday, Dec 3rd 2007 4 Comments

So if you have a DSLR, chances are you spent roughly all your spare change from at least 1 month on it, so replacing it is more or less out of the question. Up until now, the best thing you could do is keep it in the case when you weren’t using it, but now you can protect it while in use too.

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IFA 2007 – Nikon unveils high-end D3 and D300 Digital SLR cameras

By Milena Glimbovski on Saturday, Sep 1st 2007 No Comments

None of this point-&-shoot nonsense for Nikon; they used IFA 2007 to launch their D3 and D300 digital-SLR camera bodies. If high-quality photography is your thing, then one of these two models may be the choice for you: the D300 is a relatively compact, super-fast shooter, with a new 12.3-megapixel DX format CMOS sensor coupled with a Nikon-exclusive digital image processing system, while the D3 is a true heavyweight contender, packing Nikon’s original 12.1-megapixel FX format sensor and extreme ISO support.

Nikon D300 digital SLR

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Nikon COOLPIX P5100 and P50

By James Allan Brady on Thursday, Aug 30th 2007 No Comments

First, the P5100 is an upgrade from the P5000 by about 2MP, the P5100 has 12MP and with the new EXPEED chip can reach ISO 3200. There is also better 12-face face detection and a mode dial that has 15 presets. There is a flash hotshoe, and a 3.5x optical zoom lens with optical stabilization, and apparently there are adapter lenses for telephoto and wide-angle shots.

Nikon COOLPIX P5100

The Nokia P50 is dialed down a little bit from the P5100, it still does a decent 8.1 megapixels. The image stabilization is done electronically this time though. The improved face detections and the 15 preset mode dial are inherited though. It also receives a lens with a slightly longer focal length, it comes with a 3.6x zoom lens.

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Nikon D3 Digital SLR Unveiled

By Ewdison Then on Thursday, Aug 23rd 2007 No Comments

Nikon held a press conference in Tokyo and unveiled the D3 Digital SLR camera. The D3 is a full-frame digital SLR camera featuring 12.05 millions image pixel CMOS sensor. With this CMOS sensor you can capture an area of 23.9mm x 36mm and recording 12.05 million pixel photos with entire sensor activated; this feature is called FX format mode.

Nikon D3 Digital SLR Unveiled

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Nikon Announces D40 – Affordable Entry-Level D-SLR

By Staff Editor on Thursday, Nov 16th 2006 No Comments

Nikon is adding a new entry-level D-SLR camera into their product lineup. The D40 is compact and targeted for the budget minded market. D40 sports a 6.1MP Nikon DX CCD image sensor and processing engine. The D40 uses Secure Digital Memory as its storage and also supports SDHC. Nikon D40 is bundled with AF-S DX 18-55mm lens that has been revised. Unlike the higher end of Nikon D-SLR camera, D40 body are made with plastic. Nikon D40 will be on the retail shelf on December for $599.95.

Nikon D40

Nikon Unveils New D40 [via Nikon press release]

Nikon D80 Official Announcement

By Vincent Nguyen on Wednesday, Aug 9th 2006 No Comments

Nikon D80: Sales release date: September 2006

Finally – after days and days of teasing us with the Nikon D80, Nikon has officially announced the product. The shutter is open on this highly anticipated digital camera – successor of the D70 and D70s, now feature a 10.2 megapixel CCD, bigger viewfinder, more powerful image processing, larger battery that’s used on the much more expensive Nikon D200.

Check out the full spec along with more images after the jump.

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