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Adobe RGB 1998 | Aliasing | ARTICLES of Interest | BATTERIES for Digital Cameras | Beginners Guide to HDTV | Books | BROTHER All-In-One PHOTO PRINTERS | Brother MFC-6490cw MFP | Brother MFC-7840W Monochrome Laser MFP |
CANON DIGITAL EQUIPMENT | ClipArt / Photos | Connections (pictures/descriptions) | CS2 | CS3 | CS4 | Digital8 | DIGITAL CAMERAS | Digital Camera Accessories | Digital Camera Discounts | Digital Camera Info | Digital Camera Reviews, General | Digital Camera Reviews, SPECIFIC | Digital News | Digital Picture Printing - OnLine, Kiosks or Minilabs | Discounts | DisplayPort | DMCA - Digital Millenium Copyright Act | Electronics on the Internet | Entropy Encoding | EPSON DIGITAL EQUIPMENT REVIEWS | Film Scanner | Film (Video) | FireWire = IEEE 1394 = iLink | GIMP | GLOSSARIES | Hi8 | HiTi 730ps dye-sub photo printer |

HP DIGITAL EQUIPMENT REVIEWS| HP AIO - All-In-One Photo PRINTERS| HP Officejet Pro 8500 AIO Printer A909 | HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055A#ABA | HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 | HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer | HP Photosmart C6380 (AIO - NO FAX) | HP D7560 PhotoSmart Printer (NOT AIO) | HP Officejet J6480 - COSTCO hp 6500 AIO Printer | ImgBurn | IMAGES | ISO | ISO Images |

KODAK DIGITAL EQUIPMENT RVIEWSKODAK Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS) | Kodak EasyShare C182 Digicam | Kodak EasyShare Z915 Digicam | Layer 10 | Layout Compositing / Layers | LEXMARK DIGITAL EQUIPMENT REVIEWS | LEXMARK AIO PRINTERS | LEXMARK X7675 Pro AIO Printer | LIGHTROOM (Adobe's) | Lossless Encoding | Lossy Encoding | .m4e | .m4p | .m4v | Macrovision | Mbps | MediaMax | Megapixel | Memory | MHz | Micro-displays | Mosquitoes (Digital Artifacts) | .mov | Movies, Making | NERO | NEWS, technical |

NIKON DSLR Reviews | NIKON D40 DSLR Review | NIKON D40x (Fancier than the D40) DSLR Review | Nikon D300 DSLR Reviews | Nikon D700 DSLR Reviews | Nikon D3000 DSLR Reviews | Nikon D5000 DSLR Reviews | NITS | ogg Vorbis | OLYMPUS DIGITAL EQUIPMENT REVIEWS | OLYMPUS Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS) Reviews | Olympus SP-550 UZ Digicam | Olympus FE-5010 Digicam | OLYMPUS Stylus-7000 - Digicam | OLYMPUS Stylus-9000 - Digicam | OLYMPUS DSLR Reviews | Other Resources |

PANASONIC Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS)| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 Digicam | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS25 Digicam | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX37 Digicam | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Digicam | Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Digicam | Panasonic Lumix ZS3 Digicam | PANASONIC DSLR Reviews | PENTAX DSLR Reviews | Photo Editing, NON-PhotoShop | Photo Editing - FREE RESOURCES | Photo Editing, ONLINE | Photo Editing - Software | Photo Editing - TIPS | PHOTOGRAPHER's RIGHTS | Photography | Photo Sharing | Photoshop | PhotoShop Free Tutorials | PhotoShop Plug-ins | Photoshop Resources, Other| PhotoShop Tips | Picture Sharing | Picture Viewers / Editors | Pixelization | PRINTERS | Printer Info/News | Printer Reviews Printing Digital Pictures - OnLine, Kiosks or Minilabs | PrintMaster | ProPhoto RGB | Reel60 | REFERENCES RESOLUTION | Resolution (Pixels) | ROXIO |

SAMSUNG DIGITAL EQUIPMENT REVIEWS | SAMSUNG Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS) | Samsung HZ15W Digicam | Samsung 2693HM monitor | SCANNERS | Scanner Tips | Film Scanners, Film | Scanner Reviews | SONY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT REVUEWS | SONY DSLR Reviews | STANDARDS | Streaming Audio and Video | Telecine | UDI - Unified Display Interface | Upconvertering | VHS | VIDEO | Video Cameras | Video Connectors - pictures and information | Video Conversion Software | Video Help | Video Players (Windows software) | Video Resolutions | Video Sharing (personally shot videos) | Video Switchers | Watermarking | WAV | Windows Video Players | Wireless (many standards) | WirelessHD - WiHD | Wireless HDMI Wireless High definition Interface (WHDI) | Wireless USB | WMV | Sites of Possible Interest |
Electronics (Stores and Internet) Comparison Shopping (electronics) Camera Discounts
Relevant terms are listed here, alphabetically. Not all terms have "Jump Table" entries (the above table). Note: Lots more information on Terms may be found at: Click here for Acronyms.

Adobe RGB 1998

sRGB vs. ADOBE RGB 1998 See also: RGB See also: sRGB

AIE - Automatic Image Enhancement

Xerox has invented printer software that automatically adjusts small areas in a picture, at a time, to correct contrast problems. This technique is called local contrast enhancement. Xerox has named their technique AIE - Automatic Image Enhancement. AIE will soon be found in xerox printers, and may be included in image enhacement software.

ALL-IN-ONE (AIO or MFD) PHOTO PRINTERS (no FAX)

ENSURE it comes with (or you can download) DRIVERS for

YOUR Version of Windows (including 32-bit or 64-bit versions).

MY preference would be a CANON (NON-AIO) Printer

Based on reviews, I RECOMMEND THE EPSON WORKFORCE 600 AIO PRINTER.

Only buy a FAX machine if you can turn incoming faxes OFF

YOU may not like a product that has great reviews

I am not responsible for any errors or if you dislike a product

AIO - All-In-One. AIO - wikipedia MFD - Multifunction Device MFP - Multifunction Printer MFP - wikipedia

BROTHER All-In-One PHOTO PRINTERS

Brother MFC-6490cw - Tabloid-sized (11 by 17 inches) MFP with fax - $325

Brother MFC-6490cw - consumersearch - July/2009 - Users: **** Brother MFC-6490cw - PCmag - 9/11/2008 - Editors: **** Brother MFC-6490cw - TrustedReviews - 8 1/2 of 10

Brother MFC-7840W - Monochrome (NO COLOR) laser all-in-one printer

WHY BOTHER? I WANT COLOR. Brother MFC-7840W - consumersearch Brother MFC-7840W - PCmag - $200 - 07.09.2008 - **** Brother MFC-7840W - MACworld - Jul 15, 2008 - ***1/2 Brother MFC-7840W - Trustedreviews - 9 oputof 10

CANON All-In-One PHOTO PRINTERS

WELL, FOO! I would NOT personally recommend any of these All-In-One Canon Printers (12/200) (based on reviews), while I Love Canon photo printers. Canon Printers

Canon Pixma MP480 AIO Printer

Canon Pixma MP480 AIO Printer - $110 - ****?

Canon PIXMA MX7600 ~$400

PIXMA MX7600 ~$400

Canon PIXMA MX860 ~$140

PIXMA MX860 ~$140 - 209 - 05/29/2009 - ***1/2

Canon MX330 - ~$70

Canon MX330 - $70-114 - CNET: Spotty output quality ***1/2

Canon Pixma MP980 - $194

Canon Pixma MP980 - $194-299 - 05/11/2009 - CNET: Poor print quality - ***

EPSON All-In-One Photo Printers

Epson Workforce 600 - no FAX - $200

Epson Workforce 600 is my RECOMMENDED AIO (12/2009) based on reviews

Quick to setup on Win2k3 laptop, XP desktop, and Mac powerbook. Epson Workforce 600 - no FAX - $200 - **** Epson Workforce 600 - no FAX - $200 - MACworld: good color prints but mediocre draft text reproduction - **** Epson WorkForce 600 Review - HardwareCentral - ***** Epson Workfore 600 AIO - testfreaks EPSON WorkForce 600 - Buy from NEWEGG - $169 EPSON WorkForce 600 - workathomemoms

Epson Workforce 610 (AIO) - 4 individual ink cartridges

Epson WorkForce 610 Printer Review - 10/2009 - the-gadgeteer - $200 Epson WorkForce 610 Review - ComputerShopper.com - mediocre photo quality

Epson Stylus NX515 - AIO - $96

Epson Stylus NX515 (printer/copier/scanner) - $96-150 ***1/2

Epson Artisan 800

Epson Artisan 800 - CNET says: poor build quality and error-prone software - $240 - ***

HP - Hewlett-Packard AIO Photo Printers

HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055A#ABA - SUPERCEDES HP Photosmart C6380

Too new for professional reviews. Users rate it 5 of 5 one place, 4.5 of 5 another. 5-INK Cyan, magenta, yellow, photo black, pigment black Networking: Standard (built-in Ethernet, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth) Connectivity: 1 USB 2.0; 1 Ethernet; 1 PictBridge; 1 WiFi 802.11n; 1 Bluetooth Wireless: Builit-in Print, copy, scan, direct digital photo print Tray: Main tray: letter, legal, executive, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 7 in, 8 x 10 in, No. 10 envelopes; photo tray: 3.5 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 7 in Duplexer: Letter 125-sheet input tray; 20-sheet photo tray FLATBED SCANNER: Optical: Up to 4800 dpi PRINT BLACK: Up to 600 x 600 dpi PRINT COLOR: 9600 x 2400 optimized dpi (on selected HP photo papers and 1200 input dpi) BORDERLESS PRINTING: Yes (up to 8.5 x 11 in) Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055A# HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer - PC Mag - 10/13/2009 User reviews - HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer (CD055A#ABA) - hawkee HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055A#ABA Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055A# HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer (CD055A#ABA) | Ready2beat.com Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055A#ABA - amazon.com Buy from Best Buy ($140 - sale)

HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 - $250

HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 - consumersearch - $250 - a bit bulky HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 - PCMag - 5/8/2009 - Editors: **** Users: *1/2 HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 - IT Review - 7/4/2009 - HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 - CNET - Editors: **** Users: ***1/2

HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer - $400

Ships with a full set of drivers and software for Windows Vista x32, Vista x64, XP (SP1 or higher), Windows 7, and Windows 7 x64. HP says that drivers and software for OS X v10.6 should be shipping with the printer shortly. Text - good, not resume perfeect. graphics - pros and cons Photos easily qualified as true photo quality. HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer - PC MAG - 10/13/2009

HP Photosmart C6380 (AIO - NO FAX) - $200 ($100 on sale - discontinued)

MANY "POOR" OWNER REVIEWS

17 HP-C6380 Owner Reviews averaged = 1 1/2 Stars

5-INK Cyan, magenta, yellow, photo black, pigment black 8.2-by-17.8-by-16-inch (HWD) SCANNING: 600 x 600 dpi (mono) / up to 4800 x 4800 dpi (color) PRINTING: up to 600 x 600 dpi (mono) / up to 9600 x 2400 dpi (color) Max Document Reduction 50 % Max Document Enlargement 400 % HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer - Full Review: "Text quality was a bit below par. Overall graphics quality was better than you'll get from most inkjets. Photo quality was also better than what you get from most inkjets. Pictures should last 30 years exposed to the air." - HP Photosmart C6380 all-in-one Multifunction Device reviews - CNET 17 HP-C6380 Averaged Owner Reviews = 1 1/2 Stars - CNET

HP Officejet J6480 == COSTCO hp 6500

HP Officejet J6480 - CNET - 05/08/2008 - ED **** USERS: **

HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer series - A909 - ED: 8.8/10 - USERS: ***+ - $453

I am seeing a lot of people with problems - Google: review HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer +A909 It may, however, be an excellent printer (I haven't tried one). HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 All-In-One Printer HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless (A909g) - reviews "The quality of photos is good, but the 1200x1200dpi hardware print resolution causes a slight grain." "Self-cleaning process renders it unusable for one to two minutes, feathered text in documents." ALL REVIEWS THAT I AM FINDING, REALLY QUOTE THE REVIEW THAT I LISTED ABOVE.

LEXMARK AIO Photo Printers

Lexmark X7675 Pro - $120-200 - ED:: **** Users: **1/2

Lexmark X7675 Pro - CNET - 12/11/2008 - $120-200 - ED:: **** Users: **1/2 Artifact - An introduced effect that was not present in the original video or audio. Artifacts are sometimes called "noise", as they have corrupted the signal.

BATTERIES FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS

Should you get a camera that uses standard "AA" batteries (the size - the batteries themselves could be rechargeable or throw-away [dsicard legally and safely]), or a camera that uses a custom made battery? Cameras with custom made batteries will provide more pictures per full battery charge, and really advanced digital cameras always use a custom battery. While the custom sized camera batteries will give you more pictures per full charge, you have to ensure that they are always charged. I found that even with two such batteries, when those special occasions arose, the batteries were never charged and would take hours to charge, so NO Digital pictures. I finally got so tired of not having charged batteries when needed, that, for my more simple digital cameras, I bought cameras that used "AA" sized batteries. I use rechargeable "AA" batteries, but then if the batteries run out and I have no charged spare batteries, I use non-rechargeable batteries (you will probably have to buy Lithium-ion batteries to produce enough current to run your camera - check you camera's specifications). Most digital cameras seem to use custom batteries, but you can find very good, easy-to-use digital cameras that use "AA" size batteries. For sophisticated cameras, you will have to buy one that takes custom rechargeable batteries. bit - A binary digit - the smallest piece of digital data possible. bit rate - The number of bits (data sent) measured over a specified time - also called the data rate. nits - Candela per square metre - a (video / SI) measure of brightness. more NERO 7 - I've been told that NERO 7 will NOT allow to create backups of your own, purchased music CDs that employ the copy protection flag. I understand that NERO does not want to help music pirates, who does, but since NERO 7 seems to preclude making a backup copy of your own purchased, music CD, so you can use it in the car and (the same copy) at work (or for the kids), without causing any wear and tear on your original purchase, which is stored safely away, and not played: I CAN NOT RECOMMEND NERO 7, Unless you need something only NERO has. I've also read that NERO 6.6 does NOT have this problem. Nero Tutorials ROXIO's Easy Media Creator 8 Suite - I do NOT know if the latest version of Roxio, Roxio Easy media Creator 8 Suite, allows you to create one backup copy of your purchased, copyrighted, music CD or not - you might want to find out. I've heard that Easy Media Creator 7.5 does NOT have this problem.

CinemaDNG - Open Digital Cinema File Format

Adobe Pushes for Open Digital Cinema File Format

DIGITAL CAMERAs

INFORMATION / ARTICLES

CAMERA SENSOR DUST BUSTERS: Olympus was first to combat the problem of dust on the digital camera's sensor, called sensor vibration technology, in 2003. Sony's new Alpha Digital SLR has a similar technology. Cannon has now introduced the most comprehensive system, EOS cleaning system. Canon designed the low-pass filter, separating it into two parts (reducing the chance for dust to get on the sensor), added vibration technology and feature that maps any remaining particles to remove them with software. Canon's EOS Integrated Cleaning System Tips on combatting digital SLR dust

DIGITAL CAMERA INFO / REVIEWS (general)

CAMERA DISCOUNTS Woodsmall's Digital News Links Digital Photography Review Steve's DigiCams
Graphics Software - About dot com Bizrate Dot Com (I don't know if they are good) CNET Shopper Digital Camera Resources Imaging Resources pcphotoreview Info Site - I often don't agree with them Professional Photographer Magazine FRCN Digital Imaging Online Digital Photography Magazine Imaging Resource Modern Imaging PC Photo
Best Buy

DIGITAL CAMERA (Point-and-Shoot)(Digicams) REVIEWS, SPECIFIC

See also BATTERY TYPES FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS Tastes very. For myself, while I look at all cameras each time I need to buy one, I always seem to not like Fujifilm, nor Kodak point-and-shoot cameras. I usually do not like Panasonic cameras, although, this year (12/2009) I'm tempted by one of the Panasonic point-and-shoot cameras. I haven't liked Samsung cameras, but I will check out the Samsung HZ15W. I rarely find a Sony that fits my needs. This time, the Sony DSC-HX1 may do the job. While I've had both Nikon and Olympus digital cameras in the past, these days I usually prefer a Canon point- and-shoot digital camera. THESE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINIONS - YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE MAY LOVE THEM. Digital Camera Reviews (ZD) OnlineCamera Directory (Sponsored by ??)


CAMCORDERS - REVIEWS of (almost) ALL BRANDS & MODELS


CANON Digital VIDEO Cameras (CAMCORDERS) REVIEWS - ALL Models

SONY Digital VIDEO Cameras (CAMCORDERS) REVIEWS - ALL Models


CANON CAMRECORDERS - INDIVIDUAL MODELS

Canon HF-R10 Camcorder **** - $550

20x optical/400x digital zoom; 1.56MP digital still resolution; image stabilization; DIGIC DV III image processor; face detection technology VIXIA 2.39MP HD 1/5.5", 2.39-megapixel CMOS image sensor DIGIC DV III image processor. Canon HF-R10 - Bestbuy

SONY CAMRECORDERS - INDIVIDUAL MODELS

Sony DCR-SX63 Digital Camcorder

60x optical/2000x digital zoom. SteadyShot image stabilization. 2.7" Clear Photo color LCD monitor Swivels 270° to give you a clear view of the action. 1/8" Advanced HAD CCD image sensor With 680K total pixels and 340K effective pixels in 4:3 format (250K in 16:9 format) for crystal-clear still images. 720 x 480 video resolution (410K pixels in 16:9 format, 340K in 4:3 format). Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens Records video directly to the 16GB internal flash memory Also supports Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo memory cards (not included). Sony DCR-SX63

Sony FS300 Digital Camcorder

37x optical/2000x digital zoom 2.7" color LCD widescreen monitor 1/6" CCD image sensor With 680,000 pixels for crystal-clear images. DIGIC DV II image processor. Dynamic image stabilizer. Canon FS300

Sony DCR-SR68/L Camcorder

80GB Hard Disk Drive and 2.7" LCD Monitor - Blue. 60x optical/2000x digital zoom; SteadyShot image stabilization. 1/8" Advanced HAD CCD image sensor; face detection technology. 2.7" LCD Monitor - Swivels 270 degree. Sony DCR-SR68/L Handicam - Bestbuy

Sony HDR-CX150/L15 Camcorder

25x optical/300x digital zoom. 2.7 inch LCD - Back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor. Bring stunning detail and clarity to video. 3.0-megapixel digital still images and 1920 x 1080 full HD video recording. SteadyShot image stabilization. Digital still camera mode Captures images on Memory Stick PRO Duo, Secure Digital and Secure Digital High Capacity media (not included). 16GB embedded flash memory for storing 1920 x 1080 high-definition videos. Sony HDR-CX150/L15 Camcorder - Bestbuy

DIGICAMS - REVIEWS of (almost) ALL BRANDS & MODELS


CANON Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS) REVIEWS - Many Models

FUJIFILM Digital Camera (DIGICAMS) Reviews

KODAK Digital Camera (DIGICAMS) Reviews

NIKON Digital Camera (DIGICAMS) Reviews

OLYMPUS Digital Camera (DIGICAMS) Reviews

PANASONIC Digital Camera (DIGICAMS) Reviews

PENTAX Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS) Reviews

SAMSUNG Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS) Reviews

SONY Digital Cameras (DIGICAMS) Reviews