Fujifilm has announced its first digital camera to offer full high-definition compatibility, the 10-megapixel FinePix S2000HD. It features a 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor, a 15x wide-angle optical zoom (27.6mm–414mm equivalent) and a 2.7-inch wide-view LCD.

The S2000HD films in HD quality (1,280x720 pixels) in a wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratio and converts still images and movies in-camera into an HDTV signal output. By keeping images in 16:9, the camera avoids the...

Nikon has announced the D90, its 12.3-megapixel digital SLR that can also capture high-definition (HD) movie clips with sound at 720p. Inspired by the Nikon D300, and building on the success of the D80, the D90 uses a CMOS image sensor and the Expeed image processing system to deliver sharp images across a sensitivity range up to ISO 6400.

Photographers are able to easily compose images using the Live View Mode on the 3-inch, high-resolution LCD screen. The 11-point autofocus (AF) system uses Nikon's Scene Recognition System and Face Detection to provide...

W.W. Norton & Co. has republished André Kertész’s classic “On Reading,” with an introduction by Robert Gurbo. Thirty-four years after its initial publication, readers can again visit 68 of Kertész’s images taken between 1912 and 1970.

The book was conceived in 1963, when Kertész discovered an early photograph of his from 1912, depicting three little boys hunched over a book. “On Reading” celebrates people...

Chronicle Books has released a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Brian Lanker called “Shall We Dance?” The book includes 150 color images and features a foreword by Maya Angelou.

“Shall We Dance?” documents Lanker’s year-long cross-country trip through America to capture all aspects and manifestations of dance, from waltz and square dance to hip-hop, swing and...

SanDisk has introduced a new line of its SDHC cards, available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. The SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition offers enhanced transfer speeds of up to 30MB per second (when placed in SanDisk’s ImageMate Multi-Card USB 2.0 Reader/Writer) and is optimized for use with the new Nikon D90.

Compatible cameras can record 39 images in continuous shooting mode at 4.5 frames per second with a file size of 6MB JPEG L Fine per image. The cards are capable of functioning in extreme temperatures, from -13° to 185° Fahrenheit.

SanDisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s Edition cards retail for...

Lexar Media has announced the release of its Professional UDMA 300x 16GB CompactFlash (CF) card. The 16GB CF card writes at a speed of 45MB per second (300x) and reduces card-to-computer transfer rate when working with a UDMA-enabled device, such as the Lexar Professional UDMA FireWire 800 Reader or the Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader.

The Lexar Professional UDMA 300x...

Phase One has announced the release of the P 65+ digital back and the P 65+ camera system, a full-frame 645 medium format camera system based on the Sensor+ CCD technology.

The Sensor+ CCD technology has been co-developed with Dalsa Semiconductor and is designed to enable scalable pixel and file size, higher sensitivity and dynamic range, and increased flexibility for operation and capture, as well as improved capture rates.

The Phase One P 65+ takes advantage of a...

In a strategic alliance with Hartblei, Phase One has introduced the Phase One 3.5/45mm TS lens, based on Hartblei’s 45mm f/3.5 Super Rotator lens. The small, lightweight, medium-format tilt-shift lens offers up to 12mm of shift and an 8° tilt for maximum flexibility.

The 3.5/45mm TS lens can be paired with the Phase One 645 camera system and offers photographers the ability to correct perspective, selectively sharpen and soften an image, and adjust the plane of focus without changing...

Microsoft expert, Kostas Mallios discusses the move to photography becoming one with video in the future.

At the Pro Photo Summit, Kostas Mallios, general manager of the Rich Media Group at Microsoft, talked about the direction he believes photography is headed and what he sees coming in the near future. Having video and still-image capabilities in the same product is something he saw as inevitable and very exciting...

Panoramic photographer Everen T. Brown has created the 360° World Atlas, an interactive multimedia DVD software set that lets virtual travelers experience the world from their desktops.

Starting with an interactive map of the world, virtual travelers can click on a continent, select a country and then select a specially profiled location. Once at that location, the virtual tour presents an interactive, revolving 360° virtual-reality image.

The 360° World Atlas grew out of Brown's travels around the world with his...