Slimmed down to just 23.3 millimeters at its thinnest point, Sony’s α NEX-5N interchangeable-lens camera (ILC) may look odd with a giant lens strapped on its front, but it’s not meager in its speed or power.

Housed in a rugged, light magnesium alloy body, the 5N has an intuitive touch-screen interface and a shutter release time lag of approximately 20 milliseconds, the quickest ILC camera to date.

The camera’s Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor has 16.1-megapixel resolution and...

Touting itself as the micro four-thirds camera with the fastest autofocus on the market today, Olympus’ new PEN E-P3 features a bright, 614,000-pixel, high-resolution OLED touch screen. In addition, Olympus released the PEN E-PL3, which is essentially a shrunken version of the E-P3: a more portable point-and-shoot — yet flexible — interchangeable lens camera with a swivel LCD screen.

The E-P3 is outfitted with a FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) autofocus tracking system and 35 focus points, and a 60-millisecond shutter response time. Selectable 3x3 focal groups within the 35-point area can also be set when shooting active subjects...

Although traditionally a consumer-level camera, Sony’s NEX line of cameras has recently been outfitted with interchangeable lenses, giving it a step up in the compact camera empire.

The α NEX-7 camera has a 24.3-megapixel resolution Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (just like Sony’s SLR alpha line), an ISO range of 100-16000 and full HD 60p video capture.

Also as with traditional SLRs, Sony has focused on reducing shutter lag time with the NEX-7...

Leica has added subtle changes to its redesigned M9-P rangefinder to make it more durable as well as stylish.

This latest rangefinder digital camera is still the smallest full-frame model on the market to date. Mechanically speaking, the M9-P is identical to its predecessor.

In terms of packaging, Leica has made a few changes with the M9-P. For starters, the red Leica brand has been removed from the casing and replaced with an engraved logo on the top of the camera. For added stealth, this model can be purchased in all-black as well as in the traditional black-and-chrome configuration...

Created exclusively for Adobe InDesign, Blurb has released its bookmaking plugin, which is compatible with CS3, 4 and 5.

With the add-on, users will be able to generate any of Blurb's hundreds of page and cover templates within InDesign. This is the first online book plugin available for Adobe.

Blurb's plugin for InDesign is the second in a suite of applications designed to work in conjunction with Adobe products, following the May launch of its Adobe PhotoShop Lightroom Plugin...

Branching out from the realm of software plugins, Nik Software has moved into the tablet world with Snapseed, the latest in photo editing applications. This summer, Nik released a universal version of their program, making it now compatible with the all iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.

Adhering to iPad ergonomics, Snapseed is designed to make alterations by swiping left and right (or by pinching), rather than by adjusting images with a menu and a bar like most editing programs.

Equipped with all the photo-editing essentials — crop, rotate, straighten, white balance, saturation, contrast, brightness — Snapseed also is replete with an array of adjustable creative features...

Delkin Devices has expanded its line of Fat Gecko mounts with two new brackets, allowing users to mount an iPad to almost any surface for hands-free use.

With the Fat Gecko mount, the user can adjust angles and the mounting position to obtain ideal angles. iPads can be attached to almost any surface or object, including windows, counters, workstations, tables, stands and more.

The iPad mount, including one mounting accessory, retails for $24...

Moab has fashioned a new sort of paper for printing photos: its Slickrock Metallic Pearl 260.

This new category of fine-art inkjet paper features a metallic, pearlescent coating that gives black-and-white images a richer depth and deeper contrast. The paper is designed to be printed with the photo-black ink sets.

Slickrock Metallic Pearl 260 is sold in 50-sheet boxes sized 5x7-inch, 8.5x11-inch, 13x19-inch, A2 and A4, as well as in rolls sized 17, 24 and 44 inches wide by 100 feet long...

Epson has added a new 17-Inch printer to its professional line of printers: the Stylus Pro 3880 Signature Worthy Edition.

The 3880 utilizes Epson’s UltraChrome K3 with “vivid magenta” ink technology to produce more intense blues and violets, and has improved color transitions. In addition, auto-switching matte and photo-black inks help create better contrast on glossy, matte and fine-art papers...

Delkin Devices has announced its line of ruggedized waterproof CF memory cards, touting them as having the fastest read and write speeds currently available.

The new cards are available in capacities ranging from 8GB up to 64GB and are capable of transferring pictures, video, music and more at speeds up to 685x, or 103MB per second. The cards are also fully compatible with HD and 3D video recording modes...