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EPSON HALVESPRICE OFWARRANTIES
PANASONIC UPDATES
FIRMWARE OF
DMC-LX3
Epsonisofferinghalf-priceCoverPlus desk,and,ifrequired,anext-daysite Anewfirmwareversionisnow
extendedwarrantiesonmanyofits visitfromaspecialistEpsonengineer. announcedforPanasonic’s DMC-
StylusProlargeformatprinters, Thisofferisavailablefrom31October LX3.Firmwareversion2.0supports
representingsavingsofupto£699.50. 2009to31March2010inclusiveand severalnewfunctionsandimproves
Thispromotionextendsthestandard appliestothefollowingStylusPro performanceandrectifiesseveral
one-yearwarrantytoathree-year,on- models:3880,4450,4880,7450, minorissuestoenhanceoperation.
siteextendedwarranty.Thisincludes 7880,7900,9450,9880,9900and Theadoptionofnewalgorithms
accesstoaUK-basedtelephonehelp 11880. makesitpossibletospeeduptheAF
timebyapprox.20%to0.50secat
N E W H O M E P R I N T E R S wide-end.Inaddition,a1:1aspect
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CANONUPDATESPIXMARANGE
shootingoptioninadditiontothe
conventional4:3,3:2and16:9. A
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Canonhasannouncedanewrange makingwebpageprintingsimplerand Thenewmodelsareavailablethis nowavailable.Thenewscenemode
ofPixmaAll-In-OneandPhoto smarterwiththeintroductionofEasy- month,pricedfrom£79.00to HighDynamicisincorporatedwhich
printersthataredesignedtomake WebPrintEX.ThenewPixmainkjetAll- £399.00 Canonhasalsointroduced helpstocaptureascenewithmode-
qualityprintingmoreaccessible.The In-OnesalsohavelargercolourTFT thebest-performingA4Pixmato rateexposureeventhoughthescene
rangecomprisesofsixnewAll-In- LCDdisplaysandimprovedEasy-Scroll date:theiP4700isaimedathome containsbothbrightanddarkareas
Ones,apremiumqualityA4Photo Wheelwith4-waycursorcontrolson usersandphotographers.It together.Thewhitebalanceadjust-
PrinterandanA3officeprinter. somemodels. Allthenewprintersoffer combinesCanon’sprinting mentperformanceisalsoimproved.
NewtoPixmaisAutoPhotoFixII,an fasterprintspeedsthanlastyear’s technologies,givingusersthedesired
improvedversionoftheautomatic modelsandestablished Canon results-whetherprintingplaintext
image-correctionfunctionfirst technologieslikeFINE(Full- andgraphics-baseddocumentsor CASIO EXILIM RRP
introducedinCanon’sEasy-PhotoPrint photolithographyInkjetNozzle producingphotolabqualityprints.It Wecannowreportthatthe
EXsoftwarein2008.Canonisalso Engineering)printheadtechnologyand alsofeaturesAutoPhotoFixII,Easy- recommendedretailpriceforCasio's
ChromaLife100+.Someofthenew WebPrintEXndadvanced ExilimZoomEX-Z90willbe
modelsalsofeatureAutoScanMode, connectivity. ThePixmaiP4700can £149.99.FeaturingintelligentAF,
whichscansandautomatically produceasingleborderless6x4” 12.1megapixels,make-upmode
recognisesdifferentkindsofdocuments photoprintinjust20secondsandis andthenewDynamicPhotofunction,
andprocessesthemaccordingly. availablethismonth,RRP£109. thenewEX-Z90iscapableofHD
videoclipsandisavailablenow.
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ULTRAFAST FLASH SYNC FORPROS
TABLET FOR APPLE?
TheweeklydoseofApplerumours:
It’sthoughtthatthetechnologygiantis
PhaseOnehasannouncedthePhase openaperturesandfill-inflashon inthelatterstagesofdevelopingafull
One645DFcamera.Engineeredin location,”saidJanH.Christiansen, size(10.7”)touchscreen,whichwill
partnershipwithMamiyaDigital PhaseOnemarketingdirector.“We formpartofanewcomputerusing
Imaging,itsetsanewstandardforhigh alreadyofferthemostflexibleexposure theiPhoneuserinterface.According
flashsyncspeeds–upto1/1600ofa timesrangingfrom1/4000ofa tothebloggersperpetuatingthe
second. Atthesametime,PhaseOne secondtoonefullhour.” rumours,thecomputerwillbe
announcedtheavailabilityofthreenew The645DFcameraistheonly645 launchedin3Gandnon3G
highperformanceleafshutterlenses: mediumformatcamerawhichsupports versions.We’llwaitandsee…
55mm,80mmand110mm,allf/2.8 bothfocalplaneandleafshutters,plus
andalldesignedwiththePhaseOne ultrafastflashsyncspeeds. “dialup”apredefinedmode,where
645DFcamerainmind. The645DFalsoofferscustom-shooting thecameraisinstantlysetupfora BUFFALO INTRODUCES
“Ourpatent-pendingflashsync modes.Forthefirsttimeinamedium- givenshootingscenario,e.g.product, USB 3.0
breakthrougheasesworkingwithwide formatcamera,photographerscan portraitorlandscapephotography. BuffaloTechnologyhasannounced
P R O D U C T AWA R D S
ThePhaseOne645DFciscompatible thefirstUSB3.0ExternalHardDisk
withdigitalbacksdesignedforthe Drive,recentlyshowcasedattheUSB
HAHNEL GEAROFTHEYEAR
PhaseOne/MamiyaAFDmount, 3.0IntelDeveloperForum9. The
includingbacksfromPhaseOne,Leaf, DriveStationHD-HXU3offers
Mamiyaandothers. SuperSpeedtransferspeedsofupto
HähnelIndustrieshavebeenawarded establishedasamarkof ThePhaseOne645DFcamerabody 125MB/sandisavailablewith
‘BestGeneralCameraAccessory’fortheir excellenceonarangeof willretailforapproximately£4000and 1.0TB,1.5TBand2.0TBcapacities,
rangeofWirelessProRemoteControlsat productswithintheUKmarket. isexpectedtoshipQ4,2009.Phase theDriveStationHD-HXU3shouldbe
theGearoftheYearAwards.Theannual Eachwinningproductiscare- OneandLeafdealersarealready availableduringQ409.
GearoftheYearAwardsarenowfirmly fullyselectedbyapanelofexperts. beginningtotakeorders.
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