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THENEXT GENERATION OF TRIPODS
RICOH FIRMWARE
UPDATE
NowavailableonRicoh’s
Hähnel’snewTriad30Litetripod morecompactandlightweightand websiteisafirmwareupdatefor
hasbeendesignedwiththenew thereforeHähnelhaveforecastnew theCX2compact.Thenew
generationofDSLRs,likethe desireforarobusttripodwitha firmware(Version1.13)is
PanasonicG1andtheOlympus stableconstruction. designedtoimproveonand
E-450,inmind.Newmodelsare TheTriad30Liteisaprofessional resolvesmallissueswithstep
magnesiumalloy,4-sectiontripod zoomandmanualfocussing.
whichisbothlightweightand
sturdy.
Thequick-lock,fullyadjustablelegs NOBEL PRIZE FOR
areextendableat3differentangles CCD
andlegsfolddownallowingthe Thisyear'sNobelPrizein
tripodtoeasilyfitintothecarrying +90º/-90ºorientationgroove. Physicswasawardedfortwo
casesupplied,makingthistripod Firstshipmentsofthisnewproduct scientificachievements,oneof
extremelyportable. areexpectedtobeintheUKin whichwastheCCDsensor.
TheTriad30Liteisalsosupplied earlyNovemberandRRPis 1969WillardS.Boyleand
withaquick-releaseballhead, expectedtobe£39.99. GeorgeE.Smithinventedthe
firstsuccessfulimaging
P R O D U C T A N N I V E R S A RY
technologyusingadigitalsensor
andaCCD(Charge-Coupled
PARTY TIME FORPANASONIC
Device).TheCCDtechnology
makesuseofthephotoelectric
effect,astheorisedbyAlbert
PanasonicUKheldanexclusive withmuchmoretocome!” Lumix Einsteinandforwhichhewas
birthdaypartylastweektocelebrate Panasoniccelebratedinstylewith G1 awardedthe1921year'sNobel
oneyearofthePanasonicLumixG themedcocktails(anyonefancya camera!Heldatthetrendy Prize.TheCCDwasrecognised
MicroSystemCameras. PanaColadaoraLumixonthe ShoreditchHouse,thepartywasfully forhavingrevolutionised
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introduced3bodiesand6lenses- inthestartlinglyaccurateshapeofa walkedawaywithaLumixDMC-G1.
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Essentials3isacollectionoffive
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consumerstolistentothousandsof andhandcraftedplaylistswithout songsfor£45.90,and8GB,which
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AsthesuccessortotheSanDiskSansa memory. forjust£62.90.They'reavailablein
enlargephotos. Thenew
Clip,theSansaClip+MP3playeris TheSansaClip+musicplayercomesin red,blueorblack.
versionfeaturesthe‘Makeit
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C O M PA C T R E L E A S E
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buttonsoftheDP1s,providingfaster confirmed.
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camera. TheDP1sisenhanced
TheSigmaCorporationispleasedto andJPEGformatrecordingand furtherbyimprovedperformance NEW BLU-RAY
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SonyislaunchingtwonewBlu-
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rayhomecinemasystems,
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includingfeaturessuchasFull
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upscaling,Virtual7.1-channel,
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theQS(QuickSet)function,which AdapterHA-11andElectronicFlash
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