Digital photography and digital camera news, reviews, and tips, including iPhoto, Photoshop, SLRs and point-and-shoot cameras

Review: Canon Selphy CP780 snapshot printer

Susan Silvius — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

The Selphy CP780 is an inexpensive and nearly idiot-proof snapshot printer, but you make major compromises in performance and price per page.

Review: Canon Selphy CP790 snapshot printer

Susan Silvius — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

This printer is cute and stylish, but it wastes ink and has an awkward paper-handling setup

Torture tests on an Olympus camera and Sonim phone

Chris Holt and Sarah Jacobsson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:27:00 -0800

The Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 point-and-shoot and the Sonim XP3 Quest rugged phone are supposed to be tough. How tough? Sarah Jacobsson and Chris Holt drop them, dunk them, toss them and run one over with an SUV. Take a look to see if they survive.

Review: Snapture for iPhone

Jeff Phillips — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:00 -0800

As a one-stop solution for the shortcomings of the iPhone's built-in camera, Snapture does an admirable job. It should be one of the first apps you turn to for improving your phone's camera.

Review: iScrapbook 2.1

Katherine Murray — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:15:00 -0800

Scrapbooking program offers high-quality design, easy layouts, and a seemingly unlimited supply of inspiration.

Cloud Engines updates Pogoplug media sharing device

Jonathan Seff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

On Friday, Cloud Engines introduced the second generation of its Pogoplug multimedia sharing device. The Pogoplug is designed to plug into your home or small office network and let you access and share content of USB hard drives over the Internet using a standard Web browser.

Review: Photo geotagging apps for iPhone

Dale Gardner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:14:00 -0800

Geotagging -- adding data to a photo that reveals the location it was taken -- brings a new dimension to enjoying and sharing photography. Several apps let you start tagging your photos with GPS data. We'll help you find the one that's right for your needs.

Review: Quip for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:09:00 -0800

This app aims to let you send pictures with text messages to your friends' cell phones a la MMS, only without the texting charges. But Quip doesn't offer iPod touch support, and it has a number of flaws that make it a poor choice for most iPhone users.

Review: Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Pen & Touch

Harry McCracken — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:41:00 -0800

We review and compare two new Wacom consumer pen tablets.

Review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 digital camera

Tim Moynihan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

Wide-angle lens, big LCD, and good battery life complement this point-and-shoot's unique in-camera features.

New Casio EX-G1 camera is slim and smash-proof

Sarah Jacobsson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0800

Casio today announced the 12.1-megapixel Exilim EX-G1, which the company says is drop-, cold-, dust-, and waterproof, as well as being the "world's slimmest shock-resistant digital camera."

Slideshow: CatPaint got your iPhone?

Kelly Turner, Macworld Staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:31:00 -0800

The newly-released CatPaint iPhone app makes a simple promise: to let you insert cats in your photos. But does it deliver? Macworld editors put the application to the test.

CatPaint iPhone app adds cats to any photo

Lex Friedman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0800

CatPaint lets you add cats to your photos. For some reason.

Snapshot: When is an iPhone better than a DSLR?

Heather Kelly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0800

Photographer Chase Jarvis shares one of his favorite iPhone images and explains why he thinks iPhones and camera phones are the future of photography.

Review: Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR digital camera

Tim Moynihan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

Fujifilm’s FinePix F200 EXR is an good pocket camera for relatively advanced photographers, either as a more-portable backup to a digital SLR camera or as a versatile primary point-and-shoot.

Photo Essentials 3 plug-in released for Photoshop Elements

Kelly Turner — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:00 -0800

The new suite adds easy-to-use tools for correcting images, removing backgrounds, and applying artistic effects to your photos.

Pocket HD camcorders buying guide

Christopher Breen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:07:00 -0800

The pocket camcorder may be the hottest holiday gift this year. To help you make a decision, here are some of our top-rated pocket camcorders from the products we’ve reviewed.

Slideshow: Camcorders for the holidays

Macworld Staff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:06:00 -0800

A look at HD camcorders for the holiday shopping season.

Review: Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS digital camera

Ginny Mies — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

For the price, the SD1200 packs in the right amount of features for casual photographers. More-experienced photographers will be pleased with the image quality, but the lack of aperture and shutter priority, plus the limited zoom range, may leave them wanting a bit more.

What's next for future iPhones?

Dan Moren — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:55:00 -0800

Apple's iPhone has been the smartphone to beat for the past two years, but what does the company need to do to keep its position as leader of the pack?

Digital SLR cameras buying guide

Roman Loyola and Ben Long — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:33:00 -0800

If you’re serious about digital photography, a DSLR camera is the way to go. How to pick the right one? We’ve got some shopping tips on what to keep in mind if you’re thinking of buying a DSLR this holiday season.

Slideshow: Hot SLRs for the holidays

Macworld Staff — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:32:00 -0800

A look at SLR cameras for the holiday shopping season.

Store photos outside of iPhoto's library

Derrick Story — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800

Hate the way iPhoto takes control of your pictures? You can free them by created a referenced library that other apps can access as well.

Panasonic debuts audio system with photo frame

Philip Michaels — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:23:00 -0800

Set to arrive in December, the $300 MW-10 is Panasonic's first audio system with both an iPod dock and a digital photo frame.

Review: Sony Handycam HDR-CX520V HD camcorder

Rob Mead — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:00 -0800

China has ordered Google to suspend its foreign Web site search service after warning that the company's filtering of pornography was too weak.

Four apps to turn your iPhone into a photo assistant

Heather Kelly — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:20:00 -0800

The app store is filled with great tools to help out every kind of photographer. These are some of the most all-around useful apps to have in your iPhone arsenal.

Get better prints

Dave Johnson and Kelly Turner — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0800

No matter how much you enjoy taking digital photos and sharing them electronically, there’s something special about photos that you hold in your hand. These days, it’s popular to let someone else make prints for you. But there are advantages to printing your photos.

Review: Memorex MCC225 MyVideo HD pocket camcorder

Tim Moynihan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

The MyVideo is purely a budget buy, but a solid one. Its looks and build quality may not be something you can fall in love with, but it shoots good enough video in bright light to make it a decent value for the $130 price.

Explaining iPhoto Library size discrepancy

Christopher Breen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:41:00 -0800

Why does iPhoto report a library of 7GB when the Finder says 21GB? There's more to the iPhoto Library package than meets the eye.

iPhone case also adds 8x zoom camera lens

Scott McNulty — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:43:00 -0800

USBFever's new iPhone case includes an 8x zoom lens, making shooting pictures and video far afield easier.

Solve inkjet printer problems

Robert Ellis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800

Troubled by blurry prints or strange colors? Try these solutions to common printer frustrations.

Review: Panasonic HDC-HS300 HD camcorder

Rob Mead — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

Panasonic’s HDC-HS300 is capable of extraordinary video quality and offer a good range of manual options, with manual lens ring controls that are as easy to use as they are capable.

Adobe to lay off nearly 700 workers

James Niccolai — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:08:00 -0800

Adobe Systems will lay off 680 staff in a move to cut costs, the company said Tuesday.

Review: Panasonic HDC-TM300 HD camcorder

Jim Feeley — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

Panasonic's HDC-TM300 HD camcorder captures good video and still images, allows deep manual control, and provides useful automated settings.

Finding your photos online

Dave Johnson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0800

Are you worried about photo theft? Check to see if your photos are being posted without your permission on the Web.

iPhone Hints: Take self-portraits more easily

Dan Moren — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:46:00 -0800

If you've tried to take a self-portrait with the iPhone, you've probably been frustrated with the camera's controls. Here's a simple tip to make things a little easier on you.

How to print 35mm slide scans

Derrick Story — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:40:00 -0800

A quick trick for printing high resolution scanned 35mm slides larger than their original, tiny size.

Review: JVC Picsio GC-FM1 pocket HD camcorder

Tim Moynihan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

On paper, JVC’s Picsio GC-FM1 pocket HD camcorder is loaded. But pocket-camcorder championships aren’t won on paper, they’re won on-screen and in your hands

Olympus announces E-P2 digital camera

Kelly Turner — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:02:00 -0800

The compact SLR-like camera adds a detachable electronic viewfinder, improved autofocus system, and more.

Viewfinder aids Flickr searchers

Dan Moren — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:00 -0800

Connected Flow's new Flickr browser, Viewfinder, makes finding images of particular license types or sizes a snap.

Flickr plants an App Garden

Ramu Nagappan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:00 -0800

Photo-sharing site Flickr has launched an App Garden to show off all the third-party software that works with its service.

iMo Foto Frame also prints your pictures

Kelly Turner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:00 -0800

This two-in-one digital photo frame prints 4-by-6-inch photos, too.

Snapshot: High energy photos in low-light settings

Bryan Bruchman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Make low-light concert images pop. In this column, music photographer Bryan Bruchman shares the technique behind one of his amazing live event pictures.

Review: Memeo Share for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:13:00 -0800

While it suffers from some oversights -- you can't upload multiple photos at once, for example -- this mobile image-sharing app is well-suited for viewing photos that you and your buddies share. You'll need to consider if the accompanying online service meets your needs, though.

Review: Google Picasa 3.5 photo organizer

Kris Fong — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

When it comes to organizing, editing, and sharing photos, most Mac users know iPhoto. But Google offers Picasa, a free photo editing and sharing app that rivals iPhoto ‘09.

Canon introduces photo printing app

Nick Spence — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800

Canon introduces Easy-PhotoPrint for iPhone, a free app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

iPhone Hints: Lock picture orientation in Photos

Dan Moren — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:11:00 -0800

If last week's iPhone hint was a little complicated, this week's is an exercise in simplicity. Here's how to keep a picture in Photos locked in either landscape or portrait orientation.

Review: Acorn 2.1 image editing software

James Dempsey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800

Acorn 2.1 is a great app for digital photography hobbyists, bloggers, or anyone who needs a decent amount of flexibility in editing images but doesn't require the power of a full image editor.

Review: Depth of field iPhone apps

Dale Gardner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:20:00 -0800

A number of iPhone apps promise to help tame the sometimes complex calculations needed for success when attempting to control depth of field. We look at three, each focused on satisfying different types of photographers.

The secret to spooky jack-o-lantern photos

Ben Long — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Show off your ghoulish creation with these simple photography tricks.