Tomahawk

Some HQ pics

ENGINE

500 bhp (372 kW) @ 5600 rpm (60.4 bhp/liter); 525 lb.-ft. (712 Nm) @ 4200 rpm
10-cylinder 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled, 505 cubic inches (8277 cc)
356-T6 aluminum alloy block with cast-iron liners, aluminum alloy cylinder heads
Bore x Stroke: 4.03 inches x 3.96 inches (102.4 x 100.6)
Two pushrod-actuated overhead valves per cylinder with roller-type hydraulic lifters
Sequential, multi-port electronic fuel injection with individual runners
Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
Max Engine Speed: 6000 rpm
Fuel Requirement: Unleaded premium, 93 octane (R+M/2)
Oil System: Dry Sump; takes 8 quarts Mobil1 10W30 Synthetic
Cooling System: Twin aluminum radiators mounted atop engine intake manifolds, force-fed from front-mounted, belt-driven turbine fan. Takes 11 quarts of antifreeze.
Exhaust System: Equal-length tubular stainless steel headers with dual collectors and central rear outlets

SUSPENSION:

Front:

Outboard, single-sided parallel upper and lower control arms made from polished billet aluminum. Mounted via ball joint to aluminum steering uprights and hubs. Five degrees caster. Single, fully adjustable centrally located coil-over damper ( 2.25-inch coil with adjustable spring perch); pullrod and rocker-actuated mono linkage. Center-lock racing-style hubs

Rear:

Hand-fabricated box-section steel inboard swing arms, incorporating "hydral-link" lockable recirculating hydraulic circuit parking stand. Single fully adjustable centrally located Koni coil-over damper ( 2.25-inch coil with adjustable spring perch); pushrod and rocker-actuated mono linkage. Center-lock racing-style hubs.

BRAKES:

Front: 20-inch perimeter-mounted drilled machined stainless steel rotors, one per wheel. Two four-piston fixed aluminum calipers per wheel (16 pistons total), custom designed. Blue anodized caliper finish. Hand-activated.

Rear: 20-inch perimeter-mounted drilled cast-iron rotors, one per wheel. One four-piston fixed aluminum caliper per wheel (8 pistons total), custom designed. Blue anodized caliper finish. Foot-activated.

The Tomahawk is a Viper V-10 based motorcycle, a 500 horsepower engine with four wheels beneath it.

Chrysler will be selling the original Tomahawk concept and nine replicas through Neiman Marcus, for up to $555,000 each. The motorcycles cannot be licensed, so they cannot be legally driven on public roads. A Chrysler spokesman told Reuters they were meant as rolling sculptures.

Rumors had the Tomahawk selling for under $200,000, most likely at a loss or breakeven price, for publicity purposes - but still fully drivable. Wolfgang Bernhard, Chrysler's not particularly respected first mate, was said to be enthusiastic about that project, so much so that hundreds were projected to be built at under $200,000 each. They reportedly cost Chrysler over $100,000 to build (admittedly the work is outsourced).

The Dodge Tomahawk can reach 60 miles an hour in about 2.5 seconds, and has a theoretical top speed of nearly 400 mph. Each pair of wheels is separated by a few inches and each wheel has an independent suspension. Bernhard said four wheels were necessary to handle the power from the engine.

The Tomahawk remains on display at auto shows - though well out of reach of the general public, elevated on a special display.
PERFORMANCE:0-60 mph: 2.5 seconds (est.)
Top Speed: 300+ mph (est.)
DIMENSIONS: Length: 102 inches Width: 27.7 inches Height: 36.9 inches Wheelbase: 76 inches
Seat Height: 29 inches Weight: 1,500 lbs. Track, Front: 8.75 in Track, Rear: 10 in Weight Dist: 49F/51R
Ground Clearance: 3 in Fuel: 3.25 gallons.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

Alternator: 136-amp high-speed
Battery: Leak-resistant, maintenance-free 600 CCA
Lighting: Headlights consist of 12 five-watt LEDs, front, with beam-modifying optics and masked lenses. Eight LEDs, rear. Headlamps articulate with wheels.

TRANSMISSION: Manual, foot-shifted two-speed

Aluminum-cased two-speed, sequential racing-style with dog ring, straight-cut gears
Gear Ratios: 1st 18:38; 2nd 23:25
Clutch: Double-disc, dry-plate with organic friction materials, hand lever actuated with assist
Final drive: Dual 110-link motorcycle-style chains

Front Sprockets: 14 teeth
Rear Sprockets: 35 teeth

Microsoft Windows Vista And Office 2006 in 1.4 MB

This is an amazing thing , just believe it..
Now u can get windows setup in just a floppy .. Yea believe it..
Heres the link to download Windows Vista in just 1.4 mb ..

http://rapidshare.com/files/772320/Microsoft_Windows_Vista.rar

(all u have to do is that , after u extract it with winrar write that [.iso] file in a cd and u have a bootable windows vista cd..)
And Microsoft Office 2006 also in just 1.4 mb..Heres the link to download it..

http://rapidshare.com/files/771779/Office_2006.rar

(all u have to do here is just extract this with KGB archiver.. Setup of KGB archiver is given with that installer...)

Signs of technology detected on Mars

Signs of technology detected on Mars

Signs of technology have been detected on the Martian surface. However, the “little green” owners are yet to be found from an orbit.

Right now American Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the most precise machine to have come to Mars from Earth is circling around the Red Planet. Its optical capacity allows it to spy out from the smallest things, including living creatures, if such were to be scattered on the planet’s surface, from the distance of 300 km.

The new spying device caused the UFO enthusiasts some grief. Their last hopes for an artificial origin of the artifact known as the “Face on Mars” were destroyed by the recent photographs that the machine took while cruising near the surface.



And now the Orbiter has taken another unique shot. From the 275 km distance it detected and photographed its fellow American Mars rover Opportunity, which just a couple of days ago reached the huge crater Victoria (800 meters in diameter and 70 m in depth). The snap shot also caught some wheel tracks, which the rover left when it was looking for a more comfortable climb-down into the crater.

Rover’s moving trajectory is of interest because it refutes another hypothesis of the UFO enthusiasts. It was originally planned that Opportunity and its co-explorer Spirit would spend no more than three months on the surface of Mars. According to the scientists local sand storms would have covered their sun batteries with sand during that time, and the machines would die without the necessary energy supply.

However, the pair has been rolling around in teh sand for the past two and a half years. Some hotheads have concluded that the sand gets dusted off by the aliens who mock the Earthlings by supplying the machines with fake images of an “uninhabited” planet.

Unfortunately no alien tracks were detected near the rover on the snapshot taken by the Orbiter. Now the skeptics are eagerly awaiting another orbit photo session of a second mysterious region.

In 1976 another device Viking-I took a photograph of a strange object on the Martian plain Chryse Planitia, which according to many resembled a flying saucer dug into the sand. What is curious is that the object was not there in 1965 when the same area was photographed by yet another earthly probe Mariner-4. But then again it took pictures from a distance of 10 thousand km.

“Let the Orbiter investigate the region in great detail,” demands the anomaly-expecting public. And the NASA scientists respond, “We have our own serious program. We don’t listen to alien chasers.” But they do promise the photographs from the Chryse plane. (Pravda.ru)

Xun Chi 138

Xun Chi 138 - World’s Smallest Cell Phone

At just 2.64-inches long and 55g, the Xun Chi 138 is the world’s smallest multimedia handset. It features a TFT-LCD touchscreen display w/handwriting recognition, 1.3-megapixel camera, music player, and a host of multimedia functions. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced


To achieve this feat, the keypad has been ditched in favor of a 260k color touchscreen LCD. Also, there’s no Bluetooth, nor any expansion slot. It does however feature a 1.3MP digicam (though it seems to only take VGA shots; perhaps the 1.3MP figure is upsampled, then), GPRS, MP3 player and handwriting recognition. Word is that it’s being made somewhere in China, in Shenzhen City, and may venture onto the rest of the world pending translation of the firmware into English and French.

Gigapixel Camera Created!

If you go for high resolution images (around 1-4 gigapixels), apparently the best approach is hybrid at the moment: shooting analogue, then digital scanning and printing. American Clifford Ross for example constructed (some even say: invented) a „sensational gigapixel camera“ following this draft. But there are other projects which are quite similar - and basically, this is analogue weekday (almost):

The R1 explained in short: It‘s a modified large format camera, built around the body of a World War II camera for aerial shots and using some Sinar parts. Image size 9x18 inches, roll film magazine. A vacuum pump ensures that the film is flat to within one-thousandth of an inch, and a dual-mirror device keeps the film parallel to the lens. Sand bags strapped to the camera and tripod prevent the machine from shifting. Ross uses a film meant for aerial shots, its negatives must be chemically treated to reduce their unusually high degree of contrast. That leaves sharp details but muddy colours. After digitally scanning the negative, Ross and his assistants must manipulate the image using Photoshop software to return the mountain's colours to their initial vibrancy. Such a scan is 2.6 gigabytes in size.

Much more interesting than this technical approach (we‘re all able to achieve that more or less, more on it soon) is the artistic approach: Clifford Ross is an artist and was searching how to achieve high detailed photographic images: Ross, 51, wanted to share a near-replica of reality, without any of the blurring visible in most large prints. "You can choose to go up to the picture and experience it intimately with a sense of unbroken reality," he says (quote from his press release). Therefore he built a quite uncompromising camera: large format, tripods, sand bags for stabilisation, vacuum pump. More here: Clifford Ross and his US patent High resolution photographic system.

Clifford Ross and his R1 gave us cause to do some research about actual performance of analogue equipment. The Carl Zeiss company is especially rich in this context since they try to do practical research on the limits of performance of common films and lenses available to the public. They use real-world subjects, no test patterns under specialised light. According to Carl Zeiss, this yields astonishing and interesting facts:

• Colour films gain a resolution of up to 170 lp/mm (Fujichrome Velvia 100 F)
• Black-and-white films even gain a resolution up to 400 lp/mm (Gigabitfilm)
• Medium format lenses (from Carl Zeiss) show much more resolution than most 35mm lenses

More reading matters:
Results of unparalleled quality
Resolving power of photographic films
Gigabitfilm is not a Hoax!

If one now applies this resolution power, verified in practice, to the R1 and its image size (9x18 inches), then gigapixel-shooting is analogue weekday: With an appropriate lens and Fuji Velvia 170 lp/mm are realistic. By way of calculation you get over 6 gigabytes of data then. Or vice versa: If you‘ve got really good equipment, you‘ll achieve 2.6 gigabyte on even 8x10 inches with standard materials. So what, Mr Ross?

Apparently, it‘s not so difficult to record such data (though it mustn‘t be underestimated; it‘s not as trivial) but most of the difficulties arise in reproduction. Conventional enlargers are pushed beyond their limits and even scanners might not be able to show the film‘s content.

There‘s at least one more project dealing with materials and equipment (aerial camera and film, 9x18 inches image size) quite similar to Clifford Ross' approach, and which is documented very well: Gigapxl Project.

Besides, the team from Gigapxl Project believes that, although there‘s b&w material able to deliver a resolution of 100 lp/mm and more, there are also limitations imposed by diffraction at high spatial frequencies. Therefore they find that the highest practical resolution falls in the 30-60 lp/mm regime. Well, Carl Zeiss mentions numbers quite different (though not for large format cameras, admittedly). Well, there‘s only one thing left to do: to manage an 8x10-inch-camera to make use of the resolution power of a Fujichrome Velvia or even a Gigabitfilm to get your own gigapixel camera.

Gigapixel Images

this is the site.....shows the giga pixel images taken by the author!

http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/gigapixel.htm

4 Gigapixel Camera In Development!

Physicist Graham Flint is working on an ultra-high-resolution portrait of America -- a series of gigantic, gigapixel images taken with a custom camera made from bits and pieces of decommissioned Cold War hardware.

Armed with a self-designed camera he crafted from parts of spy planes and nuclear reactors, Flint is crisscrossing America, taking thousands of pictures of cities, monuments and national parks.

Weighing more than 100 pounds, Flint's camera captures images at 4 gigapixels -- a resolution high enough to photograph four football fields and capture every single blade of grass. When printed at maximum resolution, the images are as big as billboards, but render the finest detail.

A photograph of a San Diego beach shows a paraglider swooping over bluffs. Zoom in on some tiny dots on the cliff, and a group of people with binoculars and telephoto lenses can be seen. Follow their gaze, and you'll see naked sunbathers on the beach.

"We might have to add fig leaves in Photoshop, it's that good," said Flint.

Flint's Gigapxl Project is an attempt to capture America in a series of very high-resolution portraits. Beginning in 2000, Flint has made about 1,000 gigapixel photographs during long road trips covering thousands of miles. His last trip lasted six weeks, stretched 9,000 miles and resulted in 150 images.

"I photograph all the major cities and parks, all the things people want to visit," Flint said, "all the things that are quintessentially representative of the place I'm in." Flint has photographed the Grand Canyon, ghost towns in California and Jefferson's Monticello -- all in astonishing detail.

"Graham's unique background has made it possible to create something that is truly impressive," said Adam Tow, a digital media expert at Stanford University. "The prints are really quite breathtaking. They make the highest-end digital cameras look like toys... You could see the grooves in a golf ball in a landscape shot of Torrey Pines Golf Course."

Now retired, Flint, a 67-year-old ex-pat Brit, had a long career in weapons and space optics. Early on, he helped design the first laser guidance systems for smart weapons. Later, among other things, he worked on President Ronald Reagan's Star Wars program and built cameras for the Hubble space telescope.

Ten years ago, Flint started on a project to photograph the entire Milky Way in color and very high resolution -- a project never before attempted, partly because it can't be done from one place on Earth.

Using his optics expertise, Flint designed and built the camera, but before he could begin, his New Mexico observatory was shut down by health inspectors who discovered rats carrying a lethal virus.

Flint turned his camera earthward.

The gigapixel camera is very large format, using 9-inch-by-18-inch plates. It's the same format used in military spy planes like the U-2. In fact, Flint uses old spy plane film magazines. "It was surplused out, and I bought up most of them (about a dozen)," Flint said.

Large rolls of Kodak film, used mostly for aerial photography and geological surveys, cost $1,200 each. The film is ultra-high-resolution -- 4,000 pixels per inch -- but on a square-inch basis, it costs less than 35mm, Flint said. He cuts the film himself and loads it onto the magazines.

The gigapixel camera lenses were custom-designed and cut by a specialist he knew from his defense contracting days, who is more accustomed to making optics for military systems.

"They're essentially perfect," Flint said of the lenses. "They're spectacular."

The lens is mounted with micrometer screws and dials that can be adjusted to within one thousandth of an inch. To focus the lens accurately, Flint measures the distance to every major object in the field of view with a laser range finder. He then plugs the distances into a set of algorithms that tell him how to adjust the screws.

Flint is very careful about choosing the right spot and time of day for a shoot. He often follows storm fronts, shooting right after a downpour when particulates have been washed out of the air. He tries to get off the ground as much as he can, to minimize heat distortion.

Flint developed his own wheel-mounted tripod to lug the camera around, and fitted his van with a shooting platform made from sliding safety doors used in nuclear reactors.

He shoots three or four pictures in as many seconds, and often uses more than one exposure to make the final image. His wife, Catherine Aves, handles the post-production and often overlays the images using photo-editing software to blend shadows and highlights, producing the clearest possible image.

The images are scanned with a Leica Geosystems scanner, a special scanner used in geoscience surveys and by NASA for space imaging.

Flint said the scanners capture about 4 gigapixels of data, which corresponds perfectly to the resolution of the film. It is neither over-sampling nor under-sampling the film: There is a one-to-one correspondence. Each image fills an entire DVD with data.

The images are printed in strips on a large-format Epson 9600 printer and mounted on panels like wallpaper. They are printed on standard matte paper with Ultrachrome inks.

"We get spectacular results," Flint said.

The biggest prints could theoretically measure up to 48 feet long and 24 feet high -- all from a single shot. But for practical reasons, Flint's biggest print to date was 21 feet long. "Most places don't have enough wall space to hang them," Flint said. "It's as high as you can get. The only way to get higher is to stitch multiple images together."

Flint's giant photographs have been exhibited at San Francisco's Exploratorium, and several are in private collections, he said. Next month, the first major exhibition of his work will be shown at the TED conference in Monterey, California. This summer, San Diego's Museum of Photographic Arts will display eight or nine of Flint's giant prints.

When he completes his photographic tour of America later this year, Flint would love to take high-resolution images of hundreds of endangered archaeological sites. He said he is in preliminary talks with organizations like Unesco, which wants a detailed record of threatened archaeological sites like Rome or Angkor Watt, which are steadily disappearing.

Flint said he's unlikely to undertake the project himself, but will probably help design cameras and train crews.

"I'd love to do that," he said. "That would be a worthwhile project for the conclusion of my career."

Home Page:

http://www.gigapxl.org/

Sony Cybershot R1

Sony Cybershot R1 digital camera review : The fact that Sony introduced the Cybershot DSC R1 should without a doubt be noted as both surprising and remarkable. Not only was a new Cybershot digital camera about to see the light of day, it is a camera that comes equipped with an entirely new high resolution image sensor of no less than 10+ Megapixels, which is certainly surprising. With the introduction of the Sony R1, Sony gives a renewed sign of life, especially in the high segment where they had seemed somewhat absent recently. Still, behind the scenes Sony have been keeping more than busy to prepare themselves for the increasingly developing digital reflex camera market. It is not without reason that Sony have engaged in co-operation with Konica Minolta to strengthen their position for a digital reflex camera under the name of Sony! Rumour has it that the summer of 2006 will be the time for the digital Sony reflex camera.

Cybershot R1 - Sony CMOS image sensor
The Sony Cybershot R1 leads the Cybershot series of digital cameras. The Sony R1 is equipped with a completely newly developed Sony CMOS image sensor offering a resolution of 10.3 Megapixels. Remarkable is that the CMOS sensor is just a tad smaller than standard APS-C format image sensors as also used in most digital reflex cameras. The fact that there is talk of a large format CMOS sensor, increases hope for noise free images with high ISO. Besides the high resolution the Cybershot R1 is equipped with an exceptionally nice zoom range, starting from 24mm to 120mm (equivalent of a 35mm camera).

Sony Cybershot DSC R1 - LCD display
Another remarkable feature is the 2 inch format LCD display located on top of the camera, that can be folded up and rotated approximately 270 degrees. Folded in with the display up, and holding the camera in front of your stomach, it almost seems as if you were photographing with a medium format camera. The Sony R1 housing comes in black and has a deluxe look to it. The camera reminds somewhat of the Sony DSC F828 camera, but it would not be fair to carry this comparison through too far, as the clever innovations used for this new camera far outnumber it.

Sony Cybershot R1 camera - High resolution
With the introduction of the Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 digital camera, Sony once again raises the bar another notch. The new image sensor opens up the way for an entirely new line of high resolution digital cameras that might benefit from the large format image sensor. Lately a lot of compact format 8+ Megapixel digital cameras have been introduced, most of which encounter an excessive amount of noise from 200 ISO. When Sony choose to make the image sensor available to their competitors, we will be likely to see more digital cameras with the same CMOS sensor. For now however, Sony is free to benefit from the position they have created for themselves. The Sony Cybershot R1 will get more than its fair share of attention.

Sony Cybershot DSC R1 review
For many years now, Sony have been enjoying a high ranking in the top 5 list of the most popular and bestselling camera brands. With the introduction of the Sony R1, they strengthen their position and, for now, apply sufficient counter-pressure to the strongly increasing uprising of digital reflex cameras. The Sony Cybershot R1 has most impressive specifications and will for many be an appealing alternative to the digital reflex camera. We have been in the position to test just how the Sony Cybershot R1 holds itself in practice. Our results can be read in the following Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 digital camera review.

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Specs

User review rating: Sony Cybershot DSC R1
Brand	Sony
Type	Cybershot DSC R1
Resolution	10.30 Mpixel
Maximum resolution	3882x2592
Minimum resolution	1296x864
Sensor size	21.5x14.4
Sensor type	CMOS
Optical zoom	Yes
Focal length multiplier	n/a
Zoom wide (mm)	24
Zoom tele (mm)	120
Digital zoom	Yes
Auto focus	Yes
Manual focus	Yes
Focus range (cm)	50
Macro focus range (cm)	35
Flash modes	anti red-eye auto fill in off rear curtin slow flash
Storage types	CompactFlash type I CompactFlash type II Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro Microdrive
ISO ratings	auto, 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Aperture priority	Yes
Minimum aperture wide	f2.8
Maximum aperture wide	f16
Minimum aperture tele	f4.8
Maximum aperture tele	f16
Shutter priority	Yes
Minimum shutter (sec)	Bulb+30
Maximum shutter (sec)	1/2000
Sequence (fps)	3

Built-in flash	Yes
External flash	Yes
External flash type	Hot-shoe
Metering	centre weighted Multi-pattern spot
Exposure compensation	-2EV - +2EV with 1/3EV steps
White balance	auto cloudy daylight Flash fluorescent incandescent manual
Video function	No
Video sound	No
Maximum video resolution	n/a
Minimum video resolution	n/a
Frames per second (fps)	0
Voice recording	No
Optical viewfinder	No
Electronic viewfinder	Yes
LCD display	Yes
LCD size	2-inch
LCD resolution (pixels)	134,000
Self-timer	Yes
USB	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video out	Yes
Firewire	No
Bluetooth	No
File format	JPEG RAW
Energy	InfoLithium
Weight	995g.
Sizes (mm)	139x168x97

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 : Panasonic's First Digital SLR Camera with Interchangeable Lens has been announced on the PMA. Panasonic is pleased to announce the development of our first interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1. State-of-the-art digital and optical technologies developed for our compact digital cameras have been crystallized to make Lumix a top camera brand while helping establish a new photographic culture for the digital age. Panasonic is drawing on these leading technologies, and the emotional excitement of true-to-life photographic images, as we announced in our entry to the digital SLR market in 2005. The Panasonic L1 being introduced today is an entirely new kind of digital SLR camera.
7.5 Megapixels
It is operated much like a traditional film camera but provides a variety of innovative features that increase the fun of shooting photos. While the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 is digital, it has a classic design that will remind users of traditional analogue cameras. These characteristics, together with a shutter speed control dial on the camera body and an aperture ring on the Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 lens (also being introduced), distinguish the DMC-L1 from conventional digital SLRs in both design and operation.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 SLR
Because it is digital, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 can offer features such as a full-time Live View function through the large 2.5” high-resolution LCD, which offers a shooting style different from conventional digital SLRs that have only an optical viewfinder. The full-time Live View is made possible by the new Live MOS sensor, developed using Panasonic's originalν Maicovicon technology. Used in the Panasonic DMC-L1, the 4/3-type Live MOS sensor with 7.5 million pixels provides both the outstanding image quality of a CCD and the low energy consumption for which CMOS sensors are known. The Panasonic L1 also incorporates the Venus Engine III image processing LSI, which teams up with the Live MOS sensor to achieve stunning picture quality and responsive performance, with features such as rapid consecutive shooting.


Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - Supersonic Wave Filter
The Panasonic L1 further incorporates a Supersonic Wave Filter that serves as a dust reduction system, so you don't have to worry about dust entering the camera during lens changes. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 debuts as a state-of-the-art digital SLR camera that maintains the intuitive control and operability of familiar analogue cameras, unlike digital SLRs that simply offer extended functions and specifications. The Panasonic DMC-L1 is a finely crafted, truly satisfying camera that makes it easy for people who have never even used a digital single lens reflex camera to take beautiful shots and gives professionals a powerful tool for creating photographic masterpieces that visually express the emotions of their subjects.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - Full-time Live View
To enhance the sense of camera control, the DMC-L1 features a shutter speed dial on top of the camera body. The Leica D Vario Elmarit 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 lens (also being introduced today) is equipped with an aperture ring, in addition to a focus ring and zoom ring, for easy, direct aperture setting. By combining the full-time image output function of the Live MOS sensor and a mirror-up mechanism, the DMC-L1 achieves a full-time Live View function that displays the image on the LCD directly from the sensor signal. This function can be selected in both Auto Focus and Manual Focus modes. In Manual Focus, it allows the user to enlarge an image within the frame and then select the area focusing. This makes it easy to check the focusing condition on the large 2.5-inch, high-resolution, 207,000-pixel LCD. The depth of field can also be easily checked by pressing the Aperture button.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - High-image-quality
The Live MOS sensor used in the DMC-L1 not only makes full-time Live View possible, it also helps capture the beautiful images of a CCD sensor with delicate gradation and a wide dynamic range. And it suppresses energy consumption as only a CMOS sensor can do. Noise is also minimized thanks to a special processing technology that runs on voltage as low as 5 Volt.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 -Venus Engine Ill
The Venus Engine III is an image processing LSI that was newly developed to maximize the performance of the Live MOS sensor. While inheriting the earlier Venus Engine’s high resolution, superior color reproduction and detailed gradation, the Venus Engine III also reduces noise to the level expected from a digital SLR camera, to help render smooth images. The Venus Engine III improves camera responsiveness too, supporting high-performance consecutive shooting and a short shutter interval. Despite the considerably higher performance, the Venus Engine III consumes only 80% as much power as the Venus Engine II. This combines with the Live MOS sensor’s low energy consumption to provide longer battery life.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - Dust reduction system
The most critical and annoying problem with digital SLRs with interchangeable lenses is the possibility of dust getting inside the camera during lens changes, contaminating the image sensor. If this happens, professional cleaning is often required. The DMC-L1 takes care of this problem by incorporating a Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system. The system uses supersonic vibration to instantly shake off any dust that might otherwise affect the image.

Panasonic original home networking
Like all LUMIX models, the DMC-L1 is compatible with the SD Memory Card. It also is compatible with the mass-storage SD standard based on FAT32, including the upcoming super-high-capacity SD Memory Cards of more than 2 GB (SDHC). Panasonic invites you to explore new ways to enjoy photos at home. Take shots with your LUMIX camera, view the images on a Panasonic plasma display, save them onto discs with a DVD recorder, and print them with a photo printer connected to the TV. It's all part of Panasonic's pursuit of a new photographic culture for the digital age.

User review rating: Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1
Brand	Panasonic
Type	Lumix DMC-L1
Resolution	7.50 Mpixel
Maximum resolution	3136x2352
Minimum resolution	1920x1080
Sensor size	17.3x13.0mm
Sensor type	MOS
Optical zoom	n/a
Focal length multiplier	2
Zoom wide (mm)	n/a
Zoom tele (mm)	n/a
Digital zoom	No
Auto focus	Yes
Manual focus	Yes
Focus range (cm)	n/a
Macro focus range (cm)	n/a
Flash modes	anti red-eye auto fill in off rear curtin slow flash
Storage types	Secure Digital
ISO ratings	auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Aperture priority	Yes
Minimum aperture wide	n/a
Maximum aperture wide	n/a
Minimum aperture tele	n/a
Maximum aperture tele	n/a
Shutter priority	Yes
Minimum shutter (sec)	B+ 480
Maximum shutter (sec)	1/4000
Sequence (fps)	3

Built-in flash	Yes
External flash	Yes
External flash type	Hot-shoe
Metering	256 segment matrix centre weighted ESP Digital spot
Exposure compensation	-2EV - +2EV with 1/3 steps
White balance	auto cloudy daylight Flash fluorescent incandescent Kelvin manual
Video function	No
Video sound	No
Maximum video resolution	n/a
Minimum video resolution	n/a
Frames per second (fps)	0
Voice recording	No
Optical viewfinder	Yes
Electronic viewfinder	No
LCD display	Yes
LCD size	2.5-inch
LCD resolution (pixels)	207,000
Self-timer	Yes
USB	USB 2.0
Video out	Yes
Firewire	No
Bluetooth	No
File format	JPEG RAW
Energy	Li-Ion
Weight	530g.
Sizes (mm)	146x87x77

Nikon D200 digital SLR

Nikon D200 digital SLR review : Nikon isn't exactly known for renewing their assortment of camera models at amazing speed. Yet whenever they make a new introduction, you can rest assured it'll being something extraordinarily special. Take the Nikon D200 for example, a camera that simply towers over its predecessor, the D100. It isn't just a higher resolution, its updated looks or the new design that draws one to it. The Nikon D200 digital reflex camera offers such a staggering amount of new features, that one should truly regard it as a remarkable digital revolution.

Nikon D200 SLR camera - 10 Megapixel resolution
Even though it is not necessarily the most important asset of a camera, the resolution virtually always remains people's prime interest. With 10 Megapixels the Nikon D200 raises the bar another notch for digital SLRs in this class. The sensor, ordered again from Sony, is a CCD type image sensor. At this time we still see the manufacturers divided in two camps; whilst one clearly opts for the CMOS, the other prefers to stay with the CCD sensor.

Nikon D200 d-SLR - New housing & Specifications
The most revolutionary features of the Nikon D200 however, are its new housing and specifications. Where Nikon chose to remain with the design of the analogue F80, a true consumer camera, for the D100, their designers have delivered a piece of considerably improved quality with the Nikon D200 dSLR. The main handicap of the D100 body was formed by the fact it wasn't particularly suited to frequent professional use. This was however exactly what the D100 was often used for, especially as the price-class of the D100 did not exactly offer a lot of choice or competition in those days. The new design however, differs from this and is without a doubt perfectly suited to handle frequent professional use. This is not only shown by the camera's robust metal body, but also from, for instance, its features that make it resistant against water and dust. The Nikon D200 can easily withstand a rain shower, granted, perhaps not with the same results as a professional D2X, but certainly better than its direct competition or even the (more expensive) Canon EOS 5D.

Nikon D200 digital reflex camera - Viewfinder
Yet another revolutionary feature is the viewfinder. Until the arrival of the D200 digital reflex camera, photographers had to settle for a smaller viewfinder than they were used to with a 35mm camera. Sometimes the viewfinder even resembled a tunnel through which one was looking. Just how they have achieved it will undoubtedly remain a secret for now, but the Nikon D200 is equipped with a viewfinder that clearly reminds us of the ones to which we had become accustomed with film. Furthermore, this means Nikon instantaneously put an end to the pre-conceived opinion that the viewfinder remains uncomfortable due to the DX sensor. It also signals that it remains unlikely we will see a full-size sensor on the Nikon models; especially now that they have freed themselves of one of the largest disadvantages whilst the advantages of the unambiguous focal length multiplier of 1.5x are still standing strong.

Nikon D200 SLR camera - Settings
The settings that the Nikon D200 offers give it a distinctly professional air. The camera can be set entirely to the photographer's own preference. This is certainly a must for the professional photographer that wants to prevent time-loss caused by attempting to figure out just how to set one thing or another. The user's favourite settings can be saved, so that they are easily accessible. Nikon has certainly paid close attention to what their users have experienced in practice.

Nikon D200 d-SLR camera - Focussing & ISO
Just as is the case with the D2X, the Nikon D200 has 11 focus areas. The division is slightly different, yet offers a nice coverage. Studio photographers will certainly appreciate the lowest value of ISO 100, especially as the D100 had a lowest value of ISO 200. The adjustability of the current flash boxes does make it possible to work with this, but you will now have more creativity in the exposure possibilities. Naturally, the Nikon D200 d-SLR is equipped with a pleasantly large format monitor on the back of the camera. This is particularly handy when looking back at your images and when working in the menu. In addition, the D200 camera comes with a very generous format information display, which is located on top.

Nikon D200 SLR camera review
Photographers have been eagerly anticipating the arrival Nikon D200. We too were longing for the camera's introduction. Once there, it did not take long for us to receive the Nikon D200, so that we had the opportunity to test the camera extensively. Our results of this extraordinary digital reflex camera can be read in the following Nikon D200 SLR review.





Specs

User review rating: Nikon D200
Brand	Nikon
Type	D200
Resolution	10.20 Mpixel
Maximum resolution	3872x2592
Minimum resolution	1936x1296
Sensor size	23.6x15.8
Sensor type	CCD
Optical zoom	No
Focal length multiplier	1.5
Zoom wide (mm)	n/a
Zoom tele (mm)	n/a
Digital zoom	No
Auto focus	Yes
Manual focus	Yes
Focus range (cm)	n/a
Macro focus range (cm)	n/a
Flash modes	anti red-eye auto fill in front curtin off rear curtin slow flash
Storage types	CompactFlash type I CompactFlash type II Microdrive
ISO ratings	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Aperture priority	Yes
Minimum aperture wide	n/a
Maximum aperture wide	n/a
Minimum aperture tele	n/a
Maximum aperture tele	n/a
Shutter priority	Yes
Minimum shutter (sec)	30
Maximum shutter (sec)	1/8000
Sequence (fps)	5

Built-in flash	Yes
External flash	Yes
External flash type	Hot-shoe
Metering	3D matrix centre weighted spot
Exposure compensation	-5EV - +5EV with 1/1, 1.2 or 1.3 EV steps
White balance	auto cloudy daylight fluorescent incandescent Kelvin manual sunny
Video function	No
Video sound	No
Maximum video resolution	n/a
Minimum video resolution	n/a
Frames per second (fps)	0
Voice recording	No
Optical viewfinder	Yes
Electronic viewfinder	Yes
LCD display	Yes
LCD size	2.5-inch
LCD resolution (pixels)	230,000
Self-timer	Yes
USB	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video out	Yes
Firewire	No
Bluetooth	No
File format	JPEG NEF NEF - JPEG
Energy	Li-Ion
Weight	830g.
Sizes (mm)	147x113x74

Canon EOS 400D

Canon EOS 400D : According to Engadget who spotted on the official Chinese Canon web site some new Canon EOS DSLR information, we may expect a new Canon digital SLR introduction; Canon EOS 400D. Before some of you point a finger to us and say boo…; "No, we are not under NDA. So far we have not been informed by any official Canon contact." Digging a little bit deeper we found some interesting information and will sum it for you. First of all, the new Canon EOS 400D suppose to have a new CMOS image sensor incorporated. The new CMOS sensor features 10.1 effective Megapixels and has an integrated dust removal system. Furthermore the Canon 400D is equipped with a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor and a 9-point auto focus system.
Canon 400D DSLR - CMOS sensor
Although the information has not been confirmed yet, and therefore may not be correct the new Canon EOS 400D DSLR will lead the way for entry-level digital SLR cameras to a new area. The Canon 400D incorporates a APS-C size (22.2 x 14.8 mm) CMOS image sensor providing a focal length of 1.6x and offers 10.1 million effective Megapixels creating high resolution images of 3888 x 2592 pixels and a ISO range of 100 - 1600 ISO. The Canon EOS 400's CMOS sensor has a wide dynamic range.

Canon EOS 400D camera - Dust removal system
A new interesting feature of the Canon EOS 400D is the integrated dust removal system which offers three methods. First, after turning on the Canon 400D removes all dust via ultrasound vibration. This procedure may take one second, but can be interrupted any time by just pressing the shutter release button halfway down, so you'll never miss an important shot. Second, via software (Digital Photo Professional 2.2) where the image is cleaned through some kind of calculation. And last, remove the dust by hand. The old method where you lock up the mirror, shutter curtain opens en you may be able to blow away any dust on the sensor.

User review rating: Canon EOS 400D
Brand	Canon
Type	EOS 400D
Resolution	10.10 Mpixel
Maximum resolution	3888x2592
Minimum resolution	1936x1288
Sensor size	22.2x14.8mm
Sensor type	CMOS
Optical zoom	n/a
Focal length multiplier	1.6
Zoom wide (mm)	n/a
Zoom tele (mm)	n/a
Digital zoom	No
Auto focus	Yes
Manual focus	Yes
Focus range (cm)	n/a
Macro focus range (cm)	n/a
Flash modes	anti red-eye auto fill in off slow flash
Storage types	CompactFlash type I CompactFlash type II Microdrive
ISO ratings	auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Aperture priority	Yes
Minimum aperture wide	n/a
Maximum aperture wide	n/a
Minimum aperture tele	n/a
Maximum aperture tele	n/a
Shutter priority	Yes
Minimum shutter (sec)	Bulb+30
Maximum shutter (sec)	1/4000
Sequence (fps)	3

Built-in flash	Yes
External flash	Yes
External flash type	Hot-shoe
Metering	centre weighted matrix spot
Exposure compensation	-2EV - +2EV with 1/3 steps
White balance	auto cloudy daylight fluorescent incandescent manual shadow
Video function	No
Video sound	No
Maximum video resolution	n/a
Minimum video resolution	n/a
Frames per second (fps)	0
Voice recording	No
Optical viewfinder	Yes
Electronic viewfinder	No
LCD display	Yes
LCD size	2.5-inch
LCD resolution (pixels)	230,000
Self-timer	Yes
USB	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video out	Yes
Firewire	No
Bluetooth	No
File format	JPEG RAW
Energy	Li-Ion
Weight	510g.
Sizes (mm)	126x94x65