Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS is an ultra compact camera. The effective camera resolution is 10.1 mega pixels. It utilizes a 3.0 " LCD screen for display and the resolution of the LCD screen is 230,000 pixels. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 5x.
Samsung S1070 is a 10.2 mega pixel digital camera. Digital zooming is possible up to 5x. Samsung has provided a 2.7” LCD screen for display in this camera. The resolution of the LCD screen is 230,000 pixels.
Samsung NV4 is a 8.2 mega pixel digital camera. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 5x. The camera is provided with a 2.5” LCD for display. The resolution of the LCD screen is 230,000 pixels.
Certain types of images can be made to look more natural and beautiful with the help of Warmify effect in Picasa. This effect can be more effective for images containing mountains and also for deserts. The change can be easily brought in the image with the help of Google’s Picasa.
Fujifilm FinePix J150W is a 10.0 mega pixel camera. They announced this camera model on 12th August 2008. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 5.7x.
If you want to focus any particular object in a picture then you can use the Soft focus feature provided in Picasa. Other objects or surroundings around the main object can be seen in the faded form. Thus more importance can be given to the object under consideration.
Fujifilm FinePix J10 is a 8.2 mega pixel camera. It is ultra compact and digital zooming is possible up to 5.1x. Optical zooming is possible up to 3x.
Sepia effect and Film grain effect are two popular effects in Picasa. These effects can be used to change the nature of the image taken. Sepia effect actually adds a brown tone to the image. Thus, the image looks like an aged one. You can easily implement sepia effect by using Google’s Picasa, which is a freeware. The Film grain effect transforms the image into a movie image with grains.
Some images appear more beautiful in black and white than in color. You can turn those images into black and white with the help of Google’s Picasa. The advantage of using Picasa is that it is a freeware.
Olympus announced its new digital camera Olympus Stylus 1040 on 25th August 2008. It is a 10.1 Mega pixel camera. It supports digital zoom up to 3x.
Glow effect and Focal black & white effect are the two important effects in Google Picasa. You can use these effects on certain pictures to make it more beautiful. The advantage of using Google’s Picasa is that it is a freeware. It is user friendly also.
Olympus announced its new digital camera Olympus FE-20 on 8th August 2008. It is an 8.0 Mega pixel digital camera. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 4x and optical zooming is possible up to 3x.
With the help of Google’s Picasa you can fine tune any image depending on your choice. First of all, select a photo from Picasa for fine tuning. Double click on the selected image to open it in the editor window.
Picasa can help to preserve the natural colors of the image. In certain cases, color of certain objects may not be properly reproduced in the image taken. In such situation you can improve the beauty of the image with the help of an image editing software like Picasa, which is a freeware.
Canon PowerShot SD1000 is a 7.1 mega pixel camera. It is ultra compact and easy to carry. It utilise a CCD type sensor. It is well equipped with the latest face detection technology. The pixel density of the camera is found to be 29 MP/ cm². Maximum possible resolution in PowerShot SD1000 is 3072 x 2304. Other possible resolutions are 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200 and 640 x 480 respectively.
Canon Powershot A460 is a 5.0 mega pixel camera with 2.0 inch LCD display. It utilises a CCD type sensor. Pixel density of the camera is 29 MP/cm². Maximum possible resolution in PowerShot A460 is 2592 x 1944. Lower resolutions supported by the camera includes 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200 and 640 x 480. It supports two image ratios. They are 4:3 and 3:2. Size of the sensor is 1/3 inch. It supports auto focus feature only. Normal focus range of the camera is 47 cm and macro focus range is 1 cm. Optical zooming is possible up to 4x. It is possible to get 16x magnification when combined with the digital zoom facility. Canon Powershot A460 uses DIGIC II image processor for its functioning.
Canon EOS 40D is a 10.1 Mega pixel digital camera. High resolution images can be obtained with the help of this 10.1 Mega pixel camera. It has got a 14bit analog to digital converter. Images can be obtained in three sizes. These includes 3888 x 2592, 2816 x 1880 and 1936 x 1288 sizes.
Google’s Picasa is an easy to use picture editor and picture organizer. The main advantage of Picasa is that it is a freeware. The presence of red color pupils in photographs is referred to as the red eye in photography. It is an unwanted effect and it results in the loss of natural beauty of the photograph taken. It occurs when the lens of the camera is very close to the photographic flash light. One of the easiest methods to remove the red eye from a photograph is by using Google’s Picasa software.
Microsoft Pro Photo Tools is nice freeware utility for geotagging your photos and adding some metadata information to them. I have mentioned it in my June’s article Microsoft Pro Photo Tools: geotagging and metadata editing. Now, Microsoft comes with second version of this application. It brings a few changes in user interface, RAW and HD photos support and much more.
Sony announced its new digital camera Cyber-shot T77 on 6th August 2008. It has got a maximum resolution of 3648 x 2736. The camera is a 10.1 Mega pixel one. Digital zooming is possible up to 4x. Both auto focus and manual focus are possible. It has got a 3 inch touch screen LCD.
