Video Training Review – Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials With Taz Tally From Lynda.com.
Posted on February 7, 2008 - Filed Under Culture, Photo | Leave a Comment
If you are trying to prepare your color or black-and-white images for print use, it can be a nightmare what with what you see on screen being represented in the RGB color set and what your printer uses is based on CMYK color set. Unless you take the time to learn what you see is definitely not what you get. In this video, Taz Tally, Ph.D will show how to use Photoshop CS3's prepress features by guiding you through concrete, practical exercises in image editing, correction, and adjustment to get real-world professional results. Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials runs 7.5 hours and is divided out into 13 lessons.
Lesson 1, "Concepts and Setting Up" begins by letting you know in no uncertain terms that the author likes to get things done and to get them done fast. So he begins with an overview of the Photoshop CS3 interface. Then you will learn about RGB and CMYK Setup. Finally you will set up preferences for working efficiently in the Photoshop environment. The operative word here is efficiency.
Lesson 2, "Integrating Bridge with the Prepress Workflow" then takes you in to the world of Adobe's workflow companion; Adobe Bridge. Here the instructor shows you how this product fits in to your prepress workflow. You will customize preferences and learn how to navigate files as well as work with Metadata.
Lesson 3, "Workflow Enhancements" shows you how to create and work with duplicate images so that you can work on copies and not harm your original images. Next you will learn how to setting up your workspace which will allow you to change workspaces depending on your output needs. You will also learn how to easily navigate through your images and the various tools via the keyboard.
Lesson 4, "Image Fundamentals" delves into the world of pixels and vectors. Here you will begin to understand image channels, bit depth, and RGB/CMYK images. You will also get into AM and FM halftone Screening and Ripping; Raster Image Processing.
Lesson 5, "Working with Input Devices" briefly examines the concepts of calibration and the calibration of devices. While you concentrate on input devices, the concepts apply to both input and output devices. You will also learn about the cleaning of scanners and images.
Lesson 6, "Dimensional Adjustments" begins with a discussion of how the resolution requirements for specific screening outputs will affect the resolution of your images. This is followed up by making linear and dimensional adjustments, cropping and re-sampling images and working with vectors as Smart Objects.
Lesson 7, "Assigning and Creating Colors" shows you that to get accurate color in prepress, you will need to get in to Pantone swatch books. Here you will learn all about Pantone, the process of assigning and building process colors, assigning spot colors, and matching colors from Photoshop to other applications.
Lesson 8, "Correcting and Adjusting Grayscale Images" begins by evaluating an image to find out where the important parts of the image are. Here you will examine tonal regions, work with histograms, curves, and the info palette. Then you will work with an image adjustment layer to set highlights, shadows, adjust brightness and contrast, as well as make adjustments for newsprint and dot gain.
Lesson 9, "Correcting and Adjusting Color Images" now applies some of the same techniques learned with black-and-white to your color images. Whereas the last lesson worked with one channel, now you will apply your knowledge to multiple channels.
Lesson 10, "Image Editing" focuses on what needs to be adjusted for prepress output. The topics here include JPEG posterization, the removal of dust and scratches, image sharpening, creating silhouettes, and adding type to images.
Lesson 11, "Mode Conversions and Color Separations" asks the question: if you want to print in grayscale, should you capture in grayscale or capture in color? Here the instructor shows you how to convert between modes such as RGB to grayscale, RGB to CMYK as well as creating custom CMYK profiles.
Lesson 12, "Output" is all about putting your image into some other format. To output to other formats reliably you should know about these target formats (TIFF, EPS, PDF, DCS) and the programs that will use them.
Lesson 13, "Automation" will show you how to streamline your efforts by creating actions within Photoshop. As was said at the beginning, this is all about efficiency and how to get things done without being bogged down. By using actions you can automate many of the routine tasks and get back out to doing what you would rather be doing; shooting pictures.
Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials can be a technical topic for those who have not worked with it before. It can also be confusing because you are dealing with different color spaces to generate output that looks correct. What looks good on the screen, most likely will not look good in print unless you get it done right.
In Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials, Taz Tally takes his time and guides you through the pitfalls of learning how to work with prepress techniques. If you are finding problems getting the output that you want or need, then this video will clear up a lot of problems and get you well on your way to getting that correct output.
You can get Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials two ways. One is as a DVD training package Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials and the other is part of the online training experience at Lynda.com. The DVD Training Package is $99 USD and contains everything you need.
The online training Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials comes in three flavors. Monthly at $25 USD/month gets you all of the videos that are available online (approximately 21,811 videos on 318 topics at this time). Annually at $250 USD per year or Premium at $375 USD per year which get all the videos as well as all of the exercise files. Take note that the exercise files are not included with the monthly or annual subscriptions. They are included on the DVD and Premium subscriptions.
You can use Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials as a training program for the individual student, as well as the college or vocational teacher looking to supplement their educational materials. It is of benefit to anyone who needs help understanding the prepress output generation. You can also try out the the first and part of the second lesson for free at Lynda.com.
Panasonic Lumix LZ8
Posted on February 7, 2008 - Filed Under Digital | Leave a Comment
Panasonic Lumix LZ8 digital camera : Panasonic introduced the new Lumix DMC-LZ8 with 32mm (35 mm equivalent: 32-160mm) 5x optical zoom Leica DC lens with both excellent optical performance and compactness of the lens unit perfectly combined. The CCD has been upgraded to 8.1-megapixel high resolution and newly adopted manual control over aperture and shutter speed help the camera to serve as an ideal multi-functional tool to enjoy creative photography. The high-performance image-processing LSI has newly entered its fourth generation, to be reborn as Venus Engine IV to assure higher-quality pictures with an advanced signal processing system. Yet the profile of the camera is substantially refined to much look slimmer and compact compared to the predecessor DMC-LZ7.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 – Shooting assist functions
The new Panasonic Lumix LZ8 features the iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, which comprises 5 shooting-assist functions; Mega O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Detection and Quick AF functions. Mega O.I.S. suppresses hand-shake and Intelligent ISO Control prevents motion blur. The Intelligent Scene Selector sets the appropriate scene mode by automatically selecting it from the most frequently used scene modes, such as Portrait, Scenery, Macro, Night Portrait and Night Scenery. The Face Detection system detects a human face to set the focus and appropriate exposure for it automatically. The Quick AF system allows the camera to start focusing on the subject even without pressing the shutter button halfway, to get the best results from every shooting opportunity by minimizing the AF time. Once you enter iA mode, these multi-capable functions happen automatically so you can shoot without the bother of adjusting settings every time conditions change. You can enjoy easy, trouble-free shooting in any situation and get the satisfaction that comes with capturing clear, beautiful images.
Panasonic Lumix LZ8 camera – LCD screen
The Panasonic DMC-LZ8 boasts a 230,000-dot high-resolution LCD with Intelligent LCD function, which detects the lighting condition and controls the brightness level of the LCD in 12 fine steps, to offer a display with the most appropriate clarity in any situation. Slideshows of captured images now offer a music effect that matches the mood so you can enjoy watching or showing your pictures with emotional impact. Both external and internal design are reexamined throughout, allowing the Lumix LZ8 to look much slimmer and more compact thanks to the newly developed lens unit while the well-reputed grip is succeeded from the predecessor. For photographers who would like to enjoy taking beautiful pictures successfully or for those who would like to experience a creative photography, the Panasonic LZ8 offers best solution to the respective needs.
Panasonic LZ8 – 5x Optical zoom wide-angle lens
The 8.1-megapixel DMC-LZ8 packages a 32mm Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lens, with 5x optical zoom into a compact body. Comprising seven elements in six groups, including three aspherical lenses with four aspherical surfaces, this advanced lens unit achieves an outstanding slimness yet passes Leica’s stringent standards to deliver an exceptional optical performance. Further, in 3-megapixel resolution mode, the Extra Optical Zoom function provides additional magnification, extending the zoom power to 8.0x by using the center part of the CCD. The Easy Zoom feature shifts the lens instantly to full 5x optical zoom power at the touch of a dedicated button, and with a second touch, the zoom ratio is further extended to 8.0x by activating the Extra Optical Zoom function. In addition, newly adopted iris diaphragm allows the camera to have a manual control.
Panasonic DMC-LZ8 – Intelligent Auto Mode
Panasonic incorporated the iA (Intelligent Auto) mode in pursuit of the ultimate ease of operation and the reduction of misshots. Mega O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) to compensate for hand-shake and Intelligent ISO Control to detect and suppress motion blur are built into all Lumix cameras, as the industry’s most advanced countermeasures against blurring. Both image stabilizing technologies have been further advanced in detection accuracy and correction effect thanks to the new image-processing LSI, Venus Engine IV.
Panasonic LZ8 – Face Detection & Quick AF
In addition to these two paramount anti-blurring technologies, Panasonic continues pursuing the ideal that anyone at any technical level of photography should be able to take beautiful pictures with ease, by incorporating the Intelligent Auto mode. Increasing the number of scene modes is one thing and taking advantage of them is another, and that’s where the Intelligent Scene Selector comes in. It automatically sets the appropriate scene mode according to the scene you’re going to take from among the most frequently used scene modes, such as Portrait, Scenery, Macro, Night Scenery and Night Portrait mode. The Face Detection system helps the camera to recognize human faces and to focus and set the exposure automatically. Up to 15 faces can be recognized simultaneously. The Quick AF system allows the camera to keep focusing on the subject even without pressing the shutter button halfway, to get the best results from every shooting opportunity by minimizing the AF time.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 – Clear images
These multi-capable functions happen automatically, so you can shoot without the bother of adjusting settings every time conditions change – the powerful Intelligent Auto Mode does all the work for you. You can enjoy easy, trouble-free shooting in any situation and get the satisfaction that comes with capturing clear, beautiful images.
Panasonic Lumix LZ8 – Venus Engine IV processor
A new image-processing LSI, Venus Engine IV, features more advanced signal processing technology for rendering even higher-quality images. Notably, parallel noise reduction in both luminance signal and chromatic signal processing systems, a technology established by the preceding Venus Engine III, gains a more sophisticated process. First, the luminance noise is two-dimensionally separated into high-frequency and low-frequency noises and only the low-frequency noise, which tends to be conspicuous, is eliminated without affecting the high-frequency noise that greatly influences resolution. Second, the information of the change point between colors is minutely stored for precise determination of edges, thus color bleeding is dramatically suppressed. This not only produces a clearer image in high ISO sensitivity recording, but also faithfully reproduces details in low-lit areas of pictures taken at low ISO sensitivity.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 – Burst shooting mode
The Venus Engine IV also elevates the detection accuracy and corrective effect in both Mega O.I.S., which prevents hand-shake, and Intelligent ISO Control, which suppresses motion blur. Featured in the Panasonic Lumix LZ8, the multi-task image-processing engine, Venus Engine IV supports a super-fast response time. The shutter release time lag is as short as 0.005 second and the camera’s quick response makes it easier to capture sudden, spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities. In burst shooting mode, the Lumix DMC-LZ8 can snap 2.5 shots per second at full resolution. And in High-Speed Burst shooting mode, it fires off an incredible 5.5 shots per second. You also get unlimited consecutive shooting, which lets you keep shooting until the memory card is full. The Venus Engine IV also supports a new High Sensitivity mode that lets the Panasonic LZ8 record at a setting of up to ISO 6400, sensitive enough to capture subjects in near-total darkness without using a flash.
Panasonic LZ8 – Intuitive manual control & Advanced scene mode
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 adopt a manual control function that allows users to set aperture and shutter speed manually in the three mode; A-aperture priority, S-shutter speed priority and M-manual. Together with the powerful 5x optical zoom, this function helps to express the photographer’s intention in the picture, for example, to show a water flow of a river. One additional function that broadens the fun of photography is an Advanced Scene Mode, that provides the user finer control over some frequently-used scene modes; Portrait, Sports, Landscape and Night portrait. Selecting the Portrait or Sports mode and you’ll further have options to define whether it is in outdoor or indoor. Selecting Landscape mode, you’ll have options to specify if you’re going to take nature or architecture. Thus more suitable compensation for the scene will be available on the picture to get the best results. On the other hand, you can simply select the original mode or select Creative mode that even adds manual controls over an aperture or a shutter speed to the optimized setting of the mode.
Panasonic DMC-LZ8 – 2.5-inch LCD screen
The Panasonic Lumix LZ8 incorporate an easy-to-see, large, 2.5-inch 230,000-dot high-resolution LCD for comfortable viewing while both monitoring shots and playing back the results. The Intelligent LCD function detects the light condition and automatically boosts the LCD backlighting by max. 40% when shooting outdoors in bright sunshine, and adjusts the frame rate when shooting in low-lit situations in addition to using the pixel mixed readout method to secure clarity in such situations. Detecting the lighting condition precisely and automatically controlling the brightness with a total of 12 fine steps, this function gives the display the most appropriate clarity in any situation without using extra energy. The High Angle mode makes the LCD screen extremely easy to view when the camera is held high, such as when shooting over a crowd.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 – Slideshows
The Lumix camera further offers wide variety of options to expand fun of photography. The Panasonic LZ8 newly provides slideshows complete with music. Just select the pictures you want to show and choose the mood that best matches your selection from natural, slow, urban or swing, and you’ll get an emotion-filled slideshow with a variety of slide change effects and matching music without any annoying adjustments.
Panasonic Lumix LZ8 – Record motion pictures
All Lumix cameras can take 1920×1080 pixel high-definition quality photos that are ideal for full-screen viewing on a wide-screen (16:9) TV. Panasonic has long focused on making photography more enjoyable, such as by letting people view their images easily on a Panasonic Viera TV with internal SD card slot. For the motion picture, the Lumix DMC-LZ8 can record WVGA (848 x 480) motion pictures at 30 frames per second in addition to standard VGA (640 x 480). The WVGA motion picture also fits a wide-screen (16:9) TV perfectly, to offer extremely impressive viewing.
Panasonic DMC-LZ8 – REC / Playback mode
The Panasonic Lumix LZ8 runs on AA batteries, which are easily available anywhere so that you don’t have to worry about the battery life wherever you go. The DMC-LZ8 shoots 180 images with included Alkaline batteries and 470 images with optional Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (2600mAh). As design improvements, all new Lumix cameras incorporate a REC/PLAYBACK mode switch. This helps the photographer to instantly switch between recording and playback modes, while always knowing which mode the camera is in. The GUI (Graphic User Interface) has been upgraded to look more futuristic in terms of design and color while maintaining the visibility of characters.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 – Scene modes
Also interesting is the Title Edit function, which allows text to be input as additional information for the picture, for example, names of children or pets, and travel places. This information, as well as dates, which can be helpful when making a photo album, can be stamped on photos with the Text Stamp function whether you print them yourself at home or have a photo shop do them. A total of 18 scene modes and Advanced Scene Mode help you to take more beautiful pictures in a wide range of situations.
Panasonic Lumix LZ8 – Demo mode & Colours
Around 20 MB of internal memory is built to back up the SDHC/SD Memory Card recording and copying. Newly added speaker let you enjoy the slide show with music or a motion picture with voice on the high resolution LCD of the camera. The major features mentioned above can be quickly understood with the newly installed slideshow program called Demo mode. The Panasonic Lumix DMC LZ8 is available in silver and black with a sophisticated metal-finished front panel.
Other introduced Panasonic Lumix digital cameras
• Panasonic Lumix TZ5
• Panasonic Lumix TZ4
• Panasonic Lumix FX35
• Panasonic Lumix FS20
• Panasonic Lumix FS5
• Panasonic Lumix FS3
• Panasonic Lumix LZ10
• Panasonic Lumix LZ8
Hands On: Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under Cameras, Photo, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Canon’s just-announced 12.2-megapixel EOS Rebel XSi is a digital Rebel through and through — lightweight, compact, and packed with an impressive feature set. It borrows and adapts a number of high-end EOS SLR functions and adds a few tricks of its own:
• There’s a 3-inch 230K dot LCD like the 1Ds Mark III.
• It’s the first Rebel with a Digic III processor.
• There’s 14-bit A/D conversion.
• Highlight Tone Priority settings come to the Rebel line.
• It’s got a 4% spot meter (hooray!)
• On-the-fly Lighting Optimization Technology can tweak photos in-camera to help challenging lighting situations.
• The burst rate jumps to 3.5 fps for 6 RAW or 45 JPEGS.
• It’s the first EOS to take only SD cards — no CF cards here!
• Like the EOS 1D Mark III, EOS 40D, and 1Ds Mark III, it has Live View Mode — but this is the best yet!
• Of course it’s got a self-cleaning sensor.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under Digital, Ratings, Reviews, Tips | Leave a Comment
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3 is an 8.1 megapixel point and shoot camera with a 3x optical zoom lens and 2.5 inch LCD.
It features face detection technology, image stabilization, intelligent scene selection, intelligent ISO, megabytes of internal memory and much more.
The FS3 comes in blue, pink, green, silver and black.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3 will have a retail price of $199.95 when it becomes available in February.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3 News Release PANASONIC UNVEILS FS-SERIES, WITH SLIM AND STYLISH DESIGN, ADDING TO ITS LINE OF COMPACT LUMIX DIGITAL CAMERAS
LUMIX FS3 Packs Advanced Features Into Pocket-Sized Digital Camera
LAS VEGAS, NV (January 29, 2008) – Panasonic today unveiled a new compact line of LUMIX digital cameras, the new FS-Series, including the DMC-FS3 which features 8.1 megapixels, a f2.8 Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens, 3x optical zoom, and Panasonic’s Intelligent Auto Mode. The FS-Series, a sister line to the world-acclaimed FX-Series, also includes the newly announced DMC-FS20 and DMC-FS5, and the entire series offers easy and intuitive operation that helps consumers produce high-quality images.
The DMC-FS3 features a new image-processing LSI, the Venus Engine IV, which contains a more advanced signal processing technology for rendering higher-quality images and produces a faster response time. In addition, the camera boasts the new Intelligent LCD, meaning the 2.5-inc LCD screen detects the lighting condition and controls the brightness level to offer optimal clarity in any situation, whether dark or light; indoors or outdoors.
“Many consumers today are looking for pocket-sized, easy-to-use cameras that take crisp, high-quality pictures,” said Alex Fried, National Marketing Manager, Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. “With the DMC-FS3, we’re giving consumers what they want: a sleek, stylish compact digital camera that still packs powerful advanced imaging technologies, such as Panasonic’s Intelligent Auto Mode.”
Panasonic’s Intelligent Auto Mode is comprised of five distinct technologies designed to provide users with intuitive and automatic camera adjustments no matter the shooting condition and without the user having to do anything manually. Intelligent Auto Mode consists of the following:
* MEGA O.I.S. – Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and the lens system shifts to compensate, helping to prevent hand-shake from creating a blurry image. * Intelligent ISO – Can determine if the photo subject is moving and change the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly, thus giving a blur-free photo. * Intelligent Scene Selector – Senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the shooting environment and will automatically select the appropriate scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode. * Face Detection – Panasonic’s Face Detection detects up to 15 faces anywhere in the frame, even if they are moving, and automatically chooses the optimal focus and exposure settings so portraits come out clear and crisp. * Quick AF – The Quick AF (auto focus) system starts focus on the subject by just pointing the camera to the subject, thus minimizing the AF time.
Additional features of the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FS3 include: * Title Edit function which allows the consumer to input text to accompany a photo, for instance, the names of children or travel locations. * 50 MB internal memory. * Records WVGA (848 x 480) motion images at 30 frames per second in a 16:9 aspect ratio, ideal for viewing on High Definition televisions, such as Panasonic VIERA Plasmas and LCDs. * Compatible with optional marine case, DMW-MCFS5, for underwater shooting.
The DMC-FS3, available in blue, pink, green, silver and black models, has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $199.95 and will be available in February 2008.
Nikon camera equipment sparks marital bliss in Loveland
Posted on February 3, 2008 - Filed Under Digital, Photo | Leave a Comment
An American couple have enjoyed a successful marriage owing to their passion for Nikon camera equipment, according to a report in a Colorado newspaper.
‘If I had been using Canon it might not have worked out. She married me for my lenses,’ JR Schnelzer told , a paper based in northern Colorado.
JR the president of Loveland Photographic Society met his wife Lisa while he was taking a photography class at Colorado Mountain College in the early 1990s.
Lisa, a student at the time, explained that she ‘admired the range’ of her future husband’s Nikon lenses.
To read the full story see today’s
The Tribune.
Surya Devi
Posted on February 2, 2008 - Filed Under Photo | Leave a Comment
The sunset over Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. Taken by Ron Dubin
Jobo announces PMA 2008 line-up
Posted on February 2, 2008 - Filed Under Digital, Photo, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Pre-PMA 2008: Jobo today announced its PMA line-up including a brand new product line – camera and camcorder batteries. Image storage and viewing solutions are catered for by the GIGA range of hard drive storage devices and 7 to 15-inch digital picture frames. The new battery range, dubbed PREMIO, comprises 300 different types of both Li-Ion and Ni-MH cells with the most popular 60 – taking care of 400 of the most popular applications – being ‘readily available’ and the remainder presumably requiring special production runs. More after the jump.
Press Release:
JOBO Presents Innovative New Consumer Products at PMA 2008
New generation of Photo Storage devices – Digital Picture Frames from 7 to 15 inches – and Energy PREMIO Line of rechargeable batteries
Gummersbach, Germany – JOBO AG announces today its participation at the annual Photo Marketing Association trade show – PMA 08 – from January 31 to February 2, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV, USA, showcasing JOBO’s innovative new consumer products. Besides the company’s line-up of mobile image storage devices, JOBO will present its complete product portfolio of digital picture frames from 7 to 15 inches as well as the new JOBO Energy PREMIO Line of rechargeable batteries to the international public for the first time.
JOBO showcases at PMA 08 its current line-up of mobile image storage devices featuring many advancements. The successor to JOBO’s GIGA one device, the GIGA one ultra, features a download speed of 1 GB in about three minutes – that is twice as fast as the data transfer speed of original GIGA one. Furthermore, the JOBO Spectator has just won the “2008 Hot One Award” presented by the American photography magazine Professional Photographer in the category “Portable Hard Drive and Display”. And JOBO’s professional-level photo storage device – the GIGA Vu extreme – incorporates many features of the company’s multiple award-winning GIGA Vu PRO evolution while offering hard disc capacities up to 160 GB as well as numerous other professional photo features and updates.
JOBO also showcases at PMA 08 its entire line of ultra stylish, digital picture frames. The newest addition to the family is the JOBO Photo Display PDJ151 featuring a large 15” high intensity luminous resolution and vibrant TFT-Color-LCD display, 1GB of internal memory for easy access to images and many other user-friendly functions. Also on display are JOBO’s two 10.4” models – Photo Display PDJ105 (512MB internal memory) and PDJ100 (128MB internal memory) – and two 7” models – Photo Display PDJ701 (1GB internal memory) and PDJ700 (128MB internal memory) – all featuring high resolution and brilliant TFT-Color-LCD displays. All JOBO digital picture frames are designed to beautifully showcase digital images.
These JOBO digital picture frames are designed to keep memories alive by showcasing digital pictures in an automatic slideshow presentation giving precious digital memories new life. Additionally, these frames enable users to highlight their special photographic moments and easily share them with family and friends. JOBO’s complete line of digital picture frames feature handsome acrylic designs and modern trims to fit in with any décor in the home or office.
To view images on these digital frames, users simply insert their camera’s media card into the frame to transfer the images to the frame’s internal memory. Or they can download digital image files from their PC or USB device such as JOBO’s line of image storage units, including the new JOBO GIGA Vu extreme, onto the JOBO PDJ105 or PDJ151 frames via the included USB OTG cable. For added convenience, JOBO’s entire line of digital picture frames feature USB 2.0 high speed capability and they support all popular memory cards such as CF, SD, MMC, MS and xD. Easy-to-use buttons on the back of the frames support intuitive operation of all important functions.
JOBO AG also introduces at PMA 08 its new line of JOBO Energy PREMIO rechargeable batteries for today’s most popular digital cameras and camcorders. The JOBO Energy PREMIO battery line has been developed specifically for use with digital SLRs, compact point-and-shoot digital cameras and camcorders. In total there are about 300 battery models (mostly Lithium-ion, but some NiMH), 60 of the most common of them will be readily available for the 400 most popular camera models. The new JOBO Energy PREMIO battery line is packaged with an easy to match color coding system making it easy for retailers and consumers to find the right replacement battery for their digital camera or camcorder model. Users simply match the color coded packaging to their camera model. These new JOBO batteries provide a constant capacity across many charging cycles (300 to 500 depending on usage). JOBO PREMIO batteries do not have a memory effect, are high current capable and quick charge capable. JOBO conducts regular quality control for the whole PREMIO line to ensure high product quality. Precision contacts guarantee maximum energy transfer between the battery and the imaging device. A built-in fuse protects the battery’s electronic microchip against short circuiting, overcharging and overheating. All JOBO batteries are ISO 9001 / 9002 / QS 9000 certified.