A peek at PMA: Digital cameras and much more
The PMA 2007 International Convention and Trade Show is a haven for all things related to digital cameras, photography and imaging. In this edition of our podcast, Consumer Reports experts talk about the news and new developments they hope to see at -- and blog about from -- the trade show, held in Las Vegas during March 8 to 11.
After a 90-second intro with my guest co-host, Helen Popkin, Web Associate Editor for the Home & garden section of ConsumerReports.org, we get right into the heart of the discussion.
Kerry Allen, our Senior Project Leader for digital camera testing, and Jeff Fox, our Tech Editor, provide entertaining insights into what's happening in digital cameras, imaging, and the photo industry. Some of the topics discussed:
- Megapixel sensors and how much resolution do you really need in a digital camera?
- Smaller cameras with much more powerful lenses -- both wide-angle and zoom-in (or telephoto) capabilities. One new camera even sports the digital equivalent of a 28- to 504-mm film lens. For non-camera buffs, "504-mm" is a powerful telephoto lens used by sports photographers!
- New cameras being tested by Kerry and "his crew" with GPS satellite location based technology.
- In-camera processing: Built-in software that removes red-eye, spot faces in a crowd, or even make people look slimmer!
- Our (non-existent) "dream" product: a scanner that would automatically convert all our old snapshots into digital images.
Click this link to listen to a streaming version of the podcast right now. Or download it by right-clicking this link, choose "Save Target as" and download the file (ElectPod-0703.mp3) to your computer's desktop or to your MP3 player.
Then, as we mentioned at the end of the podcast, feel free to send us e-mail (podcaster "at" cro.consumer.org) or post your comments about our podcast here on our blog.
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— Paul Eng, Web Senior Editor
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