THE EPIcentre LIBRARY OF REPORTS & REVIEWS OUR FREE DIGITAL IMAGING RESOURCE If you're a regular visitor to these pages, here are the Latest Additions to our Reports and Reviews Library. CONTENTS Chip Shop complete (from January 1993) Computers Copyright Digital Camcorders Digital Cameras (alphabetically by manufacturer) Firewire/IEEE1394 The Future General topics Henshall column (from Digital PhotoFX magazine) Photo Restoration PMA/DIMA reports Printers Scanners Software Storage Tech Guru articles at zing.com Television EPIcentre's Director, John Henshall, writes about digital imaging for many magazines and journals, including The Photographer, The Seybold Reports and as the Tech Guru for the on-line magazine at ZING.COM His 'Chip Shop' column in The Photographer magazine is the longest running regular column on the subject. John also writes for the Seybold Reports and Digital PhotoFX and many of these reports can also be found here. All text, photographs, graphics and backgrounds in this Website are Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 by John Henshall at Electronic Photo-Imaging. All rights reserved. Material may only be downloaded for personal non-commercial use. Re-publication enquiries are welcome. See our Rights, Permissions & Useage Policy page. LATEST ADDITIONS PIXELS - THE STRUCTURE OF A DIGITAL IMAGE How digital imaging works - part one. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) ON THE ALAMY.COM A new online picture library for twenty first century photographers and buyers of photography. (200006cs) KODAK DC4800 CAMERA A digital camera for real photographers. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) KODAK PALMPIX CAMERA Pictures in your Palm - Kodak's camera for the Palm PDA. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) FUJI FINEPIX S1 PRO & NIKON D1 A comparison of these two cameras over Las Vegas. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) NIKON D1 The new Nikon Professional SLR (9907cs) LEAF VOLARE AND CANTARE (9906cs) COMPUTERS MACINTOSH POWERBOOK G3 SERIES Apple's laptop Cheetah. (9807ccs) COPYRIGHT CoPs GOLD COPYRIGHT INSURANCE Copyright Insurance for fingerprinted images. (9802ccs) COPYRIGHTS & WRONGS Copyright in the real world (9704cs) DIGITAL CAMCORDERS DIGITAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Using a DV camcorder to capture images for a digital collage of candid wedding pictures. (9805cs) CAMCORDERS AS DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS Version for professionals. (9801sey) CAMCORDERS AS DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS Version for consumers. (9802adpfx) RADIUS PHOTO DV, SONY DCR-PC7 & FIREWIRE Is the game up for low-resolution digital stills cameras? (9801cs) DIGITAL CAMERAS GENERAL DIGITAL CAMERA BACKS Advice on buying a digital camera back. (9806bcs) MEDIUM & LOW RESOLUTION DIGITAL CAMERAS A brief overview. (9604hs) THE ORIGINS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY A brief outline for MacUser UK. (9506cmu) EVOLUTION OF THE SPECIES Digital cameras - in place of film. (9311ed) A CAMERA FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY The concept of a digital camera of the future. (9403bdi) THE ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC IMAGING SYSTEM Forty years of British Independent Television celebrated in Amsterdam. (9510acs) AGFA AGFA ePhoto1680 Agfa's new megapixel update to the ePhoto1280. (9809acs) AGFA ePhoto1280 DIGITAL CAMERA The first look at this exciting new camera. (9710cs) MINOLTA RD-175 = AGFA ACTIONCAM Delightful to use and not too expensive. (9605cs) APPLE FUJI DS-7 & APPLE QUICKTAKE 200 Two outstanding low res cameras compared. (9708bcs) APPLE QUICKTAKE 100 (9403cdi) CANON CANON POWERSHOT 600 (9604ehs) CASIO CASIO QV-10 (9604ghs) CHINON CHINON ES-3000 (9604hhs) DICOMED DICOMED LITTLEBIGSHOT New digital back announced at Seybold SF'98. (9810bcs) DICOMED BIGSHOT DIGITAL CAMERA BACK The first digital camera sensor to (over)fill the film plane. (9604cs) DICOMED DIGITAL CAMERA BACK Dicomed's digital replacement for 5 x 4 darkslides. (9404acs) EPIX (aka OBSIDIAN) EPixPro DIGITAL CAMERA A whole new approach to using digital images. (9603cs) EPSON EPSON PHOTO PC (9604bhs) FUJI FUJIFILM FINEPIX S1 PRO DIGITAL SLR The most exacting test -- shooting a wedding. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) FUJI FINEPIX S1 PRO IN PREPARATION: Review of Fuji's professional digital SLR. (200011cs) FUJI FINEPIX S1 PRO & NIKON D1 A comparison of these two cameras over Las Vegas. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) FUJI FINEPIX S1 PRO AND NIKON D1 COMPARED The first comparison of these digital SLRs. (200003cs) FUJI DS-7 & APPLE QUICKTAKE 200 Two outstanding low res cameras compared. (9708bcs) FUJIX DS-515 (NIKON E2s) Fuji goes Green! (9508cs) SHOOT to THRILL (MacUser 9 June 1995) The Kodak DCS420, DCS460, EOS DCS5 and Nikon E2s digital cameras on test. (9506bmu) IMAGEK IMAGEK EFS-1 Will it deliver ... and make every 35mm camera a digital camera? (imagek) KODAK Professional DIGITAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Award-winning wedding photographer Keith Thompson's first digital wedding using a Kodak DCS520 digital camera. (200008cs) HOW KODAK MAKE CCDs AND DIGITAL CAMERAS A unique insight into the manufacturing processes for the Kodak DCS camera range in Rochester, NY. (9911cs) KODAK DCS620 AND NIKON COOLPIX950 What are the differences between cameras which have virtually the same digital image size. (9909cs) Kodak DCS560 New top-of-the-line camera. (9810ccs) KODAK DCS315 Budget priced professional camera based on a Nikon APS body. (9807acs) KODAK DCS520 Kodak's latest and greatest digital camera. (9804cs) KODAK DCS460 The BIG picture. (9503cs) KODAK DCS420 The first look at Kodak's third generation digital camera. (9408cs) SHOOT to THRILL (MacUser 9 June 1995) The Kodak DCS420, DCS460, EOS DCS5 and Nikon E2s digital cameras on test. (9506bmu) KODAK DIGITAL CAMERAS The Kodak DCS100 and DCS200. (9306cs) KODAK Consumer KODAK DC4800 CAMERA A digital camera for real photographers. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) KODAK PALMPIX CAMERA Pictures in your Palm - Kodak's camera for the Palm PDA. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) KODAK DC260 A camera to rival professional digital cameras? (9812cs) KODAK DC50 (9604jhs) KODAK DC40 (9604ihs) LEAF LEAF CANTARE XY Review of Leaf's multi-shot version of its Cantare digital camera back. (200009cs) LEAF VOLARE AND CANTARE (9906cs) LEAF VOLARE First showing of the new Scitex back at Seybold SF'98. (9810dcs) LEAF DIGITAL CAMERA BACK Turning over a new Leaf. (9304cs) LEAF LUMINA Inexpensive self-contained scanning camera which takes Nikon lenses. (9403adi) LOGITECH LOGITECH FOTOMAN (First "Chip Shop" January 1993). (9301cs) MINOLTA MINOLTA RD-175 = AGFA ACTIONCAM Delightful to use and not too expensive. (9605cs) NIKON FUJI FINEPIX S1 PRO & NIKON D1 A comparison of these two cameras over Las Vegas. (this link will take you directly to the article at ZING.COM) FUJI FINEPIX S1 PRO AND NIKON D1 COMPARED The first comparison of these digital SLRs. (200003cs) NIKON D1 - FIRST IMPRESSIONS In his capacity as Digital Imaging Day Organizer for the Seybold Seminars in San Francisco, John henshall is the first to use the Nikon D1 digital SLR. (9910cs) KODAK DCS620 AND NIKON COOLPIX950 What are the differences between cameras which have virtually the same digital image size. (9909cs) NIKON D1 The new Nikon Professional SLR (9907cs) NIKON COOLPIX A digital camera and personal digital assistant in one. (9711dcs) FUJIX DS-515 (NIKON E2s) (9508cs) OBSIDIAN (aka EPIX) EPixPro DIGITAL CAMERA A whole new approach to using digital images. (9603cs) PHASE ONE PHASE ONE LIGHTPHASE A new digital camera back for 'live' subjects (9902cs) PHOTOPHASE FC70 Phase One's 5 x 4 view camera digital scan back. (9404bcs) POLAROID POLAROID PDC-2000 (9604ahs) RICOH RICOH RDC-1 (9604fhs) SINAR SINAR MACROSCAN Even higher resolution from Sinar using an imaginitive approach. (200004cs) SINAR'S SINARCAM AND SINARBACK WITH HARDWARE ANTI-MOIRÉ Sinar's Hardware Anti-Moiré system tested (200002cs)s SINAR, SINARCAM AND SINARBACK The first complete professional digital camera system (9903cs) SONY SONY ID1 (9604chs) SOUNDVISION SOUNDVISION CMOS-PRO Superb professional camera using CMOS chip costs under $2,000. (9809bcs) YASHICA YASHICA DA-1 ANALOGUE/DIGITAL (9604dhs) FIREWIRE (aka IEEE1394 and i-Link) RADIUS PHOTO DV, SONY DCR-PC7 & FIREWIRE Is the game up for low-resolution digital stills cameras? (9801cs) THE FUTURE FILM, NEGATIVES & DARKROOM DECLARED DEAD BY OLYMPUS Has silver-halide committed suicide in the face of digital imaging? (9709cs) FILMLESS BY 2005? The future of consumer photography seen by the UK's leading photo suppliers. (9612acs) A CAMERA FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY The concept of a digital camera of the future. (9403bdi) GENERAL TOPICS, tips and suggestions PIXELS - THE STRUCTURE OF A DIGITAL IMAGE How digital imaging works - part one. (this link will take you directly to John Henshall's article at ZING.COM) NEW AT PHOTOKINA New professional digital cameras at the world's biggest imaging fair. (200010bcs) SEYBOLD DIGITAL IMAGING DAY Kodak Presdent and CEO Dan Carp's Keynote and new products at Seybold San Francisco. (200010acs) DIGITAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Award-winning wedding photographer Keith Thompson's first digital wedding using a Kodak DCS520 digital camera. (200008cs) ON THE ALAMY.COM A new online picture library for twenty first century photographers and buyers of photography. (200006cs) SAY GOODBYE TO THE WORLD WIDE WAIT A look at the latest telecommunications services of interest to digital photo studios. (200001cs) SEYBOLD SAN FRANCISCO 1998 Major innovations at these important seminars. (9810acs) REPLACING PHOTOGRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS Ultimatte and other great techniques. (9807bjp) DIGITAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY John Henshall spends a day digitally shooting a big wedding alongside photographer Keith Thompson. (9805cs) BEWARE FALSE REALITY How Stalin used photography to distort the truth. (9802bcs) FILM, NEGATIVES & DARKROOM DECLARED DEAD BY OLYMPUS Has silver-halide committed suicide in the face of digital imaging? (9709cs) HEWLETT-PACKARD PHOTOSMART An update from Istanbul on this complete imaging system. (9708ccs) HEWLETT-PACKARD PHOTOSMART A complete and revolutionary digital imaging system. (9706cs) TOMORROW'S IMAGING TODAY Does Obsidian Imaging have the answers? (9612bcs) TIME TO BOARD THE DIGITAL EXPRESS What hardware and software do you need to get started in digital imaging? Our whistle-stop tour of computers, peripherals and programs will put you on the right track. (9606cs) IMAGING DELIGHTS Some neat ideas and suggestions. (9512cs) COLORTRON Color control on a low budget. (9405cs) THE ORIGINS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY A brief outline for MacUser UK. (9506cmu) ADVANCED PHOTO SYSTEM - APS Film fights back. (9511cs) QUANTEL A British force in digital imaging. (9410cs) EVOLUTION OF THE SPECIES Digital cameras - in place of film. (9311ed) THE HENSHALL COLUMN The Henshall Column appeared in "Digital PhotoFX", published bi-monthly by EMAP in the UK HENSHALL August 1998 The trouble with Megapixel cameras(9808dpfx) HENSHALL June 1998 Go forth and manipulate(9806dpfx) HENSHALL April 1998 Why you should join the Club! (9803bdpfx) HENSHALL February 1998 Should you buy a digital camera now - or wait? (9802ddpfx) PHOTO RESTORATION - the Digital "Lightroom" A NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR OLD PHOTOS How to restore old, damaged photos using Photoshop. (9803adpfx) IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE - THE DIGITAL 'LIGHTROOM' The leading software and how to use it to replace the photographic darkroom. (9609cs) GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS REVEALED - DIGITALLY How digital image enhancement improved photos taken through aircraft windows (9508lg) Making a STUDIO PORTRAIT from a FAMILY SNAP How the only picture of the late Mr Ravenscroft was made into a framed portrait. (9501cs) RESTORATION OF AN EARLY AUTOCHROME PLATE A shattered 1908 colour transparency on a glass plate is brought back to life - digitally. (9307pn) PMA/DIMA REPORTS REPORT FROM PMA NEW ORLEANS 1998 PMA is the annual expo of the Photo Marketing Association held, for the second year running, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (9802seya) NEWS FROM PMA NEW ORLEANS 1997 (9703cs) PRINTERS EPSON PhotoEX PRINTER Bargain priced photo realistic printer. (9807bcs) GRETAG SPHERA PW30 & PW52 Large format digital photographic printers. (9711sey) KODAK PEGASUS LED PRINTER 20P Real photographic prints from digital files. (9711bcs) FUJIX THERMO-AUTOCHROME PRINTERS Printers which use no ribbon, ink, dye, toner, or chemicals - and produce no waste. (9601cs) FARGO FOTOFUN A breakthrough in low-cost digital printers. (9510bcs) AGFA'S CRISTALRASTER How "The Photographer" magazine front covers are produced. (9408da) DIGITAL PRINTING The Agfa Chromapress and Indigo E-Print 1000 make their first appearances. (9310cs) SCANNERS - PhotoCD, etc FUJIFILM CS-1 SCANNER A new compact scanner. (9711ccs) THE ACQUISITION OF DIGITAL IMAGES How to capture or translate your images into a form suitable for the computer. (9607cs) VISIONEER PAPERPORT Vx PaperPort brings you the PaperLess office - the dream is alive. (9602cs) SCANNING TRANSPARENCIES Nikon CoolScan, Agfa Arcus Plus, Nikon LS3510AF, Kodak RFS2035 & LeafScan-45 compared. (9403ddi) LEAF LUMINA DIGITAL CAMERA Inexpensive self-contained scanning camera which takes Nikon lenses. (9403adi) WITHER PHOTO CD? The direction taken by PhotoCD is changing. Will it flourish? (9311cs) SOFTWARE REPLACING PHOTOGRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS Ultimatte and other great techniques. (9807bjp) ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5.0 The best gets better. (9806cs) A NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR OLD PHOTOS How to restore old, damaged photos using Photoshop. (9803adpfx) IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE - THE DIGITAL 'LIGHTROOM' The leading software and how to use it to replace the photographic darkroom. (9609cs) STORAGE - Optical - CD Writable - Libraries, etc BURNING WORMS All you need to know about writing your own CDs (9808bdpfx) HIGH CAPACITY DIGITAL STORAGE Time to burn a worm? (9509cs) KODAK PICTURE EXCHANGE On-line picture library - dial a picture in seconds. (9403edi) WITHER PHOTO CD? The direction taken by PhotoCD is changing. Will it flourish? (9311cs) TECH GURU at ZING.COM These links will take you away from EPI-CENTRE.COM directly to the articles at ZING.COM FUJIFILM FINEPIX S1 PRO DIGITAL SLR The most exacting test -- shooting a wedding. PIXELS - THE STRUCTURE OF A DIGITAL IMAGE How digital imaging works - part one. KODAK DC4800 CAMERA A digital camera for real photographers. KODAK PALMPIX CAMERA Pictures in your Palm - Kodak's camera for the Palm PDA. FUJI FINEPIX S1 PRO & NIKON D1 A comparison of these two cameras over Las Vegas. You can also link to the ZING.COM homepage to share your images online. TELEVISION DIGITAL TELEVISION IN THE UK SkyDigital and ONdigital compete for market. (9811cs) All text, photographs, graphics and backgrounds in this Website are Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 by John Henshall at Electronic Photo-Imaging. All rights reserved. Material may only be downloaded for personal non-commercial use. Re-publication enquiries are welcome. See our Rights, Permissions & Useage Policy page.