Nikon Coolpix L23 Overheating Issue

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Nikon U.S.A. has issued a service notice to owners of the Nikon Coolpix L23 digital compact camera (read review). The company says that “in some rare cases, when the batteries are inserted, or the AC Adapter EH-65A is connected, even with the camera turned off, excessive heat is generated in the top portion of the camera, which sometimes causes the top cover to become deformed”. To determine if your camera is affected, you need to contact Nikon Customer Relations on 1-800-645-6687, 8am to 2am (Eastern) and provide the camera’s serial number.

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The Hangover (Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray]

If you like your humor broadside up, hold the subtlety, you'll want to nurse this Hangover with your best buds. The ensemble cast meshes perfectly--it's like a super-R-rated episode of Friends: silly, slapstick, and completely in the viewer's face. When four pals go to Vegas to celebrate the imminent nuptials of one of them, they partake in a rooftop toast to "a night we'll never forget." But they're in for a big surprise: their celebration drinks were laced with date-rape drugs, so when they awake in their hotel room 12 hours later, not only are they hung over, but they can't remember what they did all night long. Oh, and they're missing the groom-to-be.

The film is so cheerfully raunchy, so fiercely crude, that the humor becomes as intoxicating as the mind-altering substances. The standout in the ensemble is Zach Galifianakis, who is alternately creepy and hilarious. Ed Helm (The Office), in addition to his memory, loses a tooth in uncomfortably realistic fashion, and Bradley Cooper (He's Just Not That into You) has deadpan comic timing that whips along at the speed of light. "Ma'am, you have an incredible rack," he blares to a pedestrian from the squad car the guys have "borrowed." "I should have been a [bleeping] cop," he tells himself approvingly.

Director Todd Phillips brings back his deft handling of the actors and the dude humor that worked so well in Old School, as well as the unctuous Dan Finnerty, memorable as a lounge/wedding singer in both films. But it's the nonstop volley of jokes--most cheerily politically incorrect--that grabs the audience and thrashes it around the hotel room. Just watch out for the tiger in the bathroom. --A.T. Hurley

Price: $24.98

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Olympus SZ-20 Firmware Update 1.1

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Olympus has issued a firmware update for the Olympus SZ-20 digital compact camera. Version 1.1 improves the “reliability of zoom positioning when power is turned off”, as Olympus puts it. You can download the firmware upgrade from within the Olympus Digital Camera Updater software, with the camera connected to your PC via USB.

Review: Read our in-depth review of the Olympus SZ-20 digital compact camera

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Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

With more than 350,000 copies sold, Understanding Exposure has demystified the complex concepts of exposure for countless photographers. Now updated with current technologies, more than one hundred new images, and an all-new chapter, this new edition will inspire you more than ever to free yourself from “auto” and create the pictures you truly want.

In his trademark easy-to-understand style, author Bryan Peterson explains the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, including how to achieve successful exposures in seemingly difficult situations. You’ll learn:

•Â Which aperture gives you the greatest contrast and sharpness, and when to use it 
•Â Which apertures guarantee the background remains an out-of-focus tone 
•Â Which one apertureâ??when combined with the right lensâ??creates an area of sharpness from three feet to infinity 
•Â How to creatively use shutter speed to either freeze an action or imply motion 
•Â Where to take a meter reading when shooting a sunset, snow, or a city at dusk

 

With new information on white balance, flash, HDR, and more, this updated classic will inspire you to stop guessing and take control of your settings for better photos anytime, anywhere, and with any camera.

Price: $25.99

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Olympus Tough TG-615

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Olympus Japan has announced the Olympus TG-615 digital compact camera. Based on the existing Olympus TG-610 water-, shock- and freezeproof camera model, the new TG-615 adds a new filter / shooting mode, and comes with a modified (probably improved) image stabiliser on board. That aside, the main specs appear unchanged, including the 14-megapixel CCD, 28-140mm equivalent zoom lens and of course the tough water-, shock- and freezeproof body. We have received confirmation from Olympus that the TG-615 is a Japan-only model.

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Photo Sense for iOS

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Dutch software developers VeprIT has released an iOS-optimised version of their Photo Sense application. Originally developed for Mac OS, Photo Sense is billed as “a powerful tool for quick and easy photo enhancement”. The iOS version enables users to improve pictures taken with the built-in camera, or they can enhance one that is already present in the photo library. The app even allows them to compare the modified image to the original before saving. PhotoSense is available now on iTunes for $1.99.

Veprit Press Release

Photo Sense 1.0 for iOS - Easy Photo Enhancement App

VeprIT today released Photo Sense 1.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. The newly launched application is a powerful tool for quick and easy photo enhancement on an iDevice. Users are able to apply automatic improvements and effects with a few taps and can view their photo before and after modification. Photo Sense for iOS is the iOS version of the existing Mac OS application, and has been developed by professional photography experts.

Zoetermeer, The Netherlands - Announcing that VeprIT, the developers of Photo Sense, has released an exciting new product for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. The newly launched application is a powerful tool for quick and easy photo enhancement on an iDevice. Users are able to automatically apply improvements and effects with a few taps and can view the before and after of their photo modifications. Photo Sense for iOS is the iOS version of the existing Mac OS application, and has been developed by professional photography experts.

Photo Sense is a newly launched application that provides a fast, easy platform for photo enhancement on an iDevice. The app utilizes powerful, complex image processing algorithms to achieve impressive results, and yet it is very simple to use.

Users are able to improve pictures taken with the built-in camera, or they can enhance one that is already present in the photo library. With just a few taps, they can improve the automatic result by choosing what image aspects (such as exposure, contrast, saturation etc.) Photo Sense should automatically adjust.

To get an idea of how much better a photo is after using Photo Sense, users are able to see the “before” and “after” of their photo. The original one is displayed, as well as the modified version, for comparison.

Some of the features in Photo Sense include:
* Take a photo with the camera or improve one from the Photo Library
* Automatically apply professional image enhancement techniques
* Compare photos, before and after processing
* Adjust processing options to improve automatic results
* Improve composition using non-destructive cropping and straightening
* Apply various creative effects to make your pictures unique
* Impress others with your enhanced photographs

Photo Sense developers have several years of professional photography experience, which resulted in creating an automatic image enhancement approach. This approach has been implemented in a powerful, but very easy-to-use application. Originally a Mac application, it is now also available on iPhone and iPod touch.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 4, iPod touch 4 and iPad
* RequiresiOS 4.2 or later
* 0.9 MB

Pricing and Availability
Photo Sense 1.0 is only $1.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photography category. Promo codes are available for qualified reviewers. Please specify the magazine, website or blog you represent when making your request.

Photo Sense 1.0: http://veprit.com/photosense/
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-sense/id441208445?mt=8

VeprIT is a young software development company based in The Netherlands, with a team steeped in software engineering, mathematics and photography experience. The company’s first product, Photo Sense, was originally released for Mac OS because of the system’s great power hidden under the beautiful, simple user interface. These system characteristics have a significant influence on VeprIT’s own products. VeprIT is committed to creating applications that deliver the best possible results automatically, or with the minimum user involvement. Copyright (C) 2011 Mobile-App-Marketing-Makeover. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Weber 7416 Rapidfire Chimney Starter

Weber Rapidfire, Chimney Starter, Made Of Aluminized Steel and Large Enough To Hold The Appropriate Number Of Briquettes For An Indirect Or Direct Fire On A 22-1/2" Diameter Weber Kettle, Unique Cone Bottom Allows For Fast Start and A Double Thermoplastic Handle Allows For Easy Pouring Once Charcoal Is Ignited.

Price: $19.99

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