Hands on Reviews

For most photographers, capturing the image is only part of the fun. Sharing your photos is at the heart of your enjoyment—and if you're a professional—your business. There is no lack of photo-sharing services of all sizes and shapes. And as an early advocate of digital photography and inveterate technology, I've used quite a few of them over the last 10 years. But I've finally found a system that works really well for me, and solves the problems I've found with the others. I wanted to share with you some of what I've found comparing online services, and hopefully give you some ideas for ways you can share and sell your images online more effectively… 

In this video we review the Olympus XZ-1, an advanced point-and-shoot camera with the fastest lens in its class: an i.Zuiko f/1.8.This is the first time Olympus has incorporated a Zuiko lens into a point-and-shoot camera. They were only featured previously on DSLRs.

Imagine if you could have a personal media player, or PMP, with a big widescreen display, 160GB of storage space, a built-in FM radio, recording capabilities and more, all for less than $300. That sounds good, but you don’t have to imagine it. The Cowon X7 is real, and B&H sells it. The X7’s feature set and price point are compelling enough to make it a serious contender in the PMP arena.

In this video we check out the TA-1VP Vocal Processor from Tascam, which offers Auto-Tune and microphone modeling from Antares along with compression, de-essing, EQ and more dynamic features.

This is the Western Digital TV Live Hub network media player with a 1TB built-in hard drive. The WD TV Live Hub brings together all of the media you may have on your computer, portable device or external hard drive. The compact, easy-to-use TV Live Hub connects to your large-screen TV or home stereo system and can be used as a home media server.

The Olympus VG120 is a 14MP point-and-shoot camera with a 5x zoom lens and 720p HD video. This Olympus camera features Magic filters to give your photos a fun, unique look. The digital filter group consists of seven filters: Sparkle, Punk, Fisheye, Pinhole, Pop Art, Soft Focus and Drawing.