Other World Computing (OWC) has released the OWC Mercury On-the-Go 500GB, 5,400-rpm portable storage drive. The device offers FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connections, plus compatibility with both Macs and PCs.

The drive ships with a carrying case, Prosoft DataRescue III for Mac OS X and NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows. All drives are covered by a one-year warranty. The Mercury On-the-Go 500GB is priced at $359.

Olympus has introduced its newest digital SLR, the 13.4-ounce E-420. The 10-megapixel compact DSLR seeks to offer users the power of a DSLR but the ease of use of point-and-shoot cameras.

The E-420 processes images using the Olympus TruePic III Image Processor for clearer photos with low noise. It is built to shoot up to...

Fantom Drives has introduced the G-Force MegaDisk eSATA+USB high-performance external storage system with multiple RAID options and dual-interface connectivity in 1 terabyte (TB), 1.5TB and 2TB capacities.

The eSATA runs at 300MB per second, but because eSATA may not be available on older computers, USB 2.0 will also work on the hard drives of older machines. Fantom Drives' new offering has RAID built in with configurable disk-striping, disk-mirroring and...

Canon has released three new additions to its Digital Elph line of point-and-shoot cameras: the PowerShot SD890 IS, SD790 IS and SD770 IS. All three additions feature 10-megapixel resolution imaging on the Digic III imaging processor, as well as Motion Detection, Optical Image Stabilization and Genuine Canon Face Detection technologies.

The PowerShot SD890 IS features an image-stabilized, 5x optical zoom lens with a maximum wide-angle equivalent...

Load up, strap on and test out the newest, most innovative photo/laptop bags on the market.

My backpack collection started simply enough; a JanSport backpack for carrying my college tomes to and from the library. When I took a class in photography, I bought an SLR and a holster in which to carry it. Each additional piece of equipment brought a new, larger pack into my life. I soon had a backpack for professional shoots (when all the lenses come along), a pack for day trips and a rolling carry-on pack for air travel. Then I brought home my first laptop, which justifiably needed its own collection of messenger bags and backpacks. Soon my closet began to resemble a backpack museum – a clear indication that a pack fulfilling multiple needs was in order...

Sony has introduced its 9.1-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-H50, equipped with a powerful Carl Zeiss 15x optical zoom lens (31-465mm) and Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization to capture action at a distance.

One of the main lens elements is manufactured from low-dispersion glass, helping it produce better correspondence between an object and its image. The lens also yields sharper, high-contrast images and reduces...

On the cover: “Height photographer” Peter B. Kaplan hangs just below the red light on top of the Empire State Building’s antenna, roughly 150 feet higher than the roof of the 105th floor. 

Cover photo: © Peter Kaplan

Nikon has released the Coolpix P80, a high-performance compact camera with a 10.1-megapixel CCD image sensor, its Expeed digital image processing concept and an 18x optical zoom Nikkor lens.

The P80's 18x zoom lens covers focal lengths from 27 to 486mm (35mm format equivalent), has a light-sensitivity range up to ISO 6400, and comes equipped with optical vibration reduction capabilities to stabilize images.

The P80 offers Programmed Auto, Shutter-Priority Auto, Aperture-Priority Auto and Manual modes that enable...

Canon has released its newest mobile printer, the Pixma iP100, capable of 9,600 x 2,400 dpi resolution. The lightweight iP100 fits easily onto a desk with limited space or into a carry-on bag.

The printer features two black inks: one a pigment-based black ink that delivers sharp, laser-like text and another that prints rich photos. The overall size of the pigment black-ink tank has been increased by 50 percent. Canon has also added Auto Image Fix technology, which analyzes and categorizes the scenes in photographs and optimizes...

Mamiya has released the 645AFDIII, the latest addition to its professional line of medium-format film/digital cameras, with an updated intercommunication protocol called MSCE (Mamiya Serial Communication for External) to improve communication between the digital back and camera body.

The Mamiya 645AFDIII employs a new coreless motor to make autofocusing fast and quiet. To further improve AF control, the focusing point can be...