i am looking through the many different digital cameras that are out
there for the best price there is.  I'm not that much of a photo
fanatic so don't care too much of photo quality as long as its pretty
good (pretty good for my standards is probably low).  what i'm also

Is image stabilization a gimmick on ultra-compact digitals with only a 3x
zoom or is it actually useful?  Drawbacks?

I'm looking for a freeware application which will take a batch of images
and change their brightness and contrast to a value I choose.  Anyone
know of one?
Thanks

Serious question - let me explain.
We love dslr's, we love lenses, flashguns, tripods, monopods, bags, and
gadgets of every shape and size.
We spend (most of us) more than we can afford on this passion of ours, and

Anyone know of a free tool that'll convert all my JPEGs to PNG format and
delete the originals?  I think ImageMagic for Linux will do it, but I need a
WinXP solution.

I have a customer who bought some event photos and now wants one of my
photos printed on the cover of their xmas card.  They want the photo on
front with an xmas frame around it (easy) and they want text on both
inside sides, on one side describing the photo on the front, on the

hey all
   I have searched the web but I am unable to find out what is the
maximum speed that this camera can write to its SD memory card ?
   I am planning to buy the Kingston 1 GB Secure Digital Ultimate Card

Is there a forum or user's group for the Olympus D550? This is my first
digital camera, got it from a pawn shop north of Toronto, lens/picture
quality is excellent. Just want to explore it further with fellow owners.
Thanks.

Found this page on the Vivitar Series 1 70-210
f/2.8-4.0 lens at
http://www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm, very informative!
I snagged a version 3 on ebay, and was wondering if

I would like to know about the maximum movie length possible with 1GB
memory for kodak v550 digital camera (say i hour or so ....). It stores
the data in MPEG4 format which is of very compressed technique.
Is dock really required with Kodak v550 for just charging the

I have been using the MediaGear USB 2.0 card reader which has a slot
for an XD card.
It worked well with the 16mb card that came with my Fujifilm A210
camera, but when I inserted the 1 gig xd card into the reader nothing

I'm looking for a source to buy an underwater housing for a G5; something
similar to the WP-DC900 housing that holds the A80.
http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/psa80/psa80_3000-e.html#06
I've checked Canon's Underwater photo guide:

Hey all,
I am a newcomer here, but I searched google and forums for an answer to this
question first.
I have been using a 3GB Microdrive with my Rebel XT.  It worked wonderfully.

Someone here was looking for the utility to remove the crappy Kodak
so-called "Easyshare" program...
You can find it here:
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/downloads/private/dln00007ClearUtility.jh
tml?CID=go&idhbx=clear

I was going to get the Canon A95 but have been told the 610
is the newer version of the same camera.
On searching around the 610 appears to be cheaper than the
A95, anyone know of the reason for this, is the 610 not