Topic: Canon Inc.

Samsung's B+ Mentality: Find a Successful Product, Copy It Adequately

Samsung's new Galaxy Tablet is the answer to Apple's iPad, but it's barely competent--which is precisely how Samsung rolls. A history of merely satisfactory products proves the point.READ»

WANTED: Panasonic Lumix LX5 Camera

A new crop of super-point-and-shoot cameras are hitting the scene, and Panasonic's Lumix LX5 looks to be one of the best.READ»

Simon Trussell

Simon Trussell Exposure control The size of the aperture and the brightness of the scene controls the amount of light that enters the camera during a period of time, and the shutter controls the length of time that the light hits the recording surface. Equivalent exposures can be made with a larger aperture and a faster shutter speed or a corresponding smaller aperture and with the shutter speed slowed down. READ»

Most Innovative Companies - Consumer Electronics

Sponsored by by Mark ...READ»

Kodak Camera Bag – May Just Be the Next Big Thing

It seems that the world has gone camera wild, all festooned in special light meters, snotty lenses, and fancy bags necessary to bundle out the gears. READ»

Canon Camera Bag: Protecting Your Expensive Canon Camera

Today, digital cameras are a must-have for everyone. It may be more expensive than your regular film camera on the first purchase, but you will see that digital cameras can offer much more savings in the long run. Because you don’t need films and because of the high quality digital cameras offer, you will definitely get value for your money.READ»

Five Ways to Put the I in I.T.

When you work from home, the person in the Geek Squad overalls bent over a pile of cable spaghetti, reading aloud the same sentence three times from the instruction manual, well, that's you.READ»

Japan Turns the Toxic E-Waste Problem Into a Jackpot

Our ever-increasing reliance on electronics for everything from communications to alternative energy has left with a serious e-waste problem. At the same time, the market for gadgets has resulted in a shortage of the precious ...READ»

When Companies Rev Up Their Corporate Routines

When companies rev up their corporate routinesREAD»

RED Scarlet Officially Ready to Bite at Canon, Nikon's DSLR Heels

We love technology here at Fast Company. And we're big on design too. Which is partly what makes RED's digital cameras quite so awesome, since they mix the two exquisitely. And the newly official RED Scarlet may even change the DSLR ...READ»

Minardi Color Perfect Salon Lighting Chosen to Illuminate New Beverly Hills Salon

Grand Opening of Beverly Hills Salon made brighter by Minardi Color Perfect Lighting for salons. Noted architectural design firm Powell Dudley Frith chose the salon specific lighting systems to illuminate the salon’s color and styling areas.READ»

Gear on the Go

8 Must-have Gadgets for Your Next Business TripREAD»

Nikon's D300s Video DSLR Makes Us Wonder, What's Next for Cameras?

Nikon just refreshed its D300 digital SLR camera into the D300s, with 720p video-shooting powers, a quieter shutter and in-video auto-focus. It's neat and all, but it has us wondering where else can next-gen DLSRs go? The D300s is ...READ»

Microsoft's Bing Search Arrives Early, and Impresses

When Steve Ballmer unveiled Microsoft's Bing search service last week, he said it was due June 3. But Bing has already gone live, and we took it for a test drive. Is it a threat to Google?READ»

Sony's Alpha DSLRs: New Outside, Old Inside

Sony's entry into the DLSR market with the Alpha camera range has been pretty well accepted. So the tech maker went back to the lab to tweak its lineup with new units--though, perhaps, this should be called an along-grade ...READ»

Pre Is Dead, Long Live Eos: Tech Pundits Are Split on Palm's Future

Depending on where you read the news, Palm and its upcoming "future of the company" webOS-enabled devices are either going to be a huge hit or a dismal failure. Along with buzz about the addition of a "Pre lite" ...READ»

Sony's New HD Camcorder: World's Smallest, But Expensive

Sony's new HDR-TG5V takes the palm-held digital camcorder category to the pinnacle of the technology. The device is heralded as both the world's smallest and lightest in its class. Undoubtedly, it's a fabulous camcorder, but it ...READ»

Canon's Rebel T1i Out: Does 1080p Video At Entry Pricing

Canon's Digital Rebel cameras have always been hard-hitters among entry-level DSLRs, but Canon is poised to sew up the market with its new T1i--a camera that's a clear response to Nikon's D90. Primarily, it's because the T1i not ...READ»

Canon's Compact SX1 Shoots 1080p Video, But There's a Catch

Canon unveiled it's latest "prosumer" digital camera ahead of the PMA trade show next month, and it includes the ability to shoot full high-definition 1080p video. That's a feature only recently introduced in the higher-end Canon 5D ...READ»

Tech Jobocalypse Spreads as More Big Names Shed Jobs

Microsoft's 5,000 laid-off employees are being joined by thousands more, this time from Texas Instruments, Sprint Nextel, Philips, Intel and tech giant IBM. The fact that Big Blue itself is shedding jobs is an indicator of just how ...READ»

Why The Reign of Conventional Batteries Is Nearly Over

As usual this holiday season millions of kids will be opening gifts that a caring parent must crack open immediately to jam in batteries before the playing can begin. Since its invention in 1800 as the "Voltaic pile" by Alessandro ...READ»

The Solid State Revolution

The death of moving parts means your stocking will be stuffed with smaller,faster, stronger -- and quieter -- gadgets. READ»

• The Solid-State Gift Guide
• 2008 Gift Guide Central

Tech Watch: Microsoft's Hilarious Ad, and a Camera that Could Shoot It for Pennies

Is Microsoft's new viral advertisement a hit? Does RED's new camera have a shot? And will Mark Papermaster, former IBM executive, finally make a trip to Apple's iPod and iPhone division?READ»

New Canon DSLR Can Shoot 1080p Video

Small point-and-shoot digicams have had the ability to shoot short videos for a while, but digital SLRs are just catching up. Recently Nikon [TYO:7731] announced its new D90 DSLR, which came with an HD movie mode that shot in ...READ»

RED Preparing a Pro DSLR

RED has already turned the movie industry upside-down with its high-quality, economical digital movie camera, beloved by Peter Jackson and other top-tier directors. Now the company appears to be taking on Canon [NYSE:CAJ] and Nikon ...READ»