1. Kingston 2GB SD Card

$6.95 @ B&H Photo

2. Kingston 4GB SD Card (Class 6)

$14.50 @ B&H Photo

I’ve got a bag full of the 2GB version of this card and they have performed great in a variety of Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLRs.

3. Kingston 8GB 133x CF Card

$22.95 @ B&H Photo

4. 5 PACK - SanDisk 2GB Extreme III SD Cards

$49.95 @ Adorama

5. Lexar 16GB 60x SD Card

$29.00 @ Adorama (after $30 mail-in rebate)

6. Kingston 2GB 50x CF Card

$9.95 @ Adorama

7. Kingston 8GB CF Card (standard version)

$19.74 @ Buy.com (still in stock for now)

Don’t get scammed by a deal that sounds too good to be true. Photography Bay recommends purchasing your photography equipment from Amazon, B&H Photo and Adorama.

Camera companies usually take all of their developed technologies and spread them across any products that they put out. That being said, one can only wonder how far off we are from a Touchscreen DSLR of some sort with built-in WiFi and social-networking/sharing features.

Let’s think about all the technology that could go into such a thing: the touchscreen would need to be very high resolution and sensitivity would need to be excellent in order to get to what the user wants. It would probably eliminate the need for many buttons. The camera would need to be able to sense when your eye is close to the viewfinder in order to shut the touchscreen off and prevent any possible tampering with settings. Such a thing is already available with Panasonic’s G1 and GH1.

Scrolling through pictures if needed would quite possibly be done the way it currently is on an iPhone or T-Mobile G1: by swiping and viewing them all in a gallery of some sort. If you wanted to mass delete only specific photos you may have a problem of some sort. In this case I cannot figure out any practical way to do this, but that doesn’t mean that camera companies haven’t either.

Of course, this would require an excellent battery that can power that LCD (perhaps OLED or AMOLED) and also would be able to keep the shutter mechanism going when your firing away.

Many of the functions that require buttons may be able to be changed very easily through the touchscreen. Things like flash compensation, white balance, color settings, drive mode, etc. might benefit the camera user by getting rid of all these buttons. However, there is also the counter-argument: many pros like these buttons because they allow for quick access to their favorite settings. A touchscreen DSLR will mean scrolling through menus to find what they need. Perhaps the only buttons that are the camera might be programmable by the user to quickly access these favorite settings.

Things like shutter-speed and aperture would still need to be controlled by the wheel-dials. These two settings are what make your picture and messing with the way these work would greatly hinder the way a photographer works to a point where adapting will require a totally different learning curve.

Apple has something called tap-to-focus in their new iPhone 3GS. Focusing like this could prove very unreliable and so this is something that should remain inside of the lens. Manual focus fan-boys (such as myself) would demand an excellent system for low-light auto-focusing. In contrast, wildlife shooters may love a tap-to-focus technology. For example, if one was photographing moving birds, perhaps they could switch to Live View, tap on the exact point where they would like to focus, and that focus point would constantly stay in focus in order to better track moving targets and without the need to hold down the shutter button in order to auto-focus first. That way the photographer would be able to focus on anything else that they need to in order to get the shot.

In addition to the touchscreen technology we would love something like the technology built into a point-and-shoot camera like the Sony G3. The camera allows you to connect to WiFi hotspots and upload your images and video to a sharing website. This would need to be much better and of much more use to the photographer than a simple Eye-Fi card. Of course, we are talking about DSLRs here so much more information will be sent to the internet as compared to this little digicam. This once again calls for greater battery life as the AVCHD video from something like a Canon 5D MK II is much larger in file size than something like a Canon HF S10.

Also keep in mind that photographers need to compete with the like of ordinary folks these days. For example, the most iconic images that we were taken when a plane crashed into the Hudson River here in NYC were from an iPhone. The user simply posted them to his Twitter account. He most likely did not use a WiFi signal to do such a thing. To that end, this DSLR may also call for the need of 3G/2G and Bluetooth connectivity.

The more I go on, the more and more this begins to sound like we are putting a phone/compact camera into a DSLR. On the contrary, some compacts are taking technology from DSLRs and incorporating them.

What would you want out of a touchscreen DSLR?

Do you think it would be worth it: if not for pros then maybe the prosumer/consumer market?

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Nikon may have just had a huge cat get out of the bag.  Leaks like this don’t happen very often; however, they do happen.  If this info, which was posted on a Czech forum is legit, Nikon’s rumor mill is going to be rather boring for the next couple of years.

The forum poster lays out a number of Nikon DSLR bodies and lenses, along with purported release dates for 2009 and 2010.  Here’s the summary version of the possibly leaked roadmap:

August 2009

Nikon D3000

• 12.3 MP
• 3.5 fps
• ISO 200-3200 (expandable to ISO 100-6400)
• 7 AF points (1 cross type)
• Battery EN-EL9a

Nikon D300s

• 12.3 MP
• 7 fps (8.5 fps w/ grip)
• 14-bit
• HD video - 1080p at 24 fps, Quicktime MOV, H.264 codec
• AF fine tuning: -30 to 30
• CF and SD slots

AF-S DX Nikkor 17-65mm f/3.2-4G ED VR

• Mid-range zoom
• Affordable price rangee
• Possibly D300s kit lens?

October 2009

Nikon D700x

• 24.5 MP (D3x sensor)
• 5 fps (6.5 fps w/ grip)
• HD video - 1080p at 24 fps, Quicktime MOV, H.264 codec

AF-S Nikkor 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

• Lightweight
• Affordable
• 77mm filter size
• 610g
• 7 blade round diaphragm
• 3 aspherical and 2 ED elements
• Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

• Upgraded optics
• VR II for up to 4 stops of handholdability
• 82mm filter size
• 1530g
• Nanocrystal coating
• Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G

• Revised design
• Nanocrystal coating
• Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G

• SWM focus
• Nanocrystal coating
• Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

Quarter 1, 2010

AF-S Nikkor 14-28mm f/3.5-4.5G ED

• 77mm filter size
• Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 120-450mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR II

• VR II for up to 4 stops of handholdability
• 82mm filter size
• 1480g
• Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

Quarter 2, 2010

Nikon D4

• 15.7 MP
• FX Sensor
• 1EV sensitivity increase
• New dNEF raw format
• Continuous high-speed mode: 11 fps in FX mode, 16 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF; 18 fps in DX mode w/ double exposure
• Dynamic range double exposure mode: 5 fps for dNEF; 3 fps for JPEG (-Ed. it appears that the JPEG mode may make a single composit of the multiple images - can anyone help with the translation?)
• ISO 200-12800 (expandable to 100-51200)
• 100 % viewfinder coverage
• 0.78x viewfinder magnification
• HD video - 1080p at 30 fps
• Multi-CAM 4500: 61-point AF
• Dual histogram for double exposure mode

Nikon D400

• 13.8 MP
• DX format
• 1 EV sensitivity increase
• 8 fps
• 10 fps w/ grip
• 12 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF
• 14 fps w/ grip and double exposure per phase detection AF
• ISO 200-6400 (expandable to 100-12800)
• HD video - 1080p at 24 fps
• Multi-CAM 4500: 61-point AF
• Dual histogram for double exposure mode

Quarter 3, 2010

Nikon Coolpix P1DX

• Compact Camera
• DX format
• 12.3 MP
• 28-85mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
• VR built-in
• 2.9-inch 920k dot resolution LCD

• AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4G VR

• AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/5.6G VR

• AF-S Nikkor 70-240mm f/3.5-4.5G VR

• AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/2G DC

• AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/4G VR

• AF-S DX Nikkor 60-95mm f/2G VR

• AF-S DX Nikkor 17-60mm f/2.8G VR

Quarter 4, 2010

Nikon D4x

• 30.2 MP
• FX format
• 1 EV sensitivity increase
• 6 fps
• 10 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF
• dNEF raw format
• ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 50-12800)
• HD video - 1080p at 30fps

[grafika.cz via Nikon Rumors]

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The Pentax K-7 is arriving on online store shelves.  It appears to be in stock at Amazon and Adorama, while B&H say they’re taking orders for it.

Check availability:

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Rumors of a replacement for the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 G VR have been around for a while now.  About a year ago, Graham Watson (the cycling photographer) appeared to have inside details on the updated lens and that it would be announced September 2008.  That came and went with no new lens.

Here we are a year later with this lens probably the hottest replacement desired among many Nikon shooters.  On the Japanese site, Kakaku, a poster who was right on with a Nikon D700 and SB900 leak said the lens is coming and offers up some specs to boot:

• VR II
• Nano coating
• New Auto focus priority and manual focus priority
• Weight 1540g (+70g than Gen. I)
• Length 209mm, slightly shorter than Gen. I
• Closest focus distance 1.4m
• 77mm filter

I wouldn’t expect this lens to be bargain priced; however, I don’t think that it will stop it from flying off the shelves if this info is legit.

[via Nikon Rumors]

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“I’m not photogenic,” is what you hear from people sometimes, even if they know you’re a great photographer. There are people that are timid about their photographs being taken and sometimes we forget how to get around those problems. Here are a couple of methods that you can use to make people get over their self-consciousness and bring out the best in them.

Play Dress Up and Put the Person In Their Element (or take them out of it)

There is a part of every human being that loves, “playing dress up.” Whether it’s Halloween, a special event or something else we all put on different clothes for different purposes. People act differently in business attire than they do in their pajamas. In the above photo, this girl pictured is having fun with the stuffing of a pillow at the pillow fight in New York City. She was originally a bit wary about having her picture taken but when I presented this idea to her, she loved it.

As a photographer, you need to let your creative juices flow right there on the spot. It’s essential that you are able to use what you’ve got right there too.

What also helps is being able to take a person out of their element and make them bring out another side of them. This works very well with musicians, artsy types, or enthusiasts of some sort. In the photo above the girl was more than happy to dress 80’s style. Putting her in front of a car (which was another photographer’s idea) was something made the model comfortable and also put her in the situation and moment.

Extra Tip - there is a current trend where everyone loves vampires and the whole Twilight phenomenon. Why not make someone dress up as a vampire and do a photoshoot with you? It’s guaranteed to be heavily promoted on Twitter or be popular with at least one person in your social circle amongst others.

Use Masks/Props and Have a Vision

When a person is “in character” or they have a mask of some sort then their timidness cannot be shown. Add in props to this and explain your vision to them and you’ve got yourself a winning formula. The image above was taken for a class project that I had to do: photograph someone’s emotions without showing their face. This can be done through body language, doing something like that can make some people feel awkward.

When I explained the project and my particular idea to the subject, they thought that it was controversial and because his face wasn’t being shown, he liked it even more. Using the props that were available in the studio and adding in the extra creepiness factor made the images work and satisfied the subject quite a bit. Additionally, because the idea was “out of the box” it scored extra points for creativity.

Of course, keep in mind that your vision should be flexible and be able to accommodate to the person you are shooting’s demands, needs and wants. However, keep your project on track.

Give Into Their Demands

As stated earlier on in the post, models and the people you are photographing always have demands. Sometimes they are more quirky and weird than others. However, you should give into them or find a way to negotiate in such a way that both of you are satisfied. In the above photo (shot at Comic Con ‘09) the woman said that she is only allowed to be shot screaming, with a knife to her throat. In contrast, I wanted to photograph her Little Red Riding Hood costume. She said that wasn’t allowed so I let that pass with the understanding that she worked for After Dark Films and they have strict rules as to how certain people can be photographed. That’s how this expression was captured. It sure beats just seeing her in an over-sexed costume.

Additionally, her eyes are piercing–which brings us to our final tip.

Accentuate Their Positive Features

This should be kept in mind at all times when photographing timid people. They usually have self-consciousness issues with their bodies or looks and are particular about how they are photographed (if they are at all). In the case of the actress that was photographed above while I was DP on a college film shoot, the actress just really wanted to be able to have the photo if it came out great looking. It did, but in order to get it this way her better features needed to be accentuated while still keeping the idea of the film in mind (which was about her playing a suicidal artist). She has beautiful skin, eyes and a natural beauty to her in addition to lovely hair: plus she wanted to ensure that it all looked flawless. All of this was captured while showing the fact that she had been crying for the past three days in order to keep her in character for the film. It was done with the use of precise lighting, make-up, and during a time that was convenient for both of us while the other details for shooting were being setup. In this case, it satisfied our portfolio needs and the needs of the film.

How do you bring out the Let us know of any other tips down below in the comments.

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More rumors about Samsung’s NX Series have surfaced.  Apparently, someone in Korea is claiming to have had a bit of hands-on with the new camera, dubbed the Samsung NX10.  The forum poster notes that the camera does not have in-body image stabilization.  Also, 3 lenses were shown off with the camera at the Korean trade show, which is consistent with what we saw at PMA (a prime, standard zoom and telephoto zoom).

Recall that reports from PMA and recent rumors suggest a formal announcement of the new NX Series camera this month.

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Canon has announced two new PIXMA all-in-one printers and a compact SELPHY photo printer model today.  The PIXMA MP560, priced at $149.95, is a wireless and compact inkjet printer, also allows you to print directly from USB flash drives.  The MP490 is a bargain-priced photo printer at $99.95 and features a 1.8-inch LCD screen.

The SELPHY CP790 is a $179.99 compact printer, which offers a 3.0-inch LCD panel that allows you to crop images directly from your memory card - no computer required.  Additionally, it is capable of being powered by batteries to use a portable device.

More details on these new printers in the press release below.

Lake Success, N.Y., July 7, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the addition of two new PIXMA Photo All-In-One (AIO) Printers along with one new SELPHY Compact Photo Printer. The two new PIXMA printers utilize Canon’s FINE print head technology, which has been recognized by consumers for its ability to deliver quality and performance simultaneously, whether printing images or business documents since its inception 10 years ago. Furthermore, with the overall ease-of-use, innovative design and affordability of these new printers, consumers will have many different options to choose from when deciding on how best to fulfill their printing needs.

The new and improved Auto Photo Fix II feature helps assure that images printed will be of superb quality while reproducing the vibrant colors that were first captured in the image. This technology resolves many common photo printing errors, such as underexposed images, through Multi-Zone Exposure Correction and improvements in overall face detection, scene analysis plus brightness and saturation correction. All of the new PIXMA printers feature this technology along with Easy-WebPrint EX1 software which will make printing out documents from the web that much easier. The Auto Clip feature allows for consumers to select a specific part of a Web page that they would like to have printed rather than printing out the whole page which will help users conserve their ink supply.

“The addition of these new printers to the product line-up further demonstrates the Canon commitment to providing consumers with high-quality digital imaging solutions at an affordable price,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A. “The addition of new technologies such as Auto Photo Fix II will help to resolve issues consumers have had in the past with images, such as red eye removal, while improving the overall image quality at the same time.”

Canon PIXMA Photo All-In-One Printers

For the consumer who wants and needs to have a printer that can print, copy and scan, the new Canon PIXMA Photo AIO Printers provide all this and more. The new PIXMA MP560 Wireless2 Photo AIO Printer is the most compact Canon inkjet printer to have both wireless capabilities and built-in Auto Duplex Printing. This new AIO Printer, the successor to the popular PIXMA MP620 Wireless Photo AIO Printer, also is the first Canon PIXMA Printer to have the ability to print out pictures directly from a USB Flash Memory device3. With a new sleek design, the PIXMA MP560 Photo AIO Printer features five individual ink tanks with the ChromaLife100+ ink system providing more vibrant and longer-lasting photos. The PIXMA MP560 printer can print out a photo-lab quality borderless 4″x 6″ in approximately 39 seconds6. The 2.0-inch LCD screen and integrated Easy-Scroll Wheel allow for easy navigation through menus and viewing images. Under the new ISO print speed standard, the PIXMA MP560 AIO Photo Printer will deliver output at approximately 9.2 ipm for black-and-white documents and approximately 6.0 ipm for color4. The estimated retail price of the PIXMA MP560 Photo AIO Printer is $149.995.

The new Canon PIXMA MP490 AIO Photo Printer offers high-quality at a very affordable price point. This printer utilizes the ChromaLife100+ four-color ink system and can print out a photo-lab quality borderless 4″ x 6″ photo in approximately 43 seconds6. FINE technology is unique in the inkjet printing world enabling the PIXMA MP490 AIO Photo Printer to produce high quality prints without sacrificing speed. The PIXMA MP490 Photo AIO Printer also boasts a 1.8-inch LCD screen and a self-opening output tray which helps to prevent any paper jams. The template printing feature has been enhanced to now include 11 different templates, which now include schedules and handwriting paper. Under the new ISO print speed standard, the PIXMA MP490 Photo AIO Printer will create letter-sized documents at approximately 8.4 ipm for black-and-white documents and approximately 4.8 ipm for color4. The PIXMA MP490 Photo AIO Printer will have an estimated retail price of $99.995

SELPHY CP790 Compact Photo Printer

Following in the footsteps of the successful and innovative Canon SELPHY CP770 Compact Photo Printer is the new SELPHY CP790 Photo Printer. This new compact photo printer has been upgraded with a new stylish green color with a convenient storage basket, which not only houses the printer, but also stores accessories including paper, ink cartridge and the power cord. The new Creative Options allow users to add their own creative touch to photos before cropping them on the 3.0-inch LCD screen. One of the new Creative Options is the Photo Diary Creative Print. This feature allows users to choose from six different layouts, six background colors, and 18 clip art stamps to personalize their photos. This truly portable printer features an optional battery and memory card slots7 allowing for printing on-the-go without the need of a computer. The SELPHY CP790 Compact Photo Printer produces images of a higher quality than the previous model due to enhancements to the Portrait Image Optimize feature. The Face Detection brightness correction and color cast correction have been vastly improved so that skin tones and faces will be produced with more natural and realistic colors. The Canon SELPHY CP790 Compact Photo Printer prints a 4″x6″ photo in approximately 43 seconds,8 which is 10% faster than the previous model. The Canon SELPHY CP790 Compact Photo Printer carries an estimated retail price of $179.995 with the optional NB-CP2L battery pack carrying an estimated retail price of $79.995.

Windows 7 Operating System

Canon is pleased to announce that its PIXMA inkjet printer products will be compatible with Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system. According to Microsoft, this operating system has new features to make everyday tasks easier and faster. Please stay tuned for updates regarding driver downloads and a full list of compatible Canon products.

Canon Supports ISO/IEC 24734 and 24735 Productivity Standards for Inkjet Printers

Helping customers evaluate and compare print speeds of various printer models, Canon utilizes the ISO/IEC 24734 and 24735 International Standards for measuring print and copy speed. The standards measure print and copy output in images-per-minute (ipm), and calculate print and copy speed by printing out a number of standard Microsoft Excel, Word and PDF documents on letter-sized paper in default mode.

Generation Green

Canon’s commitment to the environment and helping to make it more sustainable is an inherent part of the Company’s kyosei philosophy and new product offerings. From duplex printing to ENERGY STAR compliance and significant changes to product packaging, the Generation Green initiative is designed to provide partner companies, enterprise customers and consumers a way to identify and learn about the various environmentally-conscious product features and solutions select Canon printers offer. For more information on Generation Green, and the many eco-conscious aspects of select Canon inkjet and laser printers, please visit www.usa.canon.com/green.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranked third overall in the U.S. in 2008†, with global revenues of US $45 billion, is listed as number seven in the computer industry on Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2008 list, and is on the 2008 BusinessWeek list of “Top 100 Brands.” At Canon, we care because caring is essential to living together in harmony. Founded upon a corporate philosophy of Kyosei – “all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future” – Canon U.S.A. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information about these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company’s RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.
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Specifications subject to change without notice.

All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners

1 Compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 in Windows Vista or XP only. Not included on installation CD. Requires internet connection during installation. It is unlawful to reproduce or edit the copyrighted work of another person without permission from the copyright holder, except for personal non-commercial use , or other use within the limited scope as defined by copyright law. Additionally, reproducing or editing photographs of people may infringe on portrait rights.
2 Wireless printing requires a working Ethernet network with wireless 802.11g/b capability. Wireless performance may vary based on terrain and distance between the printer and wireless network clients.
3 USB flash memory with security enabled may not be used. Requires an extension cable if cannot be attached.
4 ISO/IEC 24734, 24735 defines the default print and copy speed measurement methods.. Print speeds are the averages of ESAT in Office Category Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24734, excluding time to print the first set. Copy speed is the average of FCOT , ISO 24735 Annex D. ADF copy speed is the average of ESAT in General Performance Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24735, exc;uding time to copy the first set.. See www.usa.canon.com/ipm for additional details.
5 Pricing subject to change at any time. Actual prices are determined by individual dealers and may vary.
6 Print speed measured as soon as first page begins to feed into printer and will vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, types of paper used and page coverage. See www.usa.canon.com/printspeed for additional information.
7 Compatible memory cards include SD(tm) Memory Card, miniSD Card, SDHC™ Memory Card, miniSDHC™ Card, MultiMediaCard®, MMCplus Card, MMCmobile Card, HC MMCplus Card, RS-MMC™, CompactFlash® Card, Microdrive®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick® PRO™, Memory Stick® Duo™ and Memory Stick® PRO Duo™. The following can be used with the addition of a special adapter sold separately: microSD(tm) Card, microSDHC(tm) Card, MMCmicro Card, xD-Picture Card® and Memory Stick Micro™.
8 Print speed obtained using compatible Canon compact digital camera incorporating DIGIC II (other camera models may vary).

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Advanced Imaging Pro has an interesting article on Kodak’s latest developments in sensor manufacturing. This was found via Flickr, which alludes to the possibility of a PMOS sensor.

The new PMOS apparently a new take on CMOS pixels and how they work on a camera sensor. In the Kodak PMOS the underlying polarity of the silicon is reversed, so the absence of electrons is used to detect a signal. This works the opposite way that normal pixels work: which instead detects electrons that are generated when light interacts with the sensor surface.

In addition to this, a new CCD sensor is being developed that, according to Samsung (as noted in the article), only uses 1/10th of the power that a regular CCD sensor uses: which means an insanely long battery life.

For current Olympus (and Panasonic) users, you can be glad to hear that the new sensors are focused on low-light photography, speed and HD video capabilities. However, we can still only just wait to see the results. When the Live MOS sensor was released it promised better low-light capabilities. In truth, it couldn’t match the capabilities of Canon or Nikon. Further, that isn’t a totally fair statement because of the fact that the sensor is smaller in size.

The new PMOS sensor could be what we see in the higher end pro camera models.