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NX300 - WINNER BEST ADVANCED CSC
NX300 - WINNER BEST ADVANCED CSC
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News The Big Interview Fujifilm are bringing instant back with a brand new Instax model. Pixel speaks to Fujifilm’s David Honey about the importance of rekindling consumers’ passion for instant printing on page 18.
NX Level Performance With the importance of connected cameras more obvious than ever, Pixel and Jon Penney take a closer look at the features of the innovative NX 300 on page 10.
Ex-Kodak Man Elected President of RPS The Royal Photographic Society has elected Derek Birch ASIS HonFRPS its President for 2013-2015. He takes over from Roy Robertson and is only the sixty-third President since the Society was formed in 1853. Reflecting the Society’s interests across the art and science of photography, Derek’s background is from the science of traditional photography. For 33-years he worked for Kodak Ltd as a research scientist helping to develop products including colour films and papers. He retired in 2006. The same election also saw Walter Benzie ARPS elected as Vice President and new members elected to its Council and Advisory Board.
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7th October 2013
VOTING OPENS TODAY!
It’s time to choose your winners for the 2013 Pixel Trade Awards Once again, we’re recognising the very best products, innovation and service in imaging with the Pixel Trade Awards. Now in their ninth year, the awards are expanding to better recognise excellence in the growing world of imaging and the markets with which it is now intrinsically linked. Whilst the new subcategories will be decided by an esteemed panel of technology experts, as always the major categories will be decided by the votes of Pixel readers. Once again, we are opening the votes in weekly windows, and this week your favourite manufacturers need your votes! To vote, go to pixeltradeawards.co.uk Week 1. 7th - 11th Oct This week’s categories are:
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• Hardware Accessory Manufacturer of the Year • Processing Manufacturer of the Year • Overall Hardware Manufacturer of the Year. Every vote really does count! Make sure your voice is heard. www. pixeltradeawards.co.uk
Imaging Matters
Camera capabilities now the second most important factor in phone purchases A significant portion of consumers buying a new mobile phone are now actively choosing a model based on its imaging capabilities, figures show. InfoTrends latest report, the 2013 Mobile Imaging End-User Apple Products Survey, found that 92% of people who own a mobile phone with a camera on board are using it to take photographs. Although the survey included all phones classed as camera phones, the share of respondents who owned smart phones increased significantly in 2013. “Today’s consumers tend to be connected all the time,” says Carrie Sylvester, Consultant for InfoTrends’ Consumer Services: “I urge traditional camera vendors to get on the smartphone bandwagon, because consumers still focus on cameras.” The embedded camera is the second most
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important feature in the purchase decision when choosing a phone. Consumers will be turning their attention to features that enhance the imaging experience, and handset vendors should prioritise incorporating this into future products. Beyond the embedded camera, the survey indicates that vendors should focus on mobile apps. Instagram is not only of the more popular editing apps, but it also has become its own “Social Network” that has young photographers taking and engaging with their own and friends’ photos. Sylvester also recommends that digital camera and mobile phone vendors offer users their own branded app, or support the more popular apps that allow digital photos to be edited and shared.
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