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Want to put your best face forward? Based on a survey by Canon UK, Brits are likely to be dodging and feinting to get that perfect smile out.

The survey results revealed that 86 percent of Brits believe that they do not look good in pictures and will try their very best to contort their bodies into something more presentable.

Some techniques highlighted by the survey include holding in stomachs, turning to the side (to avoid displaying a double chin), hiding in the back (in group pictures) and smiling without showing teeth.

In fact, some savvy photo subjects reportedly employ lighting tricks and digital photo retouching to look a little better.

And to think we felt insecure when CNET Asia TV first rolled out.

A Canon South and Southeast Asia representative says no such surveys of this nature have been planned for the region.

Ricoh has a new AA battery camera

It's not anything exciting like the GX-100 or GR2, but the RR770 looks to be a decent everyday camera. It's powered by AA alkaline batteries, so it's not exactly environmentally friendly unless you switch to rechargeables. 7 megapixels is slightly below average (standard's 8 megapixels) and the 3x optical zoom is pretty run-of-the-mill. It accepts SD cards, has a 32MB internal memory and a 3-inch LCD screen.

Pricing in Asia was not available at press time. But without frills like face detection and an optical image stabilizer, it probably isn't pricey.

Net that fish in a flash

You've bought an underwater camera case. You went 50m below and came back up with a sinking feeling that your attempt at photographing the flotsam isn't going to turn out too well.

The SeaLife Digital Pro Flash is a universal flash that can be used with most digital cameras (with the inclusion of a universal mount). As the presence of light diminishes the deeper you plunge, a strong light source is needed to capture Poseidon's kingdom in all its marine glory.

Tested down to a depth of 60m with an effective underwater range of 2.5m, the SeaLife flash operates on four AA batteries for a total of about 100 exposures. It also features an auto flash intensity setting to keep you from having to second guess your exposure settings. US$399.95.

Read more here.

Drowned camera rescued after two years

Bill Collins is a lucky man. According to engadget, after losing his digicam in a canoe capsize along a river in Nova Scotia's Kejimkujik National Park in 2005, Collins thought that was the end of it. But two years later, a park maintenance worker dug in the watery depths and found the missing cam. Besides the fact that the gadget is still in one piece, Collins discovered that the photos in the camera were still retained in the memory card. Talk about long lasting.

The exact camera model was not mentioned in the engadget report. But according to the picture, it would seem that the camera is an old Canon PowerShot and a 256MB CF card.

Via engadget

Nikon's latest dSLRs will be in Singapore

Since the August announcement, we've been waiting for a chance to fire off some shots with Nikon's latest dSLR duo. In mid-November, we took a prototype of the D3 for a whirl and we were, to say the least, overwhelmed.

Now Nikon Singapore has announced that the D3 will be available in Singapore by the first week of December at a retail of price of S$7,999, which is not unlike the D2X when it was launched in the island state.

Nikon's challenger to Canon's 40D, the D300, will also be making an appearance by end November (S$2,999). The availability of the D300 will mark the end of the virtual free run of the midrange dSLR market that the Canon 40D had been enjoying.

During the Singapore launch, we asked Nikon Singapore whether reports of Nikon UK bundling the Capture NX software suite (S$220 value) with initial shipments of both the D300 and D3 will hold true in Singapore. Sadly, Nikon Singapore spokespersons were quick to clarify that it might be in extremely limited quantities and as of press time were unable to confirm the exact number.

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