PMA 2005: CNET covers the show
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annual Photo Marketing Association trade show is the largest photographic
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The best of PMA 2005
CNET's editors
combed the floor at this year's Photo Marketing Association trade show to find
the most promising and innovative new products. Here's the digital imaging gear
that blazes the trail and raises the bar for 2005.
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Senior editors Lori Grunin and Aimee Baldridge,
a.k.a. the digital doyennes, are CNET's resident digital-photography experts.
They fill you in on this year's hottest happenings in digital
photography.
GEAR FOR
'05 Looking for the scoop on a particular manufacturer?
We break down the new lineups.
The long and short of photo
printers
There's little in the way of middle ground for this year's
photo printer announcements: you have a choice of enthusiast/entry-level pro
models capable of B-size output, or models for snapshot photographers that print
at 4x6 or less.
Three Casios you'll
covet
Casio's PMA offerings included a big-screen pocket camera, a
7-megapixel enthusiast's portable, and an impressive-looking multifunction
device.
Kodak catches
some
z'sFresh off its buzz-generating, wireless-capable EasyShare One
announcement at 2005's CES, Kodak turned its attention to high-zooming consumer
cameras.
Canon's frenzy of
upgrades
Canon announced some impressive updates to existing cameras,
a couple of high-resolution DIGIC II point-and-shoots, and a new Digital
Rebel.
Sony's slew of
cameras
Sony wasted no time at PMA, rolling out eight new cameras
ranging from consumer portables to high-zooming enthusiast models.
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It's raining
SamsungsSamsung introduced a whopping nine new cameras at PMA, many
of which boast high megapixel counts despite their small size.
Konica Minolta zooms
aheadKonica Minolta's new Dimage Z5 and Dimage Z20 are 5-megapixel
digital cameras with powerful optical zoom lenses.
Fujifilm's new-look
camerasFujifilm's spring lineup demonstrates that the company is
looking to jazz up its consumer cameras by introducing some intriguing new
designs.
HP goes for budgetHP
used 2005's PMA show to introduce new snapshot models at three popular consumer
price points.
Olympus focuses on consumers
The new consumer resolution frontier has arrived: four of Olympus's five new digital cameras have 5-megapixel sensors.
Panasonic's space-age
cameras
Panasonic launched five new Lumix cameras, all of which boast
revamped processing systems and integrated optical image stabilization.
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