Alan Stafford - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Alan Stafford

Article | 5/07/2007 Canon HV20

Compared to Panasonic's sleek [[Prodid:3346]], the Canon HV20 HD camcorder looks a bit ungainly, mostly because of the large tape mechanism grafted on...

Article | 29/06/2007 New video editors need beefy PCs to edit HD

Video editing applications are starting to accept high-definition footage. But you may need to crank your PC up a notch: The shipping versions of Core...

Article | 9/04/2007 Adobe Lightroom

My biggest question about Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe's new AU$345 photo management and processing application designed for professional photographers,...

Article | 7/03/2007 Panasonic HDC-SD1

The Panasonic HDC-SD1 is a camcorder that can capture outstanding footage, but you can't edit the video just yet.

Article | 18/09/2006 More interesting TVs announced at CEDIA

TV makers introduced several new televisions at the CEDIA trade show in Denver; these were the ones I found interesting or innovative.

Article | 21/01/2006 Pinnacle Studio Plus 10

The launch of a new version of Pinnacle Studio is often followed by reports of program instability and crashes that take a hefty software update to so...

Article | 9/01/2006 Look who's overclocking PCs -- Dell!

Dell's previous attempts to build a fancy gaming system that competes with those from the likes of Alienware, Voodoo Computer, and Falcon Northwest ha...

Article | 29/12/2005 Konica Minolta Dynax 5D

At this price including an 18mm-to-70mm lens, the Dynax 5D competes with other consumer digital single-lens reflex models such as Nikon's D50, Canon's...

Article | 30/11/2005 Fujifilm FinePix S9500

The Fujifilm FinePix S9500 has some of the best attributes of a single-lens reflex model in an all-in-one body, but it's still a large, bulky camera t...

Article | 4/07/2005 HP iPAQ Rx3715

The HP iPAQ Rx3715 Mobile Media Companion is loaded with so many features that it could replace some of your other electronic devices in a pinch. It's...

Article | 1/01/2005 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3

There are a few features that would make some people choose the Sony Cyber-shot DSCV3 over the similar Canon PowerShot G6. In particular, the DSCV3 ha...

Article | 1/07/2004 Canon PowerShot S60

If your number one priority for a digital camera is that it doesn't pull your breast pocket down to belly button level, you'll want to skip the Canon ...

Article | 17/02/2004 HP digicam gives photography hints

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s newest digicam does more than shoot the picture; it can evaluate your picture-taking performance and provides constructive tips ...

Article | 13/01/2004 Samsung introduces trio of digicams

Samsung Electronics is showing three new digital cameras in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, including two inexpensive, high-megapixel mode...

Article | 30/10/2003 Art made easy: PAINTER 8

Many feats of human dexterity don’t translate to a computer environment: shaking someone’s hand, playing a guitar, performing open-heart surgery. But ...