So you’ve bought a DSLR and you want to add one of the coolest looking, most useful, and in some cases most difficult to use accessories: a flash. The alphabet soup that you run into with DSLRs (hah!) can be hard to decipher. Today we’re going to be looking at TTL and what that means when you’re trying to buy a new flash.

If you own a DSLR or you’re thinking about getting one, chances are you’ve seen the bulky grips that you can attach to your camera. It might seem curious as to why someone would want to add more weight and size to their camera, but it actually makes a whole lot of sense. If you’re in the market for a great accessory for yourself or a family member (they make phenomenal stocking stuffers for the holidays) a battery grip should be high on your list.

Tired of digging around for the cable that came with your camera? It might be time to look into a dedicated card reader. Here are three reasons why a dedicated card reader can change the way you work with your camera.

Lytro is one of the coolest cameras on the planet today, offering the world's first light field camera that can focus pictures after they've been taken, and create interactive, living pictures that can be continually refocused online.

It's coming...next weekend. The BEST deals of the year: Black Friday and Cyber Monday. As one of the most anticipated shopping times of the year, do you know what you'll be looking for?

The holidays are fast approaching, and we all know a busy parent or two in our family circle who could use a fab gift under the tree!   (I just happen to one of them! ;-)) If you're stuck for holiday gift ideas for parents, think about products that might pamper them, help them carve out some extra time in their day, or, make more of the time spent with their kids.  For today's time-strapped parents, finding time for real-life social interactions, other than with spouses and children, is challenging. 

Between working outside the home, doing housework, helping with homework, and taxi-ing kids' to their activities, parents rarely have time left over for themselves, friends, or one another. Technology like these 12 great gift ideas for today's high speed parents plays a huge role in helping them stay socially-connected and entertained.

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Let's face it, there's always going to be someone on your list who has everything.  This person has all the coolest gadgets and is constantly raring for more. Shopping for this person might seem near to impossible, but finding unique new products isn't as hard as you might think.  Check out my list of products that stand apart from the rest, and will wow even the most savvy tech enthusiasts.  

It's official: Lytro is expected to make its Canadian debut this weekend, only at Future Shop.

Panasonic hit the market with some big announcements today, showing off several new cameras across their entire lineup. 

The G series just got an upgrade, with the LUMIX DMC G-5. It’s the latest in their “Digital Single Lens Mirrorless” lin. This time around we’ve got a 16MP Live MOS sensor, a redesigned Venus engine, and faster Autofocus. The new engine has advanced processing for better noise reduction, and built-in HDR features.

If you’ve purchased a Canon T4i recently, chances are you’re enjoying it just as much as I am. Canon’s new top-of-the-line consumer DSLR is a great device, with powerful features and awesome aesthetics. 

There’s also a chance that there may be an issue with some models that you should keep an eye out for.

We’ve looked at a few EVIL cameras in the past: the Sony NEX-5N, the Panasonic GF5. They weren’t called out as EVIL in the past, because that’s not a designation that Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, NIkon or others would like to use. It stands for Electronic Viewfinder with Interchangeable Lenses–you might have seen them called “mirrorless” cameras or “system” cameras in the past, but EVIL’s how you might look at them in the future… especially if you love your DSLRs.

The Fujifilm FinePix XP170 is an essential summer piece for anyone looking for adventure; rather than toting a fragile shooter or a smartphone that are just begging to get smashed, drowned, or coated in electronic-killing dust, you can take this little guy with you for carefree snaps and videos. 

Canon’s premier EOS 7D is getting a serious boost with a firmware upgrade. Canon’s calling it “The Next Evolution”, and to be frank it looks great.

Here’s what you can expect from this new camera software:

• a higher maximum buster rate for continuous shooting
• a definable limit for maximum ISO on audo
• compatibility with Canon’s GP-E2 GPS receiver for automatic geo-tagging while you’re shooting.
• manual audio level adjustments while shooting and after shooting during review

Canon’s latest consumer DSLR, the Rebel T4i, arrived yesterday and I’ve spent the morning getting a feel for it. The Rebel T4i comes in a delightfully garish package; it’s amazing that Canon can produce such fabulous product, but no one on the production line has said “hey, it’s 2012, can we please do something about this late 90s packaging design?” Seriously, it’s ugly.

Inside things are packed fairly well; the camera is tucked inside a cloth bag wrapped in bubble wrap. So too for the stabilized kit lens. The charger is a black rectangle with a removable powercord. I like the flexibility of being able to plug it in in more places (car dashboard inverters are notoriously hard to use with integrated-plug bricks), but it’s more sloppy. 

Canon’s done a great job with their PowerShot line, creating compelling cameras that appeals to almost every market segment. The PowerShot SX260 HS is your upper-mid-range Point and Shoot camera that’s packed with tons of features. It’s a little bigger than the Digital ELPH line, but it’s still quite pocketable, and I really love the styling cues that they’ve gone with.