As promised, Canon has released new firmware for its high-end EOS-1D Mark III digital SLR.
Earlier this month, the company said it planned to release version 1.0.9 of the built-in camera software for the photojournalist-oriented camera. Instead, Canon released version 1.1.0 for download, fixing a fifth problem with 1.0.9.

Canon’s EOS-1D Mark III
(Credit: Canon)

Sony’s low-priced NSC-GC1 digital camcorder will appeal to the growing group of social networking enthusiasts and bloggers that are frequently uploading video to the Web. With a 2 MB Memory Stick ProDuo media card, the pocket-sized Sony NSC-GC1 can record and store about five hours of web-ready (MPEG-4) video footage in the default recording setting. […]

Ricoh Caplio GX100
Camera makers can be pretty cagey about their future plans–maybe they don’t want to undermine sales of products with such a fleeting shelf life–so it can be frustrating to try to find out who’s interested in meeting the demand for high-end compact cameras that cater to the SLR (single-lens reflex) crowd.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II front shot
This is supposed to be two leaked shots of an upcoming update of the Canon EOS 5D - the Mark II version. It doesn’t come with any technical specifications, but a qualified guess would be that it will come with the 16 megapixel CCD. Back shot after the jump.