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October 31, 2008 2:25 PM PDT

Indecent Exposure 27: Installation execution

by Lori Grunin

Firmware updates explained, mini DVDs take on slot-loaded drives (and lose), and licensing names for lenses.


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Episode 27

Today's links:
News

Where to follow firmware update news: PhotographyBlog, Photography Bay

Support and firmware update sites for:
Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and Sony

Today's questions
Firmware upgrades

Dear Matt and Lori,

I have the entry level Canon DSLR. Two questions:

How do I implement a firmware upgrade?


I love your show, and especially look forward to the tips portion.
-AngryFrench, Chico, Calif.



A Zeiss is a Zeiss is a Zeiss?

My camera (Nokia N95) has a Carl Zeiss lens but was wondering why that makes it better (or a selling point anyway). And how do they differ if they are built in the camera?

From Seb
p.s. obviously love the show!



Those darn mini DVDs

Hi Lori,

Even though I have been a producer for nearly 25 years, I'm still a dope when it comes to technical devices. The mini DVD-- is it possible to play a mini DVD in a slot-loading laptop? I know that with the business card CDs that were around a few years ago, you could not do that (they required a tray and a spike to put it on). Also, how much audio and video content can you put on a mini DVD?

Thanks for your help.
Mark Van Veen


Senior Editor Lori Grunin has been covering digital imaging for two decades, but her memory's kind of sketchy on the details. You can hear about it every week on Indecent Exposure, the podcast she co-hosts with Matt Fitzgerald.
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Lori Grunin Lori Grunin has been an avid photographer for almost 30 years, and spent the past 15 attempting to master every aspect of technology.
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