I am wondering when will the ingenuity of man will end? Almost everyday, new products are thrown in the market with an astonishing speed and rapidity. Obviously the thing of today is tomorrows history. The latest gadget model today becomes a thing of antiquity in a fashion tied with the speed of light. So i was not surpise when Epson made a pronouncement that they are releasing to the market an upgraded version of their acclaimed digital camera R-D1. The highly improved R-D1S is creating a stir as it features an amalgamation of the ancient and the present, the old and the new, the primordial and the innovative. Some features like the quick changer for film transport sets up the shutter which evokes a touch of the classic camera.

The D1S digitral camera is endowed with a resolution of 6 megapixel, providing pictures in an astonishing range of 3008x2000 pixels so that it can print pictures using a large format A3 printer by Epson with brilliant end result.What is more satisfying than capturing the immaculate beauty of this world in all its diverse shades and colors! Thus this necessitate the use of its Leica lenses which is known for its versatility in its uncompromising precision and long life. Cognizant to this amazing feat is the use of large CCD sensor, 23.7x 15.6 mm and has a focal length extension of 1.53.

So when will the engenuity of man will end? For Epson, not sooner, not later.

If you want to spend $640 on it, that is. It's pricey, I know, but they say it's better than the P-4500 because it has a new image processing engine and an improved video support for MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG. Like the P-400, the Epson Photo Fine Player P-4500 can support JPEG and RAW formats from several digital cameras from Canon, Konica, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, and of course, Epson.

PC Magazine has a full review of Epson's latest photo storage/viewer unit, the P-4000.  It weighs in at a whopping 80GB of storage, handles images, audio, and video (though, apparently, the latter 2 with lackluster results), and has the industry's favorite display at 3.8 inches.  It sports RAW support for a few of the leading cameras on the market, but still has a way to go.  There's no image zooming or rotating to be found.

Essentially, the P-4000 is a large portable hard drive with a beautiful screen.  So if all you're looking for is a nice portable unit to store photos while in the field, read the review for further details.  If you need more than the basic viewing functionality, give the Giga Vu Pro a look.