Digital Cameras
Wednesday July 9, 2003: Fujifilm has announced plans for a new do-it-yourself Digital Photo Centre kiosk that allows consumers to print photos taken on mobile phone cameras. The Digital Photo Centre will be able to extract images from multi-media memory cards as well as via infrared reader so that consumers can simply point their phone at the Photo Centre... Read More
Friday June 27, 2003 Built from scratch with a new 5-megapixel CCD and dedicated interchangeable lenses designed specifically to match the performance requirements of digital imaging, the E-1 professional digital SLR camera from Olympus promises outstanding mobility and superb image quality. Read More
March 21, 2002 People with ten thumbs and an IQ equivalewnt to their shoe size can take amazing pictures with this camera. It also takes very high resolution five megapixel images (2560 x 1920) and it takes pictures in the dark without a flash due to its infrared capabilities. Check out what we did with it. Read More
June 10 , 2005 It’s no secret that the functionality of the digital camera and the camcorder are converging, so Kodak’s new Easyshare V550 and V530 zoom digital cameras should be no surprise – but they are, because they break new ground in blending video and still photography. For the first time, videos can be automatically turned into stop-action still pictures with the necessary 5-megapixel resolution for a sizeable photographic print while the still camera can also capture 80 minutes of TV-quality video with sound. Bringing image stabilisation with it to avoid on-screen shaking with built-in image stabilization technology, the new cameras (which look for all the world like a Canon IXUS), have a 3X optical zoom lens and a 2.5-inch, very high-resolution LCD screen (230,000 pixels) LCD screen, viewable from nearly any angle. Read More
Japanese company Mamiya have been producing professional quality cameras since 1940 and are a world leader in high end imaging. Now they've entered the digital age with the Mamiya ZD and ZD Back - a lens interchangeable digital SLR camera and a digital backend to expand your photography options. Both models also come with a staggering 36 x 48mm, 22 million-pixel CCD to generate stunning high-resolution images. Read More
The digital classic camera Leica M3 from the optical and miniaturisation specialists MINOX of Germany, shoots 4 megapixel images and is a replica of the Leica classic camera in ultra miniature format. Although unusual, the MINOX Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 is both easy to use and ideal for thos... Read More
The Smart Mirror is an imaging device for virtual try-ons at optical stores that has the potential to change the way dispensing is conducted. The Smart Mirror photographs customers at different angles, allowing them to see themselves in a variety of eyewear styles simultaneously via "virtual" try-ons. The imaging system also provides multiple views so customers can compare several frame styles, lens selections and coatings, or color contact-lens tint options on one screen. Read More
Nokia announced a wireless home monitoring solution with an integrated motion detector, the Nokia Remote Camera. With the ability to capture megapixel-quality images and video clips with sound, even in low-light and outdoor conditions. The Nokia remote camera brings a new twist to remote monitoring. Release is still a year away with availability in Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific expected in late 2004 at a price of 450 EUR. Combining a digital camera, GSM transceiver and MMS technology in the same unit, the Nokia Remote Camera can be used in a number places that need to be observed be it home, office or warehouse. Read More
Victor Company of Japan (JVC) announced today the Japanese launch of two new palm-size digital media cameras that shoot 60 minutes of DVD-quality video or thousands of high resolution stills using a high capacity 4GB Microdrive card that contains a one inch removable hard disk drive. The result is a single digital medium that offers high capacity and high quality on a card that can slip into a wallet. Read More
In a time of merging technologies and melding devices Vivitar has released the rather unfortunately named multifunctional media recorder, the 'eek'. A video camcorder with digital still camera, MP3 player and voice recorder are rolled in to one small package. Using a 256MB SD card in its slot and a long life lithium-ion battery the eek can record a maximum of more than one hour and twenty minutes of video or one thousand images or sixteen hours of sound clips and an unspecified number of MP3 music files. Measuring 103mm long x 62mm wide x 16mm deep the eek is sleek. The compact and stylish case is available in a black or white body finish. Read More
