Cameras and Imaging
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Olympus Mju Mini Digital
March 8, 2005 Olympus has announced the Mju-mini DIGITAL S, a 5-megapixel compact digital camera with an all-weather, “drop-shaped” metal body, a 1.8-inch HyperCrystal LCD screen and a 2x optical zoom lens. The Mju-mini DIGITAL S will be available in stores from April 2005 and is the ideal camera for all those people sick of looking at square me-too budget digital cameras. (read more...)
Sony debuts x12 optical zoom and image stabilisation Cyber-shot
February 20, 2005 Sony has announced the Sony DSC-H1 Cyber-shot digital camera which features five megapixel, Super HAD CCD imager, 12X optical zoom lens and Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization feature to counteracts camera-shake and ensure sharp images. With high zoom and image stabilization, the DSC-H1 offers an easy-to-use camera with a focal length range of 36 - 432 millimeters. Whatsmore, the US$500 camera can be optically converted to wide angle (25 - 300 mm) or extra long (61 - 734 mm) with US$150 conversion lenses. (read more...)
Canon gives the world’s top selling digital SLR a full-body makeover
February 18, 2005 Canon has announced the EOS 350D digital SLR camera, providing unparalleled performance to hobby photographers and users entering the digital SLR market for the first time. Featuring a Canon-developed 8.0 megapixel CMOS image sensor, the EOS 350D offers even more than its predecessor, the EOS 300D. Accompanying the new camera, Canon also announced two new zoom lenses that expand the EF-S series for digital SLR cameras. (read more...)
New 21.3" Cintiq is World's First Interactive Pen Display
February 18, 2005 If you're a creative professional, Wacom's new Cintiq 21 UX might just be the tool we've been waiting for. Users can draw directly onto the 21.3-inch screen, eight programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strips for scrolling, zooming and changing brush settings with the touch of a finger. But wait, there's more, like 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity, 1600 x 1200 resolution, a 170-degree viewing angle, anti-glare coating, 24-bit color with ICC colour profile and a 400:1 contrast ratio. Expected in March, the Cintiq 21 UX is expected to cost US$2500 on the street. (read more...)
Kodak unveils a wi-fi camera system
Las Vegas January 9, 2005 Taking images with a camera and sending them wirelessly to a third party is a technology that has only been available to newspaper photographers in the last decade, and at massive expense. Accordingly, Kodak’s announcement of the EASYSHARE-ONE, a new digital photography system with wi-fi connectivity for US$599 is a landmark in the history imaging, let alone digital imaging. (read more...)
Vest pocket projector uses micromirror technology
December 14, 2004 Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have built a prototype pocket projector with a tilting micromirror that builds up the picture line by line for legible graphics and text. Future models are likely to be no larger than a cube of sugar and could be incorporated into a mobile phone, allowing the miniature projector to be always on hand to present PowerPoint slides to a small group of customers or for quickly consulting an online journal. It could also provide useful orientation in unfamiliar towns by projecting a street map onto the wall of the nearest building. (read more...)
Camera phones to break the 6 megapixel barrier
November 28, 2004 Camera phone development is showing no signs of slowing down with an LG Electronics' spokesman confirming to Telecoms Korea that "LG is considering the development of 6 or 7 megapixel camera phone with Japanese companies including Canon." (read more...)
Casio Announces the 7 Megapixel PRO EX-P700
November 23, 2004 Casio has added the 7.2 megapixel EXILIM PRO EX-P700 to its range of ultra-compact, high-performance digital cameras. Squeezing in a 2.0-inch LCD screen, 4X optical zoom and an exceptionally fast 0.01 second release time lag, the EX-P700 is due for release in January 2005 for US $600. Following in the footsteps of the EX-P600, the EX-P700 offers an impressive, flexible package. Featuring a 4X optical zoom (coupled with 4X digital zoom), a large 2.0-inch LCD screen, 7.2 million megapixel CCD and fast-response, the camera offers enhanced performance from the same body size as its predecessor. (read more...)
MAGPIX 3.1 Megapixel Digital Camera Binocular
November 13, 2004 MAGPIX has announced its third generation digital camera binocular, the MAGPIX SX3, which offers 3.1 CMOS megapixel quality combined with 10X optical zoom and fast shutter speed to deliver long-range digital image capture with pics large enough for high-quality printing. At US$149, the SX3 is designed to be compact, durable and easy to operate in a range of outdoor activities, from sporting events and sightseeing to wildlife and nature viewing. (read more...)
Kodak EasyShare LS755 offers style and substance
November 12, 2004 The EasyShare LS755 zoom digital camera from Kodak is a sleek, Japanese-designed model that combines 5.0 megapixel picture quality and high-end features with simple operation and improved on-board viewing capabilities. The LS755 will be available in early December in Australia at a cost of $AUD 699, and in time for Christmas in Europe and other Asia-Pacific markets. (read more...)
Kodak announces Mobile Imaging Service
November 12, 2004 Kodak Australasia has announced a comprehensive Mobile Imaging Service that will offer the growing number of camera phone users the ability to access, interact with and share their digital pictures on their camera phone, or via the web. Camera phone users with multimedia messaging service (MMS) and WAP 2.0 browsing capability are able to store and access their mobile images at Kodak Mobile Service directly through their handsets. (read more...)
World's smallest 4mpx camera?
November 7, 2004 Contax has announced what may be the world's smallest 4mpx camera - the bonsai Contax i4R, which at only 94mm long, 21mm thin and weighing a mere 90g, is an extraordinarily compact option for a digital still camera with record, playback, and erase modes. The i4R also comes with a fast Carl Zeiss lens and RTUNE image processor for unlimited continuous shooting with virtually no shutter lag. Silver, black, cherry and aluminium colour variants make the i4R a stylish fashion accessory while it's straight lines give an ultra slim look reminiscent of the 3.2mpx Toshiba T30. The Carl Zeiss Tessar T* 65.mm f/2.8 lens has been developed specifically for digital usage and achieves outstanding colour reproduction and rich colour gradation. (read more...)
Sunnybrook HDR displays 40,000:1 resolution
November 3, 2004 One of the measures used to determine how realistic a monitor can display an image is its dynamic range. This essentially measures the difference between the lightest and the darkest pixel on the screen. Most monitors have a dynamic range of between 300:1 or 400:1, but the Sunnybrook HDR display is a staggering 40,000:1. In real colour terms the Sunnybrook monitor offers over 30 times higher brightness than any commercially available display technology, while at the same time allowing for a black that is over 10 times darker than that of conventional displays. The images are incredibly rich and lifelike, which comes in very handy as MCAD software continues to demand higher rendering quality. (read more...)
Breakthrough Programmable Refracting OLED Lens
October 29, 2004 Colossal Storage Corporation works exclusively in the field of Atomic Holographic Optical Nanostorage and has developed a programmable refracting OLED lens which turns conventional lens technology on its head. For hundreds of years light amplification has been done through glass refracting lenses of various curvatures, lengths and material densities. The reprogrammable lens concept allows both positive and negative refraction to be programmed within a molecular film, thereby allowing the objective image to be changed at the virtual image focal point. (read more...)
SAMSUNG introduces a 5-megapixel camera phone!
October 24, 2004 The convergence of digital cameras with mobile phones continues apace with Samsung unveiling the SCH-S250 model mobile, equipped with an intense 5-megapixel camera, a "true colour" LCD with 16 million colours and a text-to-speech conversion function all in the one handset. The CCD (charge-coupled device) camera and high-sensitivity flash allow the user to take the same quality pictures as a mdeium-quality digital camera. Like Samsung's premium grade camera phones, the S250 can also function as a camcorder. (read more...)
Mamiya Lens-interchangeable Digital SLR Camera
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 MINOX Leica M3 - a bonsai Digital SLR with 4.0 Megapixels!
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...)
Smart mirror offers unique digital store aid
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 Remote Camera
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...)
JVC Digital Media Cameras record Video and Stills
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...)
Casio's Latest Edition To The QV Range.
October 10, 2004 Its dimensions are a tiny 88.3(W) x 60.4(H) x 33.4(D) mm but the new Casio QV-R61 also takes six megapixel shots, making it a powerful but compact camera for discerning users. As an entry level model it boasts a 2-inch LCD screen, 3 x optical zoom as well as a help function that provides pop-ups to provide explanations of different icons. All this is wrapped up in a sleek aluminium body. (read more...)
Vivitar Releases The 'Eek', A Digital Camcorder/Camera.
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...)
Ricoh releases super fast Caplio R1 digital camera.
To date the greatest detraction for digital camera enthusiasts is the long time it takes for the lens to properly focus and snap its subject. Add this to start up time and you're often behind the eight ball when trying to shoot spontaneously. Ricoh may have changed all this with the high speed, wide-angle Caplio R1 digital camera. The four Megapixel camera features a world first 'pendulum' retracting lens system that allows the R1 to focus and snap in just 0.05 of a second. Ricoh claims it is up to twenty-five times faster than other digital cameras. With the focus lock achieved the camera can shoot in an almost instantaneous 0.003 of a second. (read more...)
Olympus Introduces 7.1 Megapixel 5x Optical Zoom Digital Camera
The megapixel space race continues, and the 7 megapixel barrier was broken for a compact camera in Australia this week when the new Olympus C-70 ZOOM went on sale. Claiming it is the smallest 7.1-megapixel, 5x optical zoom model in the world the C-70 went on sale in Australia in September, retailing for $899 and measuring just 102mm (W) x 59mm (H) x 42mm (D). The C-70 features a newly developed 5x optical zoom lens that is specifically designed to maximise the imaging potential of its 7.1-megapixel CCD, as well as an Olympus-developed TruePic TURBO image. (read more...)
Nikon 8-Mpx Coolpix 8800 with 10x optical zoom
Nikon has announced a new 8-megapixel Coolpix 8800 digital camera with a 10x optical zoom Nikkor ED glass lens, which opens the shooter to an unmatched 35-350mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range, the longest zoom range available in the 8-megapixel category, and delivers razor sharp images. (read more...)
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