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Muvi Micro claims the title of 'world’s smallest camcorder'

By Darren Quick

07:44 July 14, 2009 PDT

The diminutive Muvi Micro Camcorder

The Muvi Micro Camcorder is small enough to carry with you everywhere to ensure you’re always ready to capture those unexpected video capture-worthy moments. Measuring just 5.5 x 2 x 2 cm and weighing 50 grams the Muvi is small and light enough to hang around your neck ready to capture VGA (640 x 480) quality video, which is stored on a Micro SD card. Read More

New Panaboard continues the evolution of the Electronic WhiteBoard

By Gizmag Team

22:27 July 13, 2009 PDT

New Panaboard continues the evolution of the Electronic WhiteBoard

The concept of the whiteboard seems distinctly old school and analog, but effective collaboration practices never die as the evolution of the electronic whiteboard at Panasonic continues to bear testimony. The new Panaboard UB-5838C Widescreen and the UB-5338C whiteboards incorporate a color scanning feature, so users can accurately print the outcomes of brainstorms, complex diagrams or ideas, in full color. Read More

Shake, rattle, and roll: Sony’s feature packed HD Handycam CX520VE

By Alan Brandon

22:44 July 12, 2009 PDT

Sony's new HD Handycam CX520VE features three-way image stabilization and an enhanced imag...

Sony has announced its new flagship HD camcorder, the Handycam HDR-CX520VE. Equipped with three-way image stabilization as well as a new sensor, lens, and image processor, the CX520VE provides what Sony calls its best picture quality ever. Shooting full HD video and surround sound, the unit also features 64GB of internal memory and GPS “geotagging” of video clips. Read More

MIT’s ‘flexible camera’ replaces lens with fiber web

By Alan Brandon

23:40 July 8, 2009 PDT

SEM micrographs of the fiber show the uniform arrangement of the cross-section structure f...

Imagine that instead of carrying a camera in your jacket pocket, your entire jacket was the camera. That is the promise of a new type of light-detecting fibers developed by researchers at MIT. The team from the Institute's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) has developed light-detecting fibers that, when woven into a web, act as a flexible “camera”. Fabric made from these fibers could be joined to a computer to create a large, foldable telescope or made into a soldier’s uniform to provide greater situational awareness. Read More

Video perfection tool catches up with TV cop technology

By Darren Quick

03:39 July 3, 2009 PDT

It's hard not to look guilty in security camera footage (Photo: Editor B via Flickr)

Anyone who has watched CSI or any of the Law & Order franchises has no doubt witnessed a well groomed police technician magically clean up fuzzy security camera vision, thereby providing the detectives with the vital number plate or the face of a criminal at the push of a button. The truth is, of course, far removed from such TV fantasy – at least it has been until now. A new video “perfection tool” developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) helps investigators enhance raw video images to improve the quality at which the images were originally recorded. Read More

Magic Lantern unofficial firmware for the EOS 5D Mark II shows Canon how it's done

By Darren Quick

17:06 July 1, 2009 PDT

The Magic Lantern firmware gives the Canon 5D Mark II a few new tricks

Canon might want to consider putting a certain Trammell Hudson on the payroll. Hudson has developed an enhancement to the firmware of the Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR camera to make the already impressive camera an even more attractive option for shooting professional video. Dubbed ‘Magic Lantern’, the new firmware includes both audio and video fixes and is a completely open platform, meaning users are free to extend the Magic Lantern firmware themselves. Read More

Pentax announces tough new compact - the Optio W80

By Paul Ridden

07:03 June 30, 2009 PDT

The all new W80 - available in 3 colors

Whether you're the rugged outdoor type or just accident prone, Pentax is aiming to make your life a little easier with the release of the Optio W80 compact digital camera. The Optio W80 is dustproof, waterproof to 16 feet, has an operational temperature range starting at a chilly -10 degrees Celsius and can withstand a drop from 3.3 feet. Read More

Fastest astronomical camera will produce out-of-this-world pictures

By Michael Mulcahy

01:28 June 23, 2009 PDT

The CCD220 detector is the heart of an ultra-fast camera that takes 1500 high precision im...

While the twinkle of stars may delight poets and lovers, for a scientist it’s simply evidence of the atmospheric disturbance that blurs and distorts detail in deep space images. Combining an incredible 1500 exposures a second capability with an extremely sensitive CCD220 image sensor, the OCam camera is able to analyze and correct these distortions, enabling pictures taken through Very Large Telescopes (VLT) on Earth to be as sharp as those taken from space. Read More

Olympus goes back to the future with the retro-styled E-P1 digital camera

By Alan Brandon

18:05 June 19, 2009 PDT

The Olympus E-P1 is a compact 12.3 megapixel camera with interchangeable lenses

A modern reinvention of the classic Pen camera from the 1960s and 70s, Olympus' E-P1 rolls a compact point-and-shoot form factor and full-size DSLR features together in a way that seems to defy categorization. There's something undeniably appealing about a 12.3-megapixel camera with interchangeable lens system, 720p high definition video, image stabilization and stereo audio recording that you can carry in a classic leather half-case, but the E-P1 is almost as notable for what Olympus left out. Alan Brandon zooms in for a closer look. Read More

Universe made simple with release of Meade ETX-LS automated telescope

By Michael Mulcahy

22:31 June 15, 2009 PDT

The Meade ETX-LS automatic self-aligning telescope

Amateur astronomers around the world have cause to celebrate as the first completely hands-off self-aligning telescope becomes available. First shown as CES in January, the Meade ETX-LS telescope uses a range of technologies, including GPS, magnetic sensors and a built-in CCD camera, to automatically determine its own location and then find any of more than 100,000 celestial objects. Read More

Panasonic releases 'two of the world’s lightest HD camcorders'

By Darren Quick

00:46 June 15, 2009 PDT

The Panasonic HDC-SD10

At just 0.5 lbs each, Panasonic's two new high definition (HD) camcorders are almost half the weight of the company's first AVCHD offering released in 2006 which tipped the scales at just under a pound. While a pound may not sound like much anyway, any weight loss in a device that may need to be carried at eye level for extended periods of time is good news for tired arms everywhere. Read More

Eye-Fi launches wireless memory card for pros

By Michael Mulcahy

22:35 June 11, 2009 PDT

The new Eye-Fi Pro handles RAW images and offers peer-to-peer connectivity between camera ...

Eye-Fi, makers of the world’s first wireless memory card, has expanded its range with a new SDHC memory card aimed specifically at professionals and photo enthusiasts. The Eye-Fi Pro is a 4GB wireless memory card that supports RAW images and allows direct peer-to-peer connectivity between camera and computer, without the need for an internet connection. Read More

Cisco PVC300 Internet camera brings Big Brother to small companies

By Alan Brandon

17:06 June 11, 2009 PDT

Cisco's PVC300 Pan Tilt Optical Zoom Internet Camera provides real-time video monitoring f...

Cisco’s new PVC300 Pan Tilt Optical Zoom Internet Camera provides a suite of surveillance features aimed at small companies who want to keep a watchful eye on their employees and business property. Designed to operate on existing wired networks, the PVC300 provides two-way audio, motion activated recording, automatic alerts and full-motion live video that can be viewed from virtually anywhere on an Internet-enabled PC or mobile phone. Read More

DigiLife DDV-JF1 puts HD video recorder AND projector in your pocket

By Alan Brandon

01:48 June 9, 2009 PDT

DigiLife DDV-JF1 puts an HD video recorder AND projector in your pocket

What’s the use of shooting HD video with your pocket camcorder if you can’t immediately share your cinematic masterpiece with your friends? That seems to be the question Life Technologies is answering with their new DigiLife DDV-JF1, a combination HD video recorder and pico projector in one compact unit. Read More

JVC monitor fully in the picture

By David Greig

19:30 May 27, 2009 PDT

JVC Xiview LT-42WX70

JVC has just released a 42-inch HD LCD monitor, the Xiview LT-42WX70, designed specifically for high-end digital SLR camera buffs and professionals alike. The 120Hz, 180p monitor lets pro or enthusiast see – and play with – the subtle colors, details and textures of their images. Read More

Samsung releases slimline SPF-87H Digital Photo Frame

By Gizmag Team

07:43 May 22, 2009 PDT

Samsung releases slimline SPF-87H Digital Photo Frame

Slim is in. As flat screen TVs strive for a wafer-like profile so do their diminutive digital photo frame cousins, and at 23 mm (.91 inches) thin, Samsung's SPF-87H is not about to buck the trend. The unit's 8-inch, 800x480 resolution LCD screen has a 500:1 contrast ratio and there's 1GB of on-board memory loadable via SD slot or USB. Read More

PENTAX announces advanced K-7 digital SLR

By Alan Brandon

21:36 May 21, 2009 PDT

The Pentax K-7 with 16-50mm lens

PENTAX has announced its new flagship DSLR camera, the K-7. The K-7 brings welcome updates to the PENTAX digital SLR line, and now offers many of the features that photo enthusiasts have come to expect from a high-end DSLR, including a redesigned body, a new 14.6-megapixel image sensor, and the ability to shoot HD video. Read More

JVC 4K2K 60p camera and SHV D-ILA projector offer a glimpse of the future of ultra high resolution imaging

By Mike Hanlon

16:52 May 17, 2009 PDT

Comparison of the SHV and 4K2K formats with HD

Demand for hi-res applications such as monitoring, remote health and digital cinema is ensuring we are forever moving towards higher definition moving imagery and JVC zoomed the future a lot closer this week in announcing the world’s first 4K2K 60p video camera and the world’s first full-coverage, high-resolution Super Hi-Vision (SHV) D-ILA projector. Both offer remarkable resolution and their size belies the remarkable technology inside, with the 4K2K camera weighing just 3 kilograms yet capable of 60 progressive frame live signal output and 8.29 megapixel (3,840 x 2,160) images - approximately four times the resolution of full HD (1,920 x 1,080). The SHV D-ILA projector can render video in a resolution of 33 megapixels (7,680 x 4,320 pixels) with 10,000 lumens of brightness and a staggering 5,500:1 contrast ratio. The camera will go on sale this year and advance orders are now being taken. Read More

Digital printing at 400 feet per minute

By Darren Quick

00:37 May 15, 2009 PDT

HP’s Inkjet Web Press at the open house event in LA

It probably won’t fit on your home desktop, but HP’s Inkjet Web Press platform should appeal to print service providers looking to accelerate their transition from analog to digital printing. Offering four-color (CMYK) production printing at an addressable printing resolution of 1,200 x 600 dots per inch (dpi), the HP Inkjet Web Press can churn out prints at the rate of 400 feet (122m) per minute using the latest generation of HP Thermal Inkjet printheads based on the company's Scalable Printing Technology. Read More

World's fastest camera captures images at six million frames per second

By David Greig

18:06 May 14, 2009 PDT

Engineers UCLA have demonstrated a camera that captures images  at 6 million frames per se...

Using a new approach based on more than 10 years of research, engineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have demonstrated a camera that captures images at 6 million frames per second - that's a thousand times faster than any existing conventional camera. This technique could lead to fresh insights into fast moving phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology. In medical research for example, it may lead to image capture of individual cells in blood streams, opening up the possibility of detection of unhealthy or cancerous cell forms. Read More

Christie shows "up" at this year's Cannes Film Festival

By Paul Best

23:00 May 12, 2009 PDT

The 3D camera being used for the opening screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival is ...

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival opens today in 3D, with a preview of Up, the new animation from Pixar/Disney. The 3D camera being used for the screening is the Christie CP2000-SB projector with built-in Brilliant3D innovative technology. Christie is a technical partner to the festival through its partner, digital cinema service company XDC. Read More

Xerox sees big future in tiny printing package

By Darren Quick

00:24 May 12, 2009 PDT

Under the hood of the Xerox ColorQube 9200 Series multifunction printer

Although solid ink technology has been around for over a decade, solid ink printers have largely remained the domain of the graphic arts industry because they print more slowly and are unsuitable for higher volume printing. But Xerox has now firmly set its sights on the office market with its ColorQube 9200 Series multifunction printer, which uses new print head technology, with nozzles half the width of a human hair, to overcome past problems. Read More

Flipping out over the new Flip Ultra and Flip UltraHD

By David Greig

21:12 May 5, 2009 PDT

Flip Ultra and UltraHD

Pure Digital Technologies has launched the second generation of its popular Flip Ultra and Flip UltraHD. The two new Ultra camcorders feature two hours of recording time, a high-resolution two-inch anti-glare screen and a AA rechargeable battery pack, which can be charged using the camera’s flip-out USB arm. Read More

Getting a grip of Samsung's new ergonomic camcorders

By Darren Quick

17:21 May 4, 2009 PDT

Samsung's SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 camcorders opt for a horizontal hold over a vertical grip

The unabated miniaturization of technology has seen camcorders quickly shrink from bulky, shoulder-supported behemoths to tiny feature-packed devices that fit in the palm of your hand. Samsung’s latest SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 camcorders reject the pistol grip design that some manufacturers have embraced in favor of a horizontal body with the same shiny Touch of Color (ToC) finish as the company’s latest TVs. Read More

Genius G-Shot HD520 easy on the pocket in more ways than one

By Darren Quick

20:59 May 3, 2009 PDT

The Genius G-Shot HD520 is easy in the pocket, easy on the pocket

If you’re in the market for a camcorder that isn’t too hard on the pocket when it comes to both size and cost, then the Genius G-Shot HD520 could be just the thing for you. Capable of capturing 11-megapixel still images or 5-megapixel video in MPEG-4/H.264 format, the camcorder has a pistol-grip form that is compact enough to slip into a pocket and carries a comfortable USD$149 price tag that is sure to appeal in these economically uncertain times. Read More

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