Olympus E-450

Olympus E-450

Author Ciel501 | 01.04.2009 | Category cameras

Olympus Korea released the smallest DSLR camera on the market, E-450 on 1st April.
This DSLR camera weights just 380g. And it is suitable for users who use a digital camera first because it is nice to carry and very simple to use.
It contains Soft Focus Effect, Toy Camera Effect and Art Filter without ant other software.
Users can take 500 pictures with an electric charging.
It also comes with 176’ wide angle, 2.7’ Hyper Cristal Ⅱ LCD, Live View, SAT, Facial Recognition System and Ultrasonic Wave for removing dust.

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The new Canon EOS Rebel T1i just for $899

Author itzco | 26.03.2009 | Category cameras

If you are looking for the best camera in the market and you think $ 1500 is so expensive, here it is the new CANON EOS Rebel, so here we have almost the exact sensor from the 50D a 15.1 megapixel CMOS with sensitivities up to ISO 12,800 at its top-end H2 boost setting. And almost the exact same HD capture from the 5D Marl II. The only change is that 1080p video is captured at 20fps, down from the 5d Marl II’s 30fps.

And if you are thinking what else the new CANON EOS Rebel have, here it is:

H.264 video capture @ 1080p/20fps and 720p/30fps with mono sound

• DIGIC 4 processor
• Nine-point autofocusing
• 3.4fps burst shooting for 170 JPEGs or 9 RAW files
• The 50D’s lens peripheral illumination correction
• Three-inch, 920,000-dot LCD (same as the 5D Mark II’s)
• Built-in sensor dust removal system
• Live view
• Canon’s “Creative Auto” mode for light exposure tweaks on full-auto
• Saves to SD/SDHC cards
• $899 with kit lens, $799 body only

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RC Video Camera Set

Author JoeDigital | 15.03.2009 | Category Consumer Electronics, Gadgets, cameras

Ever seen those itty bitty and fast moving gadgets that spies use in the movies to get to secret information from certain inaccessible places? Well, guess what? The RC 12 Wireless Mini Video Camera Set can actually do this! And if the RC car version won’t do the trick, there’s a submarine version as well.

At 18×35x18mm (0.7×1.4×0.6”), this super small car can be controlled to take footage to as far as 30 meters from its receiving device where the .27 megapixel video is wirelessly transmitted. When fully charged the device can be made use of for as long as 45 minutes.

US $345 is the retail cost for this handy little gadget. It comes with an internal rechargeable battery as well the camera where the video is taken from and the necessary wires to connect the receiver to a monitor. You can also select the submarine model if you want to get an underwater version of it, and even both if you really want to.

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Smile! The Healthy Thing To Do

Author JoeDigital | 12.03.2009 | Category Computers, Technology, cameras

We have all heard about how smiling is always good for you. Studies have shown that smiling can be good for your health. More classic concepts include how smiling can make your office a much better workplace than usual. But who would have thought that smiling would be such an intriguing subject to inventors?

A Japanese company has come up with this software called Smile Scan. Literally speaking, the software detects a person’s smile and measures it, with a perfect rating of 100% being the highest. The basis of the measurement is said to be the different aspects of your smile that shows on your face (i.e. the distance of the corners of your mouth and the positioning of your eyes).

So basically it’s all about how much effort you put into your smile. While this isn’t exactly the best standard for what a sincere smile is, it might help some people to perfect how their smile looks. All in all, this is one fun application to play with.

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Stereoscopic Computer Vision – Open Source Solution

Author JoeDigital | 30.10.2008 | Category Computers, Robotics, cameras

A plug in camera module and open source software and you've got stereo-vision!

Have you been considering building your own robot? Me neither. But Stanford University has a key device for doing it.. a plug in device to give stereovision to robotic contraptions.  The concept is really quite simple,, build a basic hardware configuration, and then create customizable software instead of building the vision system in an hard-wired mode.

So the controls reside in a PC, and all that’s left is to tie the coding to the device, which turns stereoscopic vision into little more than a conventional I/O routine. And to keep the idea going strong, the University has released the basic code as Open Source, which allows anyone to make the changes necessary to bend the stero vision hardware to their own needs.

Surveyor Corporation has even stepped in to make the hardware part of the combination, building a stereoscopic vision module that plugs into the robot, and is accessed wirelessly by the programmer/controller.

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The Samsung Pixon – A Camera That Acts Like a Smartphone

Author JoeDigital | 03.10.2008 | Category Telecommunications, cameras

Alongside Omnia, Samsung instinct and all the other product releases that Samsung has promised (and delivered) this year is the Samsung Pixon: a new model jam packed with features, highlighting its strong camera-like character.

Samsung's Pixon has an 8 Megapixel digital camera built in

Pixon’s focus feature is its camera, with the designers primarily targeting this product to users who love taking pictures and want to take things a step further. It boasts a resolution of 8 mega pixels, face and smile recognition, auto focus and image stabilizers and more. It’s pretty big for a regular phone because it’s really intended to look like a camera.

Carrying the model number M8800, Pixon also has almost all the expected features of a new Samsung model such as Bluetooth, GPS, LCD screen and memory expansions.

Users who are interested in getting a phone that can take pictures as well as a conventional camera can get the Samsung Pixel for $800 this coming November.

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Matsushita Digital Camera, the Lumix DMC-G1

Author JoeDigital | 25.09.2008 | Category Japanese Technology, cameras

Matsushita introduces a whole new kind of digital camera

On October 31, Matsushita will release the LUMIX DMC-G1, a new kind of digital camera.  This model will use the LED viewfinder, and completely do away with old fashioned optical viewfinders.  It is built to conform to the “micro four thirds system”, a digital camera standard used by Matsushita, Olympus, and other camera manufacturers.  The DMC G1 is not likely to win awards for an easy model name, but it’s interchangeable lens system is certain to have some very creative uses, and provides a greater degree of control to professional and amateur photographers alike.

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Honeywell MAV Joins Police Force

Author JoeDigital | 17.09.2008 | Category Innovation, Technology, cameras

A Honeywell MAV may be patroling neighborhoods soon

Now being tested in Dade County, Florida, this MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) is slated to pin on a badge and help law enforcement fo their job more safely.  Weighing only 16 pounds, the MAV is designed to be carried to a deployment site in a backpack, and then be remotely controlled within the target area.  And it doesn’t just do fly-bys, either.  This eye in the sky can hover in a single location, which is sure to be an attractive prospect for SWAT and other highly volatile situations.

Originally designed as battlefield tools, the Honeywell MAV is ideally suited for aerial surveillence, or air pursuit over a relatively short distance.   For hostage situations, it could be used to peer into windows, or gain a new perspective view of a situation.  It can remain in the air for nearly an hour between fuelings.

Miami was chosen as one of the first test sites.  It will be tested over the Everglades, and once it has gained approval from the FAA, and passed its 6 month trial, it may be moving into town to help make it safer to be a polic officer. A couple of test flight videos are available.

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Nikon’s flagship P6000 point-and-shoot

Author JoeDigital | 27.08.2008 | Category Consumer Electronics, cameras

Nikon P6000: digital SLR control in a compact design

MELVILLE, NY (Aug. 7, 2008) – Nikon Inc. today introduced its newest flagship COOLPIX compact camera, the COOLPIX P6000. Featuring 13.5 megapixels, a new, built-in global positioning system (GPS) unit, my Picturetown connectivity and the power of Nikon’s exclusive EXPEEDTM image processing concept, the P6000 offers the perfect photographic tool for the photo and camera enthusiasts seeking the creative control of a D-SLR in the compact body of a COOLPIX camera.

Depending on your point of view, the only thing that’s exciting or really weird is that instead of the now-common USB port, the Nikon P6000 has an RJ45 Ethernet jack.  But with GPS tagging to label every image with exactly where it was taken, we suppose it’s okay to overlook a minor blast backward to the past.  It’s extremely easy to use, being a truly point and shoot camera, and the controls are intuitive, making it ideal for amateur photography that aspires to professionalism.  And 13.5 megapixels provides all the resolution your are likely to need, for at least another few years.

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Sanyo Xacti Waterproof Camcorder

Author JoeDigital | 09.08.2008 | Category Japanese Gadgets, cameras

 Sanyo has just announced the release of Xacti, a comcorder that is perfect for fun in and out of the water.  It is rated waterproof at a depth of up to 1.6m, and features a 5 me4gapixel camera with additional 5x video zoom.  Recording life for the batteries is about 30 minutes, and you can record as much as 5 hours of video on a single disk, at 30 fps.

Another major plus it how fast it can be ready to shoot.  It boasts a bootable use time of 1.8 seconds, which will catch all but the most short-lived of picturesque events.  For snorkeling and other water fun, the Xacti is both extremely lightweight, and has a sleek and attractive design. Read the full review.

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