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Why Google Glass is destined for Hyper-Reality TV

, Sep 14th 2012 Discuss [8]

A rather interesting video has come out this week with New York Fashion Week playing host to Google Glass technology, the ultimate product being an all-Glass shot video on the runway with designer Diane von Furstenberg. What this film “DVF Through Glass” shows us is a very real vision – one we’ve seen a few times before, in different formats – of what it feels like to be the subject of the film rather than watching it. Watch as you become the model walking through the dressing room and you’ll see and experience Google Glass in what we thus far are understanding the project to be all about – ramming the whole world into the head of one single subject.

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Panasonic LUMIX GH3 makes premature appearance

, Sep 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Panasonic has stolen its own thunder with the LUMIX GH3 micro four thirds camera, pre-announce posting a video of the new model and spilling its 16-megapixel sensor and 72Mbps video recording. The GH3 inclues a new Venus image processing engine and is clad in a magnesium alloy casing that, Panasonic says, is dust- and splash-proof. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 camera samples take on PureView and more

Apple has released a gallery of iPhone 5 photo samples, demonstrating just what the smartphone's 8-megapixel camera is capable of. The shots - which you can see in our gallery after the cut - are intended to showcase the iPhone 5's updated sensor and lens system, which pairs a backside-illuminated CMOS with sapphire crystal glass and improved low-light performance. Read The Full Story

Nikon D600 24.3MP DSLR official with remote phone/tablet control

, Sep 13th 2012 Discuss [1]

Nikon has revealed its latest DSLR, the 24.3-megapixel D600, its smallest and lightest full-frame camera to-date, with Full HD video recording and a new 39-point AF system. Tipped as the perfect trio-completion with the D4 and D800, the FX-format camera supports ISO 100-6400 (extendable to 50 and 25,600) and has a scene and face recognition system that analyzes 2,016 pixels for brightness, colors, and other information, to help set autofocus and auto exposure.

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Apple details Photo Stream as its own social network

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

Apple first introduced Photo Stream back with the debut of iOS 6 and iCloud but today they showed us a little bit more about this social network in disguise. Yup, we said it. This is their new social network type photo sharing and commenting system called Photo Stream so check it out below. Read The Full Story

Quantigraphic camera promises HDR eyesight from Father of AR

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

Augmented reality isn't just a gimmick for Google Glass and Nokia City Lens, but could make industrial work safer and improve visibility for those with partial sight, according to new research. The team at Eyetap, led by "father of AR" Professor Steve Mann, has cooked up a so-called quantigraphic camera for a new WeldCam HDRchitecture (HDRchitecture) helmet that rather than simply mask the bright lighting produced by welding equipment, actually uses HDR photography techniques to pick out the details the wearer most needs to see. Read The Full Story

Sony Alpha A99 full-frame DSLR totes revolutionary dual-AF

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony's last new camera of the day is arguably the most mainstream, the Alpha α99 full-frame DSLR, though it does use the firm's translucent mirror tech and pack an impressive new Dual AF system. The 24.3-megapixel A99 flagship delivers a 19-point AF system that pairs its eleven cross-sensors with a 102-point focal plane phase-detection AF sensor; together - and for the first time in a full-frame Sony camera, with the translucent mirror system - they add up to faster, more accurate autofocus, Sony claims, with tracking supported even for objects that move out of the 19-point frame. Read The Full Story

Sony NEX-VG900 full-frame Handycam and NEX-VG30 camcorders debut

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

Sony has revealed a pair of new Handycams, including the full-frame NEX-VG900 and its more compact APS-C NEX-VG30 sibling, for pro-videographers with a sub-$3k budget. The Sony NEX-VG900 packs a 24.3-megapixel Exmor sensor – the same resolution as the RX1 and roughly 40x the size of most consumer camcorder sensors – and grabs both 24-megapixel stills and 25p/24p progressive Full HD video as well as the option of 50p recording.

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Sony Cyber-shot RX1 squeezes full-frame sensor into a compact

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has done the unthinkable, and managed to fit a 24.3-megapixel full-frame sensor into a compact camera, producing the Cyber-shot RX1 in the process. Using a 35mm Exmor CMOS paired wih a Carl Zeiss Sonnar T 35mm F2 prime lens with macro mode support, the RX1 offers ISO 100-25600 (or as low as ISO 50 in expanded mode) and promises bountiful bokeh with its 9-blade circular aperture. Read The Full Story

Sony NEX-6 packs OLED electronic viewfinder and WiFi

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has revealed its latest interchangeable lens camera, the NEX-6, delivering 16.1-megapixel stills and Full HD video from something scaled for your coat pocket. Packing integrated WiFi, an XGA OLED Tru-Finder electronic viewfinder, and a 3-inch positionable LCD, the NEX-6 supports ISO up to 25600 and offers the same Fast Hybrid AF system as Sony previously launched on the NEX-5R.

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Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs offer DLSR with or without anti-aliasing

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [3]

Pentax's Q10 isn't the company's only new camera today; there's also a pair of new full-sized DSLRs, the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs, for those wanting native K-series lens support. Each packing a 16.28-megapixel sensor and Pentax's PRIME II imagine engine, the two new DSLRs offer ISO 100-12800 (ISO 80-51200 in expanded mode) and a 3-inch 921k dot LCD preview display with anti-glare finish and toughened glass cover. Read The Full Story

Pentax Q10 interchangeable lens camera official

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [1]

Pentax has revealed its latest compact interchangeable-lens camera, the Pentax Q10, a 12.4-megapixel snapper that the company promises will deliver regular DSLR results from a chassis sized like a deck of cards. The Q10, available in a number of colors including the striking red shown here, uses both Pentax’s Q-mount lenses as well as – with the new Adapter Q – existing Pentax K-mount lenses, for a broader array of shooting options.

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