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Exemode SQ28m jumps on “janky camera” bandwagon

Chris Davies, Dec 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

After the niche success of the Superheadz Digital Harinezumi camera, it comes as little surprise that rivals in the "odd photography" segment will emerge. First up is the Exemode SQ28m, a 21g mini-cam measuring a slimline 53 x 23 x 19 mm and capable of taking some particularly trippy images or videos with its 1.95-megapixel CMOS sensor. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

HTC HD2 update fixes camera distortion issue

Chris Davies, Dec 10th 2009 Discuss [0]

HTC have pushed out an update which is intended to address the pink blob problem experience by some HTC HD2 owners. Described as "Digital Picture Enhancement", the new firmware aims to remove the patch of pink-hued distortion some users have found in the center of photos taken with the HD2's 5-megapixel autofocus camera. Read The Full Story

Olympus PEN E-P2 Micro Four Thirds camera now shipping

Chris Davies, Dec 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Micro Four Thirds lovers, break open your piggy-banks now! Olympus' PEN E-P2 digital camera has finally gone on sale, having been announced all the way back in early November, but the price still isn't any easier to swallow. Amazon and various other retailers have the E-P2 - which packs a 12.3-megapixel sensor and interchangeable lens support into a compact body - priced at $1,099. Read The Full Story

Phone-O-Scope straps SLR lenses to iPhone

Chris Davies, Dec 2nd 2009 Discuss [1]

The iPhone 3GS' 3-megapixel camera is hardly a threat to RED, but modders can't stop trying to tweak it into doing things Apple never intended. An excellent example of that deviant art is Bhautik Joshi's Phone-O-Scope SLR lens mod, basically an optical coupler that allows you to mount an SLR lens onto the iPhone. Read The Full Story

RED Scarlet 2/3 camera revealed complete with pricing

Chris Davies, Dec 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Indecently high-end camera manufacturer RED have outed more details and some tempting photos of their RED Scarlet cameras, together with a few new or updated accessories. Pretty much as "entry level" as RED can manage, the Scarlet 2/3 will come in two bundles: the basic camera "brain" at $2,750, which can be used with various adapters to fit RED's own optics or those from Nikon or Canon, and the Scarlet 8X Fixed bundle, which for $4,750 gets you the "brain", a fixed 8x zoom, CF module, 2.8-inch touchscreen, REDmote, a battery and a travel charger. Read The Full Story

Apple iPod touch with camera coming this Spring?

Chris Davies, Nov 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

The firestorm of speculation earlier this year regarding whether Apple would push a camera-toting iPod touch out of the door at their now-traditional September music event, turned out to be a damp squib; the new iPod touch was faster and more capacious than its predecessor, but had no camera functionality (despite Apple's engineers leaving space inside for one). Now, the Examiner are claiming to have heard from "an insider source" that the camera-equipped iPod touch will in fact land this spring. Read The Full Story

NEC zoom-lens noise cancellation system promises quieter video

Chris Davies, Nov 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

NEC have developed a technology that, they claim, will cut out zoom lens and auto-focus motor noise during video recording. The system uses a microphone and DSP that generates "pseudo-noise" to cancel out background buzzing from the camcorder's own hardware; the advantage of a predominantly software system is that it can be fitted to even the smallest of point-and-shoot camcorders and video-capable digital cameras. As well as ongoing, steady noise from hardware, the system is apparently capable of cutting out intermittent or unexpected sounds, such as noise from the cylinder lens or mirrors. In fact it's even clever enough to take into account the ageing of motors and tweak the "pseudo-noise" accordingly. Read The Full Story

Samsung DualView TL225 camera reviewed: good idea, poor implementation

Chris Davies, Nov 6th 2009 Discuss [0]

The best laid plans can so easily go awry, and while Samsung's DualView TL225 digital camera - which has a second, front-mounted display - seemed like such a great idea, the end result is actually tipped as more than a little disappointing. Wired have been putting the TL225 through its paces, and they've concluded that not only does the second screen cause its own share of problems rather than solve them, the underlying camera itself is a let-down. Read The Full Story

Giger DIY $10k walking robot [Video]

Chris Davies, Nov 4th 2009 Discuss [1]

Over at Let's Make Robots! Tyberius is showing off Giger, his two-foot tall DIY humanoid 'bot. A roughly 100 hour project so far, Giger runs embedded Linux and has both an integrated camera and WiFi, and apparently cost around $10,000 to build. Now that might sound like an awful lot - probably because it is an awful lot - but you can blame the pro-quality servos. Tyberius used Dynamixels RX-64 and RX-28 units, which come in at $300 and $200 each, respectively; however unlike cheap servos they put out a whopping 1,000 ounces per inch of torque. We're not sure what we like most about Giger: his classic Cylon-style eye, mean looking pincers, or how easily he segues from a butch fighting stance to a reasonably camp wave. Tyberius' next job is tightening up the dynamic balancing and getting the walking gait more natural; right now Giger looks a little drunk. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

DIY Medium-Format Camera built from scratch

Chris Davies, Nov 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Nothing like an ambitious project to get the juices flowing, and Peter Johansson has certainly picked a particularly saliva-stimulating one. He's decided to build his own pro-grade medium-format camera from scratch, and when we say "scratch" we mean literally: he's fashioning the whole casing himself, using cardboard, basic lenses and LEGO. Read The Full Story

Olympus Pen E-P2 accessories spotted; launch on November 13th?

Chris Davies, Oct 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

Olympus' own little Pen E-P2 tip may have been nothing more than a menu mention, but thanks to 43rumors we now have a better idea not only what the Micro Four Thirds camera might look like, but what its rumored rangefinder might look like. As for a timescale for the Pen E-P2's launch, Olympus have apparently sent out invitations for a press event on Friday November 13th at the Photo Fair in Stockholm. Read The Full Story

Olympus Pen E-P2 Micro Four Thirds camera prematurely listed

Chris Davies, Oct 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

Confirmation of Olympus' second Micro Four Thirds camera, the Pen E-P2, has been spotted over at the company's Chinese site. While there's no actual product page for the E-P2 - and as such no definitive specifications - it is listed as a new camera under the Pen Digital category. Read The Full Story