Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence is prepping a video camera hidden in a prosthetic eyeball for an upcoming documentary he’s making about the prevalence of surveillance cameras. Spence lost his eye in a childhood accident and had it removed a few years ago.
Cameras
by Doug Aamoth on March 11, 2009
by Doug Aamoth on March 9, 2009
Amazon.com has a one-day deal on the Pentax K2000 digital SLR. It’s a 10.2-megapixel shooter with an 18-55mm lens and an AF200FG flash.
UPDATE: It’s all sold out. That was quick.
by Doug Aamoth on March 3, 2009
Casio is adding to its Z-series of EXILIM cameras with the EX-Z29, due out in April for $149. The new model will improve over the currently-available Z9 by bumping the megapixel count from eight to ten and by slightly increasing the LCD size from 2.6 to 2.7 inches.
by Matt Burns on March 3, 2009
M-ROCK is updating its camera bag lineup with pro level bags and a Batman Utility Belt-like modular system.
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by Doug Aamoth on March 3, 2009
Amazon.com has a one-day “Gold Box” deal on the Canon PowerShot SD770IS digital camera. It’s a 10-megapixel affair with a 3x optical zoom.
by Doug Aamoth on February 16, 2009
This insanely-priced video camera straps to your head with an elastic band and captures video at a miniscule 320×240 resolution. Thankfully, it does 30 frames per second. That elastic, however, must be magical because this whole getup costs $299 at Hammacher Schlemmer.
by Jeremy Kriegel on February 11, 2009
Pros: Impressive picture quality, 1080p Full HD resolution, 120GB HDD,small form factor, good color in low light
Cons: Noise in low light. Pricey.
The JVC GZ-HD40U is small enough to go anywhere and can produce some very high-quality recordings. It’s about as long as a soda can and somewhat fatter.It weighs a bit over a pound and is comfortable to hold for hand held shooting.While the entire body is plastic, it feels well made and solid. There are very few controls on the camera, making its operation quite simple and straightforward. The image quality in well lit environments is stunning. Overall, I’ve really enjoyed using this camcorder.
by Nicholas Deleon on February 3, 2009
Did you miss last week’s Woot for the $80 Flip? Fear not, citizen, for Buy.com has the Flip Video Ultra F260 for $89.99. (Buy.com notes that it usually retails for $199.99.) It’s refurbished, meaning that if you give it as a gift it’s a sign that you really don’t love them person, so there’s that.
by Dave Freeman on January 29, 2009
Part of the fun of the DIY community, is that they find new ways to use old technology. Take for example a flatbed scanner. While once these were considered fairly important, and almost everyone had one, that’s not really the case now. Now take an 8×10 view camera. Still fairly prevalent among professional photographers, they use film – and we all know now that digital is much more convenient.
Now consider, what would happen if we combined those two items?
by John Biggs on January 18, 2009
I’m always a sucker for a good camera story and this one was too good to pass up. Nick Devlin brought his Leica M8 to Japan to do a little shooting and a friend suggested he carry the Canon G9, a 12-megapixel point and shoot that costs about $4500 less than the Leica M8.
by Doug Aamoth on January 16, 2009
Panasonic’s got three new consumer-friendly Lumix cameras coming out in… late March and April? I guess we could hear about them now, sure. Don’t forget about them, though, because I’m only writing this up once.
by Scott Merrill on January 7, 2009
Olympus has unveiled a bevy of new cameras, and they’re targeting just about the entire consumer and prosumer market, with offerings that will appeal to many people. Whether you need a camera that can survive a serious beating, or just want some fun shots in the pool, or an enormous zoom factor in a point-and-shoot camera, Olympus aims to please.
by Doug Aamoth on November 1, 2008
I have absolutely no problem with companies saying that a certain product will ship at a certain time and then shipping said product a couple weeks early. In fact, I wish they all did that.
Panasonic appears to have done it with its new Lumix DMC-G1 Micro Four Thirds cameras. The company’s shopping site lists the cameras for sale now to be shipped out within 1-3 business days.
It’d been reported earlier that the DMC-G1 line would be available in mid-November, so hooray for early shipment, eh?
Lumix Digital Cameras [Panasonic via Engadget]
by Doug Aamoth on October 29, 2008
Cramming a 14.7-megapixel sensor into something the size of a deck of cards is no small feat, but that’s exactly what Samsung’s done with the TL34HD digital camera. Add to that the ability to record 720p high-definition video at 30 frames per second, a three-inch touchscreen, and an MSRP of $329.95 and you’ve got a camera that appeals to people who want to get a little more out of their point and shoot.
by Doug Aamoth on October 16, 2008
Not a huge surprise here, since a Panasonic exec basically leaked the $799 MSRP for the Lumix a few weeks ago, but here it is officially: The Lumix G1 will have an MSRP of $799. Ta-dow.
It’ll be available in mid-November. Also available at the same time will be an optional 45-200mm lens for $349.
by John Biggs on October 3, 2008
Friend of CrunchGear Jack Deneut wrote up a review of the new Nikon P6000, the camera with G.P.S. and a freaking Ethernet port built in. Jack runs Nelso, a visual business search system for Prague, and has tried multiple G.P.S. systems in order to “mark” where he took each business picture with pinpoint accuracy. He found that the camera offered a considerable positioning advantage over other devices he’s tried but that the G.P.S. chip is a little weak in areas where the could be G.P.S. but you wouldn’t expect it including on city streets.
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by Greg Kumparak on September 29, 2008
How long will it be before we’re no longer forced to lug around both a camera phone and a full-fledged standalone camera, “just in case” something truly photo-worthy goes down? According to LG, not too long. At a round table event in London last week, the company’s head of marketing stated that he sees no reason why camera phones couldn’t replace point and shoot cameras sometime in the foreseeable future.
At the same event, Andy Glasson of DivX mentioned that the company is working for H.264 encoding/decoding solutions for mobile handsets, which could lead to HD video recording at some point in the future.
by Devin Coldewey on September 22, 2008
Some official shots of the hot new G1 micro four-thirds camera have emerged. This is one of several new cameras that promise DSLR-like versatility with a smaller and lighter size. I’m not sure I trust electronic shutters well enough to make one of these my primary camera, but I doubt so many people would be rushing to release one at once if the technology wasn’t at least sound. There are more specs at the link Then, of course, there’s RED to think of, which may be one-upping everybody in a year or so.
At any rate, there are some nice pictures of the camera itself (cherry red, how vulgar) and some racecars and ladies. And some guy who looks deep in thought. The pics look nice but what are we supposed to take away from 640×480 shots? It’s impossible to check for noise, chromatic aberration, distortion, blending and so on. Maybe that’s the point.
by Devin Coldewey on September 15, 2008
The options for shooting hi-def video are getting more and more diverse, and this thing is a good example of that. What exactly is this shape? Well, although the design might not win any awards (well, maybe — it’s quite small), the footage should look brilliant. It records 1080p up to 60fps and 12-bit color, but it outputs as an enormous series of DNG files — essentially, RAW photo data. This is massively high-quality and also massively wasteful: their special 80GB card holds about 15 minutes of footage.
I think this is a cool device, but I’m afraid it might get slammed by something like RED’s Scarlet; after all, the Scarlet (at a similar size) records at three times the resolution, twice the framerate, and also records lossless data. The benefit of the Ikonoskop is that it has a Super-16 sized sensor and will work with many excellent cinema lenses, but will that be worth the extra $7000 when Scarlet comes to town?
[via DVICE, OhGizmo, and ProLost]
Update: My friend tells me he got to check one of these out, and says they’re stupid small. Like way smaller than you think. Sorry, got my scales a bit muddled.
by Doug Aamoth on September 9, 2008
The Sony Alpha A900 DSLR, which some people might feel like they’ve been waiting for forever, has finally been officially unveiled by Sony. Pre-orders for the $3,000 24.6-megapixel camera begin tomorrow, September 10th, but it won’t be shipping until sometime in November.
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