Over the past ten years or so digital cameras have come a long way and for a time tripods languished behind. There wasn’t a good range for mainstream users and this meant shakey shots and one armed portrait photos of you and a loved one were the only way to snap. Nowadays this has changed thanks to the likes of Joby and their epic Gorillapod and offerings such as Manfrotto’s Pocket MP3-D01 tripod. Today we present our review of the MP3-D01; a tripod small enough to carry around in your pocket or even leave attached to your...
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News that popular photo-sharing service Instagram coming to Android has been talked about by fans for a while now. Now, its creators are opening up registrations in preparation for its coming release. The registration provides owners of Android devices the chance to be the first ones to get Instagram, reported tech news website The Next Web. “Using nothing more than a single form, Instagram fans can enter their email address to sign up for what could be a beta release of the app before it hits Google Play, Amazon’s Appstore and...
Whether you are a professional photographer or a camera-wielding amateur, the chances are that you own a digital camera. Since their introduction, these handheld devices have become an essential possession for any individual, with the range available expanding with each passing year. Photography is something which we are all familiar with, regardless of our personal abilities in the field. Taken from the Ancient Greek words ‘photos’ and ‘graphos’, meaning ‘light’ and ‘written’, a photographer is now a description which...
A rumored panorama feature in Apple devices that run iOS 5 turned out to be true, according to findings by developers. The secret feature, which was uncovered by developer Conrad Kramer, enables users to capture panoramic photos by taking pictures and sweeping the camera from left to right. A tweet posted by @conradev says, “So, I found out how to enable Panorama is the iOS Camera app. Set the key ‘EnableFirebreak’ to YES in com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist” Hidden features like this are common on Apple’s Mac...
Nikon has finally gotten in on the mirrorless camera game with the release of its Nikon 1 line of cameras. With the Nikon 1, the camera manufacturer now has the chance to compete with Sony NEX, Olympus PEN and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds cameras. The Nikon 1 uses a 1-inch CMOS sensor and, like Micro Four Thirds cameras, it has similar flexibility in accessories. The camera uses the Nikon CX-format CMOS sensor with a 2.7x crop factor, which means that the camera’s sensors are smaller than those found in Micro Four Thirds and significantly...
Hammacher Schlemmer, an online store for quirky, unusual, odd and quite expensive inventions, has announced the availability of the World’s Smallest Camera. The device is not really the smallest in the world, but it the smallest commercial camera available. The World’s Smallest Camera, as it is listed in the site, measures just 26 mm squared. The camera’s 2 megapixel lens can capture photos at a resolution of 1600 X 1200, as well as take 30 fps video clips at 640 x 480 resolution. These captured media is saved on a 2...
Photo sharing site 1000 Memories revealed just how big Facebook, which now has 375 billion photos, is as a photo site compared to other services such as Instagram and Flickr. In a revealing article posted in the site, it states that around 375 billion photos could be captured in a year if everyone took at least 150 photos in that one year. It goes on to say that around 70 billion photos will be uploaded to social networking site Facebook this year, which amounts to around 20 percent of all photos that will be taken by people. The article...
Mobile phone news site PocketNow came across a photo from what appears to be captured using the iPhone 5. The photo of a sushi meal on a plate, which was originally claimed to be snapped using the iPhone 4, is now believed to be taken by an iPhone 5 according to the image’s EXIF data. “This photo claims to have been taken by an iPhone 4, but the rest of its EXIF data tells a different story: although the image has been cropped to 2235×2291 (5.12 megapixels), the original picture was a much larger 3264×2448 —...
Panasonic has unveiled the world’s first integrated 2D/3D camcorder that is compatible with the AVCHD 3D/Progressive standard, the HDC-Z10000. The camcorder gives users broadcasting quality images for 2D or 3D filming, manual operations for use of professionals and an uncompromising sound quality -or so says the marketing blurb. The HDC-Z10000 bridges the gap between the professional and amateur user in quality and cost, making the camcorder ideal for students, videographers and filmmakers who want to capture broadcast quality footage. The...
Sony Corp. has made a headstart in the binoculars market with two models that allows users to record HD videos from a long distance. Sony has introduced its line of digital binoculars, the DEV-3 and DEV-5, that can record in AVCHD 2.0 format. Aside from recording Full-HD (1080p) videos with stereo sound, it can also record in 3D. “Now consumers can watch birds, wildlife, sports action and more in steady, sharply-focused close-up views, while capturing their subjects in crisp Full HD,” said Andy Bubala, Sony Electronics’...