If you want to get involved in the cutting edge world of virtual reality then the Nokia OZO camera could be just what you need to film amazing sequences. All you need to do is find $60,000 (around £40,000) to pay for it. The OZO was actually announced a while ago but it is only now available for pre-order, having been recently announced at a Los Angeles event. If you want to get your little hands on one then you need to pay a $5,000 (£3,300) deposit first of all. The Finnish tech company have come up with a novel type of VR camera that...
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A new camera is being released by GoPro, and this one promises to be smaller and lighter that anything that they have brought out before now. The company is the market leader for action-cams and they have reported sales of over £233 million in just the first quarter of the year. The new model is called the Hero4 Session and it has some interesting features. For instance, it is waterproof without the need to use it with a special case. However, it isn’t waterproof to the same depths as those models that use special cases and separate...
A camera that powers itself and just keeps on taking pictures forever sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it? Well, it might be more than just an idea before too long. This is because researchers in the US have come up with a prototype for a camera that uses light to take pictures. It works by converting the light it receives on its sensors into electricity that it uses to take pictures. The idea is that it could carry on taking pictures forever, at the rate one per second. The work was carried out at the Columbia University in New...
The latest new piece of police technology could be set to cause a fair bit of controversy. Met Police officers in London are all set to start using cameras on their uniforms to capture images from crime scene. The plan is also to use these body cameras to increase levels of transparency and to help get convictions get pushed through more quickly. To start with, 500 of the cameras will start to get used by police officers in 10 of the different boroughs in the capital. It has also been reported that firearm officers will get to use them...
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...
Vision Research has unveiled the Phantom v1610, the company’s latest addition to its series of high-speed digital cameras. It can shoot videos at an impressive 16,000 frames per second (fps) at 1280 x 800 resolution. However, if the resolution is reduced to a measly 128 x 16, the camera’s speed can be increased to a massive 1 million fps! While it is less than the X-ray camera, which shoots at 4.5 million fps, this wonder camera is designed to be used by consumers, not scientists. The company is known for its Phantom Flex camera...
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to GO Ape! An assault course set in the treetops which allows you to swing, climb and slide your way through a maze of high level obstacles. The trip was designed to test a number of tough cameras and camcorders from Panasonic, I was given the TA20 to review over the course of the day. First impressions At the start of the day we were given the cameras to explore on the ground, we dropped them in tanks of water and tested the different features. The TA20 uses robust rubber covers to stop water, dust...
You can barely turn around at the moment without being smacked in the face by an albeit beautifully realistic and gloriously good looking 3D-this or 3D-that. As if Sky 3D TV and 3D camcorders weren’t enough, the new Fuji Finepix offers 3D photo taking at a not entirely unreasonable £400 price tag. Fuji will also be offer 3D printing services because obviously the typical home computer and all-in-one printers isn’t really going to generate the kind of results you’re looking for. You don’t need to wear the special...
3D is one of those technologies that seems to have been taken to the hearts of consumers pretty much straight away. The release of major blockbuster movies in 3D and the proceeding release of 3D TVs and 3D games for the PC, as well as the imminent release of 3D console gaming and even portable glasses free 3D gaming from the Nintendo 3DS have helped to really push the emerging technology to the forefront of just about everybody’s minds. The same is true of manufacturers too, and while Panasonic may not have released that many 3D...
Film buffs, holidaymakers, wedding guests and undercover spies may all be interested in the new Sanyo Xacti VPC-S1EX-B camcorder. It offers several novel features and a wide range of specifications. Let’s look at it in more detail. Design It scores highly on the dinkyometer, as it should when it is hailed as the world’s smallest, thinnest and lightest full HD camcorder. It also comes in a range of colours to suit most tastes, including a pink one which you can safely buy as your niece’s birthday present. Notable Specifications This...
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