Posts filed under 'Photography'
So I was (just bought) recently in the market for a slim (think unobtrusive to the pocket) sized Digital Camera - comes in silver or black accents. To be completely honest I considered aestheitics when making my descion. After all, who wants an ugly camera especially when our handheld gadgets, such as cell phones and mp3 players, represent who we are. After reviewing my options I narrowed it down by price and then by brand. I desired a camera under $200 just incase I dropped or lost it. That way I wouldn’t feel too guilty. I finally arrived at the Casio Exlim Z75. It boasts a slim housing (less then .8″) and aesthetically its pretty sleek.
I bought the camera through Costco (for the 90 day return policy and b/c it included a 2GB memory card) and dropped $220 including shipping and tax. I could have purchased through Amazon for less, but I wouldn’t have gotten the 90 day return and the included memory card (although I am sure buying one of them separately would still be less). I used this camera for about 1.5 weeks. Although I wasn’t totally disappointed the UI was terrible - not intuitive at all. Furthermore, the pictures were just so-so. I’ve always been a Canon fan (my first digital camera - SD100) and had some buddies in town with some older, but albeit new Canons. After playing and looking at theirs I decided to throw down the extra cash ($300 total) for the Canon SD750. Sure I paid an additional $80 but its well worth it. Pics are better, UI is far slicker, the camera senses if your all holding for vertical or horizontal shots, and not only dispays it correctly when reviewing but uploads them correctly - total time saver and again worth the money (time=money). Furthermore, the camera is pretty quick to startup, easy to setup and can be operated in Auto mode with great pictures. Another great and neat feature is its touch sensitive like scroll wheel. When touched the ‘wheel’ displays the ‘button’ on the dazzling 3″ (yes, 3 inches”) screen. No viewfinder on this puppy so don’t expect to save juice that way - although I got a good many shots and reviews out of a single charge. Another nice touch is the battery charger has the plug built-in so no need to carry the would be cord or yet another thing to lose on vacation. Video also looks fantasics on this thing. I’d recommend the Powershot SD750 to anyone looking for a mid to upper range shooter with a slim body and a kick ass UI.
July 10th, 2007
Looking very ‘radar detector’, this device, the Photo GPS by Jobo, records time, data, longitude, latitude, street name, country, zip code, and nearest point of interest every time you snap a photo. Sony released a similar product for its line of digital cameras. Mounts to any camera with a flash hot shoe (think SLR style only), and will be available this summer for $149. I am left wondering how it coordinates with the camera’s photos once downloaded, but there must be some included software to streamline the process. Does it work with analog cameras as well? Doesn’t look like they’ve added the product to their site just yet.
Lost and Found [PopSci]
March 16th, 2007
I guess with Sony Electronics struggling like never before why not make a movie (Casino Royale) and drape every scene with Sony products. Why not take it a notch further and offer “007 Spy Kits” at Sony Style. Currently there are two kits available: “Gather Intelligence” which includes a TX laptop and “Run Surveillance” which include the UX Micro PC. Both packages includes a a CyberShot DSC-T50 and a Aluminum Case, while the “Gather Intelligence” kit includes a Privacy Screen and the “Run Surveillance” kits includes a GPS receiver that when paired with the UX Micro PC becomes a full fledged GPS Navigator. Personally I’d rather have the kit with the UX Micro PC as that just reaks of stealth to me.
The TX and UX kits goes for $3,199 and $2,499 respectively. Available here.
November 27th, 2006
One of the biggest challenges I face when it comes to snapping pics is organizing them on my computer. Too often they get buried in the shuffle off 1000s of other photos, and with Hard Drive space increasing by folds every month, we’ll all soon be neck deep in content. Enter the GPS digital camera…well not quite, but almost. The GPS-CS1 syncs up with your compatible Sony Digital Camera, and records the coordinates. If you use Sony’s proprietary software your photos will be shown on a map. We just can’t wait for this technology to show up in every device that captures information. Brings a whole new meaning to ‘tagging’.
- Holds up to 360 hours of data, which is equivalent to 1 month of tracking recorded at intervals of 15 seconds
- 14 hour battery life with a Ni-MH
- Compatible with Cyber-shot DSC-S500, S600, S45, W30, W50, W70, W100, H2, H5, T30 and Sony α (alpha) DSLR-A100.
- 55g without batteries
Available here for $150.
October 17th, 2006
Nikon unveiled its Coolpix 7.4 Megapixel camera with intergrated WiFi for quick transfer of recorded images. Its sports a massive screen (3″) that run the height of the camera and almost its width. Specs include ISO 1600 with anti-blur technology, a Lithium ion battery, an SD card slot, and weighs a mere 4.9 oz.
Coolpix S7C, Quick Shot ready to send [AvingNews]
October 3rd, 2006
Sony’s SO902iWP is an amphibious creature, featuring the ability to receive and make calls underwater. If that isn’t good enough then you like the ability to snap 1.3 megapixel photos in and out the deep blue. According to our friends over at Core77 this phone won’t make it beyond Japan’s shores, but if you do your digging you might find it emerging on a coast near you. What does it lack? Bluetooth of course; how fitting.
More details (in Japanese) here.
August 1st, 2006
For a quick 16k Swiss Francs ($13,000 US) you too can have a high end 360° rotating weather cam. Sporting upwards of 25 million pixels, this weather cam also provides up to date temperature, wind chill, humidity, rain and wind conditions. You gotta love how they market this thing: “The Weathercam is simply great and a wonderful addition to your website.â€? For $13 grand it better provide a frickin’ miracle on my website.
More info here.Â
25 mill pixel weathercam calls the shots [The Inquirer]Â
May 3rd, 2006
Navman is set to introduce a GPS unit that combines standard turn by turn navigation with a built-in digital camera. This means pictures snapped by the Navman iCN750 include a tag embedded in the picture denoting longitude and latitude (called Geocode) which should help in sorting pictures by exact location. Included in the package is a 4� touch screen, preloaded maps, and the latest SiRF StarIII GPS chipset. The GPS/Digital camera (no word on megapixels) can be powered by either a power adapter or internal battery. According to PCMag the iCN750 should be available this may for around $800.
April 3rd, 2006
Police and military folk can now breathe a little easier with the Eye Ball rolling their way. Designed to be tossed through doors and windows, the Eye Ball is a rubber and polyurethane encased camera that’s about the size and shape of a baseball. Once the Eye Ball lands it can capture video up to 25 meters and hear up to 5 meters, and then transmit captured information wirelessly (up to 200 feet) to a handheld receiver. The omnidirectional lens can see 55-degrees horizontal and 41-degrees vertical, rotates at 4 rpms and also includes a night vision function. The Eye Ball and handheld receiver have 2 and 3 hour battery life respectively.
Currently available for purchase from RemingtonTD.
The EyeBall tossable surveillance device [Gizmag]
March 29th, 2006
Need an insane number of megapixels in your camera phone? Then you need the Samsung SCH-B600 which was announced at CeBIT 2006. This phone features a 10MP camera with 3x optical zoom. The phone’s not too bad either.
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Samsung SCH-B600 10MP Camera Phone [Phone Dig]
March 9th, 2006
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