March 31, 2005

Shimadzu HyperVision HPV-1 camera

Shimadzu's HyperVision HPV-1 camera can record at a million frames a second allowing you to capture great detail reports Engadget, although the camera shoots in monochrome (312 x 260 pixels), the frames per second makes it all better. Other features Windows-XP powered control unit with a 20GB hard drive and Ethernet/USB2.0 connections; images are stored as either AVI, TIFF or BMP. Price $205,000

via Engadget

March 22, 2005

Sony's IPELA line of Internet protocol (IP)-based communications products

Sony Electronics today launched in the U.S. its new IPELA line of Internet protocol (IP)-based communications products ranging from IP monitoring and recording devices to IP-ready video conferencing systems.

IPELA products offer plug-and-play functionality for personal or small office use. They also come with options for supporting software and system integration capabilities that can create enterprise-level systems for large corporate environments.

The first products to be labeled IPELA include the PCS-G70 large room videoconferencing system and the PCS-TL50 desktop videoconferencing system. Also included are network video monitoring cameras including the SNC-RZ25N and P-Series MPEG-4 enabled models and the DF40 and DF70 mini-dome cameras.

March 16, 2005

Coolpix S1

Nikon has announced the addition of a new model to their Coolpix lineup of digital cameras called the S1. The Coolpix S1 features a 5.1 megapixel, 2.5 inch LCD screen, and a 3x Nikon ED zoom lens. Measures in at 89.9 x 57.5 x 19.7mm and is housed in a sleek casing that comes in black, silver, or ivory white. The Coolpix S1 will be available in April for around $380 US. MobileMag

March 12, 2005

Sony Ericsson's new Bluetooth controlled camera, ROB-1

Sony Ericsson has announced the ROB-1 a new Bluetooth controlled camera. The ROB-1 can move around freely, steered wirelessly by the joystick or keypad on your mobile phone or as for P900/P910 with the touch screen, enabling you to see on your phone screen exactly what ROB-1 is looking at. You can then capture these images using your phone just as you would a normal photo. The ROB-1 can rove around for a distance of up to 50 meters from the user, streaming video to the phone's display. The device's three wheels and spherical shape combined with clever camera technology to make it agile and flexible with a wide field of vision. Eleven centimeters in diameter, ROB-1 can move forwards, backwards, look around corners, pivot on the spot or tilt the camera upwards and downwards. A bright light on the front leads the way and allows shots to be taken in dark spaces. Ample onboard memory enables you to snap away for some time before either storing pictures in your phone, or transferring them to a PC via the supplied USB cable.

Logitech Quickcams

Logitech has announced their new line of mobile webcams for notebooks. The Quickcam cameras for Notebooks will feature VGA video capable of up to 640x480 video. The Deluxe version will add functionality for digital stills at 1.3 megapixels, in addition, software based face tracking. Both models have a spring loaded clip which will firmly grasp to the top of your laptops screen.

The cameras are compatible with both USB 2.0 and 1.1 and will come with a protective case to protect itself inside your laptop bag. Arrives in April retailing at $59.99 for the Deluxe version and $39.99 for the lower end model.

via Mobile Mag

March 8, 2005

Hitachi ' HDC-531' digital camera

Yesterday, Hitachi Japan announced the HDC-531, a new compact 5 Megapixel digital camera, featuring 3x optical zoom and a 2.5 inch LCD monitor. The camera comes with audio and video support and images can be stored on SD memory cards. Read More

Xacti Digital Movie C5

Sanyo has announced the new Xacti Digital Movie C5 camera. The 5 megapixels Sanyo C5 features a 2 inch LCD screen and can record MPEG4 format movies with VGA resolution at 30 frames per second. The Sanyo Xacti Digital Movie C5 replaces the Sanyo Xacti C1. The Xacti C5 will cost 699 Euros and be available at the end of March 2005. Read More

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T7

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-T7 is a new, incredibly thin digital camera touted to make you the center of attention wherever you go. Features include a 2.5-inch 'hybrid' LCD screen (anti-reflection Clear Photo LCD, which enhances viewing quality by preventing reflected light from interfering with the displayed image), 5.1 effective Megapixel resolution, enhanced power management system for extended shooting time, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 3x Optical Zoom.

With optional Memory Stick PRO Duo media cards, the camera can also capture and play back high-resolution motion video on a removable, transferable card. The MPEG-VX fine mode helps to record MPEG video with 640x480 pixel resolution at 30 frames per second, up to the capacity of the memory card being used. And when connected to a PictBridge compatible printer, such as Sony's PictureStation DPP-FP50 digital photo printer, printing a specific image is a breeze.

It will be available in May for about $500. Read More

March 1, 2005

Olympus IR-300

Olympus's IR-300 is a new five million pixel camera. The IR-300 features a 2.0-inch LCD, comes supplied with a dock, a 3x optical (35mm equiv.: 38-114mm) and 4x digital zoom provide this model with a 12x total magnification, super Macro shooting from as close as 5cm and movie recording with sound (including a digital image stabilizer to prevent erratic video images)

Will be available in May priced ($349) (IR-300)