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Nikon unleashes bevy of digital cameras – Gadget Zone

Gadget — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:46:50 +0000

: Nikon unleashes bevy of digital cameras

Nikon is a trusted name when it comes to digital cameras, and it is nice to know that the company doesn’t aim to rest on its laurels anytime soon with a new Coolpix line being unleashed upon us consumers, featuring the S70, S1000pj, S640 and S570. First of all, the S70 will continue from where previous touchscreen models left off, featuring Nikon’s most recent update to its internal technology with a 3.5? Clear Color Display and a new generation of touchscreen controls that make photo shooting and playback a snap. Apart from that, it comes in a stylish dual-texture design with the ability to capture video in high definition at 720p resolution, although you won’t be able to get full HD with this. Other features include a 12.1-megapixels sensor, a 5x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR lens, ISO 6400, 5-way VR Image Stabilization System, Subject Tracking, Scene Auto Selector Mode and Nikon’s Smart Portrait System.

Up next would be something that many people have raved about – the S1000pj which is capable of turning your photo-sharing experience into a multimedia one with the touch of a button, as it will automatically project images and videos up to 40? in size. With the camera’s special slideshow function, you can now playback pictures with background music to boot alongside pretty unique transitions, making gullible people think you’re an overnight PowerPoint sensation. Features of the S1000pj include a 12.1-megapixels sensor, a 5x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR lens, ISO from 64 to 6400, 5-way VR Image Stabilization System, Subject Tracking, Scene Auto Selector Mode and Nikon’s Smart Portrait System. Read more about it in detail here.

As for the Coolpix S640, this sleek and fast camera comes with enhanced speed capabilities for you to shoot images within the fastest start up time possible for a consumer level digital camera, clocking in at 0.7 seconds from the moment it is turned on alongside a short shutter release time lag. Other features packed into its slim, stylish all metal body include a 12.1-megapixels sensor, a 5x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR lens, a 2.7? Clear Color LCD display, ISO from 64 to 6400, 4-way VR Image Stabilization System, Subject Tracking, Scene Auto Selector Mode and Nikon’s Smart Portrait System.

Last but not least would be the Coolpix S570 that is but an entry level digital camera, offering a decent shooting experience without breaking the bank. It will be powered by a 12-megapixels sensor, a 5x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens, ISO 3200 at full resolution, a bright 2.7? LCD display, 4-way VR Image Stabilization System, Scene Auto Selector Mode, Nikon’s Smart Portrait System and movie mode.

You can pick up the S70, S1000pj, S640 and S570 for $399.95, $429.95, $249.95 and $199.95, respectively, when they arrive at store shelves later this September.

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Kodak unveils Easyshare S730 digital photo frame – Gadget Zone

Gadget — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:50:57 +0000

Kodak Easyshare S730 digital photo frame

Eastman Kodak Company is an established name when it comes to all things photography, and they have certainly managed to keep up with the times where digital photography is concerned. Not only does Kodak offer digital cameras for budding shutterbugs, they are also in the digital photo frame business. Granted, it is pretty hard to differentiate one digital photo frame from the other these days in terms of features, but Kodak still tries to bring something different to the market with the new Kodak Easyshare S730 Digital Photo Frame that comes with its own built-in rechargeable battery, allowing anyone in your home to simply unplug it and bring tote it around the house, sharing favorite moments with friends and family alike without having to be tethered to a power outlet in the wall at all times. Another interesting aspect of the S730 would be the new Picture Finder feature that enables users to easily and quickly bring to life images and videos from special moments in time.

Features available in the Kodak Easyshare S720 digital photo frame include :-

Rechargeable battery featuring a one-hour capacity that makes it simple to pass the frame around to share memories
Capacity to store up to 8000 pictures with 1GB internal memory
Stunning picture quality featuring patented Kodak Color Science technology that delivers crisp detail and vibrant colors
Mercury-free LCD panel
Updated Quick Touch Border, with touch-sensitive controls that enable easy access to controls on the front of the frame, and featuring a motion sensor that illuminates controls as your hand approaches the frame
Dynamic collage mode that displays several pictures at the same time
Mode button on top of frame enables easy toggling between viewing modes, including collage, single picture, clock and calendar views
Plug-and-play operation–just insert a memory card or USB flash drive with digital pictures and a slideshow automatically begins
KODAK EASYSHARE Digital Display Software that allows users to synchronize with the pictures on their computer and create slideshows
Play videos and add music to slideshows

Interested? The Kodak Easyshare S720 digital photo frame will be going for 149 Euros from this month onwards, while folks living in the US and Canada will have to wait till September, although the price is less in that part of the world at $139.

Panasonic Adds HiDef Audio to Video in the GH1 – Gadget Zone

Gadget — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:46:42 +0000

Panasonic Adds HiDef Audio

Canon made headlines with the 5D Mk. II’s ability to shoot high definition video in 1080p. This was a major development as it allowed photographers the ability to get a big movie look to the videos shot. This was because it brought lenses, shutter and aperture settings and depth of field to video. And it looked like a million. Panasonic sees the handwriting on the wall that convergence is the watchword in photography. But they’ve upped the ante to the next level with the Lumix GH1, which can not only shoot 1080p video, but it also adds Dolby digital audio to the mix, meaning photographers have a serious movie studio in their camera.

But unlike the 5d Mk II, which shoots at 21mega pixels, and costs $3,000 to boot, the Lumix GH1 incorporates a standard, and economical 12.1 mp. It shoots video in AVCHD at a cinematic 24 frames per second, or at what panasonic calls “smooth HD” at 60 frames per second with auto focus. Changing to video is also one button easy as pressing the Motion Picture button instantly moves to video recording. Creative Movie mode allows for manual settings, or iA mode which gives users the point and shoot capability they are used to. And iA mode also provides facial recognition to keep subjects in proper focus and in the right light.

And what’ s great is that the camera has not one, but TWO CPUs which enables the HD Video and Dolby Audio to process far faster on the fly. It also means recording in AVCHD for as long as the camera has storage capability.

Cost is about $1500, half the cost Canon’s 5D Mk II.

Samsung Bendable OLED prototype – Gadget Zone

Gadget — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:44:51 +0000

Samsung Bendable OLED

We are all looking forward to the days when our computer screens will be as thin as a piece of paper, and it would appear that Samsung’s new ultra-thin flexible AMOLED screen is about ready to herald in that era.

Sure, this 6.5 inch flexible OLED that you see here is just a prototype, but you can at least see how flexible it is. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if you could spindle it. That is, roll it up like a kid who plays “telescope” with an ordinary piece of paper.

I can think of one application for this technology that I saw in a movie. In Red Mars, Val Kilmer has a mobile computer that must have a very flexible AMOLED screen. This screen took up a minimal amount of space, as he was able to retract it into its tiny case like a window blind.

I realize that many of you might not remember that 2000 movie, which was set in the year 2050. As I recall, the AMOLED was able to recognize Martian landmarks just by holding the screen up to them. I’m not certain if Samsung is working on that, but they will probably have it perfected by the mid-century. That isn’t a quote from the company, but it is a personal prediction.

In the meantime, let us all sit back and dream of classrooms of the future, where the teacher hands out a test on very flexible AMOLED paper. I would imagine that after the students were finished, he or she could stack them in a pile, put them in a machine, and they would have their grades in seconds.

Think of other uses for AMOLED displays while you are at it, and put them in the comments section.

Polaroid Pogo bounces in June – Gadget Zone

Gadget — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:33:41 +0000

Polaroid Pogo bounces

Looks like Polaroid has announced a ship date for the Polaroid Pogo. Or should I say month? According to Like Cool, Polaroid will ship the Pogo Instant Digital Camera next month. If you recall, the Pogo was the merging of a digital camera with the Zink portable printer. The Zink, which stood for “zero ink” prints a smidge-proof, water-resistant, fade resistant print with a no ink, heat activated process. Polaroid has been waiting for this development (pardon the pun) so they could finally get back to what their core business was … instant print pictures.

When instant print film died a lingering death (which Polaroid finally put out of it’s misery by simply stopping production), they wandered the wilderness of digital cameras with lackluster designs which could be consider “also rans.” Copies of what everyone else was doing. But it’s identity was always about instant print images and now, it can finally get back to that with the Pogo. But could it have killed them to make the print the classic Polaroid look with a chin on the bottom?

The Pogo will provide a 5 megapixel image, but sadly, no zoom lens. It will include a 3” color LCD screen and expanded SD memory. It will print a 2×3” digital print in about a minute. Cost of the Pogo will run about $200, with 30 sheets the Zink paper to cost $12.99.

Welcome back to the party, Polaroid!

New Olympus DSLR Ads Put Animals On Ice – Gadget Zone

Gadget — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:56:17 +0000

New Olympus DSLR

These ads for the Olympus E620 DSLR show animals frozen in blocks of ice. This might be to highlight the camera’s image stabilization, or it might be targeted at the coveted animal abuser demographic.

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