From Canon's Rebel line of DSLR, comes the new EOS Rebel T4i, a superb hybrid cam compared to other digital single-lens reflex camera because of its first ever added component of touch magic.

The EOS Rebel T4i DSLR Camera consists of a 3-inch vari-angle touch-screen LCD that folds out from the cam itself for that smooth and easy access even on extreme angles with just a swipe or pinch or simply "touch". A definitely new exciting feature for the yet aspiring photographers with a DSLR on hand.

Among the other features packed in this cam is an 18-megapixel CMOS sensor with a DIGIC 5 image processor that captures life itself with the new autofocus system for that speedy and yet silent shoot of photos and HD videos done continuously.



There are new upgraded modes as well such as the Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Multi-Shot Noise Reduction, Video Snapshot and Scene Intelligent Auto that will enhance image quality more along with new STM lenses.

For sure, this gizmo doesn't come cheap and will most likely scratch both your pockets. Think $5,000 -that's more or less to get all parts complete!

via [ techsmate.com ]

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A camera like this one is usually made to be mounted on telescopes to take space photographs of different heavenly bodies. But Zeke, a mechanical engineer says otherwise, that will definitely blow you away.

Armed with an amazing 112 megapixel camera from their 1110 series that you can see on the video, he proposes that they want to come up with a people friendly type camera that can be used by normal people or photographers using the same specs as that of their 1110 series. So instead of having it fly somewhere over space, one can shoot holding this kind of camera on their hands, like any other cam but extraordinary at that, capturing the same image.



This 1110 series has a sensor that measures 95 x 95 millimeters that can expose images for hours while it can also be cooled to a 100 degree celsius. However, these sensors are extremely expensive, and their company won't invest until they see a positive response from many.

And so, while arguing about this issue, let's just wait and see for this awesome development to be launched sometime in the future.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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A research group at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences in Japan, have created a very tiny camera, called the Ubi-Camera that will be attached to your index finger.

With this, you can now make a rectangular frame out of your thumbs and index fingers just like in the old days when you try to view or focus on something using your hands to make a box. In this case, the box or the frame you make acts as the viewfinder. From here, you only have to move your hands away from your face for a closer shot and do the opposite for a wide-angle photo. A pressure on your thumb will automatically press the shutter.



The Ubi-camera has an infrared range sensor and a fixed focal lenght lens that can cause some errors at this point though, when it doesn't detect a subject's face properly since it doesn't have a built in viewfinder. So for now, a pc is used to make a precised zoom while researchers are finding ways to improve on a face recognition system.

Ubi-camera is still currently on it's way to being developed fully, and so while waiting, you can still experiment on this new tech find.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a camera that can see around corners by making sense of scattered laser light.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge have succeeded in creating an ultra-fast camera that can see around corners.

This particular device, however, hasn’t been designed with the Flickr community in mind, enabling amateur photographers to take pictures over high walls. Instead, it may be utilized by the military, once work on it is complete. It could also be useful in inaccessible locations, such as an area that’s been contaminated, or be used to build up an image of a place that’s hard to enter because of various physical obstacles.

A video by science journal Nature (check it out at the end of the article) explains that the special camera works by constructing images from light waves that are bounced off surfaces, such as walls, close to the out-of-sight object.

First, a device fires a laser pulse, which hits a wall and scatters. Some of the scattered laser light (or photons) reaches the camera, though at different times.

The camera is able to record an image every two picoseconds (a picosecond is one trillionth of a second — if you can get your head around that) so the distance that the photons traveled can be measured with extreme precision.

An algorithm processes all of the collected data, using it to construct an image of the hidden object.



“It’s this [two-picosecond] time resolution that provides the key to revealing the hidden geometry,” the Nature report says.

Ramesh Raskar, head of the Camera Culture Research Group at the MIT Media Lab that conducted the study, said, “We are all familiar with sound echoes, but we can also exploit echoes of light.”

One particular challenge the scientists had a problem overcoming was understanding information from photons that had traveled the same distance and hit the camera lens at the same position, after having bounced off different parts of the obscured scene.

“The computer overcomes this complication by comparing images generated from different laser positions, allowing likely positions for the object to be estimated,” Nature’s report explained.

The process currently takes several minutes to produce an image though the scientists believe they will eventually be able to get this down to a mere 10 seconds.

via [ digitaltrends ]

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The Stedi-Shot DSLR Trigger has just been announced, and in case you were wondering just what this is, it is a new thumb controlled trigger that specially targets DSLR video cameras. Currently a project over at Kickstarter, the Stedi-Shot DSLR trigger system comprises of a bracket which the camera sits on, ensuring a cable release remains perfectly aligned with the start/stop button that is located on the back of the camera. The cable release is used to activate the start/stop button on the camera, ensuring that no shaky footage is caused by pushing the button. Right now, there are five different camera models which are supported by the Stedi-Shot – the Canon 5D MKII, the Canon 7D, the Canon T2i, the Canon 60D and also the Nikon D7000.



Three different types of handles will keep the trigger assembly in place, where they include the industry standard 15mm handle, a half inch handle that caters for the rigs that have the rod type system of support, as well as one that goes with Zacuto styled handles.

via [ ubergizmo ]

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It appears as though a new entry in Panasonic’s high-end Lumix camera line has been leaked on an unlikely outlet – Instagram. The site has become a popular destination for online photo sharing, but it isn’t exactly a beacon for breaking news. But as with any social platform, that possibility exists. So anyway, the leaked picture in question has a lot of signs pointing to it being fully legitimate.

For starters, the product in the picture looks very similar to what would be its brother, the GF3. In addition, the person who uploaded it is a Hong Kong celebrity who goes by the same Angelababy. And it just so happens that Angelababy is a brand ambassador for Panasonic. Color us intrigued, to say the least. There seems to be quite enough circumstantial evidence to suggest this is legit.



As mentioned, the previous entry in the Lumix series was the GF3. In case you’re wondering where the GF4 is, Chinese superstition leads many to steer clear of the number four because it sounds similar to the word for “death.” Obviously, Panasonic hasn’t released anything official about the GF5, but based on this picture, it looks like a final product is pretty much a fait de compli.

via [ slashgear ]

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