iPhone Photography Collection By a Real Photographer

Chase Jarvis, a guy who's a good enough photographer that Nikon asked him to advance test the Nikon D90, just put out a photo-book called "The Best Camera Is The One That's With You". He only used an iPhone. More »

What Is It?

It's a plane! It's a bird! It's a burning UFO! Is it the herald of the apocalypse? Kind of, but not quite. What this is, is a nice photo taken by a very lucky photographer. More »

Lumopro Hot Shoe Lets Any Flash Do It with Any Camera

The LumoPro Hot Shoe Universal Translator is an adapter that lets you link any flash with any camera—except Sony's. And anything that makes artificially-incompatible things mix and match is a winner for us. More »

The USB Borescope Is an Essential Tool in Any Self-Surgery Kit

Borescopes are extremely handy devices. These flexible video tubes are perfect for exploring the tight confines of your PC motherboard or that pesky, always-stuffed left nasal passage*. More »

Is Your Digital Camera Literally Freezing?

I thought consumer digital cameras had enough temperature operational margin to handle most situations this side of being stationed in Antarctica. Apparently, I was wrong, because I keep hearing reports on problems at low temperatures. More »

Digital Window Gives Non-Distorted 180º Real Time Panoramas

The Digital Window camera stitches the video from five image sensors to give a non-distorted 180º real-time panorama. According to Tenebraex, the technology was designed to make armored vehicle's doors transparent for the soldiers inside.

First Teddie Bear Astronauts Conquer Space

Yesterday the Japanese announced the first space beer. Now the British are claiming the first teddy bear astronauts, who were photographed in space from a home-made vessel with two digital cameras, a flight computer, GPS, and radio.

Digital Photos Act as Unique Fingerprints in Finding Criminals with Digital Cameras

Forensic specialists can now pinpoint the exact make and model of a camera simply by analyzing the pixels in digital photos. This technique would be useful in the future for tracking down criminals, such as kidnappers who've leaked photos of their hostages to the media. Read on to find out how it works. More »

E-Matic's MP3 Player Also Takes Photos, Confusingly

In a move that's like product convergence from the other direction, Ematic's taken a normal low-end MP3 player and...um...bolted in a digital camera. It's got a 2-megapixel sensor, 2.4-inch color screen and can even record video. There's 4GB of internal memory, which you can share with MP3s, video files and your own recordings, and it's got a microSD slot for expansion. And if all that seems bizarrely much for a small gadget like that, you'll love it's price: $60. [ShinyShiny]

Motorola Zine ZN5 5-Megapixel Cameraphone Hits T-Mobile for $99

Motorola's ZN5 cameraphone's just hit T-mobile today, and we're impressed: the 5-megapixel cam phone is going for as little as $99. That's on a 2-year contract, but it's still pretty impressive given that the phone's quad-band, with Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio and a "proper" xenon flash unit built in. Is this another hint that Motorola may be able to claw its way out of the miry pit? Only time will tell. [BGR]

Casio's W63CA Exilim, World First 8.1-Megapixel Cameraphone Hits Japan

For some reason, the W63CA cellphone hit the FCC over on this side of the Pacific in August, but now it's officially hit the stores in Japan. It's got a couple of claimed world's firsts, apparently: the world's first 8.1 megapixel cameraphone, and the first with a 3.1-inch 480 × 800 pixels organic EL display. And it's really trying hard to earn the cameraphone name, since it's got a new Exilim image engine, 6-axis vibration compensation, a 28mm-equivalent lens and face recognition, and can also shoot 30fps VGA video. There's Bluetooth, microSD memory, and a Japanese-English translator in the phone part. But unless Casio chooses to replace the CDMA guts of this machine with a more US-friendly version, it's likely to remain in Japan. [Fareastgizmos]

Fisheye Camera Provides Fisheye Shots, Useless For Anything Else

Fisheye pictures can be cool sometimes. It looks like you're looking through a peephole in a door! How neat! But to design a camera that can only take fisheye shots? Well, that seems a bit too gimmicky for me. If I want to take fisheye pictures, I can attach a fisheye lens. Otherwise, I want normal pictures. Yes, it's shaped like a magnifying glass and that's adorable, but again, it doesn't look like it'd fit comfortably in my pocket with such an awkward shape. This is why it's a concept, and will probably always be a concept. [Yanko Design via Crave]

Canon PowerShot G10 14.7MP Flagship Camera Goes Wide-Angle

Canon's updated its high-end G series with the new PowerShot G10 model, one of the best lines out there for that murky area between point-and-shoot convenience and DSLR image quality. The new G10 comes with Canon's new DIGIC 4 image processor, a 28mm wide-angle image stabilized lens, 5x optical zoom, 14.7 megapixels and a 3 inch LCD screen. And don't worry, they kept RAW mode. It'll be available in October for $500, and if it's really as good as the G9 (or better!), it'll be worth every penny. More »

Canon PowerShots SD990 and SD880 Offer Image Stablization, Shininess

In case all you're looking for is a competent point-and-shoot, Canon's got you covered with its new additions to its Digital ELPH PowerShots. The $400 PowerShot SD990 IS features 14.7 megapixel resolution, 3.7x optical zoom, a quick shot mode for extra fast shutter speed, and three colors—including a commemorative red hue to celebrate the manufacture of its 100 millionth PowerShot camera. For $100 less, there's the PowerShot SD880, which boasts 10 megapixels of resolution, a 4x wide-angle optical zoom lens and comes in either gold and brown or black and silver. Both are scheduled for an October release. More »

LG's KC910 is the New Viewty, With 8-Megapixel Camera

Nearly two months ago we teased you with a mocking mock-up of LG's upcoming KC910 cellphone, but now over at Phone Arena there's a real image, and official specs. The KC910 is a successor to the Viewty and it's no image-slouch: there's an 8-megapixel cam in that shiny body with a xenon flash, Schneider-Kreuznach lens, and shooting up to ISO 1600. It also does VGA video at 30fps and can do high-speed 120fps filming, though this is at QVGA resolution. There's even GPS for geotagging your imagery and navigation. More »

Canon EOS 50D Leaks on Canon China Site

It looks like data on the upcoming Canon EOS 50D DSLR has been leaked onto the web, by Canon itself. Details appeared briefly on Canon's China site, although the link now is disabled, and gave an insight into what specs the beast will have. They're pretty decent: it's a 15.1-megapixel camera (with standard 1.6x CMOS sensor factor) with a 9-segment AF/AE sensor array, 95% view viewfinder and shoots at ISO 100 to 3200, with an "expansion" to 6400 and 12800. There's also face recognition auto focus, 6.3 frames-per-second high-speed shooting, and 14-bit image processing by the Digic 4 processor. Interestingly it'll have an HDMI output too. Obviously we'll have to wait for a proper release to know more—including data on prices and release dates. [Canon.cn via NeutralDay.com Thanks, Patrick!]

Olympus Adds to Mju Range of Digital Cams with Mju 1060

Olympus has just augmented the Mju range of point-and-shoot digital cams with the new 1060 model. It seems no slouch for a small pocket camera: It's a 10-megapixel shooter, with a 7x optical zoom and "Dual Image Stabilization" to reduce blur. Plus it's got an new intelligent mode that auto-detects the five most commonly used "scenes" and tweaks the exposure settings for you. More »

Fujifilm F60FD Point-And Shoot Has 12 Megapixels, Auto Scene Detection

FujiFilm has just added to its series of FinePix digital cameras with the F60FD, designed for easy point-and-shoot operation. It's got a 12-megapixel SuperCCD sensor, 3-inch display, mechanical image stabilization and 3x optical zoom. Plus its software lets it do advanced face detection of up to 10 faces for optimum focus and exposure settings, with auto red-eye removal. And there's a new feature dubbed Scene Recognition where the camera detects the kind of picture you're trying to take, then adjusts itself into macro, landscape or night-shot modes automatically: Handy for the beginner photographer. It's available September for around $300. [TFTS]

Aiptek's AHD 300 Camcorder Does Full 1080p HD, Costs $250

Aiptek's last HD camcorder we showed you did 720p recording for a budget $170. But time and technology waits for no man, so Aiptek's newest cam now records at 1080p. The AHD 300 actually manages 30 frames per second at this resolution, but if you're into slightly high-speed filming, it can even stretch to 60 fps if you drop the resolution to 720p. It can squeeze an hour of 1080p footage onto a 4GB SD card, accepts SDHC, shoots 8-megapixel stills and has 4x digital zoom and media player functions too. Not bad for just $250. [TFTS]

Sony Updates Cybershot Range with Skinny T700 and T77 Cameras

Sony just updated its T-series of Cybershot digital cameras with the DSC-T700 and DSC-T77 models. Both have a 10.1-megapixels CCD, with Carl Zeiss Barrio Tessa optics, including a 4x optical zoom, the "smile shutter" and Bionz image processing engine. The T77, an update on the earlier T70, is apparently the "worlds thinnest touchscreen point-and-shoot camera" at just 0.55-inches deep, has a 3-inch touchscreen, 15MB of internal memory and shoots up to ISO3200. Its bigger brother, the T700, has 4GB of built-in storage and a 3.5-inch touchscreen that has close to a million display pixels. Both will be available at the end of September, in a variety of colors: the T77 will cost you around $300, the T700 nearly $400. Press release below. More »

Olympics Themed Webcam is Not Really A Winner

"Citius, Altius, Fortius" runs the Olympic motto (that's faster, higher, stronger) and, oh dear, this Olympics themed-webcam can just about manage "cheaper, nastier, LEDier." It's in the shape of the five-ring emblem, with a 1.3-megapixel cam in the center ring. The other rings get a glowing LED each. It's $27, USB 1.1, not Mac-compatible and unlike the Lego Olympics models, it bodes ill for other nasty Olympic-themed gizmos yet to surface. [SiteDV via ChipChick]

Hasselblad H3DII-50 has 50-Megapixel Sensor, Double the Largest 35mm Sensor

The new H3DII-50 from Hasselblad packs in Kodak's 50-megapixel sensor. This measures 36mm x 48mm, and is thus double the size of the largest 35mm DSLR sensors, and even more than double the sensors used in low-mid range DSLRs. The sheer size of the sensor means it takes about 1.1 seconds per frame, but clearly you're sacrificing speed for professional ultra-high quality. It's got a 3-inch screen, integrated CCD cooler and can shoot up to ISO400. There's no word on pricing, so you'll have to wait until closer to its October launch to find out how much cash it'll cost you (rather a lot.) [Hasselblad]

DXG-567V Camcorder is HD-recording, YouTube-ing Flip Cam Rival

DXG's new 567v looks designed to join Flip cam lookalikes in the YouTube camcorder game. But this candybar form-factor camera packs in a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor and records at 1280 x 720 pixels HD resolution at 30 frames per second: meaning it's far beyond YouTube's video requirements. Recording to SDHC cards, it also comes with all the cabling to connect it to your TV and has ArcSoft TotalMedia editing software in the box. Available now for $179. Press release below. More »

Nikon D700 Announcement Slated for Next Monday

A retailer has confirmed the existence of the Nikon D700, even though Nikon hasn't announced it yet. The webpage for Digital Depot has posted "Nikon will be announcing the new Nikon D700 on Monday 30th June! Check back soon for details, images and specifications.” I wonder if they'll be waiting a little longer than some other retailers for their first box of D700s... [via photography bay]

iPod Nano With a 2MP Camera...Well, Sort Of

Leave it to Chinese manufacturer BTL International to improve ripoff the iPod Nano design by throwing in a 2-megapixel camera. Outside of that, the device, dubbed the M2406, supports AVI videos, and MP3, WMA, WMV and WAV audio files. It also features a 2.4-inch TFT screen, a built-in speaker and six EQ settings. Internal flash memory ranges from 128MB to 4GB, but you could always supplement that with a miniSD card. [Product Page via PMP Today via Gadgetizer]

Panasonic's Pixi Phone Dock Automatically Sends Your Pictures to Mixi

When we're sending naked pictures of ourselves to people we've never met, we want the process to go as quick as possible. Industrial Facility and luckybite — two UK Design firms — know that, and have teamed up with Madori Kuroda, Panasonic Japan's Chief mobile device designer, to create a prototype phone dock called the Panasonic Pixi. More »

Canon Releases PowerShot G9

Canon released a new camera today that will sit at the top of the G-series range. The PowerShot G9 is aimed at those who don't want the bulk of an SLR, but do need some of the advanced controls that they offer. More »

Kiddy Cam For Parents, Not Sickos

This Kiddy Cam from Magnet allows busy parents to monitor their kids without actually spending any time with the little bastards. The flip-down LCD screen can mount to any surface—a kitchen cupboard, for example—and receives transmissions from up to 30 meters (100 feet). More »

M&C 15-in-1 - It's a portable media player... that's portable!

It's nothing new that all-in-one devices typically don't handle any of their purported functions well. The M&C 15-in-1 portable media player is one such culprit, with functions like video and MP3 playback, MPEG-4 video recording, still digital camera, digital wallet, TV, and gameplay all jam-packed in one device, thus guaranteeing piss poor quality in favor of a smorgasbord of functions. More »