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more about #cmos jinushaun: I don't care about the megapixels, I just want a better sensor (and flash). Upping the megapixel count without upping the sensor size actually means a... more » IN THE FACE!: OMG THAT IS FRIKKIN AWESOME!!! Oh, wait, sorry nevermind, I clicked the wrong story... more » D.LYTE: My iPhone 3G takes OK pictures as long as there is sufficient light, but it blows in low light conditions. Anything to improve on that would rock. more » Anthony Gallotello: drop another phone this summer ...go ahead I dare you..oh don't worry I have half a grand laying around each time you decide to add something that cou... more » joelydanger: I'd rather have a better sensor than a higher MP camera. The sensor is like a bowl. I don't want a larger bowl of shit, I want a bowl of lucky charms. more » betterdays: Oh no, they're falling into the megapixel race, the same that wrecked the compact cameras world since 2005. You can brag all you want, but the proof i... more » RT100: I like how this looks, more like a Hero. The old camera was classy, but 5mp results in some much nicer shots! more » dp: All this talk of cramming pixels into a smaller sensor is useless unless the lens technology can keep up. DSLR lenses are already reaching their limit... more » adamrice: Nice touch, showing that chip in front of a bit of core memory. more » LittleJon: It's a zero-sum game. They're shrinking the pixels by 100x, but then their algorithm derives a single super-pixel gray level from 100 pixels. They're... more » Benzido: If they're up to 100x smaller, that should mean you can maintain pixel density and take 100 binary samples per pixel. Using microfilters, I guess you ... more » PorkchopFlavoredCupcake: This was inevitable. But I'm not sure this would be adopted by any of the major camera makers. They've all got their own R&D sectors that come up with... more » dingus: I remember an old article by Steve Ciarcia where he took an off-the shelf DIP style DRAM (remember those?) that came in a lidded package and crammed i... more » MyPetFly: Just as an interesting aside, the same thing could happen with film cameras that have focal plane shutters. The shutter moves a slit across (and in so... more » thedarkhorse: It is the biggest issue by far of the HD video DSLR cameras. That then recording format/bitrate, then live HD output for monitoring. more » skyundersea: Sounds like one of those fancy diet plans to me. Reduce tummy jiggle in three easy clicks! more » Curves: Get an involuntary eye tick and end up wiping your hard drive clean. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Yes please. I will totally try this out. Of course, I forsee many more incidents like Tree-hitting Twitter guy, but pain is temporary and comments o... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: ah. but do not forget they need Zeiss lenses... more » frigg: All those tiny little rolls of curled film that replicate a shutter look fragile. How practical is that? The first time I hurl my phone against the wa... more » -
#rumor
Next-Generation iPhone May Have 5-Megapixel Camera, Sources Claim
Digitimes' patchy sources are claiming that OmniVision Technologies—the current manufacturers of the iPhone 3GS' 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor—has won a new contract with Apple to provide the Cupertino company with new sensors for the next-generation 2010 iPhone. More » -
#cameras
Flash Memory Sensors: 100x Smaller Than CCDs, Better at Low Light
CCD and CMOS sensors take great images, but that doesn't mean they're perfect. They're bulky and bad in low light. It turns out that flash memory can actually double as a light sensor, and could solve both these problems. More » -
#videocameras
RollingShutter Reminds Us That While Jello Wiggles, Videos Should Not
What's wrong with that video from last night? Things seems a bit skewed, distorted, and wiggly-jiggly. No, I'm not focused on that redhead in the tiny pink shirt, I'm talking about a fixable issue with CMOS-based video cameras. More » -
#displays
Eyeglass-Mounted Display Tracks Eye Movements To Manipulate Data
German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems have embedded a head-mounted microdisplay into a pair of glasses—allowing the user to access and manipulate data with simple eye movements. More » -
#cellphonecameras
Samsung Micro-Shutter Means Better Phone Cameras, Someday
Minuscule sensors and crappy fixed lenses are only partly responsible for cellphone cameras taking such terrible photos; that they tend not to have proper shutters is a huge factor. Samsung wants to fix this. More » -
#rumor
Canon Adopting dSLR Chips for a New Pro Camcorder?
There's a rumor afoot suggesting that Canon will be ditching CCD and adopting CMOS chips for a new pro-level camcorder. Digital cameras and camcorders never been so indistinguishable.
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#digitalcameras
What's the Difference Between CMOS and CCD? Giz Explained It
Almost a year ago, we explained image sensors. This week, with all the camera news, it seems fitting to mention that, along with our explainers on the upside of lenses and the downside of megapixels. -
#webcams
Samsung Webcam Sensor Handles 720p, Fits Inside Your Laptop Bezel
It's not the the advent of 720p webcamming that we're seeing here—it's just a change that means that it won't have to look like this, and will probably come built into mainstream notebooks. More » -
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#camcorders
Sanyo Kits Out the Xacti Range With New DMX-HD800 HD Camcorder
Sanyo's HD700 Xacti was the then smallest 720p camcorder in the world, and we liked it. Time's moved on and Sanyo has a new Xacti, the HD800, and it's apparently a great leap in video quality. The new cam has an 8-megapixel CMOS sensor, and shoots 720p video at 30fps in MPEG4 format. It's also got "three-dimensional noise reduction" for improved image sharpness, can track up to 12 faces in the scene for optimum image settings, a 5x optical zoom and can shoot down to a minimum of 3 lux. The SDHC-recording cam comes this time in whacky 70s-esque color schemes, and is available August 22nd in Japan at first, for around $460. Press release below. More » -
#spytech
RC-12 Mini Camera is Tiny, Works Underwater, Wireless to 30 Meters
The RC-12 Mini Camera is essentially a 1.2 GHz wireless camera with a 30 meter range, a 2.7 MP CMOS sensor and waterproof housing. It looks about as big as a LEGO brick and can shoot 45 minutes of video on a single charge. This camera isn't anything I have any practical use for, but it's the type of gadget I would find a non-practical use for (and no, I won't drop some lame girls' locker room reference here—wait...shit). I'd probably have this thing express shipped to my doorstep if it didn't cost $270. That hurts. [Killian Nakamura via Ubergizmo via Oh Gizmo!] -
#news
Samsung 8MP Cellphone Module is World's Slimmest
Good news for those who rely on their cellphones for their photo- taking needs; Samsung has just unveiled the world's slimmest 8MP CMOS, which measures a diminutive, 28mm × 15.3mm × 8.5mm. The semiconductor was designed specifically for cellphones, and it will push handsets beyond their current 5MP restraints. [Ed: 5MP as the limit in slimmer phones.] The new module, which is 10% more compact than current solutions, will have an ISO 1600 sensitivity, anti-shake capability, face detection technology, 1-cm macro and an automated shoot mode that is activated by silly, smiling faces. More »
