Cameras

Bad Samaritan Keeps Camera

This is the story about Judith and her unlost, but not yet found camera. She lost it on a trip to Hawaii, the camera had well over 500 photos on the memory card. Much to her delight she received a call from a park ranger informing her that somebody found her camera. A phone call…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 19

Pentax Announces Sporty Optio W10

Pentax just took the wraps off the 6-megapixel Optio W10, its newest waterproof compact digital camera. Keeping up with the joneses in its class, there’s a 3x zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder, along with Face Recognition automatic focus and exposure, which the company claims can detect faces within the frame and then optimize its…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 17

Kodak Adds Four Cameras to its EasyShare Line

Kodak introduced four new EasyShare digital cameras, all in the midrange of pricing and features and planned for release in the spring of this year. The EasyShare C533 is a 5-megapixel model with a 3x optical zoom and a 1.8 inch LCD. It’s the lowest-priced camera of this flurry of releases, selling for $199 and…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 17

The Latest Cameraphone Trend: Funerals

Reuters is reporting on the latest camera phone trend in Japan. It seems that funeral attendees are now photographing the deceased one last time before the burial or cremation. A Japanese funeral director described an event where a group of people circled around the corpse and began snapping photos from camera phones before the cremation…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 16

Low End Theory

Polaroid: Still Raging Against the Dying of the Light By Brendan I. Koerner Bidding adios to longtime attachments is always difficult, even when cutting the cord is obviously the smart, rational choice. Whether it be a girlfriend whose poor dental hygiene can be tolerated no longer, or a pet hamster who hasn’t moved in days…

Gadgets Brendan I. Koerner Feb 16

Duracell 15-Minute Charger

If you want a battery charged in a quarter hour, Duracell is launching a new charger as well as higher capacity 2650mAh AA and 1000mAh AAA rechargeable batteries. In just 15 minutes the charger can refuel up to 4 2400mAh batteries or standard NiMH batteries. Duracell is also claiming that these batteries will give you…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 16

Minox DC 6011: Spycam Size with 3x Zoom

Minox intros the DC 6011, a 6-megapixel camera that s slim and trim but fat on features. Even though it’s just .7 inches thick, 3.4 inches wide and 2 inches tall, it packs a 3x optical zoom and a 2.5 inch LED screen into its meager frame. It’s versatile, too, able to record video and…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 15

360 Camera Remains Stationary While Top Rotates

Cedric Tay of Yanko Design has dreamed up this 360 Camera, a cylindrical digital camera whose top section rotates to take a series of panoramic pictures while its bottom section remains stationary. Since the bottom part doesn’t need to move, it’s possible to secure the camera on a tripod and take an accurate series of…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 15

Fujifilm Adds Three Cameras to Finepix Line

Fujifilm announced three digital cameras, the 6-megapixel Finepix F650, the 6.3-megapixel Finepix A600 and the 6.3-megapixel Finepix F30. The F650, to be available in June for $349, is a pocket-sized camera with a 5x optical zoom Fujinon lens and a 3-inch LCD viewfinder. The entry-level Finepix A600 has a 3x optical zoom lens and a…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 14

Panasonic Announces Lumix DMC-TZ1 and DMC-FX01

Panasonic released two Lumix cameras that it says are the world’s smallest in their categories. The DMC-TZ1 (pictured at left) is what Panasonic calls the world’s smallest 10x optical zoom camera. Equipped with a Leica lens, it has optical image stabilization and high light sensitivity with its Venus Engine III LSI. The camera has a…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 14

Fujifilm Finepix V10 Now Shipping

Even though we thought it wouldn’t be available until March, whaddaya know—it’s shipping now, the Fujifilm Finepix V10. It’s a 5.1-megapixel camera that s just 3 1/4 wide by 2 1/2 inches tall, yet still manages to shoe-horn a 3-inch viewfinder onto the back. Just .9 inches thick, the little camera weighs 5 1/2 ounces.…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 13

Joby Gorillapod: Part Deux

After a good response from people about the Gorillapod, we have secured a deal with the manufacturers to offer a coupon code for the Gizmodo readers. We apologize to those who have already purchased one, but maybe this is an excuse to buy another? Enter special code GIZMODO at checkout for $3 off. https://gizmodo.com/joby-gorillapod-versatile-tripod-153575 Product…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 13

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W50 and DSC-W30

Sony has released two low-cost 6-megapixel cameras, each with a 3x Zeiss optical zoom lens. The DSC-W50 (pictured above) is differentiated from the DSC-W30 by its 2 1/2 inch viewfinder, where the DSC-30 has a 2-inch finder. Available in both silver and black, these two still cameras are uncommonly thin, at 2/3 of an inch…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 13

New Samsung Digicams: L60 and L85

Two Samsung digital cameras just came across the transom, the L60 and the L85. The L60 has a 6-megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom, and a super-macro function for close-ups. The L85 is an 8-megapixel camera with retro styling and 5x optical zoom. Both cameras are extremely portable and will be shown in at this year’s…

Gadgets Johnb Feb 10

World’s Fastest Digital Camera

A group of 20 scientists at the University of Wisconsin at Madison have spent the past five years developing this project. The 8-foot-tall camera can take images at less than two-billionths of a second. The project, called the Regional Calorimeter Trigger, is used to take pictures of colliding particles. This $6 million digicam will finally…

Physics & Chemistry Travis Hudson Feb 10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600 Reviewed (Verdict: Well, It’s Cheap)

Interesting review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600, Sony’s latest Chinese-made digital camera. Many manufacturers are moving some of their production facilities into China to save money and the results are a mixed bag. The reviewer liked the price—$199—but the quality was just not there. The bottom line? The Sony is aimed at casual photographers who…

Tech News Johnb Feb 9

Joby Gorillapod: Versatile Tripod

Joby’s Gorillapod is a tripod designed for smaller, lightweight cameras that allows placement in a variety of places that traditional tripods just can’t manage. The tripod allows you to utilize the environment around you with the three flexible legs that can wrap around a variety of objects. Each of the grippy joints on the legs…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 9

First Look: Fujifilm FinePix V10

The V10 is an upcoming ultra-compact 5.1-megapixel digital camera from Fujifilm. As the popularity of ultra-compact cameras grows Fujifilm is trying to stand out from the rest by providing features that will increase the image quality. On the V10 that means the addition of a Super CCD HR sensor. The Super CCD HR is better…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 8

Varioptic Liquid Camera Lens Ready for Production

Varioptic has finally made its Arctic 320 liquid lens—something we mentioned over two years ago—available for camera makers to use in their products. A zoom and auto-focus lens, the 320 has no moving parts, so it changes shape without any fragile mechanics. It uses electricity to change the focus of the lens by altering the…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 7

Pentax His and Hers Digital Cameras

You say you want romance? Valentine’s Day would be nothing without Pentax’s his and hers versions of its OptioWpi waterproof digital camera in red and blue. The camera is the same in all other features: 6.0 megapixel sensor, 2.0-inch LCD monitor, 3x optical lens and 9-point Autofocus. Just in cooler colors. For love. The waterproof…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 6

Bad Samaritan Keeps Camera

Pentax Announces Sporty Optio W10

Kodak Adds Four Cameras to its EasyShare Line

The Latest Cameraphone Trend: Funerals

Low End Theory

Duracell 15-Minute Charger

Minox DC 6011: Spycam Size with 3x Zoom

360 Camera Remains Stationary While Top Rotates

Fujifilm Adds Three Cameras to Finepix Line

Panasonic Announces Lumix DMC-TZ1 and DMC-FX01

Fujifilm Finepix V10 Now Shipping

Joby Gorillapod: Part Deux

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W50 and DSC-W30

New Samsung Digicams: L60 and L85

World’s Fastest Digital Camera

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600 Reviewed (Verdict: Well, It’s Cheap)

Joby Gorillapod: Versatile Tripod

First Look: Fujifilm FinePix V10

Varioptic Liquid Camera Lens Ready for Production

Pentax His and Hers Digital Cameras

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