Category Archives: Future of Photo Equipment

Camera Concepts (part 1)

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2010

Today’s Nikon D4x concept post caused some interesting comments/ideas on [NR]. I  went online and collected few more photography/cameras related concepts and would like to hear what you think: “Snap and Look” concept consist of a digital camera and a bigger photo viewer docking station that allows image editing (source, designer: Johanna Schoemaker): “Every Stalker’s Dream” […]

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Future tech: Omni-Focus

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2010

“University of Toronto, a world-leading research university, announces a breakthrough development in video camera design. The Omni-focus Video Camera, based on an entirely new distance-mapping principle, delivers automatic real-time focus of both near and far field images, simultaneously, in high resolution. This unprecedented capability can be broadly applied in industry, including manufacturing, medicine, defense, security […]

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Carl Zeiss goes mobile

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2010

I keep reading about the latest cell phone cameras news – Apple of course dominates the headlines (see next iPhone to Record 1280×720 HD Video & a new iPod touch with built-in camera), but then I noticed that the new Nokia N8 mobile phone will have a Zeiss lens for its 12 MP camera which Nokia claim to […]

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News/Rumors/Links recap

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2010

“Flip Slide HD” camcorder coming soon. Samsung laptop webcams will shoot 1080p video – CMOS sensor can now record 1080p video at 30fps. Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fisheye lens for Olympus (4/3 bayonet mount) now available for sale on eBay. Samyang also announced some new lenses: Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED IF Aspherical MC […]

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New photography related technologies

By PR admin | Published: March 27, 2010

Some photography related technologies that made the news the past few weeks: Camera with 158 lenses enters the Guinness World Records (source): “It took the team a total of six months to finish this monster. The lenses are attached in four rows on the body of the device, which is 7.2cm high and 47cm in […]

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Latest sensor developments

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2010

InVisage Technologies created a sensor using quantum dots instead of silicon for phone cameras. According to the company, this would increase the sensor performance more than four times. Read more on this topic @ Wired and ImageSensorsWorld. Full press release after the break. Just a month ago Dalsa announced a 196MP sensor which will be […]

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Canon patents touchscreen DSLR solution

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2009

PhotographyBay found an interesting patent for a touchscreen DSLR filed by Canon. No, you will not change the menu with your nose while shooting – the iPhone works in a similar way: it has a sensor that turns off the touchscreen when you get it close to your face. Here is the suggested solution from Canon: […]

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Nova DSLR camera concept

By PR admin | Published: November 28, 2009

I am a big fan of camera concepts – in previous posts you can see a Leica S5 concept, Nikon 3M Coolpix concept, Nikon Coolpix 360 and another Coolpix concept. Keep in mind that those concept are created by designers and have nothing to do with real life camera manufacturers (but  they are still so cool). […]

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Epson’s new 0.52” QHD Liquid Crystal Panel for EVFs

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2009

Epson develops 0.52-inch QHD HTPS TFT Color Liquid Crystal Panel for Electronic Viewfinders. Measuring just 0.52 of an inch diagonally, the new panel offers QHD (960 x 540) resolution in red, green and blue for a total of 1.56 megapixels. The viewfinder is targeted for broadcast and industrial camcorders for professionals. This product could be […]

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Sony announces 3.0-inch LED backlit 921K LCD

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2009

The new display has the so called “Window-On” anti-reflection process technology which can display strong blacks and increases display visibility. Ultrahigh resolution of 271 ppi Wide viewing angle of 160° in the up/down and right/left directions Wide color gamut: sRGB 100% New LCD mode adopted Contrast: 800:1 The number of pixels displayed is 640H × […]

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