Jan 24
Following Hasselblad’s announcement yesterday, Phase One has launched its own 50-megapixel CMOS medium-format digital camera. Both claim the title of world’s first, but Phase One beat Hasselblad to the punch, … Continue reading
Sep 26
Toshiba’s new dual camera module brings ‘deep focus’ imaging to smartphones
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Remember when dual camera modules on smartphones were all the rage? Toshiba is bringing them back — only this time with technology that you’re much more likely to use. Its new module uses two 5-megapixel cameras to record depth and images at the same time, producing a “deep focus” picture where everything is sharp. The technique offers a Lytro-like ability to refocus, even after you’ve taken the shot; it also provides gesture control and very fast digital autofocusing. You’ll have to wait a while before you’re snapping deep focus vacation photos, though. Toshiba doesn’t expect to mass produce the sensors until April, and finished products will likely come later.
Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile
Via: Fareastgizmos
Source: Toshiba
Sep 13
Canon uses high-sensitivity 35mm full-frame sensor to record HD fireflies in the dark
Posted in: Today's ChiliRecording video in the dark often requires a supplementary IR light to be possible, with such small pin-pricks of light as fireflies being invisible in the dark to most camera sensors. Canon has successfully recorded the tiny glowing insects, however, using a full-frame 35mm high-sensitivity CMOS sensor that it had announced back in March of […]
Sep 13
Canon impressed us back in March when it unveiled its 35mm full frame CMOS sensor, which is capable of recording footage in extremely low-light situations. This time around, the company set its sights on the Yaeyama-hime fireflies on Ishigaki Island off the coast of Japan. Shortly after sundown, the Canon team managed to capture a forest full of lightning bugs in full HD in near-dark settings. To watch the video in all its bioluminescent glory, mosey on past the break.
Via: Gizmodo
Source: Canon
Aug 01
Motorola has been hyping up the 10.5-megapixel Clear Pixel camera inside the Moto X, but it’s been shy on the sensor’s technical details and origins. We now have both: it’s the OmniVision OV10820, a 1/2.6-inch sensor with a video-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio and large 1.4-micron pixels. Its strong low-light performance comes through a two-chip approach. The sensor captures RAW images using a sensitive RGBC (red / green / blue / clear) color filter, and a companion chip automatically converts the resulting shots into the Bayer format that most imaging processors expect. The result is a high-performance camera that slots inside the Moto X without requiring any special effort. Whether or not we see the OV10820 used outside of Motorola is another matter. OmniVision can’t comment on the sensor’s exclusivity, but it does note that RGBC is an “extremely viable option” for the future.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile, Google
Source: OmniVision
Jun 20
Enter the Samsung Galaxy NX: a full-sized mirrorless interchangeable lens camera running Android. This is Samsung’s biggest effort in bringing Android – their flavor of Android, that is – to the full-on high-powered camera environment. This device works with a “DSLR-class” 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS image sensor aside a quad-core 1.6GHz Pega-Q processor behind a system
Jun 14
Fujifilm and Panasonic’s organic CMOS image sensor boosts dynamic range and sensitivity
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We’ve all been enjoying the benefits of AMOLED displays for several years now — high contrast ratios, wide viewing angles and vivid colors — so it was only a matter of time until organic films ended up in image sensors. Fujifilm and Panasonic have been working on organic CMOS image sensors and just showed the results of their collaboration at the 2013 Symposium on VLSI Technology in Kyoto. By replacing the traditional silicon photodiode with an organic photoelectric conversion layer, researchers have created image sensors with a dynamic range of 88dB (the industry’s highest), a 1.2-fold increase in sensitivity (compared to traditional designs) and a 60-degree range of incident light (vs. 30-40 degrees, typically). What does this mean in practice? Less clipping in bright scenes, better low-light performance and richer colors and textures. The companies plan to promote these new organic CMOS image sensors for use in a wide range of imaging applications, including next generation cameras and phones. We can’t wait!
Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile
Source: Fujifilm
Apr 01
Willcom – PANTONE – Simple mobile phone that links to your smart phone – PANTONE WX03SH
Posted in: Today's ChiliJapanese mobile telecommunications provider, Willcom, has just revealed that it’s going to release a new SHARP mobile phone created in collaboration with PANTONE on April 25. It has a slim body (44 × 126 × 12.2mm) and is available in 6 vivid colors.
With its smartphone linking function, you can use “PANTONE WX03SH” as your smart phone’s cordless handset by connecting them wirelessly with Bluetooth. You can operate the smartphone’s incoming and outgoing calls and …
Mar 25
Thanko – Car security camera – automatically activated by shocks to your car
Posted in: Today's ChiliHave you ever experienced that you found a new dent or scratch on your car when you came back to your parking spot? Thanko’s new security camera automatically starts recording a movie for a few minutes after detecting an impact to your car.
It’s ready to start recording after you attach the camera to the front window and connect the power cable to the cigarette lighter socket. Three minutes after the engine is stopped, it automatically enters monitoring mode and only when it …
Mar 05
Nikon – COOLPIX P330 – Compact and high-performance – Lens with maximum aperture of f/2.8 and 1/1.7 CMOS sensor
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Nikon COOLPIX P330 is a compact digital camera but with specs and shooting ability to be usable by more serious users who typically use much more serious equipment.
Newly-added NIKKOR lens with maximum aperture of f/2.8 and 1/1.7 CMOS Sensor, and 5X optical zoom all contribute to the overall quality of the pictures. Pictures can be taken of objects up to 3 cm away from the lens for macro photography as well. Effective pixels are 12.2MP, and 1080p Full HD video with stereo sound.
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