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Fujifilm has been making some really handsome, retro-styled shooters lately, and the latest is the XF1. It’s a compact camera that’s 4.2 inches wide, 2.4 inches across and a scant 1.2 inches deep, and comes covered in either black, red or tan faux leather. There’s a 2/3 inch 12-megapixel sensor inside with a retractable, manual zoom, 25-100mm f/1.8 – f/4.9 lens that’s optically stabilized. You turn the thing on by twisting and pulling out the lens (like its elder brother, the X10), and you can shoot 1080p 30fps video using the 3-inch 460,000 dot LCD on the back. The XF1’s ISO range is 100 – 12,800 and it’s got a pop-up flash for shooting in poorly lit locales. Additionally, the camera has a jog dial with a full manual setting, six buttons dedicated to primary functions and a separate, programmable key to tailor the UX to your liking. The XF1 goes on sale for $500 next month, though should you be unable to wait that long, head on over to Cologne, Germany and you can see one in person at Photokina later this week.

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A rather interesting video has come out this week with New York Fashion Week playing host to Google Glass technology, the ultimate product being an all-Glass shot video on the runway with designer Diane von Furstenberg. What this film “DVF Through Glass” shows us is a very real vision – one we’ve seen a few times before, in different formats – of what it feels like to be the subject of the film rather than watching it. Watch as you become the model walking through the dressing room and you’ll see and experience Google Glass in what we thus far are understanding the project to be all about – ramming the whole world into the head of one single subject.

When you watch a reality television show like Dance Moms or Honey Boo Boo, you and thousands of other viewers watch the subjects live their lives – and perform for the camera no matter how much the show suggests that it’s all taking place exactly as it would without our eyes present. With Google’s Glass, we’ll be able to take the place of the people in the show – and better yet, we’ll only be seeing the world through the tiny Glass camera, not a film crew. In this way we’ll be seeing a whole new environment.

The people in the show will react differently than they would with a full film crew present, and if and when they understand that Glass is what’s filming them, they’ll usher in another set of filmed reactions that wont have been seen by any larger camera in the past. This will be an experiment not so much in taking the place of the subject of the show, but in seeing how the subjects of the show act when they’re filmed by a fellow subject rather than by a standard film crew.

Have a peek at the DVF video here first and check the reactions at this week’s Fashion Week – it gets indy real quick!

Then have a peek at a couple other demonstrations from Google, first with the mother and child duo “Madame & Bebe Gayno” – cuteness!

Then have a peek at the amazingly fantastic skydive session from Google I/O 2012.

Why Google Glass is destined for Hyper-Reality TV is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.

Is there anyone out there (thats old enough) that didn’t own a Polaroid camera? I remember when one of those little fold up leatherette SX-70 cameras was about as high tech as you could get. Listening to the little motor grind as the picture fed out of the hopper, warming the picture against your chest or waving it in mid-air in the hopes of hastening the developing process. The camera is a dinosaur, and its demise marked the end of an era.

Or did it? Who knew there was a whole bunch of us out there that still loved the instant photo? Well, The Impossible Instant Lab will make you smile, while it bridges the gap between digital and concrete, by taking the photos stored away on your iPhone and turning them into actual Polaroid-esque prints, to have, and to hold, or simply to give away.

The folks over at Impossible (located in Germany) were so passionate about the old Polaroids they actually bought the factory (to ensure film stockpiles) and set out to develop a device that would get your stored photos out of digital storage, and into the real world with all the style and wonder of those beloved foldable cameras.

The Impossible Instant Lab is another really cool Kickstarter project that raised a lot more than its original 250 thousand dollar goal, all with time to spare. So if you’re itching for a picture you can watch develop before your eyes complete with the iconic white border then  keep your eye out for The Impossible Instant Lab , available for pre-order at a discounted price of around 229 bucks. Shipping is expected in February of 2013. Please visit kickstarter.com for video and more information. Say cheese!

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It’s time again to see what Google’s Project Glass creators are up to, this time with them showing off their abilities at Fashion Week with a 3.5 minute video shot entirely with the device. This device is indeed called “Glass” as it has been for some weeks, appearing recently also at Google I/O 2012 in an amazingly daring live skydive video feed – such a fabulous experience it was! This week they’ve teamed up with the folks at the DVF Spring 2013 show at New York Fashion Week – see what they saw now!

This footage you’re about to see was, again, filmed entirely with the current iteration of Google Glass. That is to say that it’s not exactly what you’ll be getting when the Google Glass glasses come to the market, but judging by what we’re seeing here, impressive things are certainly ahead!

Google included the following “official” text to go along with this project that you’ll want to read as well. Note how Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) has gratefully brought Google aboard for the journey that not many average citizens are allowed to see!

“Celebrated fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg tried on Glass for the first time a few months ago at a conference that she attended with Sergey Brin. She immediately loved it and they agreed to bring Glass to New York Fashion Week. Diane is a champion for innovation and effortless design, so it’s unsurprising that Glass fit seamlessly into her production. In the week leading up to her Spring 2013 show in New York, and during the show itself, everyone from stylists and models to Diane herself used Glass to capture never-before-seen footage of the creative process. This is the first time any video has been shot entirely through Glass and we’re so excited to be able to share it with you.”

This project, you should note, has been confirmed by both DVF and Google to have been an “organic decision” rather than a sponsorship – they’ve made double-clear, in fact, that it’s not a sponsorship in any way. They’ve also noted that, somehow or another, the colors of the test Glass units matched the DVF collection perfectly even though they did not plan for it – and they didn’t change the colors based on the line, either!

Let us know if you’re into all this fashion stuff while we’re at it – last time we got anywhere near this kind of couture was when HP had us speaking with Project Runway’s Anya Ayong Chee – winner of Season 9, OMG!

Google shows first 100% Glass-shot video demo is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.

I have a memory thats burned into my head, it’s a picture of my daughter when she was around 4, and she had just caught her very first fish. I remember it not so much because of the fish, but because that particular picture was accidentally erased from the memory card. I was horrified that I made the mistake, but I guess quite a few of us know the feeling.

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Your pictures are just one of those things you can never replace and most services that offer photo recovery are incredibly expensive, but the new Phoenix Photo Recovery 5 can recover from almost any camera, including Canon, Casio, Fuji, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and more and it can recover HD Video and RAW Images from SLR Cameras as well.

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