Cameras & Camcorders Category - Page 12
Pentax Optio S1 is a Super Thin, Ultra-Compact Camera [Pentax Announces $200 Optio S1 Midrange Compact Digital Camera; Isn't the Optio S1 Cute?]
In our opinion, digital SLR cameras with monster lenses are best for capturing quality photos. But you can’t exactly stuff a DSLR into your pocket! Fortunately, Pentax has just the solution: the Optio S1. This camera is light on the pocket, figuratively and literally.
Nikon D4 to Support Thunderbolt? [Upcoming Nikon D4 Digital SLR to Feature Intel's Light Peak Technology for Fast Transfers; But Do Cameras Need Light Peak at All?]
Intel’s Light Peak technology will enter the market soon, with Apple’s latest Macbook Pros featuring its Thunderbolt interface, among others. While not many devices or peripherals currently support the technology, Nikon might be among the first, with Thunderbolt support in its upcoming D4 digital SLR.
Microsoft Shows Off New LifeCam HD-3000 [New Model In the LifeCam Lineup From Microsoft Offers Great Resolution and Plays Well With Social Networks]
Ah, the webcam. The tool from which video chats and liveblogs have emerged doesn’t get a lot of play these days, but with the introduction of a new one from the folks out at Microsoft–the LifeCam HD-3000–perhaps it should.
Photojojo iPhone Telephoto Lens [Telephoto Lens for iPhone 3GS & 4 Lets You Zoom in On the Action]
The iPhone has a great camera for a smartphone, but one thing lacking is an optical zoom. With the Photojojo telephoto iPhone lens, you can fulfill your paparazzi dreams without the bulky, expensive cameras.
NYU Professor With Camera Implant Has It Removed [Wafaa Bilal, the New York University Professor Who Set Out To Have a Camera In His Head For A Year, Pulls Out After Three Months]
Well, that’s it for Wafaa Bilal–the New York University professor who had planned to have a camera implanted in the back of his head so he could live-broadcast his life in reverse for an entire year, has had the apparatus removed because it apparently hurt like crazy.
Fujifilm X100 Priced at $1,199.95 [Fujifilm Launches X100 Compact Digital Camera Aimed at Pros & Serious Enthusiasts]
Fujifilm earlier announced the X100 digital camera at Photokina in Germany. The camera is said to have been designed with inputs from the pros in mind, and with a retro design. Priced at $1,200, and with a rich feature set, this puts the X100 in leagues with prosumer cameras.
Sony Shows Off The A77, Set To Launch Later This Year [Sony A77 Represents Step Up From A700, Offers Transparent Casing]
Sony’s got a pretty impressive piece of hardware set to start hitting shelves in the next several months, and it’s not only what you can’t see about the A77 that makes it impressive, it’s what you can see–as in, most everything.
Nikon’s Entire New Coolpix Lineup Gets Leaked [Fully Eight New Coolpix Cameras From Nikon Get Leaked Inadvertently]
A whole host of Nikon Coolpix cameras got inadvertently leaked just a short time ago, and the information is already starting to spread. And of course, we got our hands on a set of specs, so if you’re looking for a new camera, you might want to keep your eyes [...]
Samsung PL20, ES80 Emerge With Prices [Two New Point And Shoots Emerge From Samsung, Offer Great Photography For Budget-Minded Folks]
A pair of new cameras have emerged from the crew out at Samsung, and they’ve got some pretty nice features on a pretty tight budget. We’re talking here about the Samsung PL20 and the Samsung ES80.
VGo Robot Serves As Schoolyard Surrogate For Ailing Texas Boy [Lyndon Baty of Knox City Attends High School Classes With A VGo Telepresence Robot]
High school isn’t easy for most anyone. The constant pressure to fit in, the various cliques, the unsettling interplay of high school politics…and that’s before you even hit a class. But for Lyndon Baty, currently down with a weakened immune system stemming from Polycystic Kidney Disease, high school could have [...]

