A new Kickstarter campaign is taking the lifelogging idea to all new heights. The concept, developed by Swedish company Memoto, will allow users to attach a tiny 5-megapixel camera on their persons (shirt collar, hip pocket, bag strap, etc.) and take pictures every thirty seconds. It’s basically one big attempt at creating your own personal time lapse. I hope your life is interesting....
Lytro’s buzzworthy light-field camera got a snazzy new update that adds some much-wanted new manual controls, colors and accessories. The controls — Shutter Speed, ISO Sensitivity, Neutral Density (ND) Filter, and Auto Exposure (AE) Lock — “give Lytro photographers the opportunity to take control of the exposure in a scene,” says Eric Cheng, Lytro’s director of photography. These...
Remember that amazing camera we showed you back during IFA in Berlin? It’s called the Galaxy Camera and AT&T just announced that it’s going to carry it “in the coming weeks.” The camera runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (the latest version), and sports a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, a 4.8-inch HD Super Clear LCD display, AllShare, Share Shot, Buddy Share and much more. The best part? It...
Sony’s new Cyber-Shot RX1 is the first full-frame point-and-shoot to market, and it sounds amazing: professional-grade Carl Zeiss optics, 35mm CMOS image sensor, full manual control and up to 25600 ISO in a body the size of a deck of cards. And it only weighs a pound. Engineering brilliance. Don’t let the RX1’s point-and-shoot association fool you into thinking this is just another cam...
Sony has been impressively bulking up its beautifully designed NEX lineup, and the company on Wednesday announced yet another addition that includes improved autofocus and Wi-Fi connectivity. Dubbed the Sony NEX-5R, following up to 2011’s NEX-5N, the new cam is introducing a “Fast Hybrid” autofocus that promises you’ll never miss a split-second of action ever again. Let’s get the...
Sony on Wednesday announced a bonafide GoPro alternative that may just turn the action cam scene on its head. First you need to know that this thing is just $200 a pop — $270 for the Wi-Fi version. The second thing you need to know is that it’s extremely light, weighing in at just three ounces with battery. Third: This thing, at least on paper, is oh-so satisfyingly powerful. I want....
According to a new rumor, Samsung is working on a point-and-shoot camera that will be based off of its Galaxy S III phone. If you’re a fan of the Galaxy S III and photography, then you may want to have a seat while we blow your mind. According to a report from GSMArena, Samsung is in the final stages of prepping a new camera that will be based around the Galaxy S III. The tipster that...
The iPhone 4S is blessed with the best still image and video quality in the smartphone world, but its wafer-thin, diminutive stature causes major problems for more serious photographers and videographers. It's so easy to capture beautiful 720p HD videos that look like they were shot from within the confines of a rock tumbler. Yes friends, smartphone camera jitter is one of the leading...
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is the worthy replacement of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, the full-frame DSLR that changed everything. The 5D Mark II was a phenomenal success when it was released back in 2008 and the camera is still one of the top contenders to this day. Much of this success could be attributed to the 5D Mark II's most excellent HD video quality, which made its way into...
Turns out, Canon's EOS M exists, and it sounds awesome. Unveiled on Monday, the Japanese company's first offering into the mirrorless market is a resounding statement to Sony's immensely popular NEX line, which recently released the NEX F3. Canon's new monster is compact, attractive and a big reason why we get excited about digital photography. It's late to the party, but boy was it...