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Lytro. Nikon. Canon. What you need to know about micro four thirds: The cool kids of the camera world. EyeSee360's GoPano micro creates 360° panoramic iPhone 4 videos. Imagine shooting a video at a wedding with your iPhone 4.
Later, as you're watching the video, you swipe across the screen and you can see everything that was going on -- the bride and groom repeating their vows, the faces of the people watching the ceremony, even the mom who took her noisy young child to the back of the room as to not interrupt the festivities. That's the idea behind a funded Kickstarter project from EyeSee360. The company has developed an iPhone 4 case and detachable lens combo called the GoPano micro that makes 360° panoramic videos, and will also have apps available for viewing the video. The project already has over 1,100 backers, and will be funded on May 14, 2011, but if you want to be one of the first people to get a GoPano micro, you can still back the project.
The project sponsor, Michael Rondinelli, and his crew have created some compelling videos showing just how incredible the 360° videos are. [via TiPB] Pentax O-GPS1 Lets You Spot Locations of Pictures Clicked; Get Yours This Month. When it comes to clicking away to glory while on travel, you would always want to arm yourself with one of those best digicams available out there. Finding a device that would give you the best is no longer tough.
But then you have always though your travel plans get you some added advantage if you could have a GPS-enabled digicam, right? Your prayers have been answered, with Pentax getting on to the GPS bandwagon. Pentax has integrated GPS technology into their cameras for the traveler in you. The aim is to let you spot the locations where you had clicked the most amazing pictures while on the go. The new Pentax O-GPS1 venture is what we are talking about. The O-GPS1 unit can be used with Pentax’s various digital SLR cameras and you will be able to record latitude, longitude, altitude, coordinated universal time (UTC) and whatever aspect you want of the location where you snap the scenes. And, that’s not all. Fancy “iOne” camera chips will enable Android photo-sharing devices.
You probably haven’t heard of Ambarella.
But the quality of your hybrid digital camera and video camcorder is far better than it used to be because of the company’s chips. Today, the company is announcing a new generation of iOne camera chips that will become the brains of next year’s batch of cool cameras and video recorders. And thanks to the triple-core processors that Ambarella is cooking up for Android devices, those new gadgets will have the ability to wirelessly transfer videos and photos to photo-sharing sites on the internet. And by making imagery easier to share, Ambarella could make those photos and videos far more useful to people. The iOne is a system-on-a-chip (SoC), or a master chip that integrates all sorts of functions. Ambarella has been making camera chips for five generations, using the expertise of co-founder Les Kohn and Didier LeGall, both of whom where instrumental chip architects at video processing pioneer C-Cube Microsystems.
Phase One pushes ahead with 80-megapixel sensor. Phase One, the Danish maker of high-end digital camera gear, announced a new top-end product: an image sensor with a whopping 80 megapixels.
The IQ180 is a digital back, which consists of an image sensor, viewing screen, and associated electronics housed in a removable module that fits on the back of a medium-format camera body such those from Phase One-controlled Mamiya . The medium-format market, which consists largely of photographers shooting expensive subjects such as fashion models and jewelry, is a demanding one willing to pay a premium for the very detailed images made possible with medium-format gear. Phase One's digital camera backs cost tens of thousands of dollars.
The medium format market was slower to move from film to digital than the compact or SLR markets, but when it did, the change proved disruptive. Phase One came to power with the digital transition.
Sony 16MP 1080p sensor for phones. How can big data and smart analytics tools ignite growth for your company? Find out at DataBeat, May 19-20 in San Francisco, from top data scientists, analysts, investors, and entrepreneurs. Register now and save $200! Just when you thought cellphone cameras couldn’t squeeze in any more megapixels, Sony announces a new cellphone camera sensor that supports 16MP photos and 1080p high-definition video.
Sony will begin offering the sensor to manufacturers in January, which means we’ll probably see some cellphones taking advantage of it next year. Most likely, it will show up in Sony Ericsson cellphones first. With this announcement, Sony is now the megapixel king for cellphone cameras. It’s long been argued that megapixels don’t matter as much as other technical aspects of a camera like lens quality. It’s also worth questioning the usefulness of 1080p video on a cellphone. Via Gizmodo Getting content noticed is a challenge for everyone making apps.