Ruggedly crafted yet lightweight, the dark silver body of the 8.0 megapixel PowerShot A590 IS camera fits firmly and comfortably into a user’s hand. Featuring an impressive 4x (35mm-140mm equivalent) zoom lens, the PowerShot A590 IS model offers a richer feature set than other entry-level PowerShot cameras. [Read more…]
Stanford Researchers Developing 3D Camera With 12,616 Lenses
The camera you own has one main lens and produces a flat, two-dimensional photograph, whether you hold it in your hand or view it on your computer screen. On the other hand, a camera with two lenses (or two cameras placed apart from each other) can take more interesting 3-D photos.
But what if your digital camera saw the world through thousands of tiny lenses, each a miniature camera unto itself” You’d get a 2-D photo, but you’d also get something potentially more valuable: an electronic “depth map” containing the distance from the camera to every object in the picture, a kind of super 3-D.
Stanford electronics researchers, lead by electrical engineering Professor Abbas El Gamal, are developing such a camera, built around their “multi-aperture image sensor.” They’ve shrunk the pixels on the sensor to 0.7 microns, several times smaller than pixels in standard digital cameras. They’ve grouped the pixels in arrays of 256 pixels each, and they’re preparing to place a tiny lens atop each array.
Sony A200 Sample Images
I was killing some time in Best Buy tonight and decided to snap a few images on the Sony A200. I took a CF card with me (it’s always a good idea to keep one handy). I certainly wouldn’t recommend overspending on a new DSLR at Best Buy (and never buy accessories there); however, it’s great to get your hands on a new camera before you make your purchase.
The Sony A200 basically handles like the A350, except for the display panel, which doesn’t articulate or feature a Live View function. Otherwise, the A200 has the same dedicated ISO button, which makes switching ISOs a breeze. The A200 has an sensitivity range of ISO 100-3200. Below, I’ve included several samples that cover the entire ISO range. You may download these images at 100% for you personal use and inspection. EXIF is embedded within. If you would prefer a gallery view, which also has an EXIF viewer, go here.
Sony A200 ISO 100
100% Crop
Sony A900 at Photo Imaging Expo
Sony’s new flagship A900 showed up at Photo Imaging Expo 2008 in Japan this week. (Coverage from masterchong.com) Significantly, this looks like a more polished sample than the previous mockups that we’ve seen.
There are several other features that are accessible from buttons and switches on the camera body. Some of these cool features include:
- two scroll wheels (one for the thumb, one for the index finger)
- dedicated ISO button
- dedicate White Balance button
- metering mode selection switch
- slow sync button
- no articulating LCD screen
It looks like Sony has really packed in quick customization for photographers without having to dig through menus. I’m looking forward to see how all these features work together in real world application. However, I’ll have to say I’m rather disappointed that the screen doesn’t articulate after getting hooked on the Sony A350 a couple of weeks ago.
According to a Sony representative at PIE, the A900 will be released in August or September at Photokina or IFA.
Canon Rebel XSi / 450D Samples at DP Review
DP Review has posted several samples from the Canon Rebel XSi test camera that they just received. Here’s a link to the gallery.
For more news and reviews, check out Photography Bay’s Canon Rebel XSi page.
Hold On to Your Camera
Joe McNally gives some solid advice (as usual) on how to hold your DSLR.
100+ Ways To Get The Most From Flickr
This is a solid collection of resources from Traffikd. Everything from plugins and extensions to uploading and search tools to playing sodoku with Flickr pictures of hamsters.
If you’re not a Flickr fan, then you might want to have a gander at Photography Bay’s 7 Alternatives to Flickr or our list of 45 Photo Sharing Sites.
Nikon D60 Review at DP Review
DP Review has posted a review of the new Nikon D60:
There’s a few nice new features, and bundling the new ‘VR’ (stabilized) version of the kit lens is a smart move that makes the whole package a lot more appealing, but it’s fair to say that the D60 is a subtle upgrade rather than a wholescale reinvention of Nikon’s entry-level best-seller.
For the latest news and reviews, be sure to check out Photography Bay’s Nikon D60 page.
Phase One 645 Camera – Open Medium Format Platform
PHOTO IMAGING EXPO, TOKYO, 19 March 2008 – Phase One A/S and Mamiya Dig ital Imaging Co., Ltd. today unveiled the world’s most flexible, open medium format digital camera platform. Known as the Phase One 645 Camera or the Mamiya 645AFDIII, the co-developed platform will be sold exclusively by Phase One and Mamiya respectively. [Read more…]
Canon 5D and 30D Firmware Updates
Canon has release new firmware versions for the aging Canon 5D and 30D cameras. [Read more…]
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