Digital Camera World

Sony NEX-F3 digital camera delivers a power packed performanceNews from Coolest Gadgets:

by Edwin – on May 20th, 2012
Once in a while, we get a digital camera that offers the best of both worlds – a relatively portable size, not to mention a performance level that is high enough to be considered as semi-professional. Well, it is worth noting that the recently announced Sony NEX-F3 digital camera is one of those machinations, where it is capable of shooting professional looking photos despite housing its innards in a compact, pocket-sized chassis. [...] Continue Reading…

Canon May Invest in U.K. Retailer Jessops, Sunday Times ReportsNews from Bloomberg:

Canon Inc. (7751) may invest in Jessops Plc, a U.K. camera retailer, the Sunday Times reported, without citing anyone.
Canon is willing to invest as much as 10 million pounds ($ 16 million) in Jessops to protect its market share in the country, according to the newspaper. Jessops has more than 200 stores in the U.K. and is 50 percent-owned by HSBC Holdings Plc, the Sunday Times said.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Mike Harrison at [...] Continue Reading…

What to consider when buying your next digital cameraNews from Post-Bulletin:By Cory PedersenThe Post-Bulletin, Rochester MNSo, you’re in the market for a new digital camera. You’ve gone online and maybe into a store or two to check out what’s available.Perhaps you found yourself feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the new features and advances in technology. You’re not alone.Today’s digital cameras do more than just take photos. They capture high-definition video, help you share your photos instantly online and automatically adjust settings to take the best possible shot in [...] Continue Reading…

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY #101: SHUTTER SPEEDNews from GroundReport:
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY #101: SHUTTER SPEED
by VSPHO    May 18, 2012
Life is a series of moments that leaves us with memories, both splintered and whole.
 
If you are just joining us, the PRELUDE section is the logical starting point for the series.
 
Welcome to Digital Photography #101,
by Virtual Studio Photography (VSPHO)
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We left off in APERTURE Part 2 of 2 with a basic understanding of the APERTURE functionality.
 
Now that we have gotten through the toughest part, we are going to start having more fun!
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Canon camera production to go ‘all robot’: reportNews from MarketWatch:
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japan’s Canon Inc. (JP:7751)(US:CAJ) plans to fully automate its digital-camera production by 2015, becoming the first camera maker to swap out all its workers in favor of robots, the Nikkei business daily reported Monday without citing sources. Canon, the world’s No. 1 digital-camera maker by virtue of an approximately 20% global market share, plans to keep employees displaced by the robots by engaging them in production-control jobs or at “new divisions in growth fields,” the report [...] Continue Reading…

Refurbished Polaroid i1437 14MP 3x Zoom Digital Camera for $ 40 + free shippingNews from CNET:

Today only, JustDeals offers the refurbished Polaroid i1437 14-Megapixel 3x Zoom Digital Camera in Titanium (pictured) , model no. CIA-1437TC, or Red, model no. CIA-1437RC, for $ 39.77. With free shipping via coupon code DEALNEWS1, it’s the best price we’ve seen for this camera. (It’s also $ 24 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit.) Features include a 3x optical zoom, 2.7″ LCD, 64MB internal memory, [...] Continue Reading…

Global Digital Cameras Industry – Sacramento BeeNews from Global Digital Cameras Industry – Sacramento Bee:
NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Global Digital Cameras Industry

http://www.reportlinker.com/p080421/Global-Digital-Cameras-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Camera

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Digital Cameras in Thousand Units by the following Resolution Types – Less than or equal to 2 Mega Pixel, More than 2 Mega Pixel and Less than 5 Mega Pixel, and Above 5 Mega Pixel. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, [...] Continue Reading…

IIDC2–A new dawn for industrial digital video camerasNews from EE Times:
The true sign of successful specifications are revisions driven by the industry leaders in concert with the open source community.  Ethernet, SCSI and JTAG specifications are decades old, in wide use today and have been updated multiple times for ease of use and enhanced benefits.

Another example is found in the recent development of an industry standard known as the Instrumentation and Industrial Digital Camera 2 specification (IIDC2), which is a major revamping of the industry standard IIDC 1.3* and [...] Continue Reading…

Canon camera production to go ‘all robot’: reportNews from MarketWatch:
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japan’s Canon Inc. (JP:7751)(US:CAJ) plans to fully automate its digital-camera production by 2015, becoming the first camera maker to swap out all its workers in favor of robots, the Nikkei business daily reported Monday without citing sources. Canon, the world’s No. 1 digital-camera maker by virtue of an approximately 20% global market share, plans to keep employees displaced by the robots by engaging them in production-control jobs or at “new divisions in growth fields,” the report [...] Continue Reading…

How Digital Cameras Actually Work—And Why They’re So CheapNews from Gizmodo:
Chances are you’ve got a digital camera of some sort in your pocket or bag, but you’ve never given too much thought how it really works. Pictures go on computer, not film. Right, well, here’s a simple and straightforward explanation of how that happens, exactly. Bill Hammack, the Engineer Guy, explains the mechanics of how digital photography works with the charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors found on most point-and-shoot or cellphone cameras, and why that method is both cheap [...] Continue Reading…