This sleek pocketable design is built for easy video. It simplifies interface with only a record button. Hit it to capture events in breathtaking High Definition! Or just connect it to PC via USB and you’re ready to share your journey on YouTube™. It also features expandable SD/SDHC card slot that can hold up to 32 GB, so you can record hours of video. Capture resolution is at high definition 720p at 60 fps with 16:9 aspect ratio. You can view your masterpiece footage on any HDTV with the included cables. Available for Pre-Order at $179.95. [Kodak]
I reminisce the days i watched star trek and saw the character Lieutenant Geordi La Forge with his vision enhancement-Google making him able to see the fact that he was born blind. Maybe we don’t have to wait that long. Few days ago American researchers had announced they had made a camera that can reproduce human vision. They predict it will revolutionise digital photography and video – and one day even give the gift of sight. In the latest development, the scientists have successfully developed a camera with a curved detection surface. It lets the device capture sharper images without distortion and a better field of view, as the human eye does. The device only has 256 light-sensitive pixels, unlike the thousands used in standard digital cameras, but the researchers say it should soon be possible to design one with far more. [DailyMail]
ChinaVision will soon be selling a wireless dental camera for home use. The device has a 1.3-megapixel video or still shots resolution and a 2.4GHz wireless receiver that you can connect to PC or TV. The built-in LEDs will light up the areas of interest within mouth. Unfortunately gadget comes with software for Windows only, and not for Mac. Priced for $103 each. [Chinavasion]
Fuji Z200fd comes with 5x zoom able to capture resolution up to 10.0 Megapixel via a 2.7-inch LCD. It also adds sensor-shifting mechanical image stabilization. This time Z200fd is equipped with unique Dual Shot Mode allows user to take two pictures – one with flash and one without – in rapid succession. This will allow shooter to pick best picture from the two modes. Another useful feature is face detection functions that are expanded to include Couple and Group Timer Modes. User can select number of faces (up to four) in the frame; the camera will hold off on capturing the shot until the set number of faces have been detected. What a cool trick! Retail pricing will start at $299.95. [DigitalCameraReview]
This spider looking camera looks almost like an arachnid-robot that can move. The three legs suppose to support the camera in the center, as it is flexibly adjustable to position at difficult angle. It also feeds the captured video wireless to nearby monitoring station. [TechDigest]
Fujifilm launches ZSpotNow.com based on its blogging camera, Fujifilm Z20fd. The website is a social networking site the like of MySpace, but with a twist, they organize events for members to attend. The Z20fd camera is powerful enough to point and shoot 10 Megapixel Hi-Res images, and you get to use blog menus that allow you to resize the pictures ready for blogs and emails. It gets even better with MPEG4 video recording function that makes files ready for upload to YouTube. [Gearlog]
