In the world of technology, there are three kinds of change. There's the subtle, never-ending process of refinement we call evolution. There's revolution, which is like evolution in fast-forward mode. And then, every once in a while, a product comes along that goes places that nobody was expecting -- radically departing from the norm rather than simply improving on it. Lytro, a new digital camera from a startup of the same name, is one of those radical departures.
Say hello to Lytro, a new consumer-grade camera capable of focusing on multiple points in an image with eye-popping accuracy after you’ve snapped the picture. We first heard about it this summer, and now it has a release timeframe: early next year. What, you thought “4D” was just marketing gibberish? Because 4D implies “time,” and what the [...]
I’d say no, not really the smallest, not if we’re counting pinhole cameras and all the geeky spy-angled gadgets that’ve been circulating for years. But judging based on general, non-specialty use, I suppose the answer’s “close enough.”
If you listen really closely to this leaked ad for an HTC Windows Phone 7 handset with a 16-megapixel camera, you can hear the sound of compact digital cameras dying a sad, slow death.
According to records released by GfK Retail and Technology, digital camera sales have increased by a wide margin in emerging markets for the first three quarters of 2010. Sales in countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and in the Asia-Pacific region rose about 20 percent with the biggest sector in growth found in China and [...]
The Finepix Real 3D W3 is Fujifilm’s second stab at a consumer-friendly point and shoot camera that takes 3D photos. While the first version met with less-than-favorable reviews last year, the W3 has slimmed down a bit and gotten a little easier to use so it should fare better this time around.
One of the first features touted for point-and-shoot digital cameras is the megapixel count. For most people, though, megapixels don’t matter much. Here’s why, along with some other features to consider instead.
Samsung takes a page from Flip’s playbook with the introduction of the $150 PL90 digital camera, due in September. Says Samsung:
Samsung’s $250 ST80 digital camera aims to make it easy to get your photos out into the wild as effortlessly as possible. The 14-megapixel point-and-shoot features a built-in Wi-Fi connection that can shuttle photos directly to e-mail addresses, Facebook, Picasa, YouTube, or Photobucket. It also supports the DLNA standard, allowing you to send photos to [...]
