Sony adds touchscreen to Bloggie camcorder, video to Frames
To make the new Bloggie Touch, Sony says it “started from the ground up to develop a new system of hardware, software and seamless integration with social network services for an easy, intuitive shooting and sharing experience that anyone can enjoy.” The camera boasts “a clean, innovative design… with minimal hard keys and a large, [...]
Apple adds cameras — <1MP cameras — to iPod touch
The new iPod Touch from Apple will add front and rear cameras, making the popular media player something of an HD video camcorder as well. The iPod Touch is “packed” with features, Apple says, including a Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro… “all combined in the thinnest and [...]
Sony Ericsson, Dell introduce new camera phones
“Customers can capture spontaneous moments and memories instantly,” says Sony Ericsson of its new Vivaz phone. The company touts the “superb imaging features:” an 8-megapixel camera, 720p HD video recording, and keys for both video and photo capture “which lock focus on the action as soon as it starts.” The Vivaz is also “pre-loaded” with [...]
Google’s Picasa makes “Face movies”
The latest version of Google’s free downloadable photo editing software Picasa adds an intriguing new feature: “Face movies” which creates a video from still photos, aligning the images to the selected face in the photo. “This creates an extremely smooth viewing experience,” Google says, “which allows the person in the photos to remain the focus, [...]
Sony debuts Translucent Mirror technology
Sony claims its new “Translucent Mirror” technology is “one of the most significant SLR structural changes in more than a decade.” Continuous and quick focus with TTL phase-detection while shooting allows “desired moments to be captured in tack sharp focus, high-definition video,” Sony says, “and provides performance previously unattainable with traditional DSLR technology.” The translucent [...]
Sanyo adds zoom to pocket camcorder
Pocket camcorders provide ease of use and convenience — but they’ve lacked optical zooms. Now Sanyo aims to fill that niche with its Xacti VPC-PD2BK, with a 3X lens. Like all pocket cams, it lacks a wide range: it starts at a 37mm equivalent, and extends to 111mm — but that beats a fixed focal length. [...]
Selling an iPad as a photo album
The Tampa Tribune reports on an interesting approach to selling a wedding photography: Putting stills and videos onto Apple’s tablet, the iPad, and selling the whole package as a ready-made wedding album that appeals to guys. “If I’m presenting photo packages to a bride and groom, I can tell you when the guy sees that iPad, [...]
Tessera’s Tiny Imaging Innovations — in the new issue of The 6Sight Report
The latest issue of The 6Sight Report, the voice of the 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference, is now available online. The report is $39. This month’s edition focuses on new innovations in imaging. • Original ideas in Photography and 3D • New Cameras for Fall • Tessera Transforms Optics Here is the beginning of our talk with Mike [...]
Canon heightens sensitivity in three new cameras
Whether shooting a large family photo at a sunset wedding or capturing a historical monument at night, Canon says, photographers will benefit from the new High Sensitivity System that improves low-light shooting in its latest PowerShot. The HS System also helps to accentuate a number of hard-to-get details in images with decreased lighting, Canon says. [...]
InfoTrends predicts merchandise is future of photofinishing market
“Generating revenue from photo merchandise is the only way most vendors in the consumer photo market will survive,” claims InfoTrends. The market research firm says traditional photo print volumes and revenues continue to decline, but the photo merchandise market — custom books, greeting cards, enlargements, posters, framed prints and calendars — will grow substantially, reaching $2.2 billion [...]
