News
Friday, 22 June 2012
Canon to launch augmented-reality platform based on head-mounted displays
Jay Alabaster
Canon said Monday it will launch a new augmented-reality platform that uses head-mounted displays to realistically project virtual images onto real backgrounds.
Friday, 08 June 2012
Canon launches EOS 650D digital SLR with 18mp sensor and flip-out touchscreen
Digital Arts Staff
Canon has announced the EOS 650D – a new digital SLR (DSLR) that offers high image quality and a touch-screen operation.
Friday, 08 June 2012
Control multiple GoPro video cameras and stream to the web with Wi-Fi BackPac and Remote
Digital Arts Staff
Also a free, soon-to-be-released GoPro App will enable GoPro cameras to live video stream to – as well as be controlled by – iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Autodesk releases free 3D capture app 123D Catch for the iPad
Kevin Riggle
123D Catch has come to your iPad, it's free, and it doesn't require any additional hardware besides the camera already builtin.
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Capture 3D models of people using a Kinect and a digital SLR with RGBD Toolkit
Kevin Lee
The RGBD Toolkit allows you to make your own HD Kinect videos in your studio with just a Kinect and a digital SLR.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
NAB 2012: Blackmagic launches sub-£2,000 digital cinema camera
Digital Arts Staff
Features include 13 stops of dynamic range, a high-resolution 2.5K sensor, and a built-in high bandwidth SSD recorder.
Monday, 16 April 2012
NAB 2012: Mocha v3 aims to make tracking footage easier
Digital Arts Staff
Imagineer has released new versions of its tracking software mocha Pro and mocha AE.
Monday, 20 February 2012
Blackmagic Design Adds Timecode and DNxHD QuickTime Support to HyperDeck SSD Recorders
Rick Young
Blackmagic Design has announced the release of HyperDeck 2.5 public beta, a new software update that adds embedded timecode support, DNxHD recording to QuickTime and SDI camera record triggering to its HyperDeck SSD recorders.
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
CameraBag 2 for Mac offers more photo-editing control
Alexandra Chang
There's no shortage of demand for photo filter apps, Nevercenter's CameraBag 2 among them. The app is not just a revamped version of the company's CameraBag for Mac; CameraBag 2 sports a bevy of new features, including more than 100 adjustable filters and dozens of editing controls.
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
Olympus launches new retro camera, the OM-D
Digital Arts Staff
The OM-D is based on the OM film SLR range that Olympus sold from 1972-2002.
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
Nikon launches 36mp D800 digital SLR camera
Tim Moynihan
With a 36-megapixel full-frame sensor, the Nikon D800 is built for huge prints, aggressive cropping, fashion shoots, and fat wallets.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
iPhone 5 with 'awesome' camera technology ready for production
John Cox
A Reliable Source emerges this week to whisper sweet nothings in the quivering ear of the iOSsphere. Expectations flame.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
GoPro upgrades CineForm pro software for HDHero cameras
Digital Arts Staff
GoPro has released new versions of its CineForm software for processing 2D and 3D video.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Sony announces next-generation image sensors for smartphones, digital cameras
Jay Alabaster
Sony said Monday it has developed new technology for the tiny imaging chips that power cameras in portable devices, which will allow for clearer photographs while using less space and cutting manufacturing costs.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Fake Camera+ app removed from App Store
Ben Camm-Jones
A fake version of the popular Camera+ iOS app found its way into the App Store over the weekend, but has since been removed by Apple.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
JVC Professional unveils world’s first handheld 4K camcorder
Rick Young
JVC Professional Europe Ltd. has announced the GY-HMQ10, the world’s first handheld 4K camcorder, which captures, records and plays video images at four times the resolution of high definition television. Powered by JVC’s Falconbrid large-scale integration (LSI) chip for high-speed signal processing and a 1/2-inch CMOS imager with 8.3 million active pixels, it delivers real-time 3840x2160 footage at 24p and 50p.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Canon launches LEGRIA HF R-series with Wi-Fi and Cinema-style features
Rick Young
Offering Full HD recording in a compact and lightweight body, these new models are packed with advanced features including integrated Wi-Fi, 51x advanced zoom and an optical Image Stabilize.
Friday, 06 January 2012
Sony to launch XQD flash cards with 125Mbps write speeds, ready for Nikon's new D4 SLR
Jay Alabaster
Electronics giant the first to launch memory cards under new XQD standard.
Friday, 06 January 2012
Nikon launches D4 flagship digital SLR
Jackie Dove
With the debut of the Nikon D4, Nikon has introduced its new flagship, full-frame digital SLR camera.
Friday, 06 January 2012
Nikon's new D4 flagship DSLR offers HD 1080p video and XQD storage
Jackie Dove
The 16.2 megapixel D4 offers full HD video recording, in-camera HDR, improved image quality and low-light capability





