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Friday, 12 March 2010

No camera on Apple's iPad after all?

Jared Newman

Apple's latest iPad software development kit nixes references to video calling and chatting, creating uncertainty about the chances of a camera coming to the iPad.

Friday, 12 March 2010

GADGET REVIEW: Tripod Camera for iPhone

Tim Mercer

If you've taken many pictures on the iPhone, you've undoubtedly dealt with the occasional blurry, dark or unlevel photos. MK HQ wants to help you banish unleveled pictures from your iPhone with Tripod Camera, an app currently available for £1.19.

Friday, 12 March 2010

Camera offers cat and dog face detection

Martyn Williams

If you own a dog or a cat then there's a good chance you've spent hours with a camera trying -- and probably failing -- to get a perfect picture of them. Now, technology is coming to the rescue.

Friday, 12 March 2010

Sony, Panasonic cameras combine small size with SLR features

Martyn Williams

Panasonic and Sony have shown new cameras that mix compact size with interchangeable lenses.

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Sony planning 3D digital camera for consumers

Martyn Williams

Sony is developing a 3D camera that will give consumers the ability to create their own 3D content, the head of Sony's digital imaging business unit said Thursday.

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Samsung announces new 3D TV range

Agam Shah

Samsung on Tuesday introduced new 3D home entertainment devices and said it is researching new 3D technologies while finding new ways to deliver 3D movies to TVs.

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

Samsung finding new ways to push 3D to users

Agam Shah

Samsung launched new 3D TVs, and is investigating 3D movie streaming and a new lens to remove the need for 3D glasses.

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

Sky to demo 3D TV at London's Westfield

Carrie-Ann Skinner

Sky has revealed it will be giving shoppers at London's Westfield a demo of its 3D TV service.

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

First Sony 3DTVs to launch in June

Martyn Williams

Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on 10 June and worldwide at about the same time. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch.

Friday, 05 March 2010

CEBIT: Researchers look towards a 3D future without the glasses

Martyn Williams

While 3D could change the way we watch TV and play computer games, the goofy 3D glasses remain an issue for many.

Friday, 05 March 2010

Canon adds 24 and 25fps HD Movie recording to the EOS 5D Mark II

Rick Young

Canon has announced that the long awaited, video-related firmware for its EOS 5D Mark II will be available from mid-March. Firmware version 2.0.3 enables full 1080p HD video recording at 24, 25 and 29.97fps to match the PAL and NTSC broadcast standards. It also adds a new histogram display while shooting movies and allows users to manually control sound recording levels. Audio sampling frequency has also been increased to match broadcast material standards.

Thursday, 04 March 2010

Sony PS3 owners to get free 3D update

Rosemary Hattersley

Sony is readying itself to roll out an update to current PlayStation 3 games console owners to allow them to take advantage of the new Full HD 3D TVs and 3D programming that are about to launch.

Thursday, 04 March 2010

Nvidia pushes 3D at CeBIT

David Price

CeBIT seems to have turned into 3DBIT, with companies falling over each other to push the concept, and an entire area of the show's floor devoted to 3D in all its forms.

Tuesday, 02 March 2010

nVidia, Fujifilm and others push 3D

David Price

CeBIT seems to have turned into 3DBIT, with companies falling over each other to push the concept, and an entire area of the show's floor devoted to 3D in all its forms.

Monday, 22 February 2010

Cancom Event: Adobe Video workshop March 4, Soho London, Free to Register

Rick Young

This free training workshop by Cancom will also provide a sneak peek at forthcoming Adobe video technology.

Monday, 08 February 2010

Ikonoskope goes 3D

Rick Young

Ikonoskope, the innovative camera manufacturer from Sweden have announced a 3D version of the Ikonoskope. The company is known for producing light-weight, high quality, cameras which are small in size and easy to operate.

Monday, 08 February 2010

Canon announces Final Cut Pro plug-in to work with EOS Digital SLRS

Rick Young

Canon has announced the EOS E1 video plug-in for Apple's Final Cut Pro. This new plug-in is designed to offer simple and easy transfer of video content from Canon's EOS digital SLR cameras directly into Final Cut Pro.

Monday, 08 February 2010

Canon announces MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) File-based recording codec for upcoming professional video camera

Rick Young

Canon has announced the Company has adopted an MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec for a new file-based professional video camera currently under development. The new Canon MPEG-2 codec will enable high-quality imaging and audio performance with up to 50 Mbps data recording and twice the color data of the HDV*1 profile format.

Thursday, 04 February 2010

Sony returns to profit, cuts full-year loss forecast

Martyn Williams

Sony returned to the black in the last three months of 2009, achieving its first operating profit in five quarters, the company reporting an operating profit of ¥146 billion ($1.5 billion) for the quarter.

Monday, 01 February 2010

Sony announce the MEAD-SD01 New Adaptor for using SD Card™ with XDCAM EX products

Rick Young

Sony have announced the MEAD-SD01, an adapter which enables the use of affrodable SDHC cards in XDCAM EX cameras. SxS media is a professional format and not available from retail outlets, so in situations in the field where additional media is required or for cost-conscious users, where this ultimate performance is less important, Sony have developed the MEAD-SD01 adaptor to enable the use of consumer SD Card media.

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