Cmos Sensor Archive

  • Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA100: World’s first waterproof full HD camcorder in action (video)

    Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA100: World’s first waterproof full HD camcorder in action (video)

    Sanyo last week announced the DMX-CA100 for the Japanese market, the world's first waterproof full HD camcorder "for consumer use with optical zoom lenses" (Kodak has released a simpler model just recently). And now we can (courtesy of DigInfonews Tokyo) give you a video that shows the device in action.

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  • CEREVO CAM live! is the first digital camera with Ustream live streaming capability

    CEREVO CAM live! is the first digital camera with Ustream live streaming capability

    Do you remember the CEREVO CAM, the social camera that directly uploads pictures to the web (via Wi-Fi or 3G) from last year? Unfortunately, the shoot-and-upload camera is still available only in Japan (where it went on sale in December last year), but its maker, Tokyo-based startup Cerevo [JP] just announced a quite cool new function: The camera now supports Ustream broadcasting.

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  • Prototype single lens camera sees the world in 3D

    Prototype single lens camera sees the world in 3D

    Most 3D imaging requires cameras with multiple lenses, but an Italian firm has discovered a way to allow a single lens to see three dimensional images using pulsed laser energy.

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  • Video: Sony teases awesome-looking interchangeable lens HD camcorder

    Video: Sony teases awesome-looking interchangeable lens HD camcorder

    We were very impressed with the NEX3 and NEX5 digital cameras Sony presented yesterday for the first time. And today, the company in Tokyo announced [press release in English] a hardware prototype of a great-looking interchangeable HD camcorder. Technical details are relatively scarce at this point, but Sony says they will be using the same "Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor the NEX3 and NEX5 will have.

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  • Sanyo outs two new full HD Xacti “dual cameras”

    Sanyo outs two new full HD Xacti “dual cameras”

    Sanyo announced two new "dual cameras" (camcorder and digital camera in one) for the Japanese market yesterday, the Xacti DMX-CG100 (that's the pistol-grip model) and the Xacti DMX-GH1. Both feature an extra-compact body and the ability to record video in full HD and take 14MP pictures.

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  • Ricoh CX3: 10 megapixels, with back-illuminated sensor

    Ricoh CX3: 10 megapixels, with back-illuminated sensor

    I’m just wrapping my head around CMOS and you spring this on me? This Ricoh CX3 is a 10-megapixel shooter with 720p video recording and “Pets” scene mode. But what the heck is a back illuminated sensor? DPreviewHas the full release but you’re basically looking at better low-light performance with the back-lit CMOS. I honestly don’t [...]

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  • Exemode SQ28m: Cute mini designer digital camera (video)

    Exemode SQ28m: Cute mini designer digital camera (video)

    Japanese camera maker Exemode has developed the SQ28m [JP, the site is currently down], a mini digital camera that's quite nice design-wise. The device is sized at just 53×23×19mm, weighs21g, can be used with your key chain and is available in red or blue. The SQ28m features 64MB internal SDRAM, but there's also a microSD slot that you can feed with 2GB cards. It sports a 1/2.7" 195MP CMOS sensor that lets you shoot JPEGs in 1,280x1,200 and video as Motion JPEG or AVI in 320×240 resolution and at 8fps. You can transfer all material you shot to your computer via USB 1.1.

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  • Is this the full press release for the Canon EOS 7D?

    Is this the full press release for the Canon EOS 7D?

    The press release for the Canon EOS 7D has leaked. Unfortunately, it's only available as a translation from Chinese, so it's riddled with all sorts of gibberish. Not that that's ever stopped us before!

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  • Sony goes full-frame with the α850 DSLR, will ship this fall

    Sony goes full-frame with the α850 DSLR, will ship this fall

    It seems a little unnecessary but (there's a sucker born every second, right?) the 24.6-megapixel full-frame Exmor CMOS sensor equipped α850 is being geared towards “a broader group of consumers,” says Kristen Elder, the Director of Digital Imaging at Sony. Before you raise an eyebrow and ask why Sony has another full-frame DSLR when the α900 is top dog, ask me how much the α850 is going to be. It’s coming in under $2000, which is $700 cheaper than the α900.

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  • DMX-CG11: Sanyo rolls out new 720p Xacti camcorder with Eye-Fi support and HDMI port

    DMX-CG11: Sanyo rolls out new 720p Xacti camcorder with Eye-Fi support and HDMI port

    Sanyo has been offering Xacti camcorders shooting 720p video (1280×720) for quite a while now, and today Sanyo Japan announced the DMX-CG11 [JP], another (enhanced) 720p model. The new device features a mini HDMI interface and Eye-Fi support.

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  • USB digital microscope with 2MP CMOS sensor

    USB digital microscope with 2MP CMOS sensor

    A Japanese company called esupply is selling a cool little microscope [JP] that can be hooked to computers via a microUSB port (Windows only). The device boasts a 2MP CMOS sensor made by Sanyo and features 5x to 150x zoom. Not powerful enough to be used on a professional level, but surely good enough for casual microscopic viewing of stuff.

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  • Samsung GX-30 DSLR specs supposedly leaked

    Samsung GX-30 DSLR specs supposedly leaked

    Now, I can’t attest to the legitimacy of this spec list leaked by PhotoRumors, but let’s take a gander at what the GX-30 is purportedly equipped with. Assuming you understand the relationship that Samsung has with Pentax then one would assume that the GX-30 is simply a clone of the recently announced K-7. But is the GX-30 just that? A clone?

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