Samsung TL350 / WB2000

“The WB2000 is a serious photographic tool that concentrates on delivering high quality images with the minimum of fuss.”

We’ve added a new Samsung TL350 [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix.

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Samsung TL350 / WB2000, an ultra compact with 10MP resolution (on a 1/1.7-in. CMOS image sensor), 5x ultra-wide angle optical zoom (24-120mm equiv.), F2.4 lens, Optical Image Stabilization, 3.0-in. AMOLED (614k-dot), Smart AUTO, PM, Scene modes, RAW, Continuous Shooting 10fps (10M), High Speed Shooting 1000fps (138×78) for super slow motion, Perfect Portrait System, In-Camera Panorama, and Movie 1920×1080 @ 30fps with monaural sound.

You can read the full Samsung TL350 / WB2000 Review at: PhotographyBLOG.

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inter // states from Samuel Cockedey on Vimeo.

Tokyo is one of the three command centers of the world economy, with London and New York being the other two. With a population of more than 35 million people, it is also one of the world’s most populous metropolitan area with the world’s largest metropolitan economy.

How do you do a time lapse? Season9 has an interview with Samuel Cockedey on how he approaches his time lapse photography. I like his answer about how you really get to visit a place when you stay there for hours shooting a time lapse. When asked what improvements he would like to see in digital cameras to facilitate taking time lapse, he answers:

It’d be nice to have smaller and lighter pro-grade DSLRs. Progress has been made in terms of dust spots removal but that still remains an issue when working in the field with full frame sensors. Dust spots can be a real problem when working on series of hundred or thousands of images because batch correction doesn’t always produce good results. Higher dynamic ranges would also be nice, or at least the possibility to shoot HDR-type pictures directly in camera without the need to process several versions of the same picture in post. It’d be great to have some kind of in-camera software ND grad filters too.

Camera manufacturers, take note!

Visit Samuel Cockedey’s Vimeo site.

source ufunk

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Olympus TOUGH 6020

“Pick This Up If… Your concerns are more towards image quality and the rugged specifications, rather than speedy performance.”

We’ve just added another Olympus TOUGH 6020 [Specs] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

Steve’s Digicams has published their review of the Olympus TOUGH 6020, an ultra compact perfect for those with an active lifestyle and featuring 14MP resolution (on a 1/2.3-in. CCD), 5x wide-angle optical zoom (28-140mm equiv.), Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization, 2.7-in. LCD (230k-dot), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Program AE, Scene Modes, Face Detection, In-Camera Panning Panorama, Perfect Shot Preview, Red-Eye Fix, Beauty Mode and HD 720p Movie 1280×720 @ 30fps. The TOUGH label indicates it is shockproof (from drops of up to 1.5m/5 ft), waterproof (as deep as 4.8m/16 ft), freezeproof (to -10°C/14°F), and crushproof (withstand up to 100kgf /220lbf).

You can read the Olympus TOUGH 6020 review at: Steve’s Digicams.

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From rkeltset

Hand-tracking interface is making progress and I will not be surprised to see it in commercial applications (probably in video games first) in the near future. The above intro video takes a tongue-in-cheek look at some “practical” applications.

There have been a number of prototypes from different research scientists and the “colored glove” seems to be the most successful to date. The video below (which we showed before) demonstrates the real possibility of a “Minority Report” gesture interface.

From rkeltset

So far, a pair of these gesture tracking gloves ranges from about $1,300 all the way up to $40,000 for a high end system with force feedback. As the cost of these gloves and associated software fall in price, their adoption into commercial products will be accelerated.

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Samsung NX100

SAMSUNG SETS SIGHTS ON INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP WITH PIONEERING NX100

New Mirrorless camera incorporates unique new i-Function lens to give beginner and expert photographer’s seamless control and creativity

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Sept. 15 /CNW/ – Samsung Electronics Canada, today announced the launch of the unique Samsung NX100 – an innovative Mirrorless camera equipped with the world’s first i-Function lens, putting the perfect picture at the fingertips of all photographers through a completely new way of controlling your camera.

The NX100 is expected to dominate the new Mirrorless camera category. The innovative NX100 has benefited from Samsung’s expertise across multiple areas of technology as all of the camera’s key components are produced internally. Samsung’s expertise has been combined with a detailed and extensive program of consumer research, which provided valuable insights that the company’s designers and engineers have incorporated into the creation of the NX100. Additionally, the unparalleled camera is complemented by an extensive line up of lenses and accessories, which give photographers the full package to explore their creativity.

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life.turns. from Blipfoto on Vimeo.

Stop-motion animation is the art of making a movie by capturing still photographs frame by frame and then stringing them together into a video.

The above video uses 1205 still photographs from 21 countries taken over 40 days. Featuring ‘Turn’ by Travis, used with kind permission.

Created as part of the 2010 Edinburgh Arts Festival

Brought to you by Blipfoto.com – the daily photo journal, with the support of New Media Scotland’s Alt-w fund.

Visit blipfoto.com/​lifeturns to find out more about the project.

source diyphotography

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In some venues, flash photography is not allowed, making available low light photography impossible unless you own one of those low noise high resolution digital SLR. Computer scientist Rob Fergus thinks he may have found the answer with a “dark flash” — a flash that emits IR and UV light, light outside the visible spectrum.

To use a dark-flash camera, you basically take two photos of the same scene in quick succession: one photo in ambient light (regardless of how dark the environment is) and one in the ultraviolet and infrared light provided by the dark flash. You then merge the best characteristics of each photo in post processing. It is conceivably possible to do this processing in-camera in the future.

Combining pictures taken this way actually produces a high enough quality picture though with the colors a bit off and some details missing.

Read the article at: popular mechanics