An undisclosed US company have developed a camera lense that purportedly can see through clothes and other hard surfaces. The probability of such a product being mass-marketed is scant due to privacy issues. The “Infrared See-Through Filter PF” is a special optical device that visually penetrates an object’s surface to see what lies beneath, something akin to an upgraded version of x-ray vision. Sounds far fetched, but advanced optical technology has managed to break new frontiers.
Publisher: in the past, some camcorders with night-vision features have been pulled out of the market…
[Smart Office News via GeekBlue]
The new LEICA D-LUX 2 launched by Leica Camera AG, Solms is a compact digital camera offering excellent optical performance and many new functions for the creative photographer. As Leica’s first digital camera with an 8.4 megapixel CCD image sensor, the LEICA D-LUX 2 enables unlimited image reproduction in the 16:9 format. The image impression is enhanced even further by the powerful 4x zoom lens LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT f/2.8-4.9/6.3-25.2 ASPH. with pronounced wide-angle range. Due to its ultra compact design, the LEICA D-LUX 2 is ideal for those spur-of-the-moment shots that require speed and extreme flexibility. In such situations, users will particularly appreciate the integrated image stabilizer which prevents blurred images all the way through to the telephoto range, even under difficult light situations.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- Epson is introducing its newest product in the Multimedia Storage Viewer category, the Epson P-4000. Epson is continuing to develop products that meet the changing needs of today's digital photographer. The Epson P-4000 Multimedia Storage Viewer has many of the same features and strengths of the popular Epson P-2000, but now offers double the hard drive capacity with 80GB* for storing and sharing an even larger number of photos along with video and music files.
Casio has today announced its latest slimline addition to the Exilm Card range in the form of the EX-S600, which boasts Anti-shake DSP mode to reduce blurring in moving subjects. Other novel features of this six megapixel camera include a new Best Shot mode called Revive Shot, which refreshes faded colors of old album photos. Aside from the resolution, a not-so-impressive 15cm macro mode, longer battery life and the extra scene mode, specification is pretty similar to the S500 launched in Europe in July…
PhotoVu’s PV1945 and PV1750 wireless digital LCD picture frames are compatible with the Wi-Fi equipped Nikon Coolpix P1 and P2. You can immediately preview the photos taken on the PhotoVu frame without the need to download them onto a PC first. Great stuff for social events like birthdays and weddings, where guests can enjoy the photos that very instant. PhotoVu frames require no additional image manipulation or software installation.
[Via Let's Go Digital]
Just posted! Our full in-depth review of the new Olympus E-500 EVOLT digital SLR. Announced just three weeks ago the E-500 is Olympus’s latest Four Thirds system digital SLR, unlike the E-300 it has a more traditional top mounted pentaprism viewfinder and body design. The E-500 is the lightest digital SLR on the market yet has a robust feel and comfortable grip, it also offers a wide range of manual controls and custom features. The E-500’s eight megapixel Kodak CCD is essentially the same as that found in…
