10May
When rockclimbing or doing anything outdoorsmanish, you can’t help but say, “Gee…I wish I could take a picture of this now. Unfortunately I got my hands full; if I let go of this rope to take a picture or video, I’ll fall down to my death.” It’s a good thing then that GoPro produced a hands-free camera called the Digital Hero which you can bring while mountain climbing, rowing, etc. The good thing about it was that it was light and can be attached either to your arm or helmet.
We found a review on the said gadget; and it’s not all that good:
…the Hero, when mounted on a helmet, is very difficult to aim. This may be a problem all helmet cams share, but at least with larger traditional units you get a view screen to check your composition before shooting and to double check afterward. With the Helmet Hero, however, you can’t tell if you got the shot you wanted until you get it back to a computer and upload the files, and by then it’s too late.
According to the article, the company is planning a Mark 2 of this gadget and hopefully, they’ll learn from past mistakes.
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07May
We always seem to be looking for the newest, coolest, and feature-filled digicam we can find, but let’s take a break and look to the past. Yes, folks it’s retro time here and thanks to Wired Magazine, we look at one of the oldest digicams in the world the Kodak Digital Still Camera from circa-1975.
Here’s how the old thing works:
Dubbed “Film-less Photography”, the prototype camera records images and plays them back on a television set. Sasson hacked together the camera from spare parts: the lens is from a Super 8 movie camera, the image is captured by a CCD (Charged Coupled Device, an array of capacitors which convert light into an electrical signal) and the resulting image is recorded onto a cassette tape. The whole thing is powered by 16 nickel cadmium batteries.
The portable electronic still camera takes 23 seconds to record a 100 line image to tape. To view the picture, you pop out the cassette and slip it into the custom-built playback device. This uses another cassette player and a frame store to boost the image to 400 lines and outputs a standard NTSC signal for use on any television.
Ahh, there’s nothing more than looking into past gadgets to appreciate the one you have now.
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01May
The best and most functional camera accessory is the carrying case. Unlike in the past when carrying cases came mostly in black and unflattering designs, today there is a variety of carrying cases to choose from.The carrying cases today come in different designs, colors, textures, and sizes. There is always one suited for a designer camera. Some designers even have exclusive patterns to fit a camera model, make or brand.Try checking out the new wave of case designers Golla, Case Logic and Maloparro. They are durable, padded well and fun. More importantly the cases are reasonably priced to suit everyone’s budget.
