We were all use to the idea of sending in our film for developing and waiting for our pictures to come back. It takes days before we can see those developed photos.
Then along came digital cameras and the world was taken by storm with this cool new technology. Suddenly you could take a picture and see the results immediately. At first these cameras were slow and not such great quality but still kind of cool. Then things heated up and now we have fantastic digital cameras of all sizes and shapes that can take wonderful images which can be shared instantly with your family, or the rest of the world for that matter.
The latest now in technology integration is WiFi and digital cameras. No need to even plug your camera memory card into a computer, or a printer at all. Now you can buy a digital camera that transmits the images via wireless technology. Yes, that is right, a wireless connection for your image uploads.
Now, you may be among those in the population that have not even gotten their hands around the whole digital image sharing thing yet. But this promising new technology may lead us to a world of fewer cables to plug in, quicker transfer of our images, and in the case of events in the world, the ability to share images of news almost instantly.
As we saw in the recent bombings in London, folks with cell phone cameras recorded the devastation they saw in the underground and shared it with the world in almost real time fashion. These new cameras may be able to take that sort of thing to an all new level. Imagine cities that implement widespread WiFi access and photographers with WiFi cameras capturing images of news and other special events. They could transmit those images right away and let the world see them. You may concern how it works? Here is am eaxmaple:
Nikon has released two models of digital cameras that are WiFi enabled. The idea is to be able to transmit your pictures straight from the camera to your computer or printer through a wireless adaptor. You bring up the images to transfer, hit “go”, and they get sent through the air to your printer. The Coolpix P1 and P2 will be in the $200-$350 range in pricing and the adapter is extra. They are competing with Kodak which released its own version of the WiFi camera in their Easy Share line of cameras this year. Kodak has already gone to making it easy to share photos by transmitting them at so called “wireless hot spots”, usually cafes or stores where wireless access is sold or given away to customers. These efforts by the leading camera makers seem aimed at adding value to their already impressive digital technology.
Digital cameras continue to be hot sellers despite what some in the industry thought would be a slowing of sales this year. Many had predicted that cell phone cameras would slow digital camera sales, but this is not happening.
The Nikon S60 Detects up to 12 faces…
SanDisk Extreme III
Are you a photographer or videographer who is always on the look out for new gadgets to make your life and occupation easier? You will be happy to know that the moment has arrived that things are about to do just that. Thanks to SanDisk you now have the option to purchase the new SanDisk 32G Extreme III CompactFlash series memory card.
What can this do for you? For starters this card will give you the capability to record at 30 megabytes per second. It provides an increased capacity for longer periods for filming, and enables the user to write, read, and transfer data quicker and more reliable than ever before. This allows the overall flow of work to be maximized by around 10 fold. For those who operate under strict deadlines such as video producers, camera crews, or field producers this is the perfect gadget for speeding up the process that could possibly take hours otherwise. As an added bonus the card is temperature resistant which helps in harsh weather or extremely hot areas.
The card retails for approximately $300 in the United States but will soon be available around the world for a variety of prices. The newest addition in the SanDisk series is a great gift or purchase for anyone who is need of of a flexible, speedy gadget with a ton of storage such as this. With the affordability and versatility that’s offered with this product its definitely a hot seller on the market today.
Does anyone know how many hi res images you can get on a 16GB card?
New Casio camera hits the market
The Casio Exilim EX-FH20 is one of the newest innovations in the digital camera world. With its 9.1 mega pixel CMOS sensor, 20x optical zoom lens, and the amazing burst mode that allows up to forty 7.1 mega pixel snaps to be photographed in burst between one and forty fps.
As an added bonus it can also record high definition movies up to an exceptional rate of 1000 fps. This camera also offers an anti-shake feature, a high speed night time setting which allows users to capture great photos no matter what time of day, and a normal movie mode that has the capability to record at 30 fps.
This wonderful camera is also being referred to as THE point-and shoot digital camera due to the excellent features it offers. You have the ability to record still images in many formats including JPEG or raw, which then can be wrote into an SDHC memory card for printing off later.
The price range for this particular camera will vary on where its purchased at. The lowest price will be approximately $599 and will go as high as $720 at the time of posting.
For those who are into high tech digital photography or those who just enjoy taking snap shots of family and friends this will be a great addition to your camera selection. Once you have purchased and used the Casio Exilim EX-FH20 its more than likely you won’t be reaching for any of you old cameras any time soon.
