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The World’s Smallest Camera

World's Smallest Camera

 

The world is obsessed with everything miniature. Bulky handsets in the past are replaced with sleek smart phones. This obsession has also spread to the fashion industry where modest long skirts are now hemmed just enough to cover the necessary. The mini trend now includes cameras with the introduction of the World’s Smallest Camera.

The World’s Smallest Camera measures at one inch tall and one inch wide. It is the size of your index finger tip and yet it is able to capture images with the same quality of the larger cameras. Weighing at 28 grams, the World’s Smallest Camera is equipped with 2.0 mega pixels like most mobile phones with built in cameras. To take an image, you simply touch the shutter button which is located on the right side of the camera.

On top of that, it is also capable of recording videos at 30 frames per second and with 640 x 480 resolutions; which is pretty acceptable for a camera the size of a marble. To ensure that you do not lose your precious camera, the World’s Smallest Camera also comes with a wrist lanyard.

Pictures and videos taken with the World’s Smallest Camera are stored in a 2GB memory card. Contents of the memory card can be transferred easily to your laptop or computer with the help of a USB cable. It is powered by a rechargeable battery that can last for 30 minutes with a one hour charging period. But 30 minutes of operation should be sufficient for the secret intelligence officer that is going to use this microscopic device.

AvailableHammacher

Price: $99.95

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Rugged PX Series Compact Digital Camera

June 22, 2011 by  
Filed under Digital Camera Gadgets

Ricoh PX Series Compact Digital Camera

 

Good news for those who desire a rugged camera for their photo shooting needs, the new Ricoh PX Series compact digital camera may be just the one for you. Known as Ricoh PX, this compact yet feature packed camera was designed to impress. It features a transmissive 2.7” LCD display, resembling 230K dots of screen resolution. The built-in ½.3” CCD sensor also has a sensor resolution of 16.0 megapixels, enabling shooting of still photos with great detail. The Ricoh PX also has 5x optical zoom and a digital zoom of 4.8 xs as well as a focal length of 5-25mm. For video shooting, the Ricoh PXoffers 720p HD video recording, in a 1280 x 710 pixel resolution. You can take pictures and videos to your heart’s desire, as the Ricoh PX has 40GB internal memory. It also supports card slots for SD and SDHC.The Ricoh PX has dust protection and is impact-resistant, hence able to survive a drop from 1.5 meters. However, it cannot go deep underwater. Other features that come with this rugged camera include:

  • Face detection technology
  • Sensor shift image stabilization
  • White balance settings
  • Imaging Engine IV processor
  • High speed USB
  • Micro HDMI
  • Camera self-timer (2sec or 10sec)
  • AV out (NTSC/PAL switchable)

To add some fun and versatility in photo shooting, the Ricoh PX series compact digital camera also comes with a variety of shooting modes. Some of these include Sports, Movie, Portrait, Night portrait, Party, Sweets, Cooking, Snow, Beach, Skew, Miniature, Toy camera, Sepia and many more.

AvailableAmazon

Price: $199

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Fisher Price Digital Camera For Kids

FIsher Price Digital camera for kids

 

The digital camera is a very expensive and a pretty delicate electronic device, so it has to be taken care of at every moment. You must be aware that if you allow you child to handle your camera there is a good chance it will be dropped or broken. We know that the kids love photography and like to copy their parents, if they see a parent with a camera taking a picture then they want to do the same. Due to the cost of a camera, then you may be reluctant to hand it over.

You can consider purchasing the Fisher Price Digital Camera For Kids, so your small children can have fun with their own camera and leave your expensive digital camera alone. The Fisher Price Digital Camera For Kids may not provide full digital camera functionality but it will give your kids complete satisfaction and plenty of entertainment. The digital camera has many child-friendly features. It includes instructions to operate it, written out simply and clearly for children to learn how to use it on their own. The camera is very easy to use and gives top quality images on a full color LCD screen. The images can be viewed on a computer screen and they can also take print outs.

This Fisher Price Digital Camera For Kids is durable, colorful, chunky and easy for any kid to hold. It is capable to withstand being dropped 5 times from the height of 5 meters. It offers an adequate amount of memory so you can store up to 500 photographs with a resolution of 2 megapixels.  The camera can also store a video clip of up to 8 minutes. The memory of this digital camera can be expanded up to 16 GB using SD cards.

The Fisher Price Digital Camera for kids also has software which is compatible with Windows, Mac, Vista and XP. It features AV cables to plug-in into a TV for viewing photos and video clips.

AvailableAmazon

Price: $115

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Pentax Optio W30 – A waterproof Digital Camera

April 10, 2011 by  
Filed under Digital Camera Gadgets

Pentax Optio W30 – A waterproof Digital Camera

 

Over the past few years, to shoot under the water was very difficult. The photographers have used plastic bags, underwater housings and purpose-built underwater cameras for allowing them to shoot around, in and under the water. The Pentax Optio W30 waterproof digital camera is a waterproof device that makes digital water shots easy. The Pentax Optio W30 Waterproof Digital Camera is especially designed for newcomers who have little or no experience of digital photography at all.

The Pentax Optio W30 Waterproof Digital Camera is an improved version of the Pentax Optio W20 and very similar to it. The 7.1 megapixel digital camera has a swimmer’s body which permits for more underwater time of about 2 hours at the increased depths of up to 10 feet.  It also has the feature of face recognition technology and low light shooting abilities at ISO 3200. The digital camera comes with an aluminum body and a 2.5-inch LCD monitor.

The Pentax Optio W30 includes a 3x optical zoom lens that spans a range of focal lengths from 6.3 to 18.9 mm (this is equivalent to a focal length range of 38m to 114 mm with 35mm film) and features a refraction lens system designed in such a way that the lens never protrudes from the camera while zooming.

The Pentax Optio W30 Waterproof Digital Camera comes with 21.9 MB of internal memory which can be expanded using SD or SDHC memory cards. Internal memory space of the gadget is more sufficient to provide a limited backup capability, if the memory card fails or you forget to install the card. Its dimension is approximately 4.2 x 2.1 x 0.9 inches and has a shooting weight of about 5.6 ounces.

The Pentax Optio W30 waterproof digital camera can capture JPEG still images in different sizes like 640 KB, 1 MB, 2 MB, 3 MB, 4 MB, 5 MB or 7 MB and 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 movies can be captured at 15 to 30 frames per second. Currently the Pentax Optio W30 digital camera is available at the affordable price at £164. The Pentax offers rechargeable battery, USB and AV cables, AC plug cord & charger, camera strap and the software with each camera.

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Price: $249.00

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The Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Digital camera

April 5, 2011 by  
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Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Digital camera

 

If anyone asks you that, can you shoot in dark condition? You will certainly say, ‘NO’. But you won’t believe that this is possible now by a digital camera. The Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Digital Camera is able to shoot not only in low light conditions but also in absolute darkness, even if there is no light at all. It provides photographs of the subject with question clarity. The size of the device is 97 x 59 x 18 mm and the weight is approx 108.5 grams.

The Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Digital camera offers 5.0 megapixels CMOS sensor with an invisible infrared flash to light up the object in a complete darkness. It comes with an 8X digital zoom and a 3-inch LTPS LCD display. You can also learn some secrets such as infrared photography that lets you see through a few types of fabrics and materials. That means this infrared camera has ability to penetrate many materials but has the limitation that it works only on certain materials that are quite thin.

The Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Digital camera is able to switch between standard photography mode and infrared night shot mode. In night shot mode, the digital camera employs a super bright IR LED that helps to illuminate the entire scene and capture pictures in the dark condition. The IR flash of the gadget is invisible and cannot be seen by naked eye.

The Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Digital camera is available at the retail price of $129.99. The camera can see both infrared light and visible light and make both of them viewable to the human beings. This new gadget supports 900mAh 3.7v Li-ion battery for better backup. It has internal memory of 16 MB too which can be expanded up to 8 GB using standard SD cards.

AvailableThinkGeek

Price: $99.99

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