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Samsung camera sensor captures image and depth information with a single piece of silicon

By Bryan Bishop on February 29, 2012 06:43 pm + 11 comments

By using an RGB camera in tandem with a depth sensor, Microsoft's Kinect has opened up a world of Continue reading…
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Sigma DP1, DP2 updated with X3 sensor and Merrill moniker

By Bryan Bishop on February 9, 2012 08:29 pm + 10 comments

Sigma recently added "Merrill" to the name of its SD1 flagship DSLR to honor the co-creator of the Continue reading…
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Ricoh's 24-85mm APS-C zoom module for GXR (hands-on)

By Jeff Blagdon on February 9, 2012 03:24 am + 3 comments

Back in 2009, Ricoh had the bright idea to release a body with not only interchangeable lenses, but Continue reading…
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Nokia 803 rumored with Symbian, huge camera sensor

By Dante D'Orazio on February 8, 2012 12:37 pm + 44 comments

Sure, Nokia went all-in with Windows Phone, but according to BGR, Symbian isn't dead just yet. If Continue reading…
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Nokia's camera chief refutes 12-megapixel Lumia 900 rumor

By Tom Warren on February 6, 2012 02:13 pm + 20 comments

Nokia's imaging chief has refuted a previous rumor that suggested a 12-megapixel camera version of Continue reading…
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Windows 8 sensor support detailed, developers get access to 'sensor fusion'

By Tom Warren on January 24, 2012 04:54 pm + 7 comments

Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system will include improved sensor support, introducing new Continue reading…
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Steve Jobs was interested in Lytro's plenoptic camera, company confirms

By Sean Hollister on January 24, 2012 03:19 pm + 81 comments

There's a lot of buzz today about how Lytro's shoot-first, focus-afterwards camera technology could Continue reading…
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HDR video and improved low-light sensitivity headed to smartphones via new Sony CMOS sensors

By Sam Byford on January 23, 2012 01:57 am + 17 comments

New backside-illuminated CMOS sensors from Sony are to allow for greater low-light shooting Continue reading…
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Canon G1X flagship compact leaked, plus new compacts from Samsung, Olympus, Panasonic and more

By Sam Byford on January 5, 2012 11:02 am + 23 comments

Another leak from Wells Fargo Advisors has revealed a whole host of point-and-shoot cameras due to Continue reading…
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Sharp squeezes 1080p video into world's smallest CMOS camera with optical image stabilization

By Jeff Blagdon on December 1, 2011 07:54 am + 13 comments

Over in Japan, Sharp has been hard at work developing the world’s thinnest optically Continue reading…