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Iddo Genuth writes:
Film is fading away and almost all of us use digital cameras almost exclusively. But can we really tell the diffidence between film and digital? Photographer Joey Shanks set out to test this question by recording thousands of images with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (set to ISO 400) and a film camera – Canon 7E with a 400 ASA Fujifilm.
He shot a long series of images which he combined into several short clips he set side by side for you to look at and decide if you can actually tell which is which.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
A new Kickstarter project is looking to bring a simple, controllable way to shoot images from a kite mounted camera. Shooting images from a kite isn't new but until now creating a rig that can allow you to capture images in an efficient way was pretty hard and quite expensive — Sparrowscope is looking to change that.
Sparrowscope is a lightweight rig controlled from a smartphone (android/iOS based) which is attached securely to the rig and is also used to take pictures. Controlling the rig is done from the ground using another smart device (smartphone/tablet) with the Sparrowscope free app.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober who left the agency to create a high tech Halloween costumes recently released a video of an interesting advanced DIY project for shooting amazing super low motion videos in 360 degrees of exploding objects.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Lockheed Martin recently announced plans to developed the SR72 – a hypersonic unmanned aircraft that would be the successor to the famous SR71 BlackBird long-range reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1960s. The new aircraft will be able to fly 6 times the speed of sound and potentially defeat all known anti aircraft defaces.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
If you love to go on camping trips and want to charge your mobile phone, tablet or even camera there is a new solution on the way which can do that anywhere day or night and all you need to do is light a little fire and have a few drops of water. The FlameStower efficiently captures excess heat from a gas burner or campfire to charge almost any USB-powered device: cell phones, GPS units and even cameras by using the thermal deferential between the fire and water and the whole thing is already collecting money on Kickstarter (and if you are really handy you can even make a DIY version yourself).
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Last week Japanese manufacturer Ricoh announced a new innovative device called Theta. This tiny hand held camera lets you capture 360-degree images with a single press of a button.
The Theta is basically two cameras in one – each with its own fisheye lens and a built in software capable of integrating the two images into one 360 degree panoramic image. The Theta has no screen – just a built in 4GB memory and WIFI capable of transferring the images to a mobile device (currently only iOS devices are supported via an app but Android should be ready soon as well). You can check out the two videos explaining (and showing) how the new device works on LensVid.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
A recent study conducted researchers from the UK and Swiss showed that information about heartbeat can be used to change how people experience their own body and self and more specifically that a visual projection of human heartbeats can be used to generate an “out-of-body experience”.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
The following video is as amazing as it is dangerous. Several guys decided to use high power lasers in a camp fire and shoot the resulting light show. Using the Kryptonand Spyder Arctic III green and blue lasers (from wickedlasers) + lenses and the smoke coming from the fire they created what some people can mistake for a space portal.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
According to information published online today Sony will announce a completely new type of camera soon – one which actually has no dials or bottoms of any kind just a lens with a built in large sensor with a wireless connection and a magnetic back plate which can be connected to a mobile device.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Last week DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), unveiled ATLAS — a 330 lbs 6.1 ft humanoid robot to the 6 teams that will compete in the next DARPA Robotics Challenge this December. During the challenge each team will use its version of the ATLAS robot to try and perform a series of complex tasks similar to what might be required in a disaster response scenario.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Researchers from the University of Southampton used nanostructured glass to demonstrate recording and retrieval processes of five dimensional digital data using a super fast laser that can write up to 360 TB of data on a single CD sized media and withstand a temperature of 1000 degrees Celsius lasting for an indefinite amount of time.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Squito is a new design for a throwable panoramic camera inside a ball. The technology was developed by Steve Hollinger – Boston-based artist and inventor who designed a working model of the Squito and is now looking to reach out to manufacturers and developers alike who could help him take the Squito technology to the next level and bring it to the consumer and professionals alike to be used for shooting everything from a basketball game from the viewpoint of the ball to firefighters and search and rescue teams looking for survivors inside collapsed and burning buildings.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Researchers from MIT are working on a technology which could track humans moving behind walls using inexpensive WIFI technology. The Wi-Vi uses low-power Wi-Fi signals in order to "see behind walls" by measuring electromagnetic reflections and can even track movement in real time inside a room. Applications range from military to search and rescue and even some gaming and home automation uses have been proposed.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Researchers from the University of Tokyo developed a camera system that can track ultra fast moving objects, keeping them in the center of the screen at all times. The camera system which is still under development can capture Full HD videos and can even be used outdoors.
Ordinarily, to change the direction a camera faces, you move the camera mechanically. But in this system, it’s not the camera that moves, it’s the mirrors. This makes it possible to change where you’re looking really quickly. The system can also be connected to a projector which can even project images on the moving subject.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Videographer Tom Antos developed an advanced DIY camera stabilizer which can hold almost any DSLR or mirrorless camera steady for video photography. Although this surly isn’t as sophisticated (and super expensive) as the professional MVI M10 handheld 3-axis digital stabilized camera gimbal, its still quite impressive especially when you consider it only cost a few hundred dollars rather then tens of thousands — that is if you feel like building it yourself.
