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Virtual Frame Technique captures incredibly high-speed video with any camera

Nick Lavars March 13, 2019

Scientists and engineers often turn to high-speed cameras to better understand rocket launches, lightning and viper strikes, and now researchers in Switzerland are now proffering such folks a brand new tool they say will work with any kind of camera.

EPFL researchers have developed a new imaging technique that shows high-speed events in great detail

Digital Cameras

Sharp is developing an 8K camera aimed at prosumer videographers

Paul Ridden January 16, 2019

Sharp had a surprise for CES 2019 visitors in the shape of an upcoming prosumer 8K MFT camera. The prototype on show was just a reference exhibit, and we only have one official photo of the device but there has been plenty of buzz so here's what we've gleaned from the chatter.

Sharp showed off the pre-production prototype of an upcoming 8K prosumer camera at CES 2019

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Wasp parasite inspires super-thin camera

Ben Coxworth January 2, 2019

Xenos peckii is a parasitic insect that spends much of its life cycle within the body of a wasp, but it's also known for its unusual eye structure. By copying that structure, scientists have created an ultra-slim camera that could allow for the manufacturing of thinner-than-ever smartphones.

Digital Cameras

A year behind the lens: The most interesting cameras of 2018

Loz Blain December 23, 2018

The camera world didn't offer up a whole lot of big surprises in 2018. The trends that became clear in 2017 were taken to new heights, with big sensor mirrorless rigs taking center stage, putting medium format and full frame horsepower into ever smaller and lighter bodies.

Digital Cameras

TinyMOS reaches for the stars with world's smallest astronomy camera

Paul Ridden December 19, 2018

Big names like Canon and Nikon have been making astro versions of their cameras for a good while, but none can be thought of as particularly small. In 2016, TinyMOS made the world's smallest astronomy camera – the Tiny01. Now the company is back with an even smaller device called the Nano1.

At 62.5 x 42 x 28.8 mm, the Nano1 from TinyMOS is the world's smallest astronomy ...

Around The Home

Arlo puts the spotlight on wire-free home security

Paul Ridden November 30, 2018

Netgear's Arlo Technologies has announced a new wireless security camera flagship. The outdoor/indoor Arlo Ultra can record 4K resolution footage with high dynamic range, offers night vision in color and sports its own spotlight that floods with light the yard when movement is detected.

The inclusion of a built-in spotlight means that the Arlo Ultra can record night vision footage ...

Drones

Second-gen folding, flying selfie-cam gets more drone-like

Michael Irving November 14, 2018

Two years ago, start-up ZeroZero Robotics launched the Hover Camera, a device that was more flying camera than drone, and now the Hover 2 is about to take flight on Kickstarter, aiming to keep it simple while opening up the options to be more drone-like.

The Hover 2 is a new flying camera from ZeroZero Robotics that's designed to be simple ...

Digital Cameras

World's fastest camera shoots 10 trillion frames a second

Michael Irving October 11, 2018

The world’s fastest camera, developed by researchers at Caltech and INRS, captures the world at a mind-boggling 10 trillion frames per second – fast enough to probe the nanoscale interactions between light and matter.

The world's fastest camera can shoot at 10 trillion frames per second

VR

Facebook and Red detail Manifold VR camera for 6 degrees of freedom storytelling

Paul Ridden September 27, 2018

A Facebook 360 and Red Digital Cinema collaboration that began in May 2017 has finally produced fruit – the Manifold camera, the "first studio-ready camera system for immersive 6DoF storytelling."

Facebook and Red Digital Cinema have revealed the hardware design and tech specs for the Manifold ...

Around The Home

Reolink Go wireless security camera breaks away from home routers

Paul Ridden April 25, 2018

Earlier this month, Anker's eufy EverCam launched on Kickstarter, offering a 365 day battery life. But you'd still need a Wi-Fi connection for it to keep watch over your home. The Reolink Go goes a step or two further, offering 4G mobile connectivity and optional solar battery topups.

The Reolink Go home security camera uses a 4G LTE mobile network rather than a home ...