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June 26, 2006
Pentax Optio W10 Digital Camera: One of the few waterproof digital cameras out there right
rating: 5/5 by: suemccartin - Waterproof to 5ft for 30 minutes, Pentax quality, small size, SD card - I have several cameras including a professional digital, I certainly didn't really need another one. The attraction of this camera is its supposed waterproof capabilities and the fact that being newer technology it's a bit faster on the uptake than most
From Pentax Optio W10 Digital Camera: One of the few waterproof digital cameras out there right
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Even though Sony already had a budget-oriented 6 megapixel Cybershot, it looks like they've been jonesing for a S500-titled model like all the cool manufacturers have. We are a bit proud of those creative minds at Sony for breaking the general "name predicts megapixel" mould and sticking a 6 megapixel CCD in their DSC-S500, but there really isn't a lot else going on here that we didn't see in this camera's predecessor, the S600. In fact, the S500 has less included memory (24MB instead of 32MB) lower-res video (QVGA instead of VGA) and a smaller ISO range (80-400 instead of 80-1000) than the S600. Still, the new 3x zoom camera does manage a half-inch larger 2.5-inch LCD, and is a bit thinner than the S600. No word on price, or if Sony is planning on selling these two side-by-side, but we're sure Sony's naming committee is high-fiving each other right now for sneaking this one through. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments From Sony joins S500 club with new 6 megapixel
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Misc. Gadgets, GPS
The folks who keep planes from crashing into one another over at the FAA were none too pleased to read about that little UAV demo conducted by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department this weekend, with the agency telling Sheriff Lee Baca and company to keep their drone grounded pending the result of an investigation. What's more, the department could actually face disciplinary action for the SkySeer's inaugural flight -- FAA spokesperson Laura Brown commented that although the agency wasn't "peeved," they were "definitely surprised" that authorization had not been requested for the trial. Commander Sid Heal, point man for this program tasked with spying on Angelinos locating criminal suspects, lost hikers, and missing children, countered by arguing that since private citizens can fly model planes without FAA clearance, it's puzzling that providers of a so-called public service would be required to do so. While this temporary delay will probably come as a relief to Big Brother-fearing privacy advocates, it still seems pretty inevitable that one day thousands of these drones will be patrolling every major city in America, along with millions of other walking, crawling, rolling, swimming, and hovering robots keeping an eye on every square inch of public space. [Thanks, Joel J.] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments From L.A. drone grounded, disciplinary action
rating: 5/5 by: dreadlk - Excellent Picture Quality, great in low light, Manual controls if needed, 500+ pics per charge - The name Fuji is not associated by most people with great cameras, but they have been making really great cameras for years, including models like the F10, F11 and now the F30. Right out of the box the Fuji is a nice feeling camera, the styling may be a
From Fuji FinePix F30 Digital Camera: Excellent
DALSA Semiconductor, a division of DALSA Corporation (TSX:DSA), an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company, announced today that it has successfully fabricated and delivered the world s highest resolution image sensor chip to its customer, Semiconductor Technology Associates ( STA ) of San Juan Capistrano, California. The CCD device, which measures approximately four inches by four inches, has a total resolution of over 111 million pixels (10,560 pixels x 10,560 pixels at 9 m). It is the world s first imager to break the 100 million pixel barrier.
Posted by Lorren at June 26, 2006 04:23 PM
