Since cameras became a portable medium, the form factor, aside from size differences, have remained relatively unchanged. With the new compact hardware and constantly increasing quality, is it time we started to rethink the form factor of the DSLR camera? Yaniv Berg takes a fresh look at the way we interact with our cameras with his periscope-styled handheld designed for ...
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EyeSeeCam Sees Exactly What You See: Wearable Cam Glasses Track Your Eye Movements
Life streamers will be happy to hear that a new brand of transmitting your every movement might be on the horizon. The EyeSeeCam tracks your eye movements using an array of cleverly placed speedy cameras. Two cameras measure your eye positions in 3D at super-fast speeds, up to 600 Hz, watching your eyes via an acrylic reflector. Another camera offers ...
Read More »Canon Lens Mug Almost Indistinguishable From The Real Thing
Photographers are hard to buy for because all of their equipment is typically so expensive. But if that special photog in your life happens to be a devout Canon user, or not even, just because this thing is so damn cool, here is the perfect gift. The Canon Lens Mug looks almost identical to an actual Canon 70-200mm F4 lens, ...
Read More »ThinkTank Rain Cover Saves Your Camera From A Moist End
Monsoon season is just around the corner. And you know what that means. Massive rainfall in a short amount of time. For a photographer, just the mention of rain can cause your anxiety level to rise. That’s why something like the ThinkTank Hydrophobia Rain Cover can come in such handy if you’re in a heavily moist climate. Zipping right around ...
Read More »5 MP Camera a Go For iPhone 4G
According to OmniVision, they’ve secured 5 MP CIS orders for the next-generation Apple iPhone device, expected to be released in the second half of 2010, which would sort of coincide with other rumors we’ve been hearing about WWDC. OmniVision was also the supplier for the 3.2 MP CIS of the iPhone 3GS. This would pretty much coincide with the general ...
Read More »How To Attach A DSLR Lens to Your iPhone
The Phone-O-Scope, by iPhone mod extraordinaire Bhautik Joshi, is an optical coupler which allows you to attach an SLR lens to your iPhone. If you’ve been looking for a way to add some DSLR power to your camera phone, an app probably isn’t the way to go, especially when you can get the real thing with a roll of duct ...
Read More »DSLR Camera Concept Design Gets Ergonomic
Erin Fong’s Nova DSLR concept reestablishes everything we thought we knew about DSLR camera design and recreates it in a novel way. The Nova features a swiveling wing-like design which makes the device more ergonomic and, all-in-all, more stable. I imagine camera shake would also decrease with this design as both hands should balance and compliment each other well.
Read More »Photographer Disclaimer T-Shirts
I’m one of those guys who brings a camera with him wherever he goes. I don’t think about it as much as I should, but I imagine I can make people pretty uncomfortable by snapping photos of them when they least expect it. Some people get pretty antsy when I whip out my point-and-shoot. And I guess I can’t blame ...
Read More »Punch Camera Sadly Doesn’t Punch Your Enemies in the Face
Disappointing isn’t it? I assumed that you’d just click a photo and out would fly a massive fist. But, nope, this concept is a lot more harmless. A lot less of your enemy’s blood is included. Instead of the satisfying snap of your bully’s nose, YOU snap a picture, YOU punch the damn camera, YOU take the punch-out photo out ...
Read More »Make Your Minifig Masterpiece with LEGO Stop Animation Camera
You can really get anything made with a LEGO brick pattern, can’t you? Even something as moderately obscure as a stop animation camera. If your into claymation or minifig-cinema, the stop-motion feature is perfect for creating your own shorts (or pants). This camera retails for around $80. Not too shabby for such an abundant amount of geekery. [via]
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